Merchants along Valencia Street have once again organized a holiday cookie crawl down the street, and are offering holiday deals as well as sweet treats on Saturday, Dec 3. Proceeds from cookie sales will go to 826 Valencia. Here’s a list of participating businesses and what they have in store for holiday shoppers: Dijital Fix Mission Bicycle Co. – Free gift...
The Mission is full of opportunities to get into the holiday spirit, whether it’s through theater, dance, and art or just by getting your holiday shopping done – here’s an updated list of the events that remain: Mittens and Mistletoe opens December 18 at Dance Mission Theater. The show is a lighthearted circus-inspired program featuring everything from clowns to juggling to...
Take one traditional nativity story. Swap Bethlehem for San Francisco, add two parts devil and henchman, one choir, a dash of Latin rhythm, and top with one piñata. Let the mixture mature, then enjoy one saucy, political holiday performance called La Posarela (a mashup of la posada and la pastorela, both traditional nativity stories). Both script writer Carlos Barón, who plays...
The Christmas countdown has begun. But where to find something for grandma with her taste for indie clothing design? How about cousin Ed who likes single origin coffee? Your niece Fantasia who wants a little known punk band on vinyl? A new bike basket for your fixie? Any or all of those things can be found along Valencia Street and tonight the Valencia...
The omnipresent forces of parking control are blind to the holidays, so, even though your four-day weekend has you in a haze of giddy glee, it’s business as usual for our friends at the SF Department of Parking and Traffic. Parking enforcement officers hand out upwards of $250,000 worth of citations per day in San Francisco, and long weekends are traditionally...
It’s said that the holiday season is about peace on earth and good will to men, but the holidays wouldn’t be the holidays without food. We here at Mission Local want to help you stuff yourself with tasty comestibles and impress your visiting family members with local treats, so we prepared this guide to some holiday eats in the Mission....
In a city where dogs outnumber babies, it’s vital to know where to find the perfect gift for the pet-lover in your life. Luckily for you, we found three spots in the Mission to check out! (Music: “Dobur Vecher” by The Underscore Orkestra)
Curious what to offer the technically inclined in your family? Well, be they movie lover, gadgethound or hardcore gamer, the Mission’s got you covered.
Mission Loc@l reporters checked out stores in the neighborhood, searching for the best gifts for that special someone on your list. Here’s the first part of our shopping guide.
If you think you’re going catch great holiday sales in the Mission after Thanksgiving, here’s what Mission retail stores have to say about that: Those are for department stores. “We almost never have sales,” said Ginno Bergunio, store manager for Self Edge clothing at 714 Valencia St. Last year was the first time they had a 10 percent Black Friday...
