The next HANC community meeting will be this Thursday, March 10th. The topic will be "Helping Homeless Youth," and Lava Mae and Taking It to the Streets representatives will speak on the subject.

With a new construction crew on the job, the project is hoping to shake its reputation for gas leaks and other major disruptions.

Susan Strolis, who organizes monthly clean-ups of the Alvord Lake area, was given a certificate of honor for her hard work in the neighborhood.

Decades of Fashion owner Cecily Hansen told SFGate she was "flabbergasted" that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife closed her shop and seized merchandise and her own personal clothing.

An open meeting at the Park Branch Library community room is planned for tomorrow night (Feb 24th) from 7-8:30pm; discussion will center on the Haight's infamous infrastructure project.

This month's police blotter also includes trash-can fires, backpack snatchers, and the usual array of sidewalk violations.

Capt. John Sanford says he'll continue arresting pot dealers in the Upper Haight, even if the DA won't prosecute them.

The 39th annual poster contest for the Haight Ashbury Street Fair is underway, and the deadline for entries is April 11th. The Battle of the Bands for a fair appearance also starts next month.

DPW has developed additional safety protocols with new subcontractors, and a timeline for work is being developed.

The antennas help unburden the overloaded AT&T network by allowing people to hop onto Wi-Fi while they're out and about.

Martin Macks, which has experimented with name changes in recent years, has finally settled on the moniker HQ. Aside from that, nothing else will change.

The big blue dinosaur statue, which has stood at 1553 Haight since 1975, has suddenly vanished.

In yet another Haight Street storefront shuffle, Fresh will close up shop in the near future.