Cole Emde, the master brewer at Black Sands Brewery on Haight Street in San Francisco, pours himself a pale ale that he brewed and is sold in their brew pub on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. (Ryan McNulty/Xpress) By...

Muralist Jessica Sabogal poses for a portrait in her studio behind La Galeria de Raza in San Francisco’s Mission District Thursday, Sept. 17. (James Chan/ Xpress)   By Oscar Gutierrez [dropcap...

Photo Illustration (Peter Snarr/ Xpress)   By Drake Newkirk [dropcap size="50px"]F[/dropcap]lashing lights, roaring fans, play by play analysis, giant screens, a sold out arena, two teams,...

Baloney actor, Alex Steinhaus, reaches out to grab the audience’s raised hands during the finale, at Oasis in San Francisco, Saturday evening, Sept. 19, 2015 (Katie Lewellyn/ Xpress) By Jordan Lalata [dropcap...

San Francisco Park Ranger Vidal asks for a homeless man to leave an alcove at Civic Center Plaza where he slept, Sep.11. (Qing Huang/ Xpress)   By Sean McGrier [dropcap size="50px"]W[/dropcap]hen...

Hair stylist Lexi Hernandez prepares model Kelsey Hernandez’s hair before the San Francisco Sustainable Fashion Week Green Glam Fashion Show in San Francisco Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. (Alex Kofman/ Xpress)   By...

Photo by Martin Bustamante   By Oscar Gutierrez I walked into a daytime punk show at a bar in San Francisco where the person at the door took a thick Sharpie marker and drew two huge X’s...

    By Colin Blake When the last Altoid is consumed, the container is often tossed as soon as possible. However, even though the tin material is not resilient like steel, or as rigid...

It’s that time of year when all I hear is ESPN Sportscenter’s “dah dah dah, dah dah dah” theme song jingle from my cellphone at the most random times of the day.    It’s the best time of...

Photo by Martin Bustamante   By Oscar Gutierrez “Un, dos, tres, cuatro!” I was shoved into a wall as a sea of punk rockers in leather jackets and colored hair slammed into each other...