Rapid change spreading through SoMa doesn't threaten the current owners of Mars Bar one bit.

The Chou family has lived in a studio apartment for decades, but they're about to upgrade through the city's BMR ownership program.

The event's organizers hope to hold more poetry and spoken word events in North Beach in the future.

Construction on the sewer system below Bryant Street between Eight and Ninth won't let up until early next year.

A community effort is helping Tenderloin corner stores ditch the junk food in favor of healthier inventory.

The volunteer-based organization is a reassuring presence for schoolchildren who walks the streets of the Tenderloin.

The soccer and poetry nonprofit for low-income youth is holding two camps this summer.

After more than three decades in the Tenderloin, the clock ticks down on 21 Club.

A mobile clinic offers health care to Tenderloin youth, but getting the word out has been a challenge.

All-kid band WJM and '80s cover group Tainted Love will perform.

A new pan-Asian restaurant has added to the Tenderloin's lunch and dinner options.

The free program supports the educational aspirations of adults hoping to catch up after life's circumstances get in the way of schooling.

The organization recruits members in their teens and early twenties with a history of homelessness.

Tadu, a restaurant from an Ethiopian husband-and-wife team, debuted on Ellis Street in December.

The diminutive German powerhouse talks about her 11 years ruling the roost at the hidden Tenderloin bar.

The owner of the Geary Street wine bar talks about her first venture.

14-year-old Vietnamese immigrant Vy Ton tells us about her experience growing up in the Tenderloin.

The letterpress studio and gallery has closed due to unfortunate circumstances.

The leather and kink fest will return to SoMa this Sunday, September 27th.

The neighborhood was bustling with basketball fans for Game 1, and tonight promises to be just as crazy.

The new shop features newfangled grooming techniques designed to be dog-friendly.

The 27-year-old shop, formerly in Union Square, is the only full-service needlepoint shop in the U.S.

Sasha Grigorovich-Barsky explains his philosophy on rehabilitating old bikes, and why you should never cheap out on a bike lock.

"Everyone Deserves A Home" is one of two new murals headed to Boeddeker Park.

The three best friends, aged 9-11, explain the upsides (community) and downsides (violence) of a childhood in the Tenderloin.

Two formerly homeless clients discuss the difference the organization has made in their lives.

Gone With the Smoke Vapor Shop tells us about their origins on Geary Street, and doing business in a rapidly changing industry.

The BAWCC's founder talks about her 35 years of experience in the neighborhood, and what it takes to meet the community's needs.

Bill Weber's iconic jazz mural is undergoing a massive restoration, thanks to recent funding and community assistance.

The SoMa bar now features live music on Tuesdays, as well as a reconfigured interior and new fall cocktail menu.

The art-heavy restaurant, whose lease is up next year, hopes to continue providing food and artistic energy to a changing Folsom corridor.

VYDC is opening up their space for "Friday Hangouts," in the hopes of encouraging youth to take advantage of mental-health counseling.

The university will open the doors of its McAllister Tower Apartments for an afternoon of Halloween fun for neighborhood youth.

NEAT (New Experiments in Art and Technology) opens its doors to the public today at the Contemporary Jewish Museum.

Last year's $9.3 million renovation transformed the park with a new open layout, basketball court and clubhouse.

There's no sign on this little cocktail and oyster bar, so you have to be in the know to find it—and that's just how the owners like it.

The new Living Innovation Zone, designed by high school students, is intended to bridge the Main Library and the Asian Art Museum.

Since 2013, youth from the Tenderloin have been involved in a photojournalism project that's been turned into an exhibit and now, a book.

There'll be hearts and love, plus "some despair, weirdness and vice" at the Tenderloin art space tonight.

The family of four has been crammed into a Tenderloin studio, after losing their Mission two-bedroom in November's tire shop fire.

The Calistoga-based vineyard's SoMa tasting room was designed to offer a wine-country experience to urban dwellers.

Up On Top is one of the many programs that keeps the Tenderloin's children actively learning through the summer months.

After four years as Studio Botan, 8th Street's pole dancing studio has a new owner, name and focus.

Gluten-free bakery Glütless has become a permanent fixture on the edge of Union Square.

The "Living Innovation Zone," created in partnership with the Exploratorium, is intended to activate and improve safety at UN Plaza.

Six high school students, taught by a professional architect, have spent the past six months designing a new Living Innovation Zone on Fulton Street.