There is a lot of business activity going on in the Castro lately so I thought I would just wrap it together in one easy to digest post.

About 150 Castro-area residents, city politicians, and members of statewide renters organizations showed up yesterday to the Castro Tenants Convention at the LGBT Center to discuss housing rights.

After a brief going out of business sale, The Body Shop on Castro closes its doors.

Kasa Indian Eatery's Eastside wall was smashed in by a moving van. Replacement going in pending structural report.

Gay magazines snub Castro and San Francisco for Washington DC as annual Gayest City prizewinner.

Catching up on general repairs after not closing for more than a day in 6 years, Harvey's will open back up Saturday.

Uh oh.

Members of the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club were out yesterday at Castro and Market Street raising awareness for a Castro area tenants convention taking place next Saturday.

A building permit notice has been posted on the incoming Weaver's Coffee & Tea located under Fitness SF at 2301 Market Street.

A post on Craigslist reveals that barbecue-style food may be on its way back to the Castro.

SF Gate announced yesterday the art show opening of "Portraits From the Castro" the retrospective of the late Beth Van Hoesen's (1926-2010) never-before-seen or rarely exhibited work this Friday.

Castro man-about-town and AIDS fundraiser Steven Bracco tweeted us this morning with a photo of a semi-truck filled with balloons stopping in front of Badlands and Toad Hall.

2013 marked the Castro Biscuit's second year online and it's first full year of Castro area news.