Category: news
Look who’s back. Sunflower’s Valencia side reopened
April 17, 2017
Closed for more than three years, Sunflower’s Valencia Street space is finally back. A walk by the restaurant Friday night found 506 Valencia’s Street’s neon sign lit once again and the Vietnamese restaurant full of customers. One of the servers told me the restaurant reopened more than a week ago. Sunflower shut its doors in September 2014 […]
“Pilot” for Mission-themed ‘94110’ debuts
April 3, 2017
Back in 2015, fliers popped up in the neighborhood advertising a casting call for a supposed pilot about “six leading technology executives living, learning and loving together in San Francisco’s Mission District.” KQED pegged it as a possible prank, and well it quite likely is one, but now you get to see the end product […]
Thrifty town no more. San Francisco’s beloved Thrift Town is gone
March 29, 2017
A victim of increased costs and slumping sales, Thrift Town has closed its doors after 45 years. On Tuesday, Mission Mission broke the news that the beloved Mission thrift store, 2101 Mission at 17th Street, was closing citing a tipster who said Thrift Town’s last day of business was Friday. However, the store ended up […]
Restaurant beat: Cha Cha Cha wants live music
March 20, 2017
Under new ownership since late fall, Cha Cha Cha is trying something new: live music. The tapas restaurant, at 2327 Mission St., has applied for a permit that would allow Cuban bands to play there several times a month. Irfan Yalcin, who bought the restaurant last year and also owns nearby L’Emigrante and Urban Fish, […]
Man dead after shooting at 19th and Capp (updated)
March 17, 2017
UPDATE 3/24/17: Two San Francisco residents have been arrested in the killing of a 44-year-old man in the Mission last week, police said. Jose Mejia-Carrillo, 22, and Alexis Cruz-Zepeda, 23, have charged with murder and conspiracy in connection with the shooting of Jorge Martinez, according to Giselle Talkoff, a spokeswoman for the San Francisco Police Department. A […]
“Brown Sugar Factory” debuting on Valencia
March 14, 2017
Valencia Street’s newest restaurant Brown Sugar Factory is scheduled to open today and Capp Street Crap got a look recently at a draft menu. An employee at the new restaurant, described as Asian fusion, told me yesterday that Brown Sugar Factory should be open for business this afternoon. At 525 Valencia St., the spot was […]
Report of armed, barricaded person shuts down Valencia (updated)
March 10, 2017
UPDATE 3/13/17: The incident involving an armed and barricaded suspect that shut down parts of Valencia Street for hours Friday started with a visit from a pest control company, police said. Shortly before 2 p.m., an exterminator and the manager of the building, on the 500 block of Valencia Street, went to Samantha Helstrom’s second […]
Bright idea: Roxie Theater’s marquee restored
February 21, 2017
Things are looking brighter for San Francisco’s oldest cinema. On Sunday, the Roxie Theater turned on its newly restored neon marquee and riser, the culmination of an effort that dates back to 2015. Operations Director Lex Sloan said that while the neon portions of the marquee that read “Roxie” have held out over the years, […]
True grits: Cajun restaurant about to debut in the Mission
January 17, 2017
Alba Ray’s, a new Cajun restaurant that’s moved into the former Hapa Ramen space near 19th and Mission streets, is scheduled to open Monday. Workers on suspended scaffolding were busy repairing and painting the exterior of the 2993 Mission St. space over the holiday weekend, while a crew focused on the finishing touches inside. Taking a […]
Rain delay: New Mission park won’t open until spring
January 10, 2017
Finding a “park” in parking may not be hard, but transforming one into the other has proven a bit more difficult than expected. Winter rains have delayed the opening date for the Mission’s newest park, once a paid parking lot at 17th and Folsom streets, said Joey Kahn, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Recreation […]