Stephanie Chastain is the founder of Urban Sprig. She moved from the East Coast to San Francisco 20 years ago. Her interest in an arts and culture website for Bay Area parents, evolved from her own experience as a new mom. Faced with the steep learning curve of becoming a parent, she found  herself often turning to other new parents for the best advice and ideas for where to go with her son.

This website seeks to elevate the conversations that are already taking place in  playgrounds and schoolyards,…