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SF Preps Soccer: Girls’ Co-Players of the Year: Washington’s Ella Bhat and St. Ignatius’s Lauren Frohan 

By Ryan Maquiñana Special to S.F. Examiner The San Francisco Glens Soccer…

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The Real Irish Comedy Fest closes its Bay Area run today at Cobb’s. (Courtesy photo)

March 17-19: Real Irish Comedy Fest, Elle Fanning, Green Leaf Rustlers, Hot Air Music Festival, Jay Critch, Don Felder, Salvator Scibona, Jade Novah, Lil Baby, William Ryan Key

SUNDAY, MARCH 17 The Real Irish Comedy Fest: Dubliner and long-term San…

The Real Irish Comedy Fest closes its Bay Area run today at Cobb’s. (Courtesy photo)
The Gospel of Eureka, a documentary about an Arkansas town populated by an active LGBT community and devout Christians, screens at the Roxie. (Courtesy photo)

Films opening Thursday-Friday, March 14-15, 2019

Ash Is the Purest White: The decade-spanning romantic drama set in modern-day…

The Gospel of Eureka, a documentary about an Arkansas town populated by an active LGBT community and devout Christians, screens at the Roxie. (Courtesy photo)
A high rise apartment building is seen under construction among many other tall skyscrapers in downtown San Francisco. (Jessica Christian/S.F. Examiner0

Height isn’t the issue: Good buildings boost vitality

New commercial buildings and mixed-use structures are generating fresh revenues for San…

A high rise apartment building is seen under construction among many other tall skyscrapers in downtown San Francisco. (Jessica Christian/S.F. Examiner0
Sean Dorsey Dance’s 15th anniversary show “Boys in Trouble,” a production with transgender and queer performers and perspectives, opens a four-performance run at Z Space. (Courtesy Lydia Daniller)

March 14-16: Sean Dorsey Dance, Elements of Nature, Bob Quinn, Justin Timberlake, Wax Poet(s), Greyson Chance, Love & Pride, Nick Mason, Rebozos Mexicanos, John Cusack, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe

THURSDAY, MARCH 14 Sean Dorsey Dance: Headed by pioneering transgender choreographer Dorsey,…

Sean Dorsey Dance’s 15th anniversary show “Boys in Trouble,” a production with transgender and queer performers and perspectives, opens a four-performance run at Z Space. (Courtesy Lydia Daniller)
Lowell head coach Amber Wilson with player Hannah McCord after winning the City Championship. (Courtesy / Susan Wong)

SF Girls’ High School Coach of the Year: Lowell’s Amber Wilson

By Ryan Maquiñana Special to S.F. Examiner The San Francisco Glens Soccer…

Lowell head coach Amber Wilson with player Hannah McCord after winning the City Championship. (Courtesy / Susan Wong)
Nakleh Kare (Courtesy SFPD)

Suspect arrested after Tenderloin hit-and-run, pursuit

Police have arrested a driver in connection with a hit-and-run collision in…

Nakleh Kare (Courtesy SFPD)

How to Sell Successfully in the B2B Market

Managing a successful B2B company is obviously a lot different to one…

San Francisco Arts Commission lights up a new public installation on the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium today. (Courtesy photo)

March 13-14: Word Family Tree Dedication, Ami Molinelli, Duo Violao Brasil, Alyssa Mastromonaco, Benjamin Grosvenor, Matt Alber, Dancing in the Dark, Christian Tetzlaff, Moon Hooch, Hal Foster, Real Irish Comedy Fest

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 Word Family Tree Dedication: The San Francisco Arts Commission…

San Francisco Arts Commission lights up a new public installation on the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium today. (Courtesy photo)
(L to R) Mission High School head boys' coach Jose Mendoza Jr., midfielder Max Mendoza and assistant Jose Gallardo after winning the NorCal title on March 3 in Hilmar, Calif. (Courtesy / Jose Mendoza Sr.)

SF Boys’ High School Coach of the Year: Mission’s Jose Mendoza Jr.

By Ryan Maquiñana Special to S.F. Examiner The San Francisco Glens Soccer…

(L to R) Mission High School head boys' coach Jose Mendoza Jr., midfielder Max Mendoza and assistant Jose Gallardo after winning the NorCal title on March 3 in Hilmar, Calif. (Courtesy / Jose Mendoza Sr.)
Most ‘affordable’ senior housing being built is unaffordable to a majority of seniors who need housing. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

The City’s unaffordable ‘affordable’ senior housing system must change

As elder San Franciscans we join together to bring attention to an…

Most ‘affordable’ senior housing being built is unaffordable to a majority of seniors who need housing. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
A posthumous honor of a Northern Ireland politician issued in advance of San Francisco's St. Patrick's Day Parade has prompted an international controversy. (Ekevara Kitpowsong/2017 Special to S.F. Examiner)

Recognition of Northern Ireland politician with IRA ties prompts international outcry

Mayor London Breed on Monday issued an apology Monday in response to…

A posthumous honor of a Northern Ireland politician issued in advance of San Francisco's St. Patrick's Day Parade has prompted an international controversy. (Ekevara Kitpowsong/2017 Special to S.F. Examiner)
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Bay Area measles outbreak: it can happen here

To recap what’s been going on nationally with the measles outbreak of…

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People watching the Nava Dance Collective performance at the inaugural Norooz Spring Festival in Union Square on Saturday, March 9, 2019. (Ellie Doyen/Special to S.F. Examiner)

Norooz Spring Festival kicks off Persian New Year celebrations

People gathered in Union Square Saturday, March 9, 2019 to commence Persian…

People watching the Nava Dance Collective performance at the inaugural Norooz Spring Festival in Union Square on Saturday, March 9, 2019. (Ellie Doyen/Special to S.F. Examiner)
“Tomorrow Will Be Fine II” reflects Wanxin Zhang’s humor and spirituality. (Courtesy Wanxin Zhang)

Sculptor Wanxin Zhang pushes clay’s boundaries

Inspired by the late Robert Arneson and his friend Ai Weiwei, internationally…

“Tomorrow Will Be Fine II” reflects Wanxin Zhang’s humor and spirituality. (Courtesy Wanxin Zhang)
Julio Gonzalez Ponce and Mission head coach Jose Mendoza Sr. hold the Division V NorCal championship trophy. (Courtesy / SF Glens)

SF Preps Soccer: Player of the Year is Mission’s Julio Gonzalez Ponce 

By Ryan Maquiñana Special to S.F. Examiner The San Francisco Glens Soccer…

Julio Gonzalez Ponce and Mission head coach Jose Mendoza Sr. hold the Division V NorCal championship trophy. (Courtesy / SF Glens)
A woman was struck on 6th and Howard streets on Friday, March 8, 2019. The truck that struck her is on the left in this photo. (Ellie Doyen/Special to S.F. Examiner)

Death of bicyclist prompts outpouring of grief, renewed calls for protected bike lanes

The death of 30-year-old Tess Rothstein in a bicycle collision in San…

A woman was struck on 6th and Howard streets on Friday, March 8, 2019. The truck that struck her is on the left in this photo. (Ellie Doyen/Special to S.F. Examiner)
Immigrant Yarn Project, billed as “the nation’s largest crowd-sourced art installation,” is on view at Fort Point at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge on Fridays through Sundays through May 19. (Courtesy Cindy Weil)

March 10-12: Immigrant Yarn Project, SFMOMA Free Family Day, Diamond Dames, Musicians from Marlboro, Cherry Glazerr, Nightly, Bugle, Lauren Markham, Sunita Puri, Lolly Winston, Nina Revoyr

SUNDAY, MARCH 10 Immigrant Yarn Project: The Instagram-worthy exhibit features dozens of…

Immigrant Yarn Project, billed as “the nation’s largest crowd-sourced art installation,” is on view at Fort Point at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge on Fridays through Sundays through May 19. (Courtesy Cindy Weil)
Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) drives to the basket as Nuggets guard Monte Morris (11) gives chase during the second quarter on March 8, 2019 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. (Chris Victorio

Warriors look like themselves again as Klay Thompson returns against Denver

By Wes Goldberg Special to S.F. Examiner OAKLAND -- Without guard Klay…

Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) drives to the basket as Nuggets guard Monte Morris (11) gives chase during the second quarter on March 8, 2019 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. (Chris Victorio
Who Will Write Our History, a film about Jews who documented their daily lives in the Warsaw Ghetto during Hitler's regime, is playing at the Vogue Theatre. (Courtesy photo)

Films opening Friday, March 8, 2019

Captain Marvel: Brie Larson plays the title character in Marvel’s first solo…

Who Will Write Our History, a film about Jews who documented their daily lives in the Warsaw Ghetto during Hitler's regime, is playing at the Vogue Theatre. (Courtesy photo)