The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco
The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend
The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend
All content by Phoebe Grandi
Illustration of a student looking at their phone. Illustration credit: Alex Stross.

The slippery slope of social media activism

December 9, 2019
Haight Ashbury Music Center displays liquidation banners. Photo credit: Phoebe Grandi.

The disappearing sounds of Haight Street: the closing of the Haight Ashbury Music Center

October 23, 2019
An Urban student looks at the Find My Friends app. Photo credit: Phoebe Grandi.

Trust me or track me: how cell phone tracking affects child-parent dynamics

May 31, 2019
Royalty free photo courtesy of Uplash.

From Auto Showrooms to Movie Theaters: The History of Van Ness Avenue

May 7, 2019
Unknown individual placing book back on shelf of Alexandria library. By Phoebe Grandi, Visuals Editor

English department pulls two Junot Díaz stories from sophomore curriculum six months after sexual misconduct allegations

March 28, 2019
Sandwiches being prepared in the Flik kitchen in the Mark Salkind center. By Phoebe Grandi, Visuals Editor.

[Photo] Flik combines financial security with sustainable, small batch cooking

February 3, 2019
Royalty free photo of a micriphone and audio being edited, courtesy of Pexals.

LegendCast: The end of daylight saving time in California

January 10, 2019
Illustration of deceased Saudi-Arabian journalist Jamal Kashoggi, by Phoebe Grandi, Visuals Editor

[Photo] Jamal Khashoggi’s death exposes Urban’s relationship to the Middle East

December 20, 2018
Illustration relating various mass shootings in the United States, by Phoebe Grandi, Visuals Editor

[Photo] Louisville shooting reveals Urban’s response to tragedy

December 20, 2018
Illustration of the steps to happiness, by Phoebe Grandi, Visuals Editor

[Photo] WashU Professor details three steps to becoming happier

December 20, 2018
Urban Athletic Trainer Josh Pendleton, by Phoebe Grandi, Visuals Editor.

[Photo] The changing face of Urban athletics: Urban’s new athletic trainer

December 20, 2018
Supporters of Prop C near the Urban School. By Phoebe Grandi, Visuals Editor.

[Photo] San Francisco votes to tax the rich to benefit the poor with Prop C

November 27, 2018
Supporters of Prop C near the Urban School. By Phoebe Grandi, Visuals Editor.

[Photo] Passage of Prop C may not be enough to solve SF homelessness crisis

December 20, 2018
San Francisco bans flavored tobacco in hopes of discouraging teen smokers

San Francisco bans flavored tobacco in hopes of discouraging teen smokers

October 25, 2018
Walking Out for Change

Walking Out for Change

June 6, 2018
The Panhandle is still safe

The Panhandle is still safe

May 10, 2018

Russia at the 2018 Olympics

April 3, 2018

The Urban School introduces PAs during the school day

November 16, 2017
Urban Blues face Gateway in the second round of NCS, November 4, 2017. Photo by Phoebe Grandi, Head of Photography.

[Photo] Where is Urban’s athletic trainer?

November 16, 2017

Meet the class of 2021

October 24, 2017
Image credit to Avalon Edwards ‘20

[Photo] Summer '17: the Urban way

October 24, 2017
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