With a liquor license application now on the books, it looks like Trader Joe's plans to turn a downtown basement into a full-service grocery store.

A car struck a cyclist at 4th & Market during rush hour this afternoon. While the cyclist did not sustain serious injuries, the collision has caused major backups for traffic and Muni lines.

The musical tells the story of songwriter Peter Allen, who won an Oscar for "Arthur's Theme" in 1981 and was married to Liza Minnelli.

The pizza joint, located just steps from the Powell cable car turnaround, had its permit suspended on Monday. A staffer said they're doing their best to correct everything and re-open.

A man is beaten in a drive-by mugging, mysterious shots are fired at Coit Tower, a teen phone robber is caught thanks to witnesses who tackle him, and more in this past week's crime recaps.

Social news site Reddit plans to leave SoMa to take over 420 Taylor St., a four-story building right on the edge of the Tenderloin and Union Square, the SF Business Times reports.

Tipster SFHandyman caught the following mayhem last night at Powell and Market, where a vehicle crashed into the barriers at the cable car turnaround, which is closed to traffic.

The practice ensures that riders don't have to wait for another train to clear the subway before they can exit.

Break the mold and pursue the solitary act of reading with like-minded bibliophiles at Hotel Rex.

A man stabs a drunken man who assaulted him, a thief claims she entered the wrong house, a woman is pepper-sprayed during a mugging, and more mayhem.

Before bicycles came cast-iron contraptions called "velocipedes"; though heavy, they were still fun, as a photo of Emperor Norton indicates.

The latest crime blotter also includes an update on the addition of more cops to the Fisherman's Wharf beat.

Muggers who pepper-sprayed their victims, a suspicious death on a Muni bus, a robber at gunpoint, and—on the upside—a Good Samaritan who helped thwart a phone robbery.