Dorothy O'Donnell
San Francisco North Beach
Specialty grocery store Luke’s Local opens new location in North Beach
Last weekend, specialty grocery store Luke’s Local celebrated the opening of its newest market in North Beach. Situated in a building on the corner of Green and Stockton that formerly housed a bank, it joins two other locations in Cole Valley and Cow Hollow.
San Francisco North Beach
Viva North Beach program provides free marketing support for local small businesses
Thanks to neighborhood association North Beach Neighbors, 26 lucky small business owners recently benefited from free marketing support in the form of professional videos, photos, copywriting or guidance on using social media platforms like TikTok.
San Francisco North Beach
Artist Natalie Gabriel brings Carol Doda back to North Beach in stunning new mural
Thanks to muralist Natalie Gabriel, Carol Doda, the iconic stripper who shimmied her way to international fame as a topless dancer in the 60s and 70s has returned to North Beach in a new mural at wine bar Bodega.
San Francisco Chinatown
SF Chinatown grandmas drop AARP-sponsored Lunar New Year rap video
The Grant Avenue Follies gained national attention in 2021 when they created their first music video — the "Gai Mou Sou (chicken feather duster) Rap" — and now they've partnered with AARP on a new video, "That Lunar Cheer."
San Francisco North Beach
Legendary, 117-year-old North Beach bar Savoy Tivoli celebrates grand re-opening
After being shuttered for the last four years due to city-mandated seismic retrofits and the pandemic, The Savoy Tivoli — the iconic North Beach bar — will celebrate its grand re-opening this week, beginning on Thursday, December 15.
San Francisco North Beach
Head to North Beach to enjoy a special pizza and pot pairing
North Beach has always been a place where residents and business owners go out of their way to support one another. So it’s fitting that, just in time for the holidays, neighborhood institution Tony’s Pizza Napoletana and newish cannabis shop North Beach Pipeline have cooked up a fun and tasty culinary collab.
San Francisco North Beach
Eco Terreno’s Urban Tasting Room and Lyon & Swan supper club open in Jackson Square
Next time you’re craving an upscale wine-tasting experience, there’s no need to trek to Napa or Sonoma, with the arrival of Eco Terreno's new tasting room and companion supper club, called Lyon & Swan.
San Francisco North Beach
Keys Jazz Bistro celebrates grand opening in North Beach
Long before the stretch of Broadway between Columbus and Montgomery was peppered with strip joints, it was home to some of the city’s most popular jazz clubs. With the opening of Keys Jazz Bistro last week, North Beach is once again poised to become a prime destination for jazz aficionados.
San Francisco North Beach
Designer brings her colorful, sustainable knitwear to North Beach pop-up
Women’s knitwear designer Kenlynn Wilson doesn’t shy away from color. While you’ll find neutral and muted-hued pieces in her new North Beach pop-up (1522 Grant Avenue), her vibrant jewel-toned creations steal the show.
San Francisco Chinatown
Clarion fundraiser will serve up delicious food and dazzling fashions in Chinatown
Clara Hsu, owner and executive director of the Clarion Performing Arts Center in Chinatown, wears many hats, and on October 8, she'll be helping to host a fundraiser for the arts center that will double as a fashion show for local designers.
San Francisco Chinatown
PHOTOS: San Francisco's Chinatown celebrates the 32nd annual Autumn Moon Festival
Crowds flocked to the 32nd annual San Francisco Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival over the weekend, celebrating Asian communities’ long history of respecting the moon's mysteries and powers, including its role in producing bountiful autumn harvests.
San Francisco
PHOTOS: World Dog Surfing Championships in Pacifica
Outside Lands wasn't the only place to catch rockstar performances on Saturday. Just down the road in Pacifica, a large crowd gathered at Linda Mar Beach to watch some incredible — and adorable — four-legged athletes compete in the World Dog Surfing Championships.
San Francisco Bernal Heights
Secession Art & Design marks 15-year anniversary with special pop-up gallery
While Secession Art & Design went mostly virtual during the pandemic and closed its Mission-Bernal storefront earlier this year, it is having a 15th anniversary party in the neighborhood this week with a pop-up gallery.