The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

Chess club leads a recreational revolution among Urban students

Chess club leads a recreational revolution among Urban students

Jonathan Baer, Staff Writer April 10, 2013

Zach Thomson (’13) patiently waits until Cody Siler (’13) moves his knight, then pounces with his queen and jolts back in his chair with a wide grid. “Checkmate!” he yells. With the arrival...

Josey Baker, a young San Francisco business owner, opened a bakery in February that offers a wide variety of breads and other goods.

Josey Baker bakes up a storm at The Mill, new San Francisco bakery

Tessa Petrich, Staff Writer March 27, 2013

Seed feast, dark mountain rye, country, corn kamut, walnut, black pepper Parmesan, whole wheat, apricot sage — whatever sparks Josey Baker’s interest, he makes. His bread creations are now available...

Urban School reaction to San Francisco Giants’ 2012 World Series victory

Aideen Murphy, Staff Writer December 11, 2012

LeRoy Votto’s email to Urban’s most passionate San Francisco Giants fans after the World Series said it all; “What a win!!; what a series!!  Congratulations you great, wonderful, spirited, loyal,...

Haight Street reveals a wide spectrum of opinions on Romney, Obama, and politics as usual

Haight Street reveals a wide spectrum of opinions on Romney, Obama, and politics as usual

By the Legend staff, Staff Writer November 8, 2012

While the rest of America was gripped by a decision between President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, interviews on Election Day with people on Haight Street — a butcher, a garbage man,...

Ready to eat bags of MSG at New May Cheung Co., a grocery store on Irving Street, are a best-selling product at $1.69 each.

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...

The lack of snow was apparent in a photo taken at Squaw Valley on Jan. 14. The ski season this year will not compare to lats year, when snow was abundant and the season lasted from November until early July. Photo by Jessie King Fredel.

Lack of snow in Tahoe delays annual ski trip; students bummed

Tessa Petrich, Staff Writer February 23, 2012

Excited skiers and snowboarders flocked to Lake Tahoe this winter and found dry dirt runs instead of fresh powder. During the winter of 2010, Squaw Valley reported more than 10 feet of snow during the...

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