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Uprooted: Neighborhood favorite Radish for sale
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...
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Valencia drama continues: Osha is for sale
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...
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“Generator” shutting down, will be replaced with new mural (updated)
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...
View ArticleVideo: Politicians chase Pokémon in the Mission
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...
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New art space “The Laundry” unfolds in the Mission
Artist Locust Songs paints a new mural on the back wall of The Laundry, a new art gallery/cafe in the Mission. [Photo courtesy of The Laundry]The Laundry, a new gallery and soon-to-be cafe in the...
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Authorities: Marijuana candy may be to blame for illnesses at Mission party...
A photo of the gummy candy [Courtesy of the San Francisco Department of Public Health]UPDATE 3:10 p.m.: A health department official said the candies were tested this morning and found to contain THC,...
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Doc’s Clock trying for legacy status
Already beloved, Doc’s Clock is on track to becoming a legacy business, a move that could mean more money to help the dive bar navigate its uncertain future. Last week, the city’s Historical...
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Pokémon Go enthusiast robbed of his phone in Mission
A man playing the popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go found himself the victim of a real life crime last week when his phone was snatched in the Mission, police said. The man was playing Pokémon...
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Man, 42, critically wounded in Capp Street shooting
A 42-year-old man is in critical condition following a shooting on Capp Street Saturday night, police said. The victim was found shot on the ground near Capp and 19th streets at around 10:37 p.m.,...
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Booze news: Royal Cuckoo Market wants to serve beer and wine
Like its sister bar south of Cesar Chavez, the Royal Cuckoo Market wants you to stick around for a drink or two. Known for its array of fancy liquor, the tiny market is pursuing a beer and wine...
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Group beats, stabs man near Dolores Park
A 25-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries during an attack by group of men near Dolores Park on Sunday, police said. At around 6:15 p.m. a group of as many as 10 men began chasing the...
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Bottomless mimosas hit bottom: Radish and Grub have closed
A sign that was posted in Grub’s window when it reopened last summer. Your brunch options in the Mission just got significantly slimmer. Two local spots, Radish and Grub, have recently shut their...
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Naan-plussed: Indian chain moving into old Minako sushi space
Once on track to reopen as a soup-centric restaurant, the tiny Mission Street space that was once Minako Organic Japanese Restaurant is becoming a Naan ‘N’ Curry. Signs have already gone up for the...
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Popular sea turtle mural defaced again
UPDATE 2 p.m.: Artist fnnch said via Twitter that the tagger who has repeatedly targeted his art is someone calling themselves “H.C.” “Asked around but no legit writers know who he/she is,” he said....
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Dramatic crash leaves woman critically injured
A woman was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries late Thursday afternoon after an SUV hit her and six or seven parked cars before flipping over, police said. Authorities arrested a 51-year-old...
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Going with the flow: Former Clothes Contact becoming an upscale yoga studio
The former Clothes Contact, which used to sell clothes by the pound, is changing into something skimpier. After sitting vacant for at least a year, 473 Valencia St. is under construction and poised to...
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2005 Capp Street fire, one of the deadliest in recent city history
Firefighter battling the 2005 Capp Street fire, which killed three. [Photo courtesy of Spencer Mack] Mirtha Estrada lost everything the day she jumped from her third-story window in 2005. Everything...
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Street signs now on 24th Street marking it a “Latino Cultural District’
Visitors to 24th Street in the Mission may notice a new addition to the business-lined corridor: street signs aimed at raising awareness of the neighborhood’s cultural history. On Tuesday, city crews...
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Activists take traffic safety campaign to Valencia Street (updated)
UPDATE 10/16: SF Transformation tells me the Valencia Street barriers have been removed but that the group will continue its efforts at that location and others. “We and our members demand immediate...
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20th Street space up for lease, Rodger’s coffee has gone cold
Rodger’s Coffee and Tea, the Mission coffee shop owned by a man who claims to have come up with by-the-cup brewing, has closed its doors. While there used to be a sign in a front window reading “the...
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