At a Glance: Best of Daytime A+E

No, it’s not your imagination. The grass is greener here. The sky is bluer. The people are healthier. No wonder we love to wake up in the city that never sleeps (in). Here are our favorite ways to embrace the day.

7x7's crib sheet for this year's Best of Arts and Entertainment during the day. For the full descriptions, read the June feature story.

Best Picnic Spot: Sutro Heights Park (Point Lobos Avenue and 48th Street)

Best Way to Play Ball:  SF Adult Municipal Softball League; sign up at Kezar Pavilion (755 Stanyan St.))

Best Above-the-Radar Park: Bernal Heights Park (Folsom Street and Bernal Heights Boulevard)

Best Little Black Book: Not For Tourists Guide to San Francisco lie neighborhood

Best Kiddie Fantasy: Fire Engine Tours and Adventures (at the Cannery)

Best Hidden Bookstore: Bird & Beckett Books & Records (2788 Diamond St., 415-586-3733)

Best Tourist Overhaul: Alcatraz

Best Outdoor Workout: Lyon Street Steps (Lyon Street between Green and Broadway)

Best Personal Trainer: Jeremy Cheung

Best Way to Get a Hobby: Craft Gym (1452 Bush St., 415-441-6223)

Best Lifesaver for Moms: Golden Gate Mothers Group

Best Icon: Sutro Tower (Palo Alto Avenue and Marview Way)

Best Way to Be a Survivor: Bay Area Red Cross Shop (85 Second St., 8th floor, 415-427-8000)

Best Success Story: Women’s Initiative

Most Spacious Doggie Drop-Off: Pet Camp

Best Place to Propose: San Francisco Seaplane Tours

Best Pilates Teacher: Lara Hudson (Mercury Fitness, 2904 Laguna St., 415-567-9009)

Best Home-Buying Resource: Zip Realty’s website

Best Baseball Overdose: All-Star Week

Most Mythic Mural: Tonantsin Renace bas-relief mural by Colette Crutcher (16th and Sanchez)

Most Kickass Commute: By bike, along the Embarcadero to North Point, through Fort Mason to Marina Green and then up and over Pacific Heights—on Steiner if it’s an average day, on Fillmore if energy levels are high, and on Divisadero if you’re feeling unstoppable.

Best Undiscovered Getaway: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Hottest Saturday Afternoon Fever: Ruby Skye’s Baby Loves Disco parties

Best Spot for a Rainy-Day Matinee: Clay Theatre (2261 Fillmore St., 415-346-1142)

Best Place to Tie the Knot: Old St. Hilary’s in Tiburon

Best Travel Supplies: Get Lost (1825 Market St., 415-437-0529)

Best Coffee Break for Parents: Breakfast with Enzo

Best News for Nature Lovers: $15 million from the Haas Jr. Fund to the Presidio

Best Waterfront Renovation: Ghirardelli Square

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