Author: Fay Abuelgasim

Chihuahuas Strut Stuff on Dolores Park Runway

May 2, 2011 | Dolores Park, Front Page, Topics, Video

After last week’s Hunky Jesus, a new winner has come to Dolores Park: The Chihuahua Costume...

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Hunky Jesus 2011 Rules Dolores Park

Apr 26, 2011 | Art, Front Page, Mobile, Today's Mission, Video

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence 32nd Annual Easter Celebration filled Dolores Park with...

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One $250,000 Jewelry Heist Later

Apr 4, 2011 | Front Page, Trouble

Local stores stay open, stay cool.

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The Mission Responds to the Crisis in Japan

Mar 18, 2011 | Front Page

From Bi-Rite to the Tomato Tart, Mission residents are responding to the crisis in Japan with what...

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New Play at Dance Mission Tackles Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Mar 4, 2011 | Art, Front Page

“The rhetoric of this war is different.” “Yes, this is a war on terrorism, which means it could be...

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Mission Arabs React to Uprisings at Home

Feb 17, 2011 | Front Page, Immigrant Life

From his shop in the Mission District, Samir Koury, the owner of Samiramis Imports, watches on his...

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♥♥♥ Heart Murmur @ Sally’s Nail Salon

Feb 9, 2011 | Special Projects, Topics

I don’t know how to describe love, but the only way I can truly appreciate love is the love between a mother and a child. Otherwise love sucks.

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Drugs and Dogs – It’s Summer in Dolores Park

Jan 27, 2011 | Dolores Park, Front Page, Mobile, Topics

Radios are blasting and the beers are out. No matter that it’s mid-week in January. Like the...

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Beating on 17th and Capp

Jan 26, 2011 | Today's Mission, Trouble

At approximately 7:30 p.m. police responded to a fight on 17th and Capp. The officer on scene,...

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Feta No More. Greek Store is Up For Sale after 70 years

Jan 21, 2011 | Business, Front Page

It might be time to go somewhere else for your feta cheese and olives. After 70 years at 2365...

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Mission Kids Talk About Dream Jobs

Jan 4, 2011 | Education, Front Page, Video

Kids from the Mission tell us what they want to be when they grow up.

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12 hours on 24th and Valencia

Dec 30, 2010 | Front Page, Photography

Mission Loc@l spent 12 hours on the corner of 24th and Valencia to see the many faces that go past the corner.

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First Time with First-Timers — Gingerbread Edition

Dec 22, 2010 | Food, Front Page, Video

Our own arts and culture photographer, Octavio Lopez Raygoza, makes gingerbread people for the first time ever.

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What Do You Do When the Shelter Closes?

Dec 19, 2010 | Front Page, Housing, Video

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Five Men Who Struggle

Dec 12, 2010 | Front Page, Trouble, Video

En Español This is the story of five men without a home. Music courtesy of Serphonic, “On...

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Time to Shop Somewhere Else: Delano’s Is Closed

Dec 6, 2010 | Business, Front Page

After months of speculation, Delano’s is closed.

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