San Francisco

It hasn't even been a year since Maybeck's (3213 Scott Street at Lombard) reopened under the joint management of chef-owner Aaron Toensing and husband-and-wife restaurateurs Lori Baker and Jeffrey Banker, and it's already gone dark.

Last week, Another Planet Entertainment (APE) took Hoodline on a 'behind the seats' tour of the historic Castro Theatre, which included viewing a mockup of the proposed seating changes and touring the backstage area.

The two-baseball diamond Jackson Park in Potrero Hill has just been approved for a $40 million facelift, with added park and playground space, sidewalk gardens, and bathrooms being modernized into a more deluxe “clubhouse.”

As construction is ongoing inside the former Rose Pistola restaurant space at 532 Columbus Avenue, Flour + Water's Mission District restaurant (2401 Harrison Street) has the tell-tale signs of a union protest, including a big grim reaper outside its front door.

There is now a two-way protected bike lane on Battery Street, with plans for a few more bike lanes coming to Sansome, Vallejo, and Davis Streets, too.

In its latest remodel, the Castro Starbucks (4094 18th St.), commonly called Bearbucks in the neighborhood, has removed all of its seating in a switch to a grab-and-go format.

Point Richmond's beloved Hotel Mac will have an operating restaurant again soon. The local restaurateurs behind Richmond's Mi Casa Grill confirmed to Hoodline that they'll be opening a new Italian eatery in the hotel space.

If you love pasta, you’ll be elated over a new shop coming to Inner Richmond that will eventually become a mini pasta factory, a retail pasta and pasta-making supply shop, and a restaurant.

Last weekend, specialty grocery store Luke’s Local celebrated the opening of its newest market in North Beach. Situated in a building on the corner of Green and Stockton that formerly housed a bank, it joins two other locations in Cole Valley and Cow Hollow.

The owners of the three-Michelin-star splurge restaurant Quince are on to yet another North Beach venture, taking over the third-level upstairs area of the Vesuvio Cafe building.

There are pizza options galore in Berkeley, and there is about to be one more option that is sure to become a hit.

The Castro's new Salvadoran restaurant Los Amigos on Castro is now open in the long-vacant storefront at 2295 Market St. (at Noe and 16th). Los Amigos quietly opened on Sunday for brunch.

Presented by the nonprofit Noontime Concerts — a separate entity from the church — the hour-long performances happen every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.

Another of the towering, glowing neon signs leftover from the heyday of Mission Street's days as a hub of cinema has come back to life. It's the sign above the Grand Theater, which is now home to arts org Gray Area, at 2665 Mission Street (between 22nd and 23rd). 

Despite a packed-house crowd of opponents waving “No Marijuana” signs, the SF Planning Commission approved a new Telegraph Hill dispensary with a smoking lounge, now coming to Broadway and Front Street.

From ammunition depot to sports venue to giant porn production house, the San Francisco Armory has gone through several iterations in its 109-year history, and may soon be slated to return as an active event space. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, there are new plans to turn a portion of the innards of the giant, castle-like Armory in the Mission District into a jazz club and VIP lounge.

It may be hard to look ahead to outdoor movies right now, but SF remains a town that loves an outdoor film screening, and the season for those is around the corner.

There’s a new Mexican restaurant in the Marina that features breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes traditional to the Yucatan Peninsula. Las Mestizas has taken over the space formerly occupied by Sushi In at 2280 Chestnut Street.