San Francisco Castro Duboce Triangle
Salvadoran restaurant Los Amigos now open and serving late-night in former Castro Republic space
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.
San Francisco Mission
Neon sign for Mission Street's Grand Theater lights up for the first time in decades
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).
San Francisco Embarcadero North Beach Telegraph Hill
Controversial Telegraph Hill dispensary with smoking lounge gets City Hall approval despite vocal opposition
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.