Category: news
New art space “The Laundry” unfolds in the Mission
August 5, 2016
The Laundry, a new gallery and soon-to-be cafe in the Mission, wants to give artists a space to work without actually taking them to the cleaners. Opened two months ago inside the former Lacrouts French Laundry on 26th Street near Capp, The Laundry offers monthly memberships for artists, crafters and other creative types that provide […]
Video: Politicians chase Pokémon in the Mission
August 3, 2016
Not content to wait until the polls close in November, state senate opponents Scott Wiener and Jane Kim duked it out this weekend in a pre-election Pokémon Go contest. Kim, who challenged her fellow San Francisco supervisor to play the ridiculously popular game via a tweet last month, was the winner, according to the San […]
“Generator” shutting down, will be replaced with new mural (updated)
July 25, 2016
UPDATE 9:45 p.m.: In a press release made available late Monday, Lexington Standard owners Andrew Soernsen and Mark Lee Morris said the new mural will “depict a flock of birds, referencing the quick gentrification of San Francisco, and the apparent soaring departure of the hard-working middle and lower income artists, restaurant workers, childcare workers & bartenders, etc.” […]
Valencia drama continues: Osha is for sale
July 21, 2016
Suggesting that the life span of pretty much everything on Valencia Street is limited, longtime restaurant Osha Thai is on the market. Opened 13 years ago, the Mission outpost of the popular San Francisco chain is listed for $300,000. It is unclear what is prompting the sale. Efforts to reach the owners via email and […]
Uprooted: Neighborhood favorite Radish for sale
July 19, 2016
Brunch favorite and mimosa mainstay Radish is on the market. The neighborhood eatery, which opened at 19th and Lexington streets in 2011, was listed for sale on Craigslist but the ad was recently taken down. The text of that ad is still visible on another site. Radish’s owner Emily Summers said her landlord is selling […]
Man killed, another injured in shooting (updated)
July 2, 2016
UPDATE 7/4/16: A distraught friend who I spoke with near a memorial set up on Shotwell Street said the dead man’s name was Rigo and he was 28 years old. The friend, who did not want to give his name, said he’d known Rigo since the two were kids. The friend did not know Rigo’s last name […]
Store goes organic for its health, yours
June 30, 2016
In a bid to stay healthy, one longtime Mission Street market is going organic. Closed for the past 10 months for renovations, the Casa Guadalupe near 25th and Mission streets is preparing to reopen at the end of the month as a primarily organic market. Its sister store, at 26th and Mission, will remain the […]
Two men wounded in Mission District shootings Sunday
June 27, 2016
One man was critically injured, another superficially wounded in a pair of shootings in the neighborhood on Sunday, police said. A 29-year-old man was shot in the abdomen around 12:15 a.m., near the corner of 24th and Shotwell streets, according to San Francisco police spokesman Carlos Manfredi. He is in critical condition at an area hospital. […]
After a tumultuous 2015, Dyke March returning to old route with new energy
June 21, 2016
Joey “Cupcake” Stevenson woke up early that Saturday, a mess of nerves, and threw up. Hours later, she, friend Kelly Robbie Hansen and a throng of supporters would stand off against a barricade of motorcycle cops to lead protesters along Dyke March’s long-established route. Already feeling squeezed out after the recent closure of longtime lesbian […]
Meeting tonight will focus on Mission Street’s red transit lanes
June 20, 2016
Love or hate them, you’ll get a chance to weigh in on Mission Street’s new ‘red carpet’ lanes tonight. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, in conjunction with Supervisor David Campos’ office, is hosting a community meeting at 6 p.m. to get feedback on the transit-only lanes. The lanes, on Mission between 14th and 30th […]