Bill Graham Honored With a New Mural in the Fillmore District
On November 6, a crowd gathered in front of the Goodwill building at 1669 Fillmore Street to celebrate the dedication of a new mural honoring prominent concert promoter Bill Graham.
New Black-owned business marketplace In The Black coming to Fillmore Street — on Black Friday
More than 20 Black-owned retail businesses are getting a new home in the Fillmore District, as the new marketplace In The Black is moving in beneath the Fillmore theater at the end of this month.
The Clay Theatre on Upper Fillmore has finally received historic landmark status
The SF Board of Supervisors granted Fillmore Street’s 109-year-old Clay Theatre a historical landmark designation Tuesday, though it remains unclear if the place will ever operate as a movie theater again.
New upscale Indian restaurant coming to Lower Fillmore
A new, still nameless, high-end Indian concept from Taj Campton Place chef Srijith Gopinathan and business partner Ayesha Thapar — who also opened the acclaimed Ettan in Palo Alto together — is coming to the former Dosa space.
Clay Theatre on verge of historic landmark designation as SF’s ‘first dedicated foreign film theater’
The SF Historic Preservation Commission has given the OK for the 109-year-old Clay Theatre to become an official landmark, but debunked a few rumors — and no, John Waters’ ‘Pink Flamingos’ did not premiere there.
SF supervisors approve purchase of Fillmore District hotel for homeless housing after Japantown hotel fell through
The Turk and Franklin Street hotel Vantaggio Suites will serve as the fourth hotel converted to housing for the formerly homeless, a replacement after the proposed purchase of the Kimpton Buchanan was nixed.
Large parts of Valencia, Fillmore, and Haight Streets get speeds reduced to 20 MPH
A new law took effect January 1 allowing streets with dining and retail to lower their speed limits, and San Francisco wasted no time implementing this on seven retail-heavy streets.
Landmark status for Clay Theatre moves forward, theater may reopen yet
The Landmark Clay Theatre took a big step toward historical landmark status on Monday, but oddly, the owner does not want the theater saved or given historical designation.
Two SF McDonald’s offering free food as enticement to get vaccinated
The McDonald’s in the Fillmore and Ingleside are both offering “one free menu item” for those who get their vaccine shot, but the deal only applies if you’re not yet vaccinated.
The Tailor's Son, a restaurant by Adriano Paganini, to open in the former Elite Cafe on Fillmore Street
Good news for Italian food lovers in Lower Pacific Heights: The Tailor’s Son on Fillmore St. (2049 Fillmore St.) is finally set to open, with a projected date of March 31st. It’s the newest opening by Adriano Paganini — San Francisco’s single most prolific restaurateur.