Farewell to the queen of wash and fold

By H. Lynn Harrison “Got some new drawers, I see — finally. I don’t see how you keep ’em up.” “Barbara, didn’t I have a pair of green . . .” “Threw ’em out. Totally shot. You’ve been needing new ones since God was a baby.” Barbara Conway retired June 25, 2008, after 40 years [...]

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For vocalist Kim Nalley, it all started on Fillmore

By Thomas Reynolds Sultry, soulful, swinging singer Kim Nalley remembers when she got her first big break in San Francisco. It was the early ’90s, and the manager of Harry’s on Fillmore called to see if she might fill a slot for a band that had cancelled. But Nalley was otherwise engaged. She had a [...]

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