The Castro will soon launch its first night market on Friday, October 18 after the success of night markets in Chinatown, Sunset, and along the Great Highway.

It's the end of the road for AIDS/LifeCycle, the 7-day, 545-mile bike ride fundraiser from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

Jerry Goldstein, the LGBTQ+ activist and co-creator of the Tom & Jerry House Christmas display — with its elaborate holiday decorations and enormous tree at 21st and Church Street — has passed away.

The future of Castro's annual Lesbians Who Tech (LWT) Summit is in limbo after the Castro Merchants Association voted against the two-block-long street closure in future years.

The 10th Annual Lesbians Who Tech & Allies Summit (LWT) kicks off Wednesday in the Castro, and as of Monday night, two blocks of Castro Street were fully blocked off for the event, and merchants are again concerned about the impacts.

Celebrating the start of Pride Month, Jane Fonda and Manny Yekutiel join forces to make a stand against climate change at the Castro Theatre.

In response to overwhelming demand, organizers of the upcoming May memorial for drag icon Heklina have announced that a block of Castro Street will be shut down.

A memorial has been planned for May 23 featuring "performances, stories, and more from Heklina's friends."

After over five years in the Castro, LGBTQ+ social club The Academy (2166 Market St.) has announced a significant expansion of the club's footprint.

No one was injured in the April 8 fire on Noe Street, but it displaced five residents and shut down Sushi Urashima, and crowdfunding campaigns have been launched for both.

Privacy concerns raised by hotel guests and Castro residents have resulted in policy changes at the newly open 12-room boutique lodge The Hotel Castro (4230 18th St.).

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

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.