Inner Richmond live music club Neck of the Woods sued by music licenser over alleged copyright violations
The Inner Richmond nightclub Neck of the Woods was served a lawsuit by ASCAP over alleged unlicensed use of copyrighted music, highlighting an obscure legal aspect to the nightclub industry.
The city leaps into the Year of the Rabbit with the annual Chinese New Year Parade
Rain didn’t dampen the new year spirit over the weekend as participants and onlookers alike converged on downtown to celebrate the 2023 Alaska Airlines Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday night.
Community group holds Castro Theatre town hall ahead of Historic Preservation Commission meeting [Updated]
Last Thursday, a coalition of community groups held a Castro Theatre town hall ahead of two consequential public meetings about the theatre's landmark status and preservation of its seats.
Artist Natalie Gabriel brings Carol Doda back to North Beach in stunning new mural
Thanks to muralist Natalie Gabriel, Carol Doda, the iconic stripper who shimmied her way to international fame as a topless dancer in the 60s and 70s has returned to North Beach in a new mural at wine bar Bodega.
Storms and high winds blow walls off Camera Obscura at Land's End
The 77-year-old quirky attraction Camera Obscura had walls and parts of its exteriors blown off in the recent storms, and while repairs are necessary, the camera contraption itself is still in good working shape.
Video: Musée Mécanique acquires glorious new, 110-year-old musical contraption
Meet the Mills Bow-Front Violano Virtuoso, a 350-pound, 110-year-old antique musical apparatus that self-plays a piano and violin at the same time, now performing regularly at the always-quirky Musée Mécanique.
The Condor Club becomes SF’s first topless club to get Legacy Business status
On the heels of a dressing-down from the SF Historic Preservation Commission, North Beach’s Condor Club was still awarded entry into SF’s Legacy Business Registry, 58 years after becoming the first topless dance club in the U.S.
Richmond District’s 4 Star Theater set to reopen, will be a movie house again
The 4 Star Theater has been closed for nearly three whole years, but the scrappy little theater at Clement Street and 23rd Avenue will rise again this week, with movies plus pizza and bagels provided by nearby neighbor The Laundromat.