The new Treasure Island mini-library is an “automated book kiosk” sitting outside a convenience market, but anyone with a library card can check out books for free.

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

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

On Monday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors' Land Use Committee delayed its vote for two weeks on updating the landmark status of the historic Castro Theatre (429 Castro St).

On Monday, San Francisco drag icon, club owner, and LGBTQ community leader Heklina passed away unexpectedly.

Last week, Another Planet Entertainment (APE) took Hoodline on a 'behind the seats' tour of the historic Castro Theatre, which included viewing a mockup of the proposed seating changes and touring the backstage area.

Presented by the nonprofit Noontime Concerts — a separate entity from the church — the hour-long performances happen every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.

Another of the towering, glowing neon signs leftover from the heyday of Mission Street's days as a hub of cinema has come back to life. It's the sign above the Grand Theater, which is now home to arts org Gray Area, at 2665 Mission Street (between 22nd and 23rd). 

It may be hard to look ahead to outdoor movies right now, but SF remains a town that loves an outdoor film screening, and the season for those is around the corner.

The Inner Richmond nightclub Neck of the Woods was served a lawsuit by ASCAP over alleged unlicensed use of copyrighted music, highlighting an obscure legal aspect to the nightclub industry.

Rain didn’t dampen the new year spirit over the weekend as participants and onlookers alike converged on downtown to celebrate the 2023 Alaska Airlines Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday night.

On Wednesday, the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) voted unanimously in support of recommending the expansion of the Castro Theatre's landmark designation to the Board of Supervisors.

Last Thursday, a coalition of community groups held a Castro Theatre town hall ahead of two consequential public meetings about the theatre's landmark status and preservation of its seats.