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

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

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

After eight years in the Castro, Mexican restaurant Tacorgasmico (2337 Market St.) has called it quits. The restaurant quietly closed last weekend.

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.

Castro residents and visitors will soon be able to stop in to the visitor center and gift shop called Welcome Castro, opening at 525 Castro Street, which was formerly the Levi's Store.

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.

In its latest remodel, the Castro Starbucks (4094 18th St.), commonly called Bearbucks in the neighborhood, has removed all of its seating in a switch to a grab-and-go format.

The Castro's new Salvadoran restaurant Los Amigos on Castro is now open in the long-vacant storefront at 2295 Market St. (at Noe and 16th). Los Amigos quietly opened on Sunday for brunch.

New ownership is reopening and revitalizing Cafe Flore, with hopes of opening the new concept Fisch & Flore in time for the restaurant’s 50th anniversary in August.

After outgrowing its current storefront, Castro dog wash and groomer MudPuppy's Tub & Scrub (536 Castro St.) has expanded into a long-vacant storefront next door.

On Thursday, the San Francisco Planning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit for cannabis retailer Positive Green at 268 Church Street, formerly Underglass Custom Framing.