From cosmetology to bartending, a wide variety of jobs are waiting to be filled in the affluent commercial district.

The concept, imported from Japan, will test players' wits to solve puzzles and escape a room.

The cafe and coffeehouse will offer a unique array of new food items, including a banh mi and a caprese waffle.

As the grocer seeks a potential subtenant for the space, its pullout has reignited the Whole Foods debate on Polk.

After nearly four decades in business, the plant store’s owner was blindsided by the sale of his building.

The former La Boulange had been vacant for almost a year.

A Conditional Use application has been filed to allow the wireless provider to move into the 1841 Polk St. space.

Cole Hardware founder Dave Karp died on Sunday night at the age of 99.

The storefront at 1552 Polk St. is one part European cafe, one part ramen shop and another part Japanese convenience store.

Walter Bishop-Jones, who's developed a cult following for his haircutting skills, is transforming a former storage unit into a barber shop.

The Canadian footwear and apparel shop just opened its very first U.S. location on Polk at Sutter.

It's the last day in business for the chain coffee shop, which has called Polk and Washington home for nearly a decade.

While neighborhood groups are pushing for an all-out ban on chain stores, some in Lower Polk are hesitant to introduce further restrictions.

Three recent public opinion polls show neighborhood support for a Whole Foods at Jackson & Polk, despite legislation seeking to ban new chain retailers in the area.

We catch up with Nob Hill's favorite purveyor of all things British to learn a bit more about his unique business.

Russian Hill's fine-art jewelry and sculpture gallery sells its wares to everyone from curious locals to prestigious art museums.

16 businesses so far have submitted an application to be named to the Legacy Business Registry, but none have been processed, due to lack of staffing.

After more than 50 years in business, Haji Najmabadi, whose customers have included many celebrities, is retiring.

A native of Ethiopia, Delila Hailechristos moved to California to turn her thrift-shopping expertise into a brick-and-mortar business.

For every first-time customer, White is offering half-off on services.

The long-vacant Big Apple market on Polk Street will soon have a new tenant.

Analog photography isn't dead: Glass Key Photo is expanding into larger digs in Polk Gulch.

'House of Cannabis' is currently navigating the city's lengthy approval process.

The owner of Kozy Kar appears poised to take over the Gangway.

From a new Italian deli to CaKo's closure in Union Square, here's a rundown of local business happenings.

The Lower Polk Neighbors met on Wednesday to discuss a wide range of matters for the bustling commercial district.

With its current space slated for redevelopment, the Polk Street gym will reopen on Sutter as HIT Fit SF.

California Street Cannabis Company, a new dispensary opened by the team behind SF bars Tonic, Soda Popinski's, and Teeth, opens today in Lower Nob Hill.

“The pressure with the conditions we are working under right now is exhausting,” said one store owner.

The Lower Nob Hill area has seen nearly a dozen small-business closures since shelter-in-place began.

"I'm done," says the party store's owner, a third-generation San Francisco native who plans to leave the city after the closure.

Walgreens posted signs last week at its location on the corner of Bush and Larkin streets announcing it will close permanently at 3 p.m. on March 17, 2021.

For years, The Jug Shop's planned return to the Maison Pacific building felt like a story that kept not happening — an eviction, a GoFundMe that barely moved, and shelves that went bare. Now there's an ABC license notice in the window and workers inside. The Jug Shop is coming back. Joining them: Look at Me, a Russian manicure and eyelash studio with two popular existing SF locations.