Story Archive – Page 203

The Kids Are All Right

August 28, 2012 jeff One comment

Kids. They do the damnedest things.

A group of 11-17-year-old youth media producers from BAYCAT shot, edited, and produced the movie above. It’s all about SFMTA/Muni.

There’s some fun history from a cable car gripman, and then the movie takes a closer look at the business of getting around San Francisco, for better and for worse.

Kids. These are some of the same kids whose laptops were pathetically stolen last month. BAYCAT, the nonprofit that serves these kids, is hosting a fundraiser to help replace the lost equipment, tonight at Cigar Bar. Help out if you can. RSVP here.

Via Ariel at Mission Mission.

Category: From MD Editors, Story Archive

Wilford Brimley: Muni Rider, Giants Fan

August 27, 2012 Tara Leave a comment

Hey, sometimes you need a break from Cocoon fan parties and diabeetus commercials.

So, we don’t know-know that this is Wilford Brimley, but we enjoy pretending it is. Maybe he can also be the spokesman for taking Muni to Giants games, right?

Thanks for tweeting this to us, @David_Albizo.

Category: Funny: Muni LOLs, Story Archive Tags: N-Judah

LiveSoma rides the E-Embarcadero

August 27, 2012 jeff One comment

Photo by LiveSoma

Over the weekend, Muni began running the much-anticipated E-Embarcadero line that connects Fisherman’s Wharf and the Caltrain Depot at Fourth and King Streets. Service ran on Saturday and Sunday, mostly to ferry people to this weekend’s America’s Cup events on the northern waterfront.

LiveSoma took a ride on the newest Muni streetcar line, and wrote about their experience.

I sat at the very front of the car and found the driver, Angel, to be a friendly and great resource for how the waterfront has changed. A longtime resident of San Francisco for over 30 years, he was able to share a magnificent history of San Francisco’s waterfront as we passed the different structures and attractions along the embarcadero. The weather seemed perfect and an ocean breeze drifted into the open windows. The scenic views from the streetcar were lovely and interesting. You could see ships on the bay and colorful and interesting people buzzing about outside.

Read the rest of this fun adventure at LiveSoma. And if you got a chance to ride the line, tell us about it here!

Category: From MD Editors, Story Archive Tags: E-Embarcadero

Weekend Photos: We Are the People Who Ride Muni

August 24, 2012 jeff Leave a comment

Photo by thisguyrr

Fogust is over, for now anyway. Go forth and celebrate.

And this weekend, do so by taking a roll on the E-Embarcadero line. You can — get this — take a vintage streetcar all the way from the Caltrain Depot at Fourth and King to — wait for it — Fisherman’s Wharf!

Go forth, indeed. Enjoy these photos and your weekend!

Photo by fogcitykittie

Photo by taryntues

Photo by msjones_in_sf

Photo by David Lytle

Category: Photos, Story Archive

Muni Nutter Butter for a Better-Smelling Bus

August 24, 2012 Tara Leave a comment

Someone was in one hell of a rush.

Here, we (obviously) have discarded Nutter Butter. It made my section of the 49 smell like peanut butter instead of urine, and, for that, I thank the hurried Safeway shopper who left these behind.

So, what does your bus smell like? You guys are really good at describing Muni’s olfactory pleasures and offenses alike.

Category: Funny: Muni LOLs, Story Archive Tags: 49-Van Ness