Category: news
Plans in the works for furniture store that closed forever ago
August 12, 2015
Boarded up as long as most people can remember, the former furniture store on Valencia near Sycamore Street is poised to be replaced with a five-story, mostly residential building. Earlier this week, neighbors of 657 Valencia St. received notices inviting them to a pre-application meeting on Aug. 24 to discuss the project. According to Planning […]
Comics store turns the page with upcoming move
August 10, 2015
At a time when obituaries for small bookstores keep piling up, Mission: Comics & Art is busy working on its sequel. With a jolt from its ongoing crowdfunding campaign, the comic book store and art gallery is moving a few blocks to Mission Street, possibly as soon as the end of this month. Owner Leef Smith […]
Admitting mistake, Airbnb scraps plan to open campaign office at 20th and Mission
August 5, 2015
Organizers of an Airbnb-funded campaign against a November ballot measure that would put tighter regulations on vacation rentals in the city have backed out of plans to move into a controversial building on Mission Street. Slated just last week to become the new campaign headquarters for San Francisco for Everyone, the former T-Mobile store at […]
Bitcoin burning a hole in your virtual wallet? There’s a store in the Mission to spend it in
August 3, 2015
If the Mission hadn’t reached peak tech yet, we now have a Bitcoin store. Billed as San Francisco’s first Bitcoin brick and mortar, Nakamoto’s sells electronics and accessories at discounts 10 percent below Amazon prices but only if you’re paying with the fledgling digital currency. No Bitcoin? No worries, the store has two Bitcoin ATMs, […]
Airbnb advocates opening Mission Street campaign office
July 31, 2015
The battle against a Nov. 3 ballot initiative to put the reins on vacation rentals will be led from the corner of 20th and Mission streets. This afternoon, supporters of Airbnb-sponsored San Francisco for Everyone were busy cleaning windows on the former T-Mobile space at 2401 Mission St. Desks had already been set up inside, […]
The Dark Room Theater to go dark
July 28, 2015
In yet another recent blow for independent performance venues in the Mission, quirky and wonderful comedy and events space The Dark Room Theater is calling it quits. Over the weekend, The Dark Room announced via its Facebook page that it will cease operations at the end of August. A follow-up comment posted this morning says […]
Bartlett Street fire victims suing former landlord
July 23, 2015
Tenants of a Mission apartment building that burned in April have sued their former landlord for negligence, accusing him of failing to address an array of deplorable conditions including dangerous wiring that led to the fire. In their complaint filed in San Francisco County Superior Court May 12, plaintiffs Erma Kyriakos, Judy Ordonez and Brian […]
Reno brewpub planning new location in old Abbot’s Cellar
July 21, 2015
A Reno-based brewpub appears poised to move into the old Abbot’s Cellar space on Valencia Street. According to Alcoholic Beverage Control records, Brasserie Saint James has applied for a license, still pending, to operate a brewpub at 742 Valencia Street, which has sat vacant since the end of January. It’s unclear what all the Saint James folks […]