Новости за 15.06.2015

Thoughts of the Italian Rivera beckon images of sunny days filled with carefree swims and nights lounging around a crackling fire with a glass of wine. “I’ve done my share of travel and this place exudes a warmth that can’t be replicated,” said Michael Reynolds, the fifth and most recent owner of the seven-bedroom at 292 Beach Road. There’s unmatched access to usable water and there’s a dynamic blend of privacy, history and beauty. Special attention was paid to the kitchen. Besides professional... Читать дальше...

The Chronicle’s Tom Stienstra will share a series of outrageous yarns and photos, as well as insights into wildlife behavior, in a series of shows scheduled for June 23-25 in the Bay Area. Stienstra will also lead a special hike from Chronicle members that is sold out. The shows includes: Grizzly bear charge: Charged in

Crocs are back! Just when you thought the Crocs fad had finally faded and you figured this would be the first summer when you didn’t have to buy the kids new pairs of perforated synthetic slip-ons, Prince George tromps around in the grass in the clunky footwear. Getty Images has released a ridiculously cute series

Earthlings, NASA send toast to Martians: On Friday and Saturday, NASA will sponsor exhibits and activities in the borough of Mars, about 20 miles north of Pittsburgh. The agency hopes to encourage young people to study science and technology fields that will further NASA's goal of sending humans to Mars in the 2030s.

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In Diamond Heights, San Francisco’s first redevelopment district, one response was to treat clusters of wooden houses as sculptural forms — vertical bars locked against a precipitous slope. Up where people live, a low-slung diffidence meets the sidewalk with closed garages, open fences and a few plants. Engineered suburbia Size: 3 stories|Date built: 1978 Cityscape is a weekly visit to a distinct slice of San Francisco, led via words and photographs by jking@sfchronicle.com.

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When cars hit them, the females' eggs release liquid that makes roads slick. Livelsberger said motorists driving through a mayfly swarm should treat it like an actual blizzard, expecting zero visibility and remains creating a slick coating on the ground. Lt. Sean Montgomery of the Columbia Borough Fire Department compared driving on the bug-covered surface to driving on ice or snow — but he said the winter scenario doesn't include the horrendous smell, "like dead fish."

The sea temperature was 56.8 degrees Sunday at the weather buoy 18 miles west of Lands End. That’s up from 51.8 degrees in the first week of April. Could this be the Bay Area’s start of an El Niño temperature tantrum on the Pacific coast? With the arrival of purple, slug-like blobs from Mexico to

Me, I’d never heard it — my education in serious music is spotty, to say the least — but the concert last week at Davies Symphony Hall gave me a chance to rectify that. There was, I regret to say, some distracting multimedia stuff going on, a way of “opening up the piece,” as they often say in all performance disciplines. The projections on the rear screen above the orchestra and chorus contained most of the dopey stuff. There were some stars, and some vaguely nude males wandering in a fog, and... Читать дальше...

You could buy dad a new tie for Father’s Day (yawn!) or you could pick him up a water ballon launcher. Hmmm…which one do you think would provide more laughs and thrills? One of the best parts about being a dad is you get to be a kid again, so this Father’s Day, try focusing

Most of us don’t spend every single second of our work day doing work. We check our smartphones, cruise social media and maybe take a minute or two to chat with co-workers. When asked to identify the biggest productivity killer in their office, 52 percent of employers cited cell phones and texting, according to a recent

Constructed in the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake, Albion Hall (formerly Tivoli Hall) has been a home for groups supporting socialists, unions, gay athletes and the arts during its long tenure in an alleyway right off 16th Street in the Mission. Now the storied hall has been transformed into a private home and is being

Publishers are flinging Middle Eastern cookbooks at the public this year, praying that they nick the target that is Ottolenghi-mania, and kitchen cabinets across the nation are filling up with bags of baharat and za’atar. After 12 years of running a catering company, the two took over a vacant pizza parlor on Piedmont Avenue and fitted it out with a modern kitchen, bright yellow walls and hot-pink chairs, opening at the beginning of May. The couple say their casual, counter-service restaurant is aimed at people like them ... Читать дальше...

[...] she intends to wage her presidential campaign around a rich menu of policies and plans that are about the future. [...] like her husband before her, Clinton is trying to forge a new consensus and is unashamed to pile up policy proposals: on family leave, child care, college affordability, incentives to employers for higher wages, immigration reform, clean energy and limits on the power of wealthy campaign donors. Growing resentment of inequality, stagnating wages and blocked social mobility... Читать дальше...

From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at Angel Stadium Ben Zobrist jumps over Chris Iannetta to score the first run of the game in the second inning Sunday.   AP/Mark J. Terrill On Saturday night, Kendall Graveman was phenomenal, working eight innings and allowing just one run, but the A’s scored nothing for him and lost 1-0. On Sunday, Eric Sogard was going to try his best to make sure that didn’t happen to A’s ace Sonny Gray, who was his usual sensational self. With two outs in the second,... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO — Antoine Vermette paid little attention when he was labeled a bust of a late-season acquisition for the Chicago Blackhawks. With two game-winning goals in the Stanley Cup Finals, Vermette has answered every question about what the Blackhawks were getting when they paid a steep price to pick up the 32-year-old forward from Arizona at the trade deadline. With a Stanley Cup title one victory away for the Blackhawks, Vermette insists he isn’t changing that narrow focus — not thinking beyond... Читать дальше...