Today we preview Hearth Coffee Roasters, opening in October near Jane Warner Plaza at 17th and Castro.

Bandidos, the newest Mexican fine-dining restaurant and bar in the Castro Upper Market area, open this coming Tuesday.

A coalition of neighborhood community groups is launching a "Retail Strategy Project" for the Castro and Upper Market area.

Yes, Weaver's Coffee & Tea is still coming to the Castro.

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is suing the City of San Francisco, the Board of Supervisors, and Supervisor Scott Wiener for discrimination.

It looks like the final retail space for the ICON building at the corner of Market, 16th, and Noe has been leased.

The now defunct Pica Pica Maize Kitchen space at 17th and Castro is back on the market.

A posting on Craigslist is seeking experienced front of house staff for the new Market Street restaurant and tequila bar, Bandidos.

Is the Castro big enough for not one but TWO new hot dog shops?

New Vietnamese restaurant replacing Zadin now open in the Castro

A posting went up on Craigslist yesterday listing La Taza for sale.

With the Castro's sidewalks now much wider and free of fencing (at least until construction picks up again after Pride), the Castro Merchants will be holding their annual sidewalk sale this Saturday

A building permit was posted today in the window of one of the remaining vacant ground floor retail spaces in the ICON building citing a proposed espresso bar.