The cafe had planned to return post-retrofit, but the building's landlord had other plans.

New developments are rising up and down Market, but this one has been significantly delayed. Here's why.

The floral design studio's storefront is usually closed to the public, but its owner is thinking of opening the doors on a part-time basis.

The clinic, which works with kids with speech, motor, and sensory processing issues, helps them learn and grow by exploring the neighborhood.

Plus, timeline updates on Finn Town and the Castro Fountain, and two new businesses on the way.

We get the details on the arcade bar coming to the Castro

The popular medical cannabis dispensary has officially completed its relocation down the street.

The Top Chef alum's new "tavern with a twist" will make its debut on Friday, Dec. 2nd.

“I’m glad that we found a place and that Photoworks gets to stay in the Castro," said owner David Handler.

December is officially upon us, so here are the best locally owned spots to snap up gifts for everyone on your list, as chosen by our editors.

After more than three decades, Lou Briasco has decided to close one of the Castro's longest-running retail establishments.

The 21-year-old jewelry shop's landlord helped to keep it in business with a move down the street.

60 new apartments and two retail spaces will soon rise at the corner of Market, Church and 14th streets.

The departing liquor store is spreading a little holiday goodwill with buy one, get one free hard liquor. As we reported last week, its neighbor, Photoworks, is also being forced to vacate.

The popular Lower Haight nail salon is set to become the second, larger location of Divisadero’s Q Spa.

If you didn't see the dust, then maybe you saw the sign taped on illy Caffè's window this morning. With changes in the works, we take pause to question what's lacking in Castro's coffee cluster.

The Castro's market hall is expanding to offer entertainment options, starting with a VR room.

Hoodline crunched the numbers, and found a significant spike in Castro retail vacancies over the past two years.

Neighborhood institution Cafe Flore will be dropping the "Cafe," and simply be called "Flore."

If you can stand three minutes in a -220ºF tube, the spa's owner claims it can help with arthritis, psoriasis, sports recovery, and more.

After more than two years of waiting, Verve Coffee opens tomorrow.

The new gay arcade bar concept, Project 22, coming to the ground floor retail space in The Century condo build is having a community outreach event Sunday.

This neighborhood standby is known for its cozy vibe and rainy-day discounts.

“Our idea is catered to ... the typical modern casual gentleman you find in the neighborhood,” owner Nate Bourg told us.

The 10,000-square-foot pharmacy is set to close, and no new tenant has been found.

The popular craft beer and whiskey purveyor is opening up a Mission location.

Here’s all the places local dogs can prance off leash, grab a treat, take a bath and more.

While some hoped the once-popular 14th & Market deli would soon return, the owners have finally confirmed its permanent closure.

A mandatory soft-story seismic retrofit forced the business to vacate its previous location.

The local coffee roaster will open up its newest location in the Castro next week.

A Castro retail veteran, ROLO continues to adapt with a new store in the works.

It's the final San Francisco Safeway to drop its 24-hour status.

An architecture firm has purchased the building, and plans to revamp the street-level space as an office.

“The owner of the building said to stop collecting signatures," said an employee.

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The social club has a barbershop, clothing retail, a TV lounge and a self-serve bar with a custom-made blackjack table.

Owner Gary Weiss hopes to sell the shop, which he's run since 1983, and focus on other ventures.

Meet the Joe behind Joe's Barbershop and find out why he loves cutting hair in the Castro.

The fitness studio plans a soft opening by the end of the month.

CorePower Yoga's 7th San Francisco studio is now open.

This week is your last chance to grab a discounted book and say farewell to Owen, the bookstore cat.

A new ordinance introduced by Supe. Wiener would make it possible for Churchill to officially expand upstairs.

The upcoming marketplace hopes to open by the end of the month.

The tiny storefront in Duboce Triangle offers private cooking classes for 8-12 people, taught by veteran chef Joe Wittenbrook.

Fans of open-air drinking can finally return to Lucky 13, where the patio had been shut down due to ABC licensing issues.

Incoming shops will eventually include bubble tea, cellphone repair, BBQ, and more, we're told.

The popular weekly market will go into hibernation after tomorrow, and will return in early March of 2016.

Sadly, breakfast tacos are no longer part of the plan.

Plans for a seven-story mixed-use building will go before the Planning Commission in early February.

Just in time for New Year's resolutions, the CrossFit gym is preparing to debut in Church Street's long-vacant former Blockbuster Video.

From bouncers and baristas to tax preparers and travel agents, there are plenty of jobs on offer in the Castro for the new year.

For 30 years, owner/poet David Highsmith has stood behind the counter at the combination bookstore and furniture outlet.

Facing strong community backlash and looming legislative hurdles, Sharper Future has decided not to open a sex offender rehab clinic at 100 Church St.

At the end of this month, Market Street staple Sullivan's Funeral Home, in business since 1924, will close its doors and relocate to Daly City.

As an alternative to the emergency room, Direct Urgent Care will treat injury, illness, and minor pediatric emergencies.

Maru Dojo offers classes in aikido, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and Filipino martial arts for both adults and children.

A "high quality, consumer-focused urgent care center" is headed to Market Street.

One of the neighborhood's favorite florists announced this morning that it will be relocating across town.

The clothing store will close this month and Max Muscle will take its space, leaving a prime opening at the corner of 16th and Market.

In a reversal of their announcement last month, both the clothing and sports nutrition stores now say they'll remain where they are.

Capped at seven people, trainer Ryan Allen's classes provide one-on-one meditation and strength training in a small group setting.

Housing activist Sonja Trauss said the city needs to preserve this “quintessential neighborhood-serving business.”

“I’m trying to change things and help trans people be seen," said owner Race Cooper.

The closure comes after illy had acquired the location 18 months ago.

The laundromat is set to become a restaurant, leaving neighbors behind with few other options.

Shoppers will find a handful of independent shops offering fresh produce, sandwiches and dry goods.

As always, there's a lot happening in the Castro.

The former sandwich shop and market will reopen as "Fig & Thistle."

Open since 1966, the laundromat is scheduled to spin down in August.

The partners behind the Park Café eateries are opening their first location in the 510 next week.

A housing activist attempted to keep the property zoned for laundry services.

Plans to open a dispensary at Church & Duboce are in a very preliminary stage.

If Planning approves, a Scandinavian restaurant will open in the vacated space.

After an extended absence, the company is returning to the neighborhood where it started.

Five other Safeway stores in San Francisco will be open 24 hours.

The shop offers specialized bouquets that can't be found in standard flower or grocery shops.

Linguist Dino Rosso breaks down language barriers to bring staffers closer together.

No word on when the store is closing, but its mascot, Owen, has already found a new home.

During the day, vacant restaurants become shared work spaces.

To qualify, a business must have "existed for more than 30 years" and "show significant contribution to San Francisco's identity.

The gym would join an already thriving fitness scene in the neighborhood.

The shared commercial space opened in March 2016.

A sign in the window thanks customers for their years of support.

Founder Gary Weiss has operated the unique floral shop from the same location for 34 years.

Workouts are once a week for 20 minutes, but the studio's owners say results will be "unbelievable."

Tonight at 6pm, CorePower Yoga is holding an informational public meeting at 100 Church St.

Instead of reverting back to a full café, the location will likely remain a retail space.

Owner Mike Holland cited declining sales and high rent as contributing factors.

The new tenants will take over the mural on the building's Church Street frontage.

The bakery's current owner told Hoodline he wants people to know that his cakes will still be available.

The 39-year-old store was preparing to close after its owner offered the location for sale last fall.

To close out the year, we've asked contributors to select their favorite stories of 2017.

The store's lease is set to expire.

Next month, it'll be easier to buy marijuana in the Castro than do your laundry.

Anticipating bigger crowds, the dispensary has hired new employees.

In two years, the city has twice accused the eatery of violating rules for chain retailers.

"Since taking over, the numbers have just not made sense," said new co-owner Ryan Scott.

After closing last June, the location operated briefly as a pop-up during the holidays.

The owner, who lives nearby, has turned a back room into a small ceramic studio.

"Times have changed and the Castro just isn't what it was," said the owner.

A 9,300-square-foot gym will take over a former CVS Pharmacy location.

Whatever Store is one of four businesses sharing the former Books Inc. location.

Spacious cited SF Planning's "lack of a clear process" for compliance as a significant factor in its departure.

"It really hurts because my emotion is attached to it," said the owner. "I built that store from scratch."

A storefront space "will help us be more visible and accessible to the community," the CBD's executive director said.

After narrowly avoiding damage in a recent fire upstairs, the new home decor shop has opened on schedule.

Both retail spaces at 100 Church could be open by this Fall.

The tentative proposal calls for the arcade bar to expand into the Mexican restaurant's current space, as well as pick up its full liquor license.

Originally founded in the Castro, Alegre Home Care is Northern California's only LGBT-certified home care agency.

It's one of three new gyms planning to open in the Castro by year's end.

The upscale Mexican restaurant only opened last December.

'Sugar Castro' would be the Castro's second proposed cannabis dispensary in 2018.

The building is set to be delivered to the buyer vacant.

Longtime surfer Ryan Mathews makes denim jeans inspired by the comfort of board shorts, hand-sewn in SoMa.

Opening a pot shop across the street is "necessary" for the cafe's survival, say owners.

A laser-focused medical spa takes aim on the Castro.

Owner Cheri Mims cited the neighborhood's homelessness crisis as a factor in her decision to move.

SEV Laser specializes in hair removal, skin tightening and injectables.

The full-service animal hospital will specialize in dogs and cats.

The company's founder said Shift has outgrown its current office space.

It's been subdivided into a commercial unit and two residential units, each asking over $1 million apiece.

After 18 months of planning, the boutique gym finally debuts in the Castro this weekend.

The bar and club plans to reopen in time for Pride.

We caught up with Daniel Bergerac to discuss his successes over the past five years, and the challenges still facing Castro businesses.

"I felt the name was a turnoff," said Bulldog Tattoo's owner, who's taking advantage of the move to rebrand as Trudy's Tattoo Parlour.

Here's a look at the Church and Market spaces that are finally being filled — and the ones that are still sitting vacant.

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

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

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

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

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 restaurant now has a single proprietor, but no major changes are in store.

The restaurant quietly ended its daily food and drink service over the holidays.

The move will be a convenient one: Sterling has been located right next door since 1997.

Formerly known as Whatever Store, the comic book shop was run by Rich and Cougar Andrebou for more than a decade.

We sat down with the new leader of the neighborhood's business coalition to discuss the biggest issues facing the Castro, and his goals.

A brief roundup of some recent retail and restaurant changes in the Castro.

Plus, a Cow Hollow consignment shop is closing and consolidating its inventory to the Castro.

Hoodline asked three Castro business owners how they've found success in a difficult time for retail, and how they think the city can help small business.

"It has been like the Castro’s own version of 'Cheers,' and we loved being your bartenders," said owner Phillip Rennick.

Originally set to become a private events space, the 47-year-old Castro mainstay is now shifting back into cafe mode.

With no federal relief funds in sight, the Castro's gay bars and restaurants are now staring down the loss of one of their biggest weekends of the year.

The Castro's sidewalks are full of diners, drinkers and exercisers, as businesses take advantage of the city's "shared spaces" program.

"It was an era," says barber Philip Stover, who worked at the shop for nearly 40 years.

Two more Castro businesses have closed during the shelter-in-place

The neighborhood has now lost 20 businesses since the start of shelter-in-place.

Opening amidst the pandemic has "been a roller coaster," says owner Diane Ramirez. "I think everyone can vouch for that."

Plus, more parklets have arrived in the neighborhood.

The frame shop is moving, but remaining in the Castro.

Male Image barbers Philip Stover and David Hone have partnered with Jim Bolton to reopen the barbershop.

Castro barbershop Healing Cuts (3903 18th St.) has shuttered after just one year in the Castro. The barbershop's last day in this space will be December 1.

The Castro's newest cannabis retailer Flore Store (258 Noe St.) has announced its grand opening on 4/20 — across the street from Flore a.k.a. Cafe Flore.

Three personal services businesses, Great Tan, Salon Six, and Face It Salon & Spa, have all announced permanent closures in recent weeks, nine months after their businesses were hobbled by shelter-in-place restrictions.

Castro's apartment-ready plant shop Plant Therapy has outgrown its current location at 2095 Market St. (at Church St.) and opens tomorrow in a new, larger location.

In this edition: a barbershop reopens, a social club expands, a hair salon temporarily moves, and a community group has launched an online survey about the redesign of Harvey Milk Plaza.

A new board game shop as moved into the former Comic Book Beardies, a new sushi spot has opened in the former Miyabi space, and more.

Here's a brief roundup of recent changes to Castro area businesses. In this edition: a designer consignment shop temporarily moves, a nightclub announces its reopening, and a sandwich shop closes.

A designer consignment shop moves home, Safeway changes its hours once again to combat shoplifting, and a new chiropractor and dog grooming business are on the way.

The Castro's newest cannabis retail store, Flore Store (258 Noe), is now open while historic neighborhood restaurant Flore (formerly Cafe Flore) has remained shuttered for two years.

Castro home decor shop Kenneth Wingard (2319 Market St.) has announced it will be closing after 16 years in the neighborhood.

After nine years at its current location on 17th Street, Castro gift shop Local Take (3979B 17th. St.) is preparing to move to a new, larger space at 18th and Castro streets.

After 13 years in the Castro, Trudy's Tattoo Parlor (2275 Market St.) quietly shuttered this month due to pandemic-related financial stresses.

The longtime owner of the plant shop and nursery, David Gray, says the shop hasn't been profitable for a while. "I'm gonna have to find a job," he says.

In this edition: a hot chicken and ramen restaurant changes concepts to a sushi restaurant and a custom sofa store and medical spa open in the Castro.

After nearly 12 years, Castro neighborhood fine jeweler D&H Jewelers (2323 Market St.) has departed and moved to a new location in the Mission.

Banking customers at the Wells Fargo branch inside the Church & Market Safeway (2020 Market St.) will soon have to find a new location.

A new concept boutique and social club called Mikroblack (pronounced 'micro-black'), featuring only black clothing and accessories, has opened at 2323 Market Street, formerly D&H Jewelers.

A new private event space has opened at 2331 Market St., formerly the home of floral shop Ixia, filling another one of the vacancies in this building.

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.

Just in time for Pride Month, the Castro Merchants were selected as one of 50 community-based organizations to receive an Avenue Greenlight grant.

Amazon-owned One Medical will soon open a new Castro office in the long-vacant storefront at 2355 Market St., formerly Coldwell Banker, in what will be their third location in the neighborhood.

In its latest attempt at thwarting would-be shoplifters, the Castro Safeway at Church and Market streets has installed a security gate at the self-checkout kiosks.

Master Goblin Games, which opened at 2275 Market Street in June 2021 in the former Comic Book Beardies space, has now closed.

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

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

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

Castro residents and visitors in search of custom-made suits now have a new place to order one.

Castro area plant shop Plant Therapy (2095 Market Street) faces an uncertain future after the store has remained closed for nearly four months.

Here's a brief roundup of recent changes to Castro area businesses. In this edition, two new businesses have recently opened in the Castro and two more are on the way including an acai shop, a clothing store, a small grocery store, and a massage business.

The opening of cannabis retailer Rose Mary Jane at 2057 Market Street is unlikely after its application was canceled due to inactivity.

Castro specialty market The Epicurean Trader has opened at 2238 Market Street, just in time for Pride weekend.

A Castro neighborhood group has moved its officers, a long-troubled restaurant space has seen a liquor license transfer and a fitness studio and dog walking business have opened.

Castro residents and visitors looking for a place to relax and be pampered now have another option.

After 25 years serving the Castro and Duboce Triangle, Jeffrey's Natural Pet Foods announced the closure of its shop at 284 Noe Street.

Here's a brief roundup of recent changes to Castro area businesses. In this edition, a plant shop shutters, a small group fitness studio expands, and a restaurant adjusts its hours.

In this edition, a Himalayan gift shop closes, a wellness studio receives planning approval, a smoke shop's license gets suspended, and The Castro releases more events.

In this edition, a holiday pop-up bar and cookie shop open, and a dog grooming business is on the way.

Come the new year, the Castro will have a new combo bookstore, tea room, and wine bar.