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Two metal utility covers on a concrete sidewalk, one inscribed with graffiti, with parts of two shoes visible at the bottom corners of the image.

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Being Anticolonial

by Walter Mackins July 12, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 1, 2026, 3:15 pm

Children use scissors, pencils, and fabric pieces to create colorful felt art projects on a table covered with crafting tools and materials.

Excelsior Buzz: Jerry Day returns to the Excelsior Aug. 1

by Xueer Lu July 10, 2026, 12:00 pmJuly 10, 2026, 10:38 am

A worn beige door with an oval glass window is set in a peach-colored wall beside a Skittles advertisement poster.

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When One Door Closes

by Walter Mackins July 4, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 2, 2026, 5:43 pm

A geometric patterned quilt with pink, blue, and green diamonds is displayed in front of a colorful graffiti-covered wall.

Excelsior Buzz: City Made Quilts to open on Geneva Avenue in August

by Xueer Lu June 23, 2026, 12:00 pmJune 23, 2026, 11:34 am

A steep urban street lined with parked cars on both sides, suburban houses, power lines, and trees under a partly cloudy sky.

Excelsior Buzz: a new arcade is on its way to the neighborhood

by Xueer Lu June 10, 2026, 12:00 pmJune 11, 2026, 12:07 pm

A memorial site with framed photos, flowers, and small rocks honors a young person; several people are seated in the background.

Families and friends remember Lenin Homer Silva, teen who died in I-80 car crash

by Xueer Lu June 10, 2026, 8:00 amJune 11, 2026, 12:15 pm

People We Meet: Frank Maldonado, the boxing coach

by Xueer Lu June 6, 2026, 5:00 amJune 9, 2026, 12:05 pm

A man stands smiling in a comic book shop, surrounded by comic books, posters, and shelves filled with various merchandise.

Mission: Comics and Arts expands to the Excelsior

by Xueer Lu May 26, 2026, 3:04 pmMay 28, 2026, 11:57 am

A man in a gray hoodie and beanie stands outside, holding up a booklet titled "EVER UPWARD" with several photos on its cover. A building with Arabic writing is visible in the background.

People We Meet: Jeff Murray documents the Excelsior, in film

by Xueer Lu May 23, 2026, 5:00 amMay 22, 2026, 6:20 pm

A plastic skeleton is seated in the driver's seat of a beige car parked on a sunny city street.

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Really old Volvo

by Joe Eskenazi May 16, 2026, 6:00 amMay 15, 2026, 5:10 pm

Two women stand at a wooden bar inside a dimly lit room with red decor and an American flag on the wall.

My Excelsior: Julie Clima and Leila Moylett ran a men’s-only social club for decades

by Xueer Lu May 16, 2026, 5:00 amMay 18, 2026, 11:15 am

An older woman in a blue vest and pink shirt holds a microphone and speaks, with another person seated in the background.

Singin’ in the stacks: Karaoke night at the Excelsior public library

by Xueer Lu May 15, 2026, 5:00 amMay 14, 2026, 11:11 am

Excelsior Buzz: Sign up for a tour of your neighbors’ gardens

by Xueer Lu May 12, 2026, 12:00 pmMay 12, 2026, 11:25 am

People celebrate outdoors by throwing colored powder in the street; children and adults are covered in color, with buildings and a speed limit sign in the background.

Excelsior Buzz: a Sunday filled with celebrations

by Xueer Lu April 28, 2026, 2:39 pmApril 30, 2026, 9:42 am

A modern four-story apartment building on a street corner with people gathered at the entrance and cars parked along the curb.

Will they ever finish building 4805 Mission in the Excelsior?

by Xueer Lu April 18, 2026, 5:00 amApril 21, 2026, 11:42 am

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