Just a quick reminder that this Wednesday night, there is a public meeting about the Alexandria Theater development. To hear more about the project and the Planning Department’s Mitigated Negative Declaration report, please attend the 6pm meeting at the YMCA,… Continue Reading
While shopping at your local Walgreens of bookstore, you’ve probably come across the brown and yellow Arcadia Publishing local history books; there’s one for nearly every neighborhood and landmark in San Francisco. The San Francisco Friends of the Public Library… Continue Reading
Back in November, I shared a story about a Richmond District Mom, Dawn Miller, who started her own online fashion boutique, aliceandisa.com, that featured local designers. I read on 7×7 today that Aliceandisa.com is closing down; Dawn says “I simply… Continue Reading
I stopped by the playground this afternoon and was surprised to see an opening in the fence. I walked in and took a look around. A worker there told me that final inspection was taking place, and they were waiting… Continue Reading
RichmondSFBlog reader Jim C. wrote in and asked, “Who is Fulton Street named for?” I wasn’t sure so I reached out to two Richmond District historians for help, Lorri Ungaretti and John Freeman, both contributors to the Western Neighborhoods Project.… Continue Reading
This Saturday, the Argonne Community Garden will throw a party in conjunction with the the Community Living Campaign’s Seeds of Hope campaign. The Argonne Community Garden, located on 16th Avenue between Cabrillo and Fulton, started in 1975 when the San… Continue Reading
Next Wednesday, April 14, the Richmond District Library will host a program called “Exploring Southwest China and Llhasa, Tibet”. The presenter is Molly McCahan, a freelance travel writer and world voyager who’s visited 32 countries on five continents. She writes… Continue Reading
In another adventure with my nephews, we headed to the Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. We were awed by Indy, the new Indricotherium who is the best advertisement ever for the Academy’s new “Extreme Mammals” exhibition. The Indricotherium… Continue Reading