Popular Castro seafood restaurant Anchor Oyster Bar (579 Castro Street) will temporarily close on Tuesday as it undergoes a long overdue mandatory soft-story retrofit.

On Thursday, Castro concept boutique and social club Mikroblack announced it will be permanently closing next month after just one year in the neighborhood.

Renovations on the 101-year-old Castro Theatre are set to begin in February, with a projected completion timeframe of Summer 2025.

Jamba Juice at Church and Market streets has shuttered, leaving Safeway as the lone remaining store inside the shopping center there.

From North Beach to the Castro, the streets of San Francisco were extra lively this past weekend thanks to simultaneous free performances by some 100 drag queens and kings.

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 Castro's newest restaurant, Hulu Wa China Bistro, is now open at 3970 17th Street, formerly Niji Sushi and Nash Hot Chicken & Ramen.

Amazon-owned One Medical has opened its newest medical office in SF's Castro neighborhood at 2355 Market Street, formerly home to Coldwell Banker.

Castro men's clothing store Entour has moved into a new larger space across the street from its longtime home.

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.

The Castro's newest Mexican restaurant Zona Rosa, which previously existed under different ownership in the Haight, is now open in the former Tacorgasmico space.

Church and Market's newest Cal-Italian fusion restaurant, The Rustic, is now open at 215 Church Street, formerly the space that housed Chow and, briefly, Cook Shoppe.