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Whatever happened to Alain Rondelli, former Clement Street restaurateur?

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Sarah B.

Some of you may remember a Clement Street restaurant named for its chef, Alain Rondelli. It was located at 126 Clement Street which is now Chapeau. On his Chronicle blog Michael Bauer wrote a ‘Where are they now?’ profile on… Continue Reading →

Business, Food
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PETCO endures lots of growling at community meeting; neighbors and pet store owners vow to fight

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Sarah B.

Earlier tonight, PETCO representatives got a rough reception from Richmond District residents at a community meeting set up to discuss one of their Unleashed by PETCO stores moving in to the vacant retail space at 5411 Geary. PETCO currently has… Continue Reading →

Business, Eric Mar, Pets
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Pet shop owners band together to block PetCo store; public meeting tonight

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Sarah B.

The Planning Association for the Richmond (PAR) posted a news release on their website yesterday, which states that “Local pet store owners and supporters of locally owned small businesses in general” are organizing to block the arrival of an Unleashed… Continue Reading →

Business, Events, Pets
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Food news: Burmese spot gets a new name; LOL Cafe opens; Mazu closes

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Sarah B.

What was once Pagan Restaurant at 731 Clement is now Burma Tea Leaf 1, still serving Burmese food. Unclear whether this is just a re-naming of the restaurant or new ownership. One reviewer on Chowhound had this to say about… Continue Reading →

Business, Food
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KGO interviews ADA litigator; Pot de Pho is latest casualty among dozens being sued as recently as this week. Where is Eric Mar?

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Sarah B.

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 →

Business
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Public meeting about new Geary Street PETCO store, January 20

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Sarah B.

On Thursday, January 20th at 6:30pm, an open house will be held about the proposed location for a new Unleased by PETCO store at 5411 Geary near 18th Avenue, formerly a Walgreens. Rather than a full-size store, PETCO is proposing… Continue Reading →

Business, Events, Pets
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Green Apple Books calls out the almighty Oprah for her misogynist book club

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Sarah B.

While there’s been a lot of buzz so far this year around Oprah’s new television network, OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network), Green Apple Books has not been blinded by the hype. In a blog post today, they noted (with the help… Continue Reading →

Business
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Park Life invites unwanted attention from artist Jeff Koons

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Sarah B.

Most small art galleries would be thrilled to hear from a famous, world renowned artist. But I think it’s safe to say that one Clement Street store is more annoyed than thrilled. The Bay Citizen is reporting that Clement Street… Continue Reading →

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