Saturday brought sunny skies and warmer than usual weather, which was great news for outer Balboa’s first street festival called “Playland on Balboa”. The event was organized by the Richmond District Neighborhood Center, which is located on 30th Avenue just… Continue Reading
For the second year in a row, a Richmond District resident has been named San Francisco’s Public Safety Dispatcher of the Year. The award was given to 9-1-1 dispatcher Natalie Elicetche during a ceremony on Tuesday at City Hall. Elicetche… Continue Reading
We walked by this cute book nook last night outside a building on California Street near 21st Avenue that we presume is a lending library of sorts. Or a house for booknerd birds… 😉 Tucked inside were copies of some… Continue Reading
This Sunday marks 90 years since The Balboa Theater opened in 1926. The theater was constructed by Samuel H. Levin, with the well-known Reid Brothers as the architects (Cliff House, Fairmount Hotel, Spreckels Temple of Music in Golden Gate Park,… Continue Reading
Happy Tuesday, Richmond District! Here are some local links to distract you from what you’re supposed to be doing… We came across the fun video above showing a Boy Scout troop parading down Geary Boulevard in 1961. What do you… Continue Reading
If you’ve cruised around the neighborhood lately, you may have noticed the new garbage cans that are gracing our corners throughout the district. The new British racing car green cans are more ornate than their blocky, concrete predecessors, display the… Continue Reading
It’s a New Year’s miracle! We just got word that a blue USPS mailbox is back on the corner of 22nd and California Street, just outside Angelina’s Cafe. In November, we told you about the efforts of Angelina’s to get… Continue Reading
Wow – another year has flown by!! This year the blog got a much-needed facelift, we organized the 3rd annual Jog in the Fog 5k, we snapped pics of spirited Halloween revelers, the new soccer fields were finally completed at… Continue Reading