A RichmondSFBlog reader contacted me the other day, asking why one of his favorite local restaurants, Korean eatery Han Il Kwan, was closed for construction (1802 Balboa at 19th Avenue). After a quick lookup of their permits on the Dept.… Continue Reading
RichmondSFBlog reader Jan wrote in to tell me that sushi spot Rumble Fish (200 23rd Avenue at California) is currently donating 10% of each patron’s check to Japan tsunami relief efforts. “They are a wonderful neighborhood restaurant whose employees all… Continue Reading
I first encountered Parkour while watching “Casino Royale” starring Daniel Craig. There was a great opening chase scene where he pursued bad guys as they flew around a construction site. Wikipedia describes Parkour as: …a non-competitive, physical discipline of French… Continue Reading
[Reprinted from The Richmond Police Station Newsletter of March 24, 2011. To be added to the station’s mailing list, email sfpd.richmond.station@sfgov.org.] CAPTAIN RICHARD CORRIEA’S MESSAGE On April 30, 2011 between 10:00AM and 2:00 PM we will be participating in the… Continue Reading
There’s been a resurgence of interest in the Playland at the Beach amusement park ever since the first documentary about its history premiered at the Balboa this time last year (DVD info). Late last year, a new 152-page book was… Continue Reading
Check out this segment from CBS 5’s Bay Sunday show in January. It features our very own Blissful Bites, a bakery located at 397 Arguello Boulevard, offering homemade cakes, morning pastries, tarts, pies, bars (I hear the lemon are to… Continue Reading
The California Academy of Sciences has a new hatchery exhibit going on, where you can observe chicken eggs as they incubate and eventually hatch. Chicken eggs hatch 21 days after fertilization; an incubator keeps the eggs uniformly warm and moist… Continue Reading
If a young child wants to make the most of the culinary choices in the neighborhood, he or she better get with the program. I love this pic of a young diner readying the chopsticks at an Outer Richmond District… Continue Reading