Over the Memorial Day Weekend, Castro's fast-casual Gai Chicken & Rice (3463 16th St.) had its storefront window smashed in an all-too-common incident for small business owners in the neighborhood and elsewhere in the city.

Haitian American artist Serge Gay Jr. has painted a new mural on the side of Castro gift shop Local Take, adjacent to the public parking lot behind Walgreens.

A new restaurant is heading to the Church and Market corridor. California-Italian fusion restaurant The Rustic is set to take over 215 Church Street, the space that was most recently home Cook Shoppe, but which has sat empty for four years.

On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is set to vote on the Castro Theatre landmark designation update. And District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman has informed Hoodline that he plans to propose removing the contentious 'fixed theatrical seating' language from the landmark update.

On Monday, the Nasser family released a letter rebuking the Castro Theatre Conservancy's (CTC) proposal to take over the historic theatre.

The Castro's newest Italian restaurant, Pasta Panino, will be opening soon at 4150 18th Street, formerly Taqueria El Capitan.

In response to overwhelming demand, organizers of the upcoming May memorial for drag icon Heklina have announced that a block of Castro Street will be shut down.

On Thursday, the nonprofit Castro Theatre Conservancy announced its alternate operating plan for the historic Castro Theatre, which includes a major capital campaign, and a pledge to show films in repertory 200 days per year.

On Monday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation Committee took an initial vote to protect the historic Castro Theatre's fixed seating.

Mission District cafe Sisters Coffee Shop is set to open its second location in the Castro at 506 Castro Street, formerly Earthbar.

After a couple of false restarts, the Castro Art Walk returned earlier this month after a nearly year-long hiatus.

A memorial has been planned for May 23 featuring "performances, stories, and more from Heklina's friends."

On Thursday, the Castro Merchants voted to conditionally support Another Planet Entertainment's proposed changes to the 100-year-old Castro Theatre.