The Balboa Theater is making great progress with their Kickstarter “Go Digital or Go Dark” campaign to raise money to digitize one of their two theaters. The $75,000 campaign began on August 3 and with 27 days to go, they… Continue Reading
Last week, Cassava Bakery on Balboa raised $30,000 with their Kickstarter campaign for an outdoor, heated patio. This week the call for donations is coming from their neighbor down the street, the Balboa Theater. The Balboa Theater has seen its… Continue Reading
The new parklet being installed on Clement near 3rd Avenue. Photo by @Dameright Whew, we’ve been saving up lots of links for y’all to enjoy! Don’t miss any of them – there’s some good stuff in here… There’s a new… Continue Reading
It’s been just over a year since Cassava Bakery opened on Balboa near 36th Avenue, but the small cafe, owned by married couple Yuka Ioroi and Kristoffer Toliao, has already expanded. The cafe has been popular since it opened, offering… Continue Reading
Owner Havin Gavgasi stands outside Ro Cafe on 5th & California Tucked on the southwest corner of 5th and California is the new Ro Cafe, a Kurdish cafe that has been open for just over a month. Owner Havin Gavgasi,… Continue Reading
Poppy von Frohlich owner Trudy (R) poses with Seedstore owner Cynthia Huie in her “Lumber Jane” coat Just like a hyperlocal Wall Street ticker, here are some updates on a few neighborhood businesses. Have a good Tuesday! – Sarah B.… Continue Reading
If you’re like me, you may not look *up* very often when you’re walking down Clement Street, so you probably missed the new murals that are on the front of Green Apple Books. The new murals, which include some San… Continue Reading
Artists HsiaoChi Chang and Alex Lee stand in front of their chalkboard mural of Balboa Street inside Cassava Bakery Lots of food tidbits to report on for outer Balboa this week! Shanghai Dumpling (3319 Balboa) closed a few months ago… Continue Reading