http://missionlocal.org News From San Francisco's Mission District Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:36:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://missionlocal.org/2012/12/talking-cars-and-culture-with-roberto-hernandez-2/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/12/talking-cars-and-culture-with-roberto-hernandez-2/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:45:12 +0000 Alan Sanchez http://missionlocal.org/?p=219960 Roberto Hernandez, head of the San Francisco Lowrider Council, turned the ritual of Saturday night cruising on Mission Street into a statement of cultural identity. He is more than just a lowrider, however; he is also deeply involved with the community’s youth, teaching them about their Mayan ancestry through art and painting lowrider cars. Some of his students’ paintings are currently on exhibit in the show “Mundo Maya 12:12:12” at...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/12/talking-cars-and-culture-with-roberto-hernandez-2/feed/ 1 http://missionlocal.org/2012/09/a-little-mission-dolores-history-on-the-bold-italic/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/09/a-little-mission-dolores-history-on-the-bold-italic/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:00:10 +0000 Erik Neumann http://missionlocal.org/?p=200948 Misión San Francisco de Asís (aka Mission Dolores), was built by Ohlone Indians under the direction of the Franciscan Friars and held its first mass five days before the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Read on.]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/09/a-little-mission-dolores-history-on-the-bold-italic/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2012/07/mission-neighborhood-a-national-historic-place/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/07/mission-neighborhood-a-national-historic-place/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:00:35 +0000 Lisette Mejia http://missionlocal.org/?p=193980 The western side of the Mission Dolores neighborhood is $40,000 short of being nominated to the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district. ]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/07/mission-neighborhood-a-national-historic-place/feed/ 7 http://missionlocal.org/2012/05/odd-buildings-historic-church-turned-into-condos/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/05/odd-buildings-historic-church-turned-into-condos/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 14:00:22 +0000 Marta Franco http://missionlocal.org/?p=185283 After a long journey of false starts, a project is underway to build 13 condominiums of one- and two-bedroom units at 200 Dolores.]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/05/odd-buildings-historic-church-turned-into-condos/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2012/03/cleaning-up-gas-stations-legacy/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/03/cleaning-up-gas-stations-legacy/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:00:36 +0000 Noah Arroyo http://missionlocal.org/?p=174721 What the Mission District lacked in rich people, it made up for in gas stations. ]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/03/cleaning-up-gas-stations-legacy/feed/ 2 http://missionlocal.org/2012/03/mission-mural-carnaval-needs-community-support/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/03/mission-mural-carnaval-needs-community-support/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:30:58 +0000 Christy Khoshaba http://missionlocal.org/?p=174378 Back in November, Mission Local told the story of the iconic Mission mural “Carnaval.” Then people were talking of restoration; now it’s actually happening. “You’re making me work very hard,” joked Mauricio Aviles, a long-time Mission resident who is pushing for the return of the once-vibrant Mission mural. He says it’s always been a dream of his to restore the piece. Aviles has teamed with the mural’s lead artist, Daniel...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/03/mission-mural-carnaval-needs-community-support/feed/ 3 http://missionlocal.org/2012/03/from-mission-mogul-to-chinatown-businessman/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/03/from-mission-mogul-to-chinatown-businessman/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:19:20 +0000 Kate Elston http://missionlocal.org/?p=170891 Another in our series on odd buildings. This one connects to every period of San Francisco's economic history. ]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/03/from-mission-mogul-to-chinatown-businessman/feed/ 5 http://missionlocal.org/2012/02/pieces-of-an-historical-mural-re-appear/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/02/pieces-of-an-historical-mural-re-appear/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:17:49 +0000 Noah Arroyo http://missionlocal.org/?p=166110 Artist Russell Howze isn’t sure how they got to Cell Space, but five more pieces of a historic mural series appeared at the art collective on Monday and will be turned over to its caretakers. Howze said that when he arrived at Cell Space, at 2050 Bryant St., the pieces were in a back room. Mission Loc@l wrote about the murals in the summer of 2010, after a few pieces...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/02/pieces-of-an-historical-mural-re-appear/feed/ 1 http://missionlocal.org/2011/12/odd-buildings-a-hidden-charity-on-23rd-street/ http://missionlocal.org/2011/12/odd-buildings-a-hidden-charity-on-23rd-street/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:16:15 +0000 Jamie Goldberg http://missionlocal.org/?p=160366 A legacy of the commune named Kaliflower.]]> http://missionlocal.org/2011/12/odd-buildings-a-hidden-charity-on-23rd-street/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2011/08/former-synagogue-on-19th-street-houses-creators/ http://missionlocal.org/2011/08/former-synagogue-on-19th-street-houses-creators/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:02:29 +0000 Janis Lewin http://missionlocal.org/?p=131454 We’ve all seen the Star of David while walking south on Lapidge toward 3535 19th Street, which was once Temple B’nai David. It closed in 1978, but the building remains, now a wonderfully elegant suite of apartments inhabited by artists and other creators.]]> http://missionlocal.org/2011/08/former-synagogue-on-19th-street-houses-creators/feed/ 1