Mission Rentals Decline, Prices Increase Slowly
It is no surprise for apartment hunters in the Mission, or in the rest of the city for that matter, that there are fewer rentals available. What is surprising is that rents are going up at a slower...
View ArticleSNAP: A Mission Sunset Graced With Classical Music
The Mission viewed with a classical touch. Mysteriously an old Story and Clark upright piano appeared on the top of Bernal Hill. Then 175 people or so gathered. …And then if you can believe it,...
View ArticleTasting Memories at Old Jerusalem
Twenty years ago Ahmad Nasser arrived from Ramallah. He quickly fell in love with San Francisco but still longed for the flavors of home. Of course, there were Middle Eastern restaurants in San...
View ArticleEl Sabor de los Recuerdos en Old Jerusalem
Hace veinte años Ahmad Nasser llegó desde Ramallah. Se enamoró de San Francisco rápidamente aunque no dejaba de extrañar los sabores de casa. Por supuesto que hay restaurantes del Medio Oriente en San...
View ArticleHefty Grace and Precision
A couple tons of steel guided with the precision of a surgeon uncovers the Mission’s sandy past.
View ArticleGreen Before Its Time
Jim Tyler, also known as the Reed Organ Man, has just put the finishing touches on an Aeolian style 1500 player reed organ. Jim has been restoring antique reed organs for a lifetime and has lived on...
View ArticleFun Names Serious Food
Today the suspense of wondering just what Indian Street Food ended. I stopped for lunch at Curry Up Now. The decor is casual and welcoming but looks aren’t enough to duke it out with Valencia...
View ArticleCelebrating the Life of Ruth Asawa
Ruth Asawa was one of the Bay Area’s leading artists and founder of Ruth’s Table a community art center located at Bethany Center on Capp and 21st streets. Ruth died this year at the age of 87 but...
View ArticleDía de los Muertos in Photos
Hundreds of people gathered for the annual Día de los Muertos celebration Saturday. A protest against evictions took place at the same time as the procession.
View ArticleSNAP: A Mission Sunset Graced With Classical Music
The Mission viewed with a classical touch. Mysteriously an old Story and Clark upright piano appeared on the top of Bernal Hill. Then 175 people or so gathered. …And then if you can believe it,...
View ArticleTasting Memories at Old Jerusalem
Twenty years ago Ahmad Nasser arrived from Ramallah. He quickly fell in love with San Francisco but still longed for the flavors of home. Of course, there were Middle Eastern restaurants in San...
View ArticleEl Sabor de los Recuerdos en Old Jerusalem
Hace veinte años Ahmad Nasser llegó desde Ramallah. Se enamoró de San Francisco rápidamente aunque no dejaba de extrañar los sabores de casa. Por supuesto que hay restaurantes del Medio Oriente en San...
View ArticleHefty Grace and Precision
A couple tons of steel guided with the precision of a surgeon uncovers the Mission’s sandy past.
View ArticleGreen Before Its Time
Jim Tyler, also known as the Reed Organ Man, has just put the finishing touches on an Aeolian style 1500 player reed organ. Jim has been restoring antique reed organs for a lifetime and has lived on...
View ArticleFun Names Serious Food
Today the suspense of wondering just what Indian Street Food ended. I stopped for lunch at Curry Up Now. The decor is casual and welcoming but looks aren’t enough to duke it out with Valencia...
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