Steven Bracco

The Castro's 13-year-old Italian restaurant Poesia Osteria Italiana (4072 18th St.) is set to expand with a cafe inside the space formerly occupied by Réveille Coffee at 4076 18th St.

The nearly 100-year-old Castro Theatre is set to get a major overhaul after announcing it has partnered with Another Planet Entertainment (APE) to take over programming.

Castro residents and visitors looking for their daily fix of Starbucks coffee, lattes, frappucinos, and more will soon be able to order drinks again.

The Castro's new 12-room boutique hotel, the Hotel Castro (4230 18th St.), is set to open just in time for New Year's Eve.

Castro residents and visitors now have a new option to enjoy warm morning buns and fresh-baked mini-pizzas in the neighborhood.

The Castro's newest cannabis retail store, Flore Store (258 Noe), is now open while historic neighborhood restaurant Flore (formerly Cafe Flore) has remained shuttered for two years.

Over the holiday weekend, multiple Castro neighborhood bars and restaurants announced they would be temporarily closed due to the recent surge of Covid-19 infections brought on by the Omicron variant.

The restoration of the Castro's nearly 25-year-old The Hope For the World Cure mural at 16th and Market streets could be impossible after recently being defaced by graffiti.

A new cannabis retail shop has been proposed at 2057 Market St., formerly Market Nail Spa.

Longtime Castro Merchants administrator Richard Magary died Tuesday, December 20. Magary was 81.

Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Lana Wachowski, and the cast of The Matrix: Resurrections are set to descend on the Castro for the US premiere of the fourth installment of the Matrix franchise at the historic Castro Theatre.

A mural painted in honor of former San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk on the exterior of Castro nightclub The Cafe (2369 Market St.) has been painted over.

The era of San Francisco Patrol Special Police officers patrolling the Castro is set to conclude at the end of the year with the departure of current officer Cody Clements.

Last week the Planning Commission unanimously approved the demolition and redevelopment of 240-250 Church Street, which previously housed 24-hour diner Sparky's, and continues to house decade-old bakery Thorough Bread and Pastry.

The Castro's newest Italian restaurant Vico Cavone officially opens this weekend in the former Firewood space at 4248 18th Street, after two weeks of a soft opening.

"We buy gay stuff," reads a sign at the base of the stairs leading up to Auto Erotica — which celebrated 25 years in the Castro this month.

An art gallery opens, a new pizza spot is on the way, and a fitness studio is moving.

After 30 years, Castro gay sex club and sauna Eros (2051 Market St.) has announced it will be moving to a new, undisclosed location.

A designer consignment shop moves home, Safeway changes its hours once again to combat shoplifting, and a new chiropractor and dog grooming business are on the way.

San Francisco-based Réveille Coffee's Castro location at 4076 18th St. (at Castro) has permanently closed after seven years, while four other locations remain open.

A neighborhood art event has returned, two candidates for State Assembly open Castro campaign offices, a neighborhood organization awarded grant funding, special events continue at the Castro Theatre, and holiday events are being scheduled.

Oz Burger (formerly Quicky Burgers) has shuttered after two years at 4092 18th St. and will soon become Wicked 6 Bar & Bites, under the same ownership.

After four and half years in the Castro, Thai restaurant and brunch spot Me & Tasty (3970 17th St.) has closed.

The historic 99-year-old Bank of America building at the corner of Castro and Market streets has been listed for sale for an undisclosed price.

After 14 years in the Castro, Daddy's Barbershop has permanently closed citing impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.