Marina

Following last year’s untimely death of her mate Blue Boy, 28-year-old mute swan Blanche has gone on to the great lagoon in the sky, as the swan who lived nearly her whole life at the Palace of Fine Arts died last Thursday.

A San Francisco sandwich institution is closing and changing hands after today — Monday, October 24 — and fans of the place were clamoring to get one last sub before the lights go out.

The ribbon-cutting for the long-awaited Presidio Tunnel Tops park is Saturday, then Sunday’s Grand Opening features a food truck rally plus DJs, live music, and ranger walks.

Bernal Heights dumpling and Chinese food restaurant United Dumplings is readying to open a second location in the Marina, at 2015 Chestnut Street.

An acclaimed Italian restaurant is getting ready to open a second San Francisco location, as well as one in the East Bay.

For the Record is going for a 70s vibe, with wood paneling, hanging disco balls, and a refusal to lean into anything modern – from the music it plays to the drinks it serves.

A very large dispensary will bloom at Lombard and Steiner streets, though those plans were nearly choked because the Department of Building Inspection spaced out on a permit 17 years ago.

A trendy, midcentury-style furniture company from Southern California has just leased a choice piece of retail real estate at the corner of Chestnut and Fillmore streets in the Marina.

The temporary outdoor Just Add Music permits have bars’ and venues’ parklets bustling, but nearby residents are lodging complaints, often with dog-whistle grievances over “thuggy” crowds.

The Duggan family, who own two Original Joe's locations in San Francisco and Daly City and Little Original Joe's, which opened late last year in West Portal, are preparing to open another restaurant in their home neighborhood — but this time it will be Mexican-American food, instead of Italian-American.

Wednesday will be Tacolicious’ initial dog meetup happy hour on Chestnut Street, with gourmet dog dishes served, and they’ll try to make fetch happen at their locations too.

The “green bus” and ferry operators of Golden Gate Transit would love for you to visit Marin County this weekend, so they’re making the rides free.

Côte Ouest Bistro recently opened its doors at 2953 Baker St. in the space formerly occupied by the beloved Baker Street Bistro, which officially shuttered in August 2020 after nearly three decades of business.

A bike network improvement project in the Presidio is being completed shockingly on schedule, and features what’s believed to be the city’s first protected bike lane roundabout.

A priest has died of COVID-19 at Saints Peter and Paul Church in North Beach, 27-year-old Muddy's Coffee House has closed at 24th and Valencia, and an East San Jose gym that had remained open in defiance of health orders has temporarily closed.

Two kids were found safe in the Bayview after a carjacking/kidnapping in Pacific Heights on Saturday, Oakland swears in a new police chief, and San Jose police de-escalate two standoffs in one morning.

The 55th Super Bowl kicks off this Sunday with the Kansas City Chiefs aiming to defend their title against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Looking for some food and libation options to enjoy while watching the game at home? From hearty brisket slider kits to Spanish-influenced snack packages, we’ve got you covered.

Jaranita SF, owned by the team behind Peruvian restaurant La Mar Cebicheria Peruana, to debut a new eatery in the Marina District, focusing on wood-fired rotisserie chicken, tapas, empanadas, and infused-sake cocktails (until the liquor license comes through).

While you can’t go to hot tub parties in Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival this year, the flicks are coming to SF as Fort Mason will be a ‘satellite’ site for the 2021 festival.

Despite all the ship traffic, marine biologists think the San Francisco Bay is the safest place to move endangered sea otters so they can multiply safely.

The two-month-old 30-Stockton Presidio bus route extension has some Marina residents up in arms over costs, congestion, and how they feel the buses ruin their views.

Marina residents who live near the Buena Vista Motor Inn (1599 Lombard St.) say that break-ins, attempted break-ins, and two reports of gunshots in recent months have them on edge — and they connect this apparent uptick in crime to the motel being used to shelter homeless individuals during the pandemic.

With construction now two years behind schedule, area businesses say the grants won't make a dent in their six-figure revenue losses.

Plus, a Berkeley-based roaster is opening its first coffee shop in San Francisco.

The suspect in the incident remains at large.