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Local links: Kumquat closing, new parklet, condos on Clement & more

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Sarah B.

Kumquat’s storefront After 16 years at 147 Clement, Kumquat Art is closing. Word on the street is that their lease is up and their new rent is higher than they would like. Window signs indicate they’ll be relocating but we… Continue Reading →

Business, Real Estate
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Photos: Heavy rains uproot a large tree onto a parked car

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Sarah B.

Reader Chantelle M. sent in these photos of a tree being removed on Clement near 44th Avenue on Friday. Crews removed the tree in chunks, which had fallen onto the front end of a parked car and out into the… Continue Reading →

Photos, Traffic, Weather
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Police Blotter – February 28, 2014

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Sarah B.

[Reprinted from The Richmond Police Station Newsletter of February 28, 2014. To be added to the station’s mailing list, email sfpd.richmond.station@sfgov.org.] CAPTAIN SIMON SILVERMAN’S MESSAGE In San Francisco, a bike is stolen every three hours and there has been a… Continue Reading →

Crime

Watch the Oscars on the big screen at the Balboa Theater, Sunday

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Sarah B.

UPDATE 1:47pm 3/1/14: This event is sold out. This Sunday, the Balboa Theater will host its annual Oscars party. Red Carpet coverage begins at 2:30pm, and the festivities continue on through the evening. The official ceremony starts at 4pm. Once… Continue Reading →

Events, Movies
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Video: Three teens rescued after falling from cliffs near China Beach

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Sarah B.

Around 12noon today, three teenagers fell from an area of cliff near China Beach. One of the teens, a girl, was injured during the fall, which landed them in an area inaccessible by walking trails. Both the SFFD and Coast… Continue Reading →

Lands End, News
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Uncovered: Old Vess Cola advertisement

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Sarah B.

Photo by Derek Reader Derek stopped by the Internet Archive to drop off some old t-shirts this week and noticed that at the site of November’s fire, and old advertisement for Vess Cola has been uncovered. Vess Cola, originally made… Continue Reading →

Photos
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Explore Lincoln Park’s cemetery past by night, April 1

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Sarah B.

Remains found under the Legion of Honor in 1997. Photo by Richard Barnes As you may have read in the past here on the blog, the Richmond District was once home to several cemeteries, including one out where Lincoln Park… Continue Reading →

Events, History
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Police testing possibly poisonous meatballs found near Ocean Beach

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Sarah B.

You may have already heard about the 21 poisonous meatballs that were found in the bushes and shrubs of the Twin Peaks neighborhood over the weekend. The intent of the meatballs, which were laced with strychnine, was to harms animals… Continue Reading →

Crime, Pets

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