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Hoodline's Top 10 Stories Of 2014

Published on December 31, 2014
Hoodline's Top 10 Stories Of 2014Photo: Allison Y.
Here we are, poised on the brink of the year 2015. But before we enter the new year, let's take a final look at Hoodline's top 10 most-read stories of the year, presented in ascending order:
But what did he order at McDonalds?

Friends and family members of Bryan Higgins, found unconscious near Church and Duboce in August, held a vigil in Duboce Park as Higgins, aka Feather Lynn, was taken off life support. 

Have you ever wondered what the Castro looked like 50, 60, or even 100 years ago?

21-year-old Michael Marquez was fatally shot near the intersection of Henry and Noe streets in Duboce Triangle in November. 

The latest installment of before-and-after scenes from around the Lower Haight.

A cockroach situation prompted a brief closure at Market Street's Sliderbar.

That "Daily Show" segment that was partially filmed in the Lower Haight in April finally aired, and boy was it brutal.

A group of violent bike thieves targeted cyclists in the Panhandle. 

If you make at least $100K and have a sterling credit history, you just might be able to live in the Lower Haight.

And now, in case you didn't already guess it, the number one most-read story of 2014 was ...

"I saw her go by and realized there was a guy on the hood on his back, hanging on kind of spread-eagled ... she was screaming, he was screaming, it was insane."

Happy New Year, Hoodline readers! Here's to a lot more where that came from, coming your way in 2015.