Category Archives: Children and Parenting

Tomorrow: Dunk a Teacher at the Junipero Serra Elementary School International Carnival

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

Neighbor Kristen invites Bernalese of all ages to the Junipero Serra Elementary School International Carnival Celebration, happening tomorrow, Saturday, May 4, from 11 am to 3 pm at the school, on the southwest side of Holly Park: This rockin’ event … Continue reading →

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Fashionable Bernal Heights Mini-Citizens Shake Their Groove Things at Gala Community Celebration

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

It was quite the happening scene at the Bernal Rec Center on Saturday. The Junior Citizens of Bernalwood jumped, splashed, goat- and chicken-petted, munched, and rocked out as the Bernal Library’s new Cortland- and Moultrie-facing murals sparkled in the sun. Among … Continue reading →

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Saturday: A Kid-Friendly Bernal Heights Community Celebration Party

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

Miss Darcy from Heartfelt is spreading the word about a special event for the Junior Citizens of Bernalwood that’s happening on Saturday at the Bernal Rec Center behind the library: The BBA and the Bernal Library Art Project task force … Continue reading →

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Parents of Future Kindergartners, You Need a Drink! Drown Your Anxieties During ‘SFUS-D-Day’ at the Lucky Horseshoe

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

As the ides of March draw near, anyone planning to send their kid to public school in San Francisco is getting a bit nervous right about now. For those not in the know, the school district will soon tell parents which … Continue reading →

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Junior Science Team Explores Puddles at Precita Playground

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

Last weekend’s heavy rains were good new for flowers, foliage… and small children. During a lull in the rains on Saturday, Neighbor Kristen led a team of aspiring Bernal Heights scientists on a mission to the Precita Park playground: Neighbors … Continue reading →

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Ballot-Stuffers Wanted to Help Bernal Mini-Artist Win Library Card Design Contest

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

The San Francisco Public Library is holding a contest to crowdsource some new library card designs, and aspiring Bernal Heights artist Mia submitted the drawing shown above. Neighbor Julia writes: You might be interested to know that a Bernal resident … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Children and Parenting | 8 Comments

Saturday: A Halloween Party to Support Junipero Serra Elementary School

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

There’s a Halloween benefit party at Junipero Serra Elementary School on Saturday, and monsters of all ages are invited. Neighbor Kristen says: We’re having a Howling Hill gig this Saturday! It’s going to be fantastic.  We’ve worked with the neighborhood … Continue reading →

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Why You Should Attend the Polkapalooza Benefit for the Children of Bernalwood

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

Neighbor Kristen is the president of the PTA at the J. Serra Elementary School near Bernal’s fashionable Holly Park. In that capacity, Neighbor Kristen does a really really really good job explaining why you really really really should attend the Polkapalooza benefit … Continue reading →

Posted in Children and Parenting, Education, Events, Music | 3 Comments

Junior Volunteers Spend Saturday Cleaning Up Bernal Hill

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

Last Saturday, an intrepid group of Bernalwood’s finest micro-citizens climbed Bernal Hill to take part in a volunteer clean-up effort. Neighbor Karen was on the scene, and she filed this report: A boy name Nico wrote a letter to the … Continue reading →

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How To Get Free Family Admission to City Museums

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

Though they look glamorous, this is not another Bernalwood fashion shoot. Instead, here we see Laura (8), Hanna (11), Max (1), and mother Lene waiting for the Bernal Heights Branch Library to open, so they can check out a Family … Continue reading →

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Glamorous Scenes from the 2012 Bernal GT

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

The pictures tell the most important parts of this story: Last weekend a few motorheads from the Bernal Dad’s Racing Team organized the third running of the Bernal GT road rally, and it turned out to be a winning day … Continue reading →

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Fleeting Moment of Perfection Yields Best Part of Entire Day

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

When I got home from work last night, Bernalwood’s Cub Reporter announced that she wanted to go for a bike ride. So we made a quick trip down the block. Then, as we were returning home, the sun dropped low … Continue reading →

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Bernal Native and Smarty-Pants Political Comic Performs Tonight in Oakland

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Our sources at the Bernal Heights Parents Club tell us that Bernal native and Bay Area comic luminary Nato Green – whom writer Lemony Snicket has likened to “finding a shot of bourbon at your co-worker’s stupid vegan potluck” – … Continue reading →

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