On Saturday October 15, dozens of cardboard warriors assembled on the plains of Dolores Park to do battle at the fourth annual Box Wars.
Ryan Loughlin
The Mission District has always been Ryan Loughlin’s favorite neighborhood in the City. The tacos of La Taqueria remind him of the food that his host mother used to cook when he was living in Guanajuato, Mexico. As a crime reporter he is getting to know the other side of the area. No, he is not scared (yet). On the contrary, he wants to learn more about all the community organizations that work with kids to keep them off the streets.
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So when the cardboard is rounded up to recycle, do people remove the duct tape or does laziness set in?
Do people then retire to the Fatted Pig cafe for grilled cheese and bacon sandwiches, pork belly stew and kombucha cocktails?