Castro art installation 'The Seed' at Jane Warner Plaza will light up one last time Wednesday night before being uprooted and hauled away on Friday.

The owners of Castro nightclub The Café are set to open a restaurant and bar in the long-vacant ground-floor space at 2367 Market Street.

Here's a brief roundup of recent changes to Castro area businesses. In this edition, a bank reopens, an art gallery closes, and one massage establishment moves while another prepares to open.

One of the Castro's most prominent vacancies is set to be filled with a new restaurant and bar later this year.

The end of a yearslong saga between two Castro businesses and their landlord is about to be over.

In this edition, one bottle shop opens, while another is on the way, a new Thai restaurant and hair salon are opening soon, and a restaurant adds a full liquor license.

On Tuesday, the historic Castro Theatre held its first concert after reopening last week, with Grammy award-winning singer Sam Smith kicking off a sold-out 20-show residency.

A new California-Mediterranean restaurant called Parasol at Flore will be opening this spring in the space formerly occupied by historic neighborhood restaurant Cafe Flore (2298 Market Street).

The popular Castro location of Peet's Coffee at 2257 Market Street is set to close at the end of January.

Castro boutique wine and liquor store Bottle Bacchanal (4126 18th Street) has announced it will close after nearly four years in the Castro.

After 13 years, the popular Castro brunch spot Kitchen Story (3499 16th Street) has closed ahead of a concept change.

After 21 years in the Castro, neighborhood staple restaurant Thai Chef (4133 18th Street) has closed.

As 2025 comes to a close, here's a brief roundup of recent changes to Castro area businesses. In this edition, a cafe prepares to open, a Thai spa opens, a barbershop moves, and a former coffee shop hits the market.