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Julie Zigoris

@jzigoris.bsky.social
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Award-winning journalist reporting on SF + West County. Lover of cake, tortoises, polka dots. Hungarian by birth, Greek by marriage. 👩🏻‍🏫 @writersgrotto. ✍🏼: @missionlocal @lithub @atlasobscura, @kqed, @sfstandard, @huffpost, @nyt, @sfgate 🔗juliezigoris.com

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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It’s not often you get to sip espresso served from a sports car! #sf #sanfrancisco #coffee @graffeo.bsky.social
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It’s not often you get to sip espresso served from a sports car! #sf #sanfrancisco #coffee @graffeo.bsky.social
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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
In this four-week generative class, students will explore hybrid writing that moves between poetry, essay, memoir, and prose. Fridays, October 2nd - 23rd; from 11:30am - 1:30pm. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #poetrywriting #memoirwriting
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Despite over a decade of success, The Magic Patio remains one of San Francisco's best-kept secrets. I can also attest that it is one of the best tickets: missionlocal.org/2026/09/its-... #magic #Bernal #SF #SanFrancisco
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It’s no trick: Bernal’s hottest ticket is this perennially sold-out magic show
Rather than relying on dramatic illusions or elaborate props, The Magic Patio incorporates the audience in his magic.
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SFist @sfist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Amid escalating reports that Meta’s recent policy changes have led to the disproportionate suppression of queer content, the company suspended the accounts of another local LGBTQ venue, Powerhouse, Thursday. sfist.com/2026/08/28/m...
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Meta Suspends Another Queer SF Venue’s Accounts Amid Growing Censorship Concerns
Amid escalating reports that Meta’s recent policy changes have led to the disproportionate suppression of queer content, the company suspended the accounts of another local LGBTQ venue, Powerhouse,…
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KQED News @kqednews.kqed.org · 27/08/2026
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ICE Agent’s Gun Found at SFO the Day Before High-Profile Arrest of Ukrainian Woman 
A flight attendant found the weapon before the arrest of Iryna Gorb, a San Francisco resident who was traveling home from out of state, captured in a viral video.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 27/08/2026
We did it! “The Nerd Reich” is a New York Times Instant Bestseller! My book debuts at #3 on the non-fiction list. Thanks to all who pre-ordered /bought the book—or requested it at the public library or promoted it on social. Without you, I’m just an unemployed guy with a laptop. But with you…
Image: Nerd Reich book cover, a New York Times Instant Bestseller
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
RIP Yayoi Kusama 💚🎃💜 I'm glad I got to cover your incredible work back in 2023 at SFMOMA. apnews.com/article/yayo...
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I’ve been counting down the minutes…
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I step into the fiery debate around Flock cameras, reporting for The Sebastopol Times: #Flock #ALPRs #Sebastopol #WestCounty #SonomaCounty www.sebastopoltimes.com/p/the-debate...
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The debate around Flock cameras intensifies in Sonoma County
Privacy versus safety has become the burning hot center of the controversy
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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I learned to cultivate plants behind bars. Sharing the fruits of my labor with the local community was one of the proudest moments of my life.
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Why Every Prison Needs a Garden
I learned to cultivate plants behind bars. Sharing the fruits of my labor with the local community was one of the proudest moments of my life.
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I learned so much about opera working on this story: who would guess there are nearly two dozen (!) active opera companies in the Bay Area, big and small, grand and comic, cutting edge and classic. I also didn’t know how much SF loved opera from the start. #opera #SF www.sfarts.org/story/operas...
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Opera's Living Legacy: Tradition, Transformation, Innovation
The Bay Area has always supported opera, and rewards for audiences are vast
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/08/2026
You’ve got to see this. Angie Nixon’s Café Resistance is so much more than a bookstore. It’s a community hub offering FREE tutoring, a food pantry, Black history classes, mentorship, mental health workshops, music lessons, healthcare resources and more.
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Peter Hartlaub @peterhartlaub.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Wrote this one for all the transit kids. Here’s the story behind @sfmta.bsky.social’s iconic logo — and the people (including Muni and a certain Chronicle columnist) who tried to kill it. Long live the worm! 🚌🚌🚌 www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
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This man designed Muni’s ‘worm’ logo. Critics wanted to kill it
In 1975, Walter Landor’s new Muni logo was disparaged and ignored. Fifty years later, it has become the ultimate San Francisco icon.
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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 22/08/2026
San Francisco officials want to make designating historic landmarks easier, raising housing concerns. Explore a map of the city’s current historic parcels.
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S.F. wants to double its historic landmarks. This map shows where the current ones are located
San Francisco officials want to make designating historic landmarks easier, raising housing concerns. Explore a map of the city’s current historic parcels.
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High Country News @highcountrynews.org · 23/08/2026
After a dismal 2025 season, the pears being picked right now could mean the difference between solvency and bankruptcy. buff.ly/7BNzHlD
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It’s a make-or-break year for Hood River’s pear farmers  - High Country News
After a dismal 2025 season, the pears being picked right now could mean the difference between solvency and bankruptcy.
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Deregulation is going great.
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Outshine Frozen Fruit Bars Recalled Over Glass Contamination Concern (Gift Article)
The parent company, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, voluntarily recalled five flavors nationwide. No injuries linked to the recalled products have been reported.
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A West County favorite finds a new home—in an old favorite's location. #Occidental #WestCounty #SonomaCounty #restaurant #opening #Sebastopol #Hazel www.sebastopoltimes.com/p/purely-occ...
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Purely Occidental: Hazel reopens in former Barley and Hops space to scores of devoted fans
The Occidental restaurant famed for its seasonal fare and comforting desserts returns with some of its most popular menu items.
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Here's your once-in-a-lifetime chance to see dazzling treasures of the pharaohs, many of which have never before been exhibited in North America: missionlocal.org/2026/08/spec... #museum #exhibition #deYoung #SanFrancisco #sf #pharaohs #Egypt #treasure #opening
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Spectacular exhibit at de Young ushers Egyptian riches onto American soil
The treasures on display are not only culturally and financially valuable, they are also visually stunning.
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Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Friends! I am so excited to share that I have a new chapbook out, "Swim Poems." These lines were written over the course of a year swimming in the San Francisco Bay (April 2025 to April 2026). Get yourself a copy here (or buy one for a friend who swims!): bottlecap.press/products/swi...
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Swim Poems, by Beth Winegarner
Poetry, chapbook, 36 pages, from Bottlecap Features. Beth Winegarner’s Swim Poems is a collection of brief poems written in the afterglow of swimming in the chilly waters of San Francisco Bay. Each on...
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
My report on the unusual art form of Xysta, a type of sgraffito unique to the Grecian island of Chios 🇬🇷 afterlivesofart.substack.com/p/the-black-... #Greece #Chios #Xysta #sgraffito
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The Black and White Magic of Pyrgi Is an Art Like No Other
My four days inside an “embroidered” Grecian village trapped in time.
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
My latest installment in the Afterlives of Art comes from my travels through Greece. #Greece #Athens #Callas #museum #opera #afterlivesofart open.substack.com/pub/afterliv...
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How a Tiny Athens Museum Can Inspire More Than the Acropolis
It’s hard not to become obsessed with this artist after visiting the museum in her honor.
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Dancing with Pride! 🌈❣️🏳️‍🌈 #odc #pride #sanfrancisco
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Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Their cardigans! www.kqed.org/arts/13990337/this-oakland-team-is-on-new-season-of-pop-culture-jeopardy
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This Oakland Team Is on New Season of ‘Pop Culture Jeopardy’  | KQED
Two friends obsessed with pop culture have ascended to one of the highest levels of trivia competition.
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Jan @janstreit.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Ukrainian artist, Nikolai Dovgan
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CreativeMornings @creativemornings.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Learn how to identify common signs, explore what they might be pointing to, and use your intuition to interpret their meaning. This Virtual FieldTrip is hosted by Drew Taylor Cohen buff.ly/6ZXT2Zp #CMfieldtrips
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Reverend Roland Gordon may have died, but his legacy lives on through the awe-inspiring folk art mural he created on nearly every surface of the Ingleside Presbyterian Church. #SanFrancisco #mural #SF #art #Ingleside www.inglesidelight.com/san-francisc...
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San Francisco Church's Awe-Inspiring Collage A Living Legacy
The leader of Ingleside Presbyterian Church wanted his masterwork to be preserved for the public.
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
In the aftermath of the sexual abuse allegations, the discussion turned immediately toward renaming—but what about Cesar Chavez's problematic and ubiquitous visual presence? #CesarChavez #Mission #SF #UFW #DoloresHuerta www.kqed.org/arts/1398846...
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What’s the Future of the Many Cesar Chavez Murals in San Francisco? | KQED
While the call for renaming came swiftly, the disgraced labor leader’s visual legacy remains more uncertain.
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I'm so grateful to my sources for sharing some of their dearest — and most difficult — memories with me for this piece, my latest reporting on urban renewal and how its impact continues to reverberate. #SanFrancisco #UrbanRenewal #Fillmore #SF #Alta www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a...
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The Neighborhood Urban Renewal Erased
San Francisco’s Fillmore district—once known as the Harlem of the West—was devastated by urban renewal. Now, new revitalization plans reopen old wounds.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 28/03/2026
Viktor Orban is waging cognitive warfare on a scale no one else has tried before. "Emotions are high because the stakes are high. If he succeeds, he will once again blaze a path that others will follow. And if he loses, an era comes to an end." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The First Post-Reality Political Campaign
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is waging cognitive warfare on a new scale.
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Sarah Hotchkiss @sahotchkiss.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Ruth Asawa's family to open a permanent exhibition space at MSP! www.kqed.org/arts/1398804...
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Soon, You Can Visit Ruth Asawa’s Art Whenever You Like | KQED
The family-run Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc. will open a permanent exhibition space at Minnesota Street Project on May 9.
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Back on my favorite beat — lost and recovered art: #art #sanfrancisco #mural #sotomayor #SF #PacificHeights missionlocal.org/2026/03/1930...
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1930s mural by famous S.F. artist uncovered in Pacific Heights home
As the owners prepped their house for sale, they found a surprise above their fireplace.
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
"Monet and Venice" opens tomorrow. It's hard to imagine seeing a painter as famous as Monet in a fresh way, but this exhibition pulls it off. I never guessed I would also be so inspired in my own creative practice. #Monet #SF #exhibition #SanFrancisco missionlocal.org/2026/03/mone...
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‘Monet and Venice’ at de Young makes bold claim about artist's fame
Lessons from Monet emerge: a change of perspective can help the creative process, moments of self-doubt can fuel one’s work.
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
It pains me to see the Mothers Building, filled with groundbreaking art by women artists, continue to languish in a city filled with billionaires. #womenshistorymonth
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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 12/03/2026
Through March 30, Supervisor Alan Wong is inviting residents and businesses to send in their pick of San Francisco laws “that appear outdated, unnecessarily complicated, or burdensome.”
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Can you name San Francisco’s ‘dumbest laws’? City contest asks for submissions
Through March 30, Supervisor Alan Wong is inviting residents and businesses to send in their pick of San Francisco laws “that appear outdated, unnecessarily complicated, or burdensome.”
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
I just learned that Mark Bittner, the human star in the documentary film The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, died on March 1st of a heart attack. In honor of his legacy, I'm sharing the piece I wrote about him—he was a wonderful man with a beautiful soul. sfstandard.com/2024/01/12/s...
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Restored Version of Parrots Documentary Flies Into Theaters
The 20th anniversary version of the famed documentary film opens Friday.
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Berkeleyside @berkeleyside.org · 09/02/2026
Berkeleyside is looking for a freelance critic to review plays, identify trends and spotlight the city’s nightlife and its under-the-radar cultural happenings.
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You could be Berkeley’s next culture critic
Berkeleyside is looking for a freelance critic to review plays, identify trends and spotlight the city’s nightlife and its under-the-radar cultural happenings.
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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 09/02/2026
After years of negative news about San Francisco, folks flocking to Super Bowl LX got a taste of what makes the Bay Area wonderful, got a great halftime show and even some football.
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Congratulations Bay Area, you did Super Bowl week proud and won new fans
After years of negative news about San Francisco, folks flocking to Super Bowl LX got a taste of what makes the Bay Area wonderful, got a great halftime show and even some football.
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Jason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 09/02/2026
Only one who got the ball into the end zone was Bad Bunny
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Last year, I wrote about Jeffrey Epstein and Twin Peaks. I wrote about Laura Palmer. A generation of girls, now women, who grew up in Laura Palmer’s world. sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/laura-palm...
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Laura Palmer’s House
Jeffrey Epstein, Twin Peaks, and dreams of justice.
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
"If careerists had not been so easy to bribe and blackmail, ordinary people would not have to suffer under this group of sadistic oligarchs and politicians. Our era is the culmination of complicity." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/jackhammer...
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Jackhammering Into the Sewer
A look through the Epstein files.
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Peter Hartlaub @peterhartlaub.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Thought I was done writing about the bullshit that outside media says about S.F. But this pair — making fun of unhoused people in wheelchairs — coaxed me out of retirement. On loving the city, and the fragility of visiting adult male Patriots fans. Gift link 🎁 www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
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Are all Patriots fans this soft? Boston radio hosts mock S.F. in idiotic Super Bowl tirade
Radio hosts Michael Felger and Tony Massarotti failed the empathy test this week when they took to the airwaves to call San Francisco a “zombie apocalypse.”
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
17th & Wisconsin, 1980s Much talk of the demise of Thee Parkside (spent many afternoons there after Sunday softball at Jackson Playground) Not sure of the date, but here's a shot from photographer Jo Babcock when it was Frank's Place. The Ferrerro family owned Frank's place for 42 years. #sfhistory
Frank's Place 17th and Wisconsin, photo by Jo Babcock - https://jobabcock.com/mission-bay-2/
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Imagine my surprise when we're in New Orleans for the Chewbacchus parade and what do I see but the EMPEROR NORTON marching band? SF and Nola are sister cities in so many ways. #Chewbacchus #NOLA #krewe #SF #EmperorNorton #parade #mardigras
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The Peet's closures throughout the Bay Area have me reflecting on the deep dive I wrote about founder Alfred Peet and his legacy. I could have predicted this—and that the iconic coffee brand's exacting founder would have never approved. sfstandard.com/2023/04/07/p... #peets #SF #coffee #BayArea
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Peet’s Is Now the World’s Largest Coffee Company. Would Its Notoriously Exacting Founder Approve?
One man’s dissatisfaction with San Francisco’s mid-century coffee scene jump-started a revolution and birthed a global brand.
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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
On ancient myths, legends, and folklore of Russian forests.
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The Ancient Myths and Medieval Legends of the Vast Russian Forest
A man rows a canoe along a broad, glassy river. As he approaches the sandy shore, he fires two shots from his rifle. Villagers rush to greet him and his honored guest: a bear. The hunter has alread…
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
People *turned out* for the opening of the new Muni exhibition in San Francisco's City Hall. Check it out for yourself: missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-m... #SanFrancisco #Muni #theworm #opening #art #cityhall #SF
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'Moving San Francisco' exhibit highlights 122 years of Muni magic
The transit exhibition becomes a history of San Francisco, showcasing notable figures like Phyllis Diller and Harvey Milk.
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Reporting on the long tail of sadness left by Claude's death in San Francisco for @missionlocal.org 🐊 #Claude #RIP #SanFrancisco #CalAcademy missionlocal.org/2025/12/clau...
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Claude’s death leaves an alligator-sized hole in S.F. hearts
From underdog to heartthrob, Claude the albino alligator's Hollywood-worthy story is a symbol of the city itself.
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Veronica Ory @veronicaory.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Today in #ArtAdventCalendar, commemorating a local legend. Claude was an albino alligator who lived at the Cal Academy of Sciences. Rest well, Claude. #artyear #illustration
Pen and wash illustration of an albino alligator laying on a big log
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Julie Zigoris @jzigoris.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
RIP Claude, who is so beloved in our family we once made his likeness in Rice Krispies for my daughter’s birthday 😭 #claude #calacademy #sanfrancisco
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