SoMa

The group that runs the Alexander’s Steakhouse chain is hoping the third time’s a charm for the spot in SoMA they have been occupying for the last four years.

A SoMa cocktail destination hit with wage theft claims, vendor lawsuits, and management mistakes is planning to reopen this week in a new location and with a new approach to the whole enterprise.

The geometric wonder at Folsom and Spear Street just added a wonderful addition, as the SF Board of Supervisors approved a beer and wine license for its forthcoming ground-floor Mili Wine Bar.

Underdogs, which has locations in Inner and Outer Sunset, has opened a third spot in South Beach, across the street from the ballpark, in the former Pete's Tavern.

SoMa has a new spot for different styles of pizza and a wide selection of Tiki-inspired cocktails. Pie Punks has just opened in the former Jersey Pizza location at 145 Second Street.

A 2,500 square foot mural now proudly coats SoMa’s Oasis with a historical celebration of the LGBTQ performers who blazed the trail for the club scene of today.

SoMa’s Common City Gardens will become 200 units to house families experiencing homelessness, after the SF Board of Supervisors approved its purchase for $145 million late Tuesday night.

Fast-casual chicken and rice restaurant Gai has opened its second location at 1001 Market Street (at Sixth), formerly Homeskillet.

Julia Child would approve of Tú Lan’s addition to the San Francisco Legacy Business Registry, as the 44-year-old Vietnamese restaurant just got legacy status.

Hoodline has curated a sampling of local Bay Area wine sellers to try out, from large retailers with multiple locations to small specialty companies, each offering its own unique experience.

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 Colombian reggaeton star J Balvin took to Californios before taking the Outside Lands stage last weekend, and staff at the two-Michelin starred California Mexican restaurant described him as “a polite and nice person.”

Opening today, Thriller Social Club updates the arcade bar concept by reviving old carnival midway games, but with modern touches like an $80,000 golf simulator.

After a Halloween hiatus last year due to the ongoing pandemic, San Francisco is hosting spooky, fun-filled events throughout the city this weekend. We’ve rounded up several free-to-attend events to celebrate spooky season each day this weekend.

An erroneous claim that Target is closing its downtown San Francisco Metreon location was picked up by conservative media, but shot down by a simple email from a Chronicle reporter who asked the company.

A hairy situation will be developing Saturday in South of Market, with live music, DJs, and wrestling, but the Bearrison Street Fair pre-parties start beefing up on Friday.

In a quick rubber-stamp vote with no discussion, the supervisors approved the $87 million purchase of the Panoramic, adding 160 units of supportive housing stock.

This is going to make some Zeitgeist regulars and people who live near Safeway Heights and the edge of the Mission very sad, but Hoodline regrets to inform you that the KFC/Taco Bell at 200 Duboce Avenue (at Guerrero) has transitioned to being just a KFC, so no more tacos.

The Eagle Tavern, or as it's most recently been known the SF Eagle (398 12th St.), was given landmark status by the SF Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, becoming the third LGBTQ bar site in San Francisco to get the historic landmark distinction.

Whips and chains will take a backseat to masks and vaccination cards, as safety precautions force the Folsom Street Fair to rebrand this Sunday’s proceedings as “Megahood2021.”

The Panoramic SoMa is the latest of the four buildings proposed for homeless housing that’s getting a rocky reception from neighborhood residents.

After a 19-month hiatus, the non-profit venture UNDSCVRD SF will host its first in-person event on October 16, which will feature a culture crawl through the SoMa Pilipinas Culture District.

With former employees claiming they’re still owed more than $50,000, SoMa’s swanky Bar Agricole plots its reopening under a supposedly more equitable “sociocracy” model.

Most of the Bay Area is masking back up, at least in some situations, and tensions are high as COVID cases and hospitalizations tick up. But things continue to reopen, and events are still happening.

Just in time for Pride Weekend, SoMa LGBTQ+ bar SF Eagle (398 12th St.) has announced it will reopen Friday after an 15-month pandemic induced temporary closure.