‘Women of the Resistance’ mural unveiled in Balmy Alley with weekend party (video)
Balmy Alley was one big party this Saturday, as the completion of the long-anticipated...
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Neighborhood Notes: 24 hour comic drawing competition and block parties
24 Hour Comics Day Mission Comics is hosting a 24-hour comic-drawing competition from Saturday at...
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In art-heavy Balmy Alley, a new mural comes to life (PHOTOS)
Take a walk down Balmy Alley — between 24th and 25th on one side, and Treat and Harrison on the...
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SF Mission Girls Prepare for Video Debut
Low riders, thumping beats, and curious bystanders set the scene for a music video filmed Saturday...
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Good Morning Mission! Always!
It is 10:50 a.m. but these photos were taken at earlier. It is now 55˚ and expected to rise to...
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Good Morning Mission! A Balmy Kind of Day
It is 10:26 a.m. and these photos were taken earlier. It is now 55˚ and expected to rise into the...
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Mission Nights with Daniel Mondragón
Photographer and recently-returned Mission native Daniel Mondragón, the contributor behind our new...
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Good Morning Mission! The Way to Fitness
It is 7:30 a.m., 60° and headed to a partially cloudy 68°. Details for the next ten days are here....
Read MoreMural Fades, But Message Remains (SFGate)
Here’s an article on how the last standing mural of the Placa mural series on Balmy Alley is being restored by two Bay Area artists. Over time, most of the murals faded or suffered water damage, and have been painted over...
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Longtime Shelter For Those With AIDS Has New Life
Before its closure in 2010, a house called “Marty’s Place” served as a private homeless shelter...
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La Historia del Cine New Mission
En la primera mitad del siglo XX, el cielo del atardecer sobre la calle Misión era de un increíble...
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After New Mission’s Dark Past, Back in the Lights
In the first half of the 20th century, the evening sky over Mission Street was a neon wonderland,...
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As Tourism Rises, So Do Mural Turf Clashes
The Mission’s status as a global tourism destination has never been more acutely...
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Eviction, Garage Sale, A Sense of Place
We walked by Galería de la Raza this morning and there was Artist Yolanda Lopez writing out...
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The Benevolence of Street Art
There they are — odd, stone-like hairless masks in piles at the BART Plaza on 24th Street. How...
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Una Galería al Aire Libre: Domingos con Precita Eyes
“La mejor manera de ver los murales de la Misión es a través de los craquelados parabrisas del...
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