Bombay Indian Restaurant is retaining the same owners but becoming Tara Indian Cuisine, while Pesce's casual Japanese successor, from the team behind Sausalito's Sushi Ran, will be named Nomica.

With El Niño on its way, we got some tricks and tips for fall and winter gardening from our local expert at the Castro's Hortica.

Also in this week's police blotter: a trash-can fire, a power outage, and a robbery at gunpoint.

A causal Japanese restaurant is in the works, from the team behind the acclaimed Sushi Ran in Sausalito.

The newly-made barriers and outdoor seating will have to be reduced to follow Castro Street-specific planning requirements.

The 22nd Street Jungle Stairs have come a long way; a short video by Ken Fisher shows off the hard work and benefits that the community-supported green space has seen.

The proposed bank branch won't be coming to the Castro, as merchants worry there are already too many banks in the area.

The Indian restaurant's front window was smashed in, but appears to have already been repaired.

Wednesdays are the day for bank robberies in the Castro, it seems.

Two weeks after it relocated to a larger location on Castro Street, Philz Coffee has finished up its exterior paint job and opened up outdoor seating in the form of one bench and two four-seat tables.

A construction project may have damaged one of the plaques along the Castro's Rainbow Honor Walk.

SFAF's Strut Center is exploring the idea of expanding services into the neighboring space.

Catch up on recent crime and safety news, including assaults, robberies, a Muni attack, and someone "swinging" a knife in Dolores Park.