Lilac Alley

It’s 7 a.m., 51° and headed to 63°. Details for the next 10 days are here.

James Beard Semi-finalists. The Mission semi-finalists include Trick Dog for its outstanding bar program and Foreign Cinema for outstanding restaurant. See the full list at The Bold Italic.

The Mission’s food incubator. There is nothing quite like La Cocina in the Mission, which we have profiled as a food lab. SF Gate brings us up on the latest chefs it has nurtured. 

Surviving Leukemia. Artist Martha Rodriguez, who has her studio above the Coffee Bar, writes on her blog about rediscovering life after cancer. Glad you made it through that journey.

The Everlasting Love Artist Co-op.
The Everlasting Love Artist Co-op.

The answer to yesterday’s cred question: What craft shop’s inventory is made made mostly within a six-block radius of the shop?

Everlasting Love Artist Co-Op at 3047 24th Street (Entrance on Treat.)

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