http://missionlocal.org News From San Francisco's Mission District Fri, 24 May 2013 14:31:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://missionlocal.org/2013/04/arsenal-abrira-espacio-para-la-comunidad/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/04/arsenal-abrira-espacio-para-la-comunidad/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:40:21 +0000 Marta Franco http://missionlocal.org/?p=230987 El Centro Comunitario del Arsenal celebrará eventos educativos, artísticos y públicos así como funciones privadas puesto que la ciudad le ha otorgado un permiso de recreación que le permitirá al propietario del conocido edificio de ladrillo rojo expandir el entretenimiento para familias El director detrás del proyecto es Peter Acworth, propietario del histórico edificio en la Misión y fundador de Kink.com, una compañía de Internet que produce contenido BDSM para...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/04/arsenal-abrira-espacio-para-la-comunidad/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2013/04/armory-to-open-space-for-community/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/04/armory-to-open-space-for-community/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:15:40 +0000 Marta Franco http://missionlocal.org/?p=230219 The Armory Community Center is poised to host public sports, art and educational events, as well as private functions, now that the city has granted a recreation permit allowing the owner of the landmark brick structure to expand its G-rated family fare. The driver behind the project is Peter Acworth, owner of the historic Mission building and founder of Kink.com, an Internet company that produces BDSM-themed (dominant and submissive sexual role-playing...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/04/armory-to-open-space-for-community/feed/ 5 http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/the-sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence-clean-dolores-park/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/the-sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence-clean-dolores-park/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 13:45:45 +0000 Marta Franco http://missionlocal.org/?p=229643 The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a local LGBT organization, led Dolores Park Works and volunteers in cleaning up Dolores Park one day before the group’s annual Easter celebration in the park, featuring the famous Hunky Jesus Contest. Despite predictions of rain, the sun showed up after just a few drops. For a couple of hours the group took away trash, cigarette butts, bottle caps and paper in preparation for Sunday’s...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/the-sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence-clean-dolores-park/feed/ 3 http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/60-segundos-la-mision-reflexiona-sobre-el-nuevo-papa/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/60-segundos-la-mision-reflexiona-sobre-el-nuevo-papa/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:53:17 +0000 Marta Franco http://missionlocal.org/?p=228349 Mission Local habló con algunos residentes sobre las expectativas que tienen del recién seleccionado papa Jorge Mario Bergoglio, nombrado Papa Francis I de la Iglesia Católica Romana el pasado miércoles.]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/60-segundos-la-mision-reflexiona-sobre-el-nuevo-papa/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/la-mision-celebra-el-ano-nuevo-azteca-y-llora-la-perdida-de-un-joven/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/la-mision-celebra-el-ano-nuevo-azteca-y-llora-la-perdida-de-un-joven/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:47:52 +0000 Marta Franco http://missionlocal.org/?p=228334 La ancestral celebración azteca del año nuevo mexica Ce Calli de este año realizada en el campus de la Misión de la Universidad Comunitaria de San Francisco (CCSF, por sus siglas en inglés) fue un tanto agridulce. El evento anual conmemoró a Ernesto Xe YeiKoátl, el hijo de Mazatzin Acosta, intérprete del calendario azteca y uno de los principales organizadores del evento. El estudiante del CCSF de 23 años de...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/la-mision-celebra-el-ano-nuevo-azteca-y-llora-la-perdida-de-un-joven/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/the-mission-celebrates-the-aztec-new-year-and-mourns-a-loss/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/the-mission-celebrates-the-aztec-new-year-and-mourns-a-loss/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:21:25 +0000 Marta Franco http://missionlocal.org/?p=228210 The ancient Aztec celebration of “Mexika New Year Ce Calli (One House)” at City College of San Francisco’s Mission campus was a bittersweet occasion this year. The annual event memorialized Ernesto Xe YeiKoatl, the son of Aztec calendar interpreter Mazatzin Acosta, one of the main organizers of the event. The 23-year-old CCSF student and worker at a Whole Foods store was shot in February near Hayes and Webster streets in...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/the-mission-celebrates-the-aztec-new-year-and-mourns-a-loss/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/60-seconds-missionites-ponder-new-popes-agenda/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/60-seconds-missionites-ponder-new-popes-agenda/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:45:56 +0000 Marta Franco http://missionlocal.org/?p=228268 Mission Local spoke with residents about their expectations for and thoughts on the newly elected pope. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was named Pope Francis I of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday.]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/60-seconds-missionites-ponder-new-popes-agenda/feed/ 1 http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/snap-blue-yellow/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/snap-blue-yellow/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:00:26 +0000 Marta Franco http://missionlocal.org/?p=227331 ]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/snap-blue-yellow/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/snap-family-biking/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/snap-family-biking/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:00:03 +0000 Marta Franco http://missionlocal.org/?p=227325 Sunny mornings on Valencia St.]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/snap-family-biking/feed/ 1 http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/snap-two-carts/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/snap-two-carts/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:00:13 +0000 Marta Franco http://missionlocal.org/?p=227336 ]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/snap-two-carts/feed/ 0