In the old Jackson Brewery space, this swank, two-story Thai spot pairs off a spartan downstairs (exposed brick, enormous keyhole windows, polished cement bar) against an upstairs warmed by mood lighting and a crimson floor. As you suck down beer/wine/sake, get started with bites like Chiang Mai curried pork sausage or breaded blue point oysters w/ mango ceviche, then grab mains like peanut/cilantro roast pork w/ egg noodle, or the vermicelli soup, loaded with "rare flank steak, beef stew, and meat balls" -- emphasis ours, ludicrous beef overload theirs.

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Just in time for Indian summer, UP's released three New Era lids: one by Sam Flores (comically rendered Bay and GG bridges converging on a distant SF Skyline), plus two Italia shoutouts: a UP-walrus-stamped/Ital colorway cap, and another unbranded number plastered in Renaissance frescoes -- so, a New Era of Renaissance revival?

Get at them at UpperPlayground.com

This Sunday, ride to the Panhandle for a party where you can upgrade your bike/bike-parts, or purchase newness at cut-rate prices from a multitude of vendors. There'll also be a bake sale, bbq, and a bike Olympiad featuring a 100m adults-on-kiddy-bike dash, and "Bike Put", described as "How far can you throw a fully loaded bicycle?" (or, if the bike's nicer than yours, "How fast can you ride away on a fully loaded bicycle?").

More deets at SummerBikeSwap.Blogspot.com

Specializing in helping start-ups, Rofo's a free service for finding affordable digs for work/retail/industrial/living. Filter results by price/sq footage/area/desired lease type, and applicable listings (pulled from brokers and users) will be displayed beside a Gmap plotting their locations; if you see something juicy, an extra click'll get you full details and photos -- good idea for start-up's still on you.

Have a looksee at Rofo.com