ESPN 8: The Ocho Spotlights Unconventional Sports
August 7, 2026—It is a warm summer evening as you plop down on your couch, ready to watch ESPN’s regular summer programming: baseball, wrestling, NASCAR. […]
Author: Julia Padova
I Played Club Sports my Whole Life. Was it Even Worth it?
It’s an airless Saturday morning inside a packed basketball gym in Irvine, California. Our club team flew in from San Francisco last night for a […]
Zen in the Bay Brushes Away at the Asian Art Museum
On October 9, 2026, students from Lick-Wilmerding High School’s semester-long Zen in the Bay: A Holistic Exploration of Buddhist Meditation & Practice class took a […]
SF Porchfest: the Music Festival (literally) in your Backyard
On Saturday May 30th, amid the familiar sounds of a weekend morning in the Mission—the hiss of Muni breaks, cars rushing past, friends chatting in […]
Remembering Bob Weir
Bob Weir, Bay Area legend, founding member and rhythm guitarist for the Grateful Dead, died on January 10, at 78 years old from underlying lung […]
Uniting the Bay Area, One Paddle at a Time
San Francisco, California, February 28 – It is a hazy weekend morning at Lake Merced. A crisp chill hangs in the bay air. The water […]
Lurie Ends First U.S. Managed Alcohol Program
Beginning in 2020, operating out of a former hotel in the Tenderloin, a small group of San Francisco’s unhoused residents living with alcohol addiction would […]
Sports Betting Is Changing the Game
A meaningless free throw, a last-second field goal or a 9th inning strikeout can now net thousands of dollars through bets, making the games we […]
One Story, Different Stages: Bay Area Nutcrackers
Every winter, stages across the Bay Area are filled with sugarplum fairies, dancing soldiers and holiday magic. This December, Lick-Wilmerding High School’s very own are […]
Sofia Whitley
Sofia Whitley joins the Lick-Wilmerding High School community as the Office Coordinator and Assistant to the Deans. She attended University of California, Santa Cruz, […]
