Cesar Chavez (3.31. 27 – 4.23.93)

Mar 31, 2015 | Featured, Front Page, Local History, Mobile, Today's Mission

It’s hard to know how to honor Cesar Chavez, who was born 88 years ago today. So many people...

Marshall Elementary Celebrates 100 Years

Jan 24, 2015 | Education, Elementary Schools, Featured, Front Page, Local History, Mobile, Photography, Today's Mission

With elected officials, former and current teachers and some 265 students and many parents,...

Where Does the Mission District End?

Dec 3, 2014 | Featured, Front Page, Local History, Mobile, The Mission Wakes Up, Today's Mission

Let me narrow that question. Most on my mind these days is the Mission’s eastern boundary. The...

Friends and Family Celebrate Sandy Cuadra

Oct 31, 2014 | Featured, Front Page, Local History, Mobile, Today's Mission

Frisco’s Finest lowriders lined up outside St. Peter’s Church Wednesday as friends and family of...

Original Artists Reunite at Carnaval Mural

Oct 15, 2014 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Local History, Mobile, Photography, SNAPS, Today's Mission

The photographer Lou Dematteis, who took the original photograhs of the 1979 Carnaval, which...

Library Helps Latinos and Others Digitize History

Oct 15, 2014 | Featured, Front Page, Local History, Mobile, Photography, Today's Mission

On Saturday afternoon, Susan Goldstein, the City of San Francisco’s archivist, could be found in...

The Mystery of the Lost Latino Pop Stars

Sep 22, 2014 | Business, Featured, Front Page, Local History, Mission Street, Mobile, Today's Mission

A little bit of Shakira, Ricky Martin, Celia Cruz, Vicente Fernandez and other icons of Latin pop...

Preserving San Francisco’s Latino Voices

Aug 26, 2014 | Featured, Front Page, Local History, Mobile, Today's Mission

If San Francisco city planners had known more about the former thriving North Beach Latino...

Mission History Map

Aug 7, 2014 | AP, Featured, Front Page, Local History, Mobile, Today's Mission

There’s a ton more history in the Mission and we’ll be adding new maps as the summer...

R-Rated and Ephemeral: Spinning LGBT History

Jul 18, 2014 | Featured, Front Page, Local History, Mobile, Today's Mission

It was San Francisco’s last Latino-owned gay bar—open from 1981 to 2014, featured on HBO’s...

For Some, SF Latino History Began With Irish Songs

Jun 18, 2014 | Featured, Front Page, Local History, Mobile, Today's Mission

As a boy, Francisco Camplis acquired a repertoire of songs that would have served him well in...

Know Your Mission Art History

Jun 11, 2014 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Local History, Mobile, Today's Mission

Your guide to the Mission District’s art history. SEE IN THE LARGER PDF. If you have tales...

Iconic Mural at Bank of America Turns 40

Jun 6, 2014 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Local History, Mobile, Today's Mission

“Our sweat and our blood have fallen on this land to make other men rich.” If politics makes...

Up Until the 1970s, Muni Had Competition

Jun 4, 2014 | Featured, Front Page, Local History, Mobile, Today's Mission, Transportation

Few would suspect that La Argentina Gift Shop, an odd sliver of a store at 3250 24th Street, is...

It’s Official! 24th Street District is Calle 24

May 23, 2014 | 24th Street, Featured, Front Page, Local History, Mobile, Photography, Today's Mission

Mission District leaders and downtown officials inaugurated the Calle 24 District today at...

Remembering Fantasy Records in the Mission

May 13, 2014 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Local History, Mobile, Today's Mission

This house on Capp Street seems just like many others in the Mission – a two-story, squeezed...

Local History

Cesar Chavez (3.31. 27 – 4.23.93)

Marshall Elementary Celebrates 100 Years

Where Does the Mission District End?

Friends and Family Celebrate Sandy Cuadra

Original Artists Reunite at Carnaval Mural

Library Helps Latinos and Others Digitize History

The Mystery of the Lost Latino Pop Stars

Preserving San Francisco’s Latino Voices

Mission History Map

R-Rated and Ephemeral: Spinning LGBT History

For Some, SF Latino History Began With Irish Songs

Know Your Mission Art History

Iconic Mural at Bank of America Turns 40

Up Until the 1970s, Muni Had Competition

It’s Official! 24th Street District is Calle 24

Remembering Fantasy Records in the Mission

What To Do

Little Mission Studio: Little Mission Singers & Jam Band: Holiday Concert

The Knockout: Ancient Mariner (Ultimate Iron Maiden Tribute) – Happy Hour Show

Slim’s: Amber Liu, Justin Park – Gone Rogue Tour

The Knockout: The Re-Volts, The Swells, Sick Pigeon, and Self-Inflicted Wounds

Brick & Mortar Music Hall: Chum – A Tribute to Phish