Category: news
Complaints bubbling up at former Fizzary spot, records show
October 29, 2015
An alleged gambling den, the former site of The Fizzary soda shop has been a hotbed for complaints since the beginning of September, police dispatch records show. In a period of just more than a month, between Sept. 3 and Oct. 19, there have been 20 police calls to 2949 Mission St. in addition to a shooting […]
How the Roxie got her moxie back
October 24, 2015
With recent upgrades that include a makeover and, now, new management, the Roxie Theater is getting back in fighting shape. Over the past year, the nonprofit has purchased a state-of-the art projector, acquired a license to sell beer, and spent a week sprucing up its theaters with everything from a deep clean to new paint. […]
Pops (not the good kind) at the old Fizzary
October 21, 2015
Shots were fired from Mission Street early Saturday morning, striking a man in the leg who was inside a location that authorities said was an illegal gambling den. Neighbors confirmed the shooting was at the site of the shuttered artisanal soda and candy shop The Fizzary, which they also said was the target of frequent complaints in recent weeks. Police provided […]
Remember [how] the Alamo [Drafthouse] is opening?
October 19, 2015
It’s so close! We’ve now got an opening date for the Alamo Drafthouse at the New Mission. In a post this morning, the company announced its new theater at 2550 Mission Street will open its doors Dec. 17, showing a sneak preview of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In addition to single tickets, the theater is […]
Caffeine low: Tiny Warrior Coffee has lost its lease (updated)
October 14, 2015
UPDATED (2:15 p.m.): An Alite representative told me by email this afternoon that Tiny Warrior’s tenure in their store on 18th near Capp Street was never intended to be long term. Amanda Durbin, customer relations coordinator for Alite Designs Inc., said the spot the coffee shop now occupies is the store’s “incubation space for people to […]
Sushi win! Minako lives on at Duc Loi Supermarket
October 12, 2015
As if you needed another reason to love Duc Loi Supermarket. Last week, the store started carrying bento and sushi from the mother-and-daughter team behind the shuttered Minako Organic Japanese Restaurant. Duc Loi owner Amanda Ngo said that each morning for the past four or five days Yoko Kondo, with help from daughter Minako “Judy” […]
Balompié owner building new housing, restaurant at Capp and 17th
October 9, 2015
The owner of pupusa staple Balompié Cafe has begun a construction project on 17th Street that will include housing and a ground-level restaurant. Work began earlier this week on 3249 17th St., a squat, formerly residential building that also extends along Capp. According to city planning and building department records, the plan is to add […]
“Rosarito Soups” poised to open in the old Minako space
October 6, 2015
Looks like a business called “Rosarito Soups” and tied to a North Beach restaurateur will take over the shoebox-sized space near Mission and 17th streets that used to be home to Minako Organic Japanese Restaurant. According to a notice posted in the 2154 Mission Street’s front window, Rosarito Soups has an application, still pending, to […]
Anti-pee paint coming to Capp Street, other Mission location
October 5, 2015
Back in July, Capp Street Crap wrote about so-called “pee walls” at the southwestern 16th BART station plaza and a handful of other Mission locations treated with a special paint that makes urine splash back. In August, the anti-pee paint was added to walls around the other BART plaza across the street. Now, The Associated […]