Citysearch is taking San Francisco by storm and we’ve gathered just the group of local tastemakers and foodies to help us do it! Our new crew got familiar recently over food and cocktails at Zare at The Fly Trap. We couldn’t be happier to have this amazing collection of in-the-know folks about town. From right to left, Victoria McGinley of VMac + Cheese, Jeanne Chan of Shop Sweet Things, Mika Takeuchi of Food Fashionista and Susie Wyshak of Epicuring. On the left, meet food editor Carleigh Connelly, Epicuring’s Laiko Bahrs and Brian of Tummy Morsels. Not pictured: Katie Sweeney, Marcia Gagliardi of Table Hopper
Erica Bethe Levin, co-founder of CheekyChicago.com, Citysearch scout and general in-the-know lady has gone viral. Thanks to the mixed emotions of Erica’s Yorkshire terrier, her video was picked up both on Jezebel and the Today Show! Check her out!
Citysearch is back in a big way as we prepare to roll out our new look and feel across the country. Seattle is the latest of our cities to get a major makeover, so if you happen to be from that neck of the woods or just want to get a load of the new us, take a stroll over and let us know what you think in the comments.
Our stupendous Austin Captain, Tolly Moseley, was busy at our SXSW Happy Hour speaking to movers and shakers in the Interactive community. Check out the series of interviews in the vid above.
Congratulations on making it this far. You’ve reached the final frontier and you’re so close to the money you can probably smell it. Here is your first clue. You’ll have one hour from now to complete the remainder of this hunt. Good luck and we’ll see you soon.
Time to play our interactive scavenger hunt. You have until Sunday night, 8pm, March 11th to bring your point totals and all the things you’ve found along the route to Prize. In the meantime, you can start out on your journey by downloading and printing the below QR Code hints that will carry you to your next location and reveal the item along the path you’ll need to pick up/capture. We’ll have 3 instant $300 winners! One each day! We’ll also have 10 finalists competing for the $5000 cash grand-prize! So what are you waiting for? Start scanning those codes and collecting your points! Earn bonus points by tagging @Citysearch #sxswcitysearch on Twitter! For the full rules, go here.
We hid $5000 somewhere in downtown Austin and we want YOU to find it!
Want to try your hand at scoring the grand prize or nabbing the
three $300 VISA cash cards that will be of given away throughout?
Here’s how to play our QR Code Interactive Scavenger Hunt…
1. Citysearch has a new mascot! His name is Sid E. Serch. Let’s meet him now:
Okay, so he’s a little taciturn. Give him some time to warm up! Anyway, for the game, he has an extensive wardrobe which he’ll have on display in 15 store windows – each store is no more than 10 blocks from the convention center. Each picture of Sid is accompanied by a QR code, like this:
2. Your job? Find as many Sids as possible! Read all the instructions right this way, and good luck!
Our partners in crime, Urbanspoon, are giving away a trip to Hawaii, which includes first-class airfare, lodging at the not-at-all shabby Four Seasons hotel and dinner at the delicious LudoBites 9.0 location in Hualalai.
Entering is easy as pie – just book a reservation on Urbanspoon in Seattle, San Francisco, or Los Angeles and share it on Facebook. Entries end on March 9th so get to work, unless you are scared of flying or something, in which case just forget it.
