What will we have lost if we turn a blind eye to the neglect of SF’s world-renowned Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park? What used to be a pristine, well-cared-for example of horticultural exquisiteness and has become a shabby, clear cut, dried up spectacle of itself.
The garments that come into Lindsey Hansen’s hands need refurbishing for a variety of reasons. They’re either worn out, ripped or simply out of style.
I’d like to submit a 600-word piece harking back to the Summer of Love, “What a Time To Be Alive,” recounting an amusing vignette about Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix and the all-but-forgotten perhaps little-known origin of the Janis tree.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors Approves Plans by Brookfield Properties to Transform Stonestown Galleria from a Retail Center to Town Center with 3,500 New Homes
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The San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA), in coordination with the SFMTA and the San Francisco Planning Department, is studying a potential new rail subway under Geary Boulevard and 19th Avenue, as part of the Geary/19th Avenue Subway Regional Connections Study.
Recently, five supervisors, led by D4 Supervisor Joel Engardio and working in partnership with the Great Highway Park and the Bike Coalition, blindsided the taxpaying residents of D4 and D1 with a shocking ballot initiative to close down the Upper Great Highway (UGH) without any input from those who will be negatively affected by such an action.
The documentary “Diane Warren: Relentless” by director Bess Kargman delves into songwriter Diane Warren’s complex persona, capturing her enigmatic nature, relentless work ethic, and personal dichotomies. The film showcases Warren’s unwavering self-belief, her chaotic creative process and her journey to becoming a commercially successful and influential songwriter.
The recent article about the 1234 Great Highway senior housing project doesn’t accurately define the facility or its function. There will be at least 100 of the units set aside for formerly unhoused homeless people.
My latest favorite is Tzatziki, a Greek sauce made with cucumber, yogurt and fresh herbs. It works well as a sandwich base – a welcome change to mayonnaise – and it makes great dip for chips, crackers, bread sticks and vegetables.
Vibrant teal walls just west of Park Presidio Boulevard on Clement Street lies a cafe creating a unique blend of flavors derived from the Asian heritage and Northern California upbringing of the chefs involved. Those familiar with the Richmond District, know those teal walls are home to Breadbelly.
The future of the Upper Great Highway will be on the ballot this November. It has served as a part-time park with the road closed to traffic on weekends the past few years. Now, voters will determine if the City should plan for the Upper Great Highway to become a permanent oceanside park.
Comparison photos of Pacheco Street at 19th Avenue 87 years apart.
Plans for 216 new residential units to house low-income senior citizens are moving forward and a team of architects has been selected to design a seven-story building between La Playa Street and Great Highway at Lincoln Way.
A new word search puzzle by Jess Goldstein, the creator of the Richmond crossword puzzle.
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