Duc Loi’s Thanksgiving Day lunch will start at noon on Thursday. Amanda Ngo is still looking for volunteers – community members who are interested in helping out are asked to come by the market, located at 2200 Mission st., today.
In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, customers walking through the grocery on 18th and Mission streets may have taken note of a pleasantly unusual smell emanating from Duc Loi’s deli counter. The sweet, warm aroma certainly isn’t coming from the market’s usual Banh Mi sandwiches. “We are baking our famous apple cake that we make every year for Thanksgiving,” said...
Whole Foods shoppers can expect to see animal rights activists in stores across the country accusing the grocery chain of perpetuating animal cruelty and consumer fraud in the coming week, with protests expected to stretch far beyond Thanksgiving. This was the announcement made by Direct Action Everywhere, or DxE, in front of Whole Foods’ 2001 Market St. location on November 23. The international, grassroots...
On its second day, Gus’s Market on the corner of 17th and Harrison was already bustling. The amply proportioned warehouse, the third market in the Vardakastanis family, is stocked with the usual rows of colorful produce, meats, dairy and other staples as well as craft beers and a whole corner full of wines. It opened last Thursday. Lou Gonzalez, a...
Happy Holidays! The Mission Local crew is (mostly) out of the office, and we hope you’re catching some vacation time as well. For our Thanksgiving edition, we decided we would share some stories that our neighbors have written in the past. They’re not necessarily Thanksgiving stories (though some may inspire gratitude for the things many of us take for granted)...
A novelty check worth $10,000 was hoisted above the heads of four men on stage Tuesday night at the Castro Theater. The seats in front of them were full of Giants fans who had come to watch a film highlighting the victorious 2012 baseball season. But the check and cheering from the audience at this moment had nothing to do...
Can’t go home for the holiday and have no kitchen of your own? Your Thanksgiving doesn’t have to suck. There are places in the Mission serving traditional Thanksgiving dinners — and maybe even something extra-special to help you enjoy the holiday with or without your family. One is Luna Park, 694 Valencia St., which has enough space for a large...
Recently arrived students at Mission Education Center Elementary School sing, dress up like turkeys and learn America's quintessential myth. Click on the headline to read their stories.
