Ismael De Luna, who has a disability, wanted to open a barbershop to serve others like him.

In this update: a new hair salon opens, a skincare shop gets bad news from the Planning Commission, and a cold pressed juice shop shuts its doors.

It appears the Castro has yet to hit "peak fitness," as a yoga studio plans to take over the former Aardvark Books storefront on Church Street.

The closure adds to the many retail vacancies on the block. Coldwell Banker closed its real estate office just last month.

After a neighboring Middle Eastern restaurant tried to block Flying Falafel's Planning Commission permit, YIMBY activists rallied on its behalf.

The Castro Fitness Phenomena has replaced the Castro Coffee Cluster.

Known for its charming Mission carriage house, the florist is expanding to the ground floor of a modern Market Street apartment building.

The cannabis store, a sister business to Flore, had to jump through a lot of hoops to gain approval from Planning.

The business will be closed until either December or January to complete work required by the Soft Story Retrofit Program.

The shop's Haight Street location will remain open.

As Flying Falafel undergoes a lengthy approval process, a vintage clothing shop has popped up in its future space.

With the closure, there are now eight vacancies on a single block of Market Street.

The complex now has only one remaining tenant, aside from Safeway itself.