John Martini, author of a new book entitled “Sutro’s Glass Palace”. Photo by Paul Chinn One of the things I enjoy most about our neighborhood is its history, especially diving into the stories and photos of former entertainment meccas like… Continue Reading
The Alexandria Theater at 5400 Geary Boulevard and 18th Avenue. And yes, we 311’d “le poop”. Sunday marked the 10th anniversary of the closing of the Alexandria Theater on the corner of Geary and 18th Avenue. The decade since its… Continue Reading
After a hard-fought race for District 1 Supervisor, incumbent Eric Mar came out on top last night, earning 54.0% of the vote. Challenger David Lee received 38.5% of the vote, despite his list of impressive endorsements from the likes of… Continue Reading
Last week, we met with each candidate in the District 1 Supervisor race – Sherman DSilva, David Lee and Supervisor Eric Mar – and asked each of them the same set of questions about key issues in the Richmond District.… Continue Reading
We first heard rumors of a possible parklet in the neighborhood back in 2010, when one was being considered at 5th and Clement near Toy Boat. But that never materialized. Alissa, the owner of Foggy Notion on 6th Avenue, sent… Continue Reading
RichmondSFBlog reader Todd sent us a note today about Angelo’s Cafe, located at 2314 Clement between 24th and 25th Avenue. “My wife and I had breakfast there most sundays, and we went by yesterday and it was closed up. I… Continue Reading
RichmondSFBlog reader Gideon alerted us to this story that ran on CBS News recently about an unwelcome parker in the outer Richmond District. It seems that Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club, located downtown on Kearny Street, utilizes a special mobile stripper… Continue Reading
Karen of the BoulevardNeighbors Yahoo! Group sent a note about her early morning encounter with two coyotes: This morning about 6:50am two coyotes were roaming on the 100 block of Funston greenway while a neighbor and I were walking our… Continue Reading