Last month, Greg Harmon spent his Sunday selling his sourdough at the Outer Sunset Farmers Market and his night watching his son perform at Outside Lands with the band TV Girl.
San Francisco is home to many people who call themselves craftspeople. These individuals specialize in a variety of skills and trades. Some enjoy the idea of tuning an old beat-up automobile, while others take pleasure in sculpting pottery. But Romania Daza, owner of Tabita’s Cafe, is a craftswoman in her own right. Her family history in the City stretches as far back as the mid-1960s.
In the Persian language, Kofta means pounded meat. Somehow, in the culinary world, “kofta” became a word for a dish that is made with spiced minced meat rolled into small balls and then fried.
Why transform a section of the Great Highway into an oceanside park? I believe it will help the environment, boost local merchants and bring people joy.
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side in September 2024.
Outside Lands photos, part 3. Photos by Tyrone Bartoli.
I, for one, am grateful that Quentin Kopp’s wasted vote for the presidency doesn’t matter because California is securely in the hands of the Democrats.
Recent police activity in the Sunset District.
The familiar sign of Sunset Music perched above the blue awning at 2311 Irving St. is a beacon for musicians and music teachers alike seeking sheet music, books, instruments and supplies.
As if a suspected arsonist torching the Great Wall Hardware store on Taraval Street were not bad enough, within a week, burglars ransacked the business twice, making it that much harder for the owner Albert Chow to recover.
In their letter to the Richmond Review (September 2024), Jane Lew and Heidi Moseson equate the used-to-be Embarcadero Freeway with the Upper Great Highway (UGH). To quote, “…our ocean front continues to be dominated by a four-lane highway.” You’re not making your case here.
19th Avenue Project Update If you’re a westside resident like me, you’ve seen improvements to 19th Avenue; now the City’s work on that busy thoroughfare is complete. I’ve been anxiously awaiting their […]
Nov. 5 Voting Recommendations Separation of church and state in the United States of America, California and San Francisco could hardly be more complete. The church (or synagogue or mosque) teaches us […]
In a move that does nothing to promote the businesses of struggling Taraval merchants and will harm homeowners and renters who live along the Lower Great Highway and 48th Avenue, Joel Engardio solicited and received approval from SFMTA to close both lanes of the Lower Great Highway between Ulloa and Santiago on Saturday, Sept. 21, and Oct. 19, for 15 hours – 9 a.m. to midnight – to hold night markets.
Cartoon by Paul Kilduff.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 