Lea Dimond (right) hugs longtime customer Lisa Louis at Dimond’s Thidwick Books. | Photo by Paul Chinn / The Chronicle The SF Chronicle published a front page story today that features Clement Street’s Thidwick Books and the story of its… Continue Reading
We’ve published a couple of stories recently about Richmond District businesses that are closing or have already closed, due to lawsuits against them for non-compliance with ADA guidelines. The first we heard about was the “Big Heart” Video Cafe on… Continue Reading
This Saturday, Supervisor Eric Mar and other city officials will host an American with Disabilities Act Town Hall event at the Richmond District Branch library (351 9th Avenue) from 2pm until 4pm. The event has been organized to highlight the… Continue Reading
ROCKIT ROOM TO BECOME “NECK OF THE WOODS” SFWeekly reported this week that the Rockit Room at 406 Clement will be changing its name as of December 1st to Neck of the Woods. The old rockit-room.com site is dead, and… Continue Reading
The 76 gas station located at the corner of 25th Avenue and California is the latest neighborhood target of an ADA lawsuit, where plaintiffs are seeking damages for accessibility violations. The gas station’s owner, Sam Zgoul, received a 2 page… Continue Reading
Hats off to KGO Radio’s Ronn Owens who did his best to confront one of the most loathed lawyers in San Francisco on his show yesterday, Thomas Frankovich. Owens lives in the Richmond District and was concerned after seeing stories… Continue Reading
Thanks to all the readers that have written in about Thidwick Books at 11 Clement Street and their imminent closure. Word from the owner, Lea, is that they are being sued for American Disability Act (ADA) violations. Apparently the store… Continue Reading
Thidwick Books owner Lea Dimond knows her way around Clement Street, and the challenges of running a small business in San Francisco. Her store has been located in two different places on the street. After opening and running the original… Continue Reading