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Richmond Resident Is Wrapping Up Her Huge Christmas Collection
Richmond District resident Katherine Howard has been collecting Christmas ornaments since 1983. She now has so many ornaments – numbering in the “many thousands” – that she starts decorating her apartment in September and continues through the Christmas season.
Capturing the Richmond in Watercolors
As an artist, Galante notices the neighborhood’s nuances – architectural designs, brightly colored homes, the blanket of fog and the sunsets.
Police Blotter – Richmond District, December 2019
Police activity in the Richmond District, December, 2019.
Kabuto Restaurant Serves Up Fresh Fish as Culinary Works of Art
The Richmond District’s Kabuto Restaurant has been serving Japanese food to Bay Area residents since 1982. Current owner Eric Cho, who came to the United States from Korea in 1987 to study, purchased the restaurant in 2005 when the original owners retired.
Fire Displaces Residents, Five Businesses at Geary and 18th
The cause of a fire that shut down five businesses and displaced residents at the intersection of Geary Boulevard and 18th Avenue was unintentional, according to an incident report from the San Francisco Fire Department.
Historical Photo – Addressing the ‘Housing Crisis’
A woman wearing Victorian-era clothing walks in front of the “Carzonia Apartments” at Fourth Avenue and Cornwall Street in the Inner Richmond, circa 1908. Mimicking Carville in the Outer Sunset, Dr. Charles V. Cross placed 10 surplus McAllister-line cable cars on a narrow strip of his land between California and Cornwall streets to address housing needs after the 1906 earthquake and fire.
2019 One Richmond Holiday Guide.
City Hall – Sandra Lee Fewer
I hope you’re all enjoying the Autumn! As the holiday season approaches, remember to do your #OneRichmond thing by shopping and eating local. Be sure to look out for the insert in the November Richmond Review for all of the One Richmond businesses.
Star of the Sea Church Celebrates Its Quasquicentennial
In 1866, what we now call the Richmond District was incorporated into the City of San Francisco. Known as the “outside lands,” it was a lonely area of drifting sand dunes and sagebrush, a blank area on county maps with Mountain Lake as the sole identifiable feature.
Plan to Cover GWHS Murals Faces Several Hurdles
Board members guiding San Francisco’s school district might consider the fate of murals on the life of first president George Washington at his namesake high school settled, but opponents of the plan to cover them are responding like Revolutionary War hero, John Paul Jones, when he said he had only begun to fight.
A ‘Taste of Russia’ Honors Cultural Traditions
The Holy Virgin Russian Orthodox Cathedral, the Richmond District landmark with its distinctive golden onion domes, was the site of the annual Taste of Russia Festival on Oct. 20. The festival has been held every year since 2006.
Wee Scotty to Open New Location in the Sunset (Ad)
Wee Scotty is excited to announce a relocation to the Sunset District. We are opening a new location at 1900 Taraval St., at 29th Avenue (on the L-Taraval streetcar line) on December 2!
Artist: Michael Pedroni
“M. Pedroni’s Big Show” is a wide-ranging display of work by artist Michael Pedroni at Busvan, 244 Clement St. The show runs for three weekends: Oct. 19 and 20, Oct. 26 and 27, and Nov. 2 and 3.
Free Basic Technology Instruction in Cantonese in the Richmond District
To continue the efforts in serving the community, we are excited to announce that we have another opportunity in November to provide Free Basic Tablet & Smartphone Operations for CANTONESE SPEAKERS Class at Richmond District.
