Amazon is closing all four cashierless Amazon Go stores in San Francisco
Amazon thought it was disrupting the retail industry with its no-cashier Amazon Go stores, but five years into the concept, they’re closing a bunch of them, including all four SF stores.
La Cocina bringing a monthly Ferry Fridays marketplace to the Ferry Building
The nonprofit kitchen incubator La Cocina expands on their popular Tenderloin Municipal Marketplace with a new monthly Friday happy hour marketplace Ferry Fridays at the Ferry Building, with live music and mural painting.
Upscale coffee roaster Saint Frank Coffee gets Embarcadero location inside that twisty Mira Tower
Yet more businesses are bullish on a big downtown revival, as sustainable coffee purveyor Saint Frank Coffee is one of several new retailers coming into the ground floor of the twisty silver condo Mira Tower.
Charles Phan's former whiskey bar Hard Water sued over very large back-rent bill
Apparently not all of restaurateur Charles Phan's landlords have worked out deals with him for pandemic-closed properties. Nine-year-old New Orleans-themed whiskey bar and restaurant Hard Water has now been hit with a lawsuit from its landlord at Pier 3.
Popular Waterbar bartender suffers traumatic injuries in hit-and-run, friends rally with GoFundMe
Known for her pink-streaked hair and custom craft cocktails, Waterbar bartender Alexandra Tamez was left in a coma for weeks after a February hit-and-run, and her community is asking for support — and information.
‘Nash Bridges’ reboot movie shoot electrifying the Financial District
The old combination of Don Johnson and Cheech Marin is bringing new life to downtown San Francisco, in the form of gunshots and exploding cars for the “Nash Bridges” made-for-TV movie.












