<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[usatoday - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFist is San Francisco's source for fun, witty, & serious news. With updates about restaurants, events, sports, politics & more, SFist reaches millions of users in California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/</link><image><url>https://sfist.com/favicon.png</url><title>usatoday - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:08:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/usatoday/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[<em>USA Today</em> Makes Out in the Mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following on the heels of <em><a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/travel/13surfacing.html?scp=1&sq=hipster%20hunting%20ground&st=cse">The New York Times</a></em>, the other national paper of...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2008/09/27/usa_today_makes_out/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24270a44ad066cdcf433c1</guid><category><![CDATA[Arts & Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[makeoutroom]]></category><category><![CDATA[mission]]></category><category><![CDATA[usatoday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[SFist_Jonathan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:00:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2008/12/entry184278_thumb-thumb-640xauto-33280.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2008/12/entry184278_thumb-thumb-640xauto-33280.jpg" alt="<em>USA Today</em> Makes Out in the Mission"><p>Yesterday's <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/10great/2008-09-25-latin-dance_N.htm"><em>USA Today</em> story</a> puts the <a href="http://www.makeoutroom.com/">Make-Out Room</a> at the top of a list of "10 great places to cha-cha-cha the night away."</p>

<p>The <em>USA Today</em> article is accompanied by an <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cynnersf/2876818525/">amazing photo</a> snapped by San Franciscan Cynthia Wood. We can't show it here (that pesky copyright law!), but to see the photo in its full glory (and not in the washed-out version on the <em>USA Today</em> site) go to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cynnersf/2876818525/">Wood's Flickr page</a>.</p>

<p>Wood's picture captures all the exuberance, lust, and glitter of a night at the Make-Out Room, whether you're doing the cha-cha-cha or attending the <a href="http://progressivereadingseries.blogspot.com/">Progressive Reading Series</a>. In fact, isn't that <a href="http://www.stephenelliott.com/">Stephen Elliot</a> lurking way in the back?</p>

<p><a href="http://members.isp01.net/hfsears/cha.html">Instructions for the cha-cha</a> (as those in a hurry sometimes call it) may interest those readers who are not challenged by theoretical physics and other supposedly difficult topics.</p>

<p>Flickr <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ari/2275371808/">photo</a> of the Make-Out Room by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ari/">Steve Rhodes</a>. <img alt="<em>USA Today</em> Makes Out in the Mission" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Jonathan/cc_icon_attribution_small.gif" width="15" height="15"><img alt="<em>USA Today</em> Makes Out in the Mission" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Jonathan/cc_icon_noderivs_small.gif" width="15" height="15"> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/deed.en">Some rights reserved</a>. Thanks for sharing, Steve! Your photo is great, too!</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>