Rent Hikes May Write Final Chapter on Bookstores
Rising rents may soon write the final chapter in the story of two vintage bookstores after more than 20 years of book sales on 16th Street. By year’s end the landmark shops, Adobe Books and...
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Room 4 to Close
You may have noticed that everything is half off at Room 4, the small vintage shop on Valencia and 20th streets. That’s because owner David Marks will be closing the store’s doors for good on...
Garden Store for Urban Growers and Nonprofits
Roots, a garden store that specializes in plants that require minimal water, sunlight and attention, opens today at 425 South Van Ness, between 15th and 16th streets. “We cater to people who don’t have yards,”...
Video Stores Try to Beat the Odds
Still, another one in the neighborhood will close.
StreetScience: Mission Ice Cream and Why It’s All Straus
This summer, 1,800 gallons of ice cream base are leaving Straus Dairy every week — most of it bound for the Mission District. En Español
My Mission: Eskender Aseged, Chef
And so I threw parties. Fifteen years ago I was throwing one a month. Ten years ago I was throwing one a week. Then, six years ago, I opened my own restaurant.
Business Sense on Valencia St.
Valencia's niche expectations.
Chiu Reins in “Bureaucracy Gone Wild”
Fees that don't bring in any revenue, and the city takes over a community garden. En Español
