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Fort Funston, San Francisco
Skyline Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94101 Good for: Families, dogs Price: FREE Features: Sandy dunes, black sand beach, view of the ocean Fort Funston is one of the few places…
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Bye-Bye Foster City Boston Market! We’ll Miss You!
Boston Market was one of the few ‘fast food’ places that never made us sick and that my family actually enjoyed. We drove up to the Foster City location one…
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Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo – Dolphin Discovery
Summer is coming and it’s time to think about fun things to do with the family. When I was at Costco, they had a special offer for Six Flags Discovery…
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Discover & Go: FREE Admission to Local Bay Area Attractions
Most of us are at our wit’s end trying to figure out what to do with the family. Contra Costa County and Alameda County Library cardholders can take advantage of…
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Pasta Primavera Ruined Our “Oh So Precious” Date Night
It started off great . . . My daughter went to sleep over at my sister’s house for two days. All of a sudden it dawned on me that my…
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Filoli Spring 2011
I promised some pictures from my last visit to Filoli (Woodside, CA). Sadly, I’ve been in a bit of ‘photography’ funk so I could only pick out a few good…
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Cirque du Soleil – Quidam
Cirque du Soleil is well-known for good reason. When I saw OVO last year, I was in awe of the talent, costumes, music, and more. So no wonder I was…
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Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco
Golden Gate Park, 100 John F. Kennedy Drive, San Francisco, California 94118 Good for: Half-day trip, families Price: $7/adult, $2-5/child Features: Huge greenhouse, rotating exhibits Golden Gate Park is home…
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Smucker’s Stars On Ice 25th Anniversary Tour
I had a fantastic ‘blast to the past’ the other night. Together with my family, I was able to see the ice skaters that I enjoyed watching as a pre-teen…
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CuriOdyssey fka Coyote Point Museum, San Mateo
1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo, California 94401 Good for: Educational family outing Price: $8/child (2-12), $7/student (13-17), $11/adult, $7/seniors (62+), Free for infants (0-23 months) Features: Science exhibits, resident animals CuriOdyssey…
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The Barber of Seville, 2/12-2/27 – Opera
Have you ever been to an opera? I mean a full-on, sung in a foreign language, orchestra-accompanied opera? I have now. Saturday (2/12) was the opening performance of “The Barber…
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Safari Run, San Mateo
341 N Amphlett Blvd, San Mateo, California 94401 Good for: Cold, rainy days, children 7-10 Price: $7/hour Features: Indoor play structure If you and the kids are going crazy from being…