Photo by sf eyes Some local links to perk up your Wednesday afternoon: We got word this week from a reader that the longtime owners of Joe’s Ice Cream on Geary, Mutsuhiko and Aki Murashige, have sold the business to… Continue Reading
In December 2010, Thidwick Books was forced to close its doors after 11 years on Clement Street. Shop owner Lea Dimond and her landlord were facing a costly lawsuit over ADA violations. At the time, Dimond decided it was best… Continue Reading
In March 2010, we posted a snippet about John Campbell’s Irish Bakery (5625 Geary) opening a second location on Fillmore Street in Pacific Heights. Not long after, they opened a third location on De Haro Street in Portrero. Times appeared… Continue Reading
The Examiner reports today that the Entertainment Commission came down hard on the Rockit Room club at 406 Clement Street, after hearing from SFPD and local residents in a hearing last month. In the last 12 months, the Rockit Room… Continue Reading
Playland on the Great Highway, 1948. Photo by Eugene Gallagher Some hot and spicy local links for you all – happy Thursday! Jean Paul Gaultier, the fashion god behind the new de Young museum exhibit that opens this week, took… Continue Reading
Nothing like getting caught with your hand in the cookie jar… SF Citizen alerted us to this recent episode of Dateline NBC which follows California lottery investigators as they make their rounds. The segment features Chris Hansen, who you may… Continue Reading
Come on, this is in our backyard!? Awesome. Little bits of Richmond District randomness in today’s list of hyper-super-seriously local links: Cal’s Pet Supply’s owner, Tricia Principe, is celebrating her first year in business with a party this Saturday. Stop… Continue Reading
Last week, the Board of Appeals overturned an appeal that was filed by Richmond District neighbors, asking that the Jack in the Box, located on Geary at 11th Avenue, be required to close between the hours of 2am to 4am.… Continue Reading