If you haven’t yet visited the Park Life store and gallery, Saturday’s sidewalk sale is a good excuse. The store is known for their excellent inventory of art and design books, zines, photography books and other general interest titles. At… Continue Reading
About a month ago, Richmond District artist Jay Mercado held an open studio of his donut work. Yes, you read that right, donuts. The paintings are absolutely delightful. He published some pics on his blog of “donut art fans” who… Continue Reading
Millwright Cottage in Golden Gate Park (far right). If you were out at Sunday Streets recently or like to wander Golden Gate Park, you’ve likely come across the South Windmill that is being restored at the west end of the… Continue Reading
Last Wednesday, the Geary Boulevard Merchants Association held their 63rd annual Awards Luncheon at the Cathedral Hill Hotel. It was a star-studded affair by city standards, drawing current California Attorney General and rumored gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown, who gave the… Continue Reading
[Reprinted from The Richmond Police Station Newsletter of September 18, 2009. To be added to the station’s mailing list, email sfpd.richmond.station@sfgov.org or visit their website.] CAPTAIN RICHARD CORREIA’S MESSAGE A person came to the Station’s the other evening to make… Continue Reading
Woody LaBounty, local historian and founder of the Western Neighborhoods Project, has a new book coming out about one of the quirkiest communities ever to occupy San Francisco. In the mid-1890s, San Francisco transit companies started selling surplus horse cars… Continue Reading
Leslie, the owner of Frankenart Mart gallery at 515 Balboa, recently debuted the 38 Geary bus sculpture that she built for Supervisor Eric Mar. Not only does the piece pay homage to one of our most beloved and maligned bus… Continue Reading
This Wednesday night, September 23rd, from 6 – 7:30pm, the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park will host “Coffee from Paradise”. Join Pualani, Kaipo, and Maile Daniels, co-owners of Triangle J’s4 Coffee on the slopes of Hualalai in Kona,… Continue Reading