The Urban Legend

A new and improved La Boulange returns to San Francisco neighborhoods as La Boulangerie de San Francisco

Katie Jonckheer, Staff Writer • March 23, 2016

Including the location in Cole Valley – only a 10 minute walk from Urban – there are three other locations in the city, in Noe Valley, Hayes Valley, and Cow Hollow. The chain was created by a man named...

What do Urban Athletes eat on Game Day?

Colin Heath, Staff Writer • December 8, 2015

According to Urban’s website, sixty percent of the student body plays an Urban sport. But what do Urban athletes eat before games and meets? The results were varied: Lucas Lepinard (’17),...

Sparrow Bar and Kitchen, an undiscovered eatery on Haight St.

Olivia Meehan, Staff Writer • December 9, 2014

Tired of the same old food options? A new restaurant, Sparrow Bar and Kitchen, opened on Haight, across from Street Taco, between Clayton and Cole. Just a five minute walk from Urban, this fresh, hip restaurant...

New taco restaurant on Haight st. spices up lunch options

Olive Lopez, Staff Writer • December 2, 2014

Watch out, Norma – there’s another Mexican food option in town. For the Urban student craving an escape from the Student Center, El Faro, and Zona Rosa, Street Taco, located at 1607 Haight St between...

CalFresh recipients may struggle to put Thanksgiving feast on table this year

Aleah Jennings-Newhouse, Staff Writer • November 7, 2013

This Thanksgiving, California families receiving CalFresh food benefits will have an even tougher time stretching their money to fill a cart at the grocery store. CalFresh benefits were reduced Nov. 1...

Presence of MSG in San Francisco restaurant food a surprise to Urban school students

Aideen Murphy, Staff Writer • October 3, 2012

Although it is terribly clichéd, the saying “you are what you eat” holds great truth. But do you even know what you eat away from home? In two weeks, Californians will vote on Proposition 37, which...