Neighborhood Notes: Fourth of July weekend, bike tour, and an art gallery
A failure to launch (thanks COVID-19!) As you probably already know, Fourth of July will not go...
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Valencia Street
Some businesses on Valencia Street embrace SF’s opening — costs keep others tentative, or shut
On June 15, the day indoor retail relaunched in the city, some stores on Valencia Street lit up...
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Cannabis is coming to Valencia Street
The shops and restaurants on Valencia Street might be getting a new neighbor. A project, dubbed...
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Hundreds march through Mission in latest action against police brutality
Hundreds of protesters in San Francisco came out to the Mission today in support of a series of...
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Valencia Street’s quirky, independent businesses hit hard by COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic may now count Valencia Street’s quirkiness among its victims. After 22...
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As businesses shutter and scramble for survival, city says curbside pick-up may be allowed as early as May 18
Local storefront pick-up in San Francisco will expand as early as May 18 to include bookstores,...
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Apocalypse Chic: Valencia Street businesses board up their windows
As if the past week hasn’t felt apocalyptic enough, dormant businesses along Valencia Street and...
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The Crepe House on Valencia Street to shutter: Coronavirus ‘the last nail in the coffin’
Not everything can be blamed on the coronavirus — but it was, indeed, “the last nail in the...
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Sliver Sprocket, punk rock indie comic ‘Disneyland,’ opens on Valencia Street
Over the last 13 years, Silver Sprocket, a San Francisco-based indie comics publisher, has had...
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Burger Joint on Valencia Street won’t return — shop closes after 25 Years
After 25 years at Valencia and 19th, Burger Joint last month flipped its last patty. Owner and...
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Faces of the Mission
Dj Bobby A. and Mazzi. Coşkun Çağlayan, at Revolution Cafe. Wilbur Ramirez. Andrea Paz,...
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SFPD investigating bizarre hit-and-run on 15th and Valencia — man dragged by truck is hit by car
In a troubling Tuesday rush-hour incident, a man being dragged by a speeding truck collided with...
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Xanath ice cream owner offering $2,000 reward following ‘acid’ vandalism
The owner of a longtime Mission ice cream shop, Xanath, is offering a $2,000 reward for...
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Yasmin, new Middle Eastern eatery, set to open at former Ali Baba’s Cave site this month
Eltawil said he and his family prepare ingredients daily and aim to be as hospitable as possible to their patrons. Eltawil said he tries to keep customers happy, even if it slims down his profit.
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State of Flux launches on Valencia — a new store from the creators of Faze
Faze, the longtime men’s clothing store at 3236 21st St., closed its doors Oct. 1. But the same...
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