Valencia St. business owner doubles down on selling copper crafts
When Andrea Paz Vargas arrived in the Bay Area almost 10 years ago, she worked three different...
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San Francycle, one of two new bike shops to open on Valencia Street
San Francycle, a bicycle apparel shop, opened last weekend on Valencia Street, leaving the...
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After 14 years, SF’s Little Paper Planes to close
Little Paper Planes, among the most “Instagrammable” boutiques on Valencia Street, will be closed...
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Filipino-fusion food truck wins appeal to return to Mission corner
A food truck serving the Filipino version of tacos, burritos and fries smothered in nacho-like...
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New idea in SF? Manny’s, a bar for civic engagement at 16th and Valencia
Manny Yekutiel has done a lot of politics in his 28 years. He’s raised funds for the American...
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Neighborhood Notes: Valencia Street dryer fire, Mission Crit, and Equipto’s Timeless Cypher
Dryer Fire on Valencia St. A one-alarm fire caused by a couple of dryers at a laundromat near 19th...
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Permanent lemonade stand coming to Valencia St.
Young entrepreneurs, beware: by June, Valencia Street will be getting a permanent lemonade stand...
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Lyft moving pickups off parts of Valencia Street
Update (12:10 p.m.): Lyft confirmed Friday morning that the geofenced area does indeed span more...
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Calls to boycott Phoenix Pub after owner fires seven female employees
Signs have gone up in the Mission urging patrons to boycott the Phoenix Irish Pub on Valencia...
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A Mexican grandmother’s dream fulfilled on Valencia Street
The three-month-old shop DCopper, at 1017 Valencia St., has its roots in Santa Clara del Cobre,...
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SF businesses continue to weigh their involvement with Four Barrel
Last Thursday, Grand Coffee owner Nabeel Silmi purchased an order of 60 pounds of roasted coffee...
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Farina’s SF restaurant empire collapses
The Farina restaurant group seems to have collapsed. The second of two restaurants in the company...
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Neighborhood Notes: MAPP, cookies, bikes, coffee, oh my!
Prefer to listen? It’s on our podcast — or right here. MAPP is this weekend! The...
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Healthy Spirits brings craft spirits to Valencia Street
When Rami Barqawi opened his first Healthy Spirits store in the Castro in 1998, he never thought...
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SF pivots: Costly, time-consuming Muni fix is now being done free
Shift astounds city supervisor: “They don’t know what the fuck is going on with their...
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SF legislator to Uber, Lyft: Get out of the bike lane
San Francisco District 9 supervisor Hillary Ronen sent a letter to ride-hailing giants Uber and...
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