From across the street, The Bitter End looks like the type of dive bar you go to when you lose your job, or better yet, when you lose your marriage, and “Dear Doctor” by The Rolling Stones doesn’t quite cure the pain anymore.
Having mastered his first magic trick at the age of 5, San Francisco native Joe Pon has devoted his entire life to the art of illusion. After opening Misdirections Magic Shop in the Inner Sunset, Pon and his store have become a cornerstone of the Bay Area’s magic community.
After decades of historical film he shot sat untouched in his basement, Richmond District resident Rev. Harry Chuck, with the help of his son filmmaker Josh Chuck, who lives in the Sunset District, is finally ready to show it to the world in the new documentary “Chinatown Rising” at the 4 Star Theater.
Comparison of Abraham Lincoln High School 72 years apart.
Recent police activity in the Sunset District.
As I write this column, the first half of 2023 is just about over. Each year has its own challenges and this year we have been dealing with rising inflation, higher interest rates, a volatile stock market and the seemingly never-ending battle with crime, homelessness and drugs in San Francisco. So where is the real estate market at?
If you’ve ever been to Paris, you likely walked down tree-lined streets and enjoyed the quaint sidewalk cafes. If you noticed six-story apartment buildings throughout the city, you probably didn’t leave Paris thinking it was a terrible place because of housing density. The wonderful ground-floor bistros were memorable, not the building height.
Alex J. Sinclair, owner of the Sunset District’s charming, old-fashioned shop, Willow on the Green, which specializes is artisanal foods from the British Isles, has packed a lot of things into his 40-year-old life, before this latest passion project.
Changes proposed for new housing throughout the City could have a big impact on the west side if SF Mayor London Breed’s plan for “streamlining” the process to replace single-family homes with multi-unit buildings is approved.
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side. July, 2023.
Once Roe vs. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in 2022, documentary director and producer Tracy Droz Tragos felt an urgency to complete her latest film, “Plan C,” which follows the grassroots organization, Plan C, as they fight to expand knowledge of and access to the abortion pill in the U.S.
One of Murphy Windmill’s more eccentric stories is that of local daredevil Velma Tilden, whose prior stunts included making a mock-ermine coat out of Himalayan rabbit fur and riding a water walker across the San Francisco Bay.
On Thursday, June 22, at approximately 2:39 a.m., San Francisco police officers from Richmond Station were dispatched to a residence on the 700 block of 31st Avenue for a report of an aggravated assault in progress.
Comparison photos of Clement Street and Sixth Avenue 114 years apart.
In the clustered streets of Singapore, a teenage Madeleine Lim runs an illegal LGBTQ+ rights organization. Her underground community organizing constantly places her in danger with the government which censors her films that depict the lives of individuals in the LGBTQ+ spectrum. So, when she begins her life in the United States, her mission becomes clear – calling for queer communities to gain full voice in the realm of film.
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