Who needs tinsel?

Kathryn Retzer

A worthy wrap for some lucky wrist this holiday season is this Colom­bian emerald garland from Goldberry. For about a cool quarter of a million, the bracelet features 28 matching diamond-cut gems set in platinum. Talk about getting decked out. bracelet, $240,000, at goldberry, 3516 Sacramento St., S.F., 800-507-5505.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2008

Editorial intern and bluegrass musician Brian Heffernan reviews the eighth annual festival's highlights.

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Treasure Island Music Festival 2008

The eyes at San Francisco magazine capture two days of good, clean, carnival-themed fun at the second annual festival.

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Nellie's gotta go

Irascible, iconoclastic, infectious—what made Don Nelson this way?

PUB NOTES

Publisher's note

When you’re traveling, sometimes knowing what’s ahead is even more exciting than anticipating the unknown.

Slaughterhouse redux

In a follow up to San Francisco's August feature on the future of slaughterhouses, Incanto chef Chris Cosentino offers a view of the past with a look at his collection of vintage abattoir photos.

Readers' poll: Best restaurants 2008

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BEST OF THE BAY

Best of the Bay readers' poll

Don't blame us—you said it.

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK

The best investment advice you'll never get

For 35 years, Bay Area finance revolutionaries have been pushing a personal investing strategy that brokers despise and hope you ignore.

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