Goodbye
Oldest National Park Service Ranger Retires at 100-Years-Old
Celebrations, Goodbye, Parks & Beaches, Uplifting, Wow By Keith Burbank Bay City News Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest active National Park Service ranger, retired Thursday following more than 15 years sharing stories of her life and those of other working women during World War II at Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond. Soskin, more...
SF’s 115-Year-Old Mochi Spot “Benkyodo” Closes Forever
Goodbye, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open The final day has come for Japantown’s oldest business, Benkyodo Company. The shop, which opened in 1906, makes traditional hand-made Japanese rice cakes, manju and mochi, are closing up after 115 years and going into retirement. From Benkyodo’s website – “After 115 years of business, Benkyodo will be closing our doors on more...
SF Zoo’s Famous Kidnapped Lemur “Maki” Has Died
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, San Francisco “Maki”, the San Francisco Zoo’s ring-tailed lemur that captured the hearts of the Bay Area and beyond when he was kidnapped in 2020 from his zoo enclosure and later recovered, has died at the age of 22, according to a zoo spokesperson Friday afternoon. Maki died Thursday, zoo spokesperson Nancy Chan more...
Union Square’s “Crate & Barrel” Permanently Closing in March
Goodbye, San Francisco Thanks SFGate for sharing the news that San Francisco’s Crate & Barrel store, located at 55 Stockton Street in Union Square, has announced that they are permanently closing on March 23, 2022. Crate & Barrel has cited that the reason for its closure is that their lease is up. The remaining more...
Giordano Bros. Closing After 18 Years in SF
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, Goodbye, San Francisco Thanks to Mission Local for sharing the news that San Francisco’s Giordano Bros. (3108 16th St, San Francisco) will close on February 27. Having opened originally in North Beach in 2004 (a location that has since closed down) and the Mission location in 2011, Giordano Bros. says goodbye after 18 years more...
Alameda’s Rock Wall Wine Company Closing After 14 Years
Bars, East Bay, Eat & Drink, Goodbye Thanks to SFGate for sharing the unfortunate news that Rock Wall Wine Company, located at 2301 Monarch St., Alameda, is shutting its doors on February 27, 2022. The East Bay women-led winery, founded in 2008, is located on the former Alameda naval air base and offers beautiful views of the Bay more...
SF’s Magnolia Brewing Closing Dogpatch Location
Bars, Bay Area Favorites, Goodbye, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Eater SF for sharing the sad news that Magnolia Brewing is closing its Dogpatch location, located at 2505 3rd St, San Francisco. The Brewery took to Instagram to announce its departure. They cite COVID as a factor in their decision to close, plus Eater notes that they had been more...
“The Shops at Tanforan” Mall Closing After 51 Years
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye Thanks to ABC7 for sharing the news that the San Bruno mall, The Shops at Tanforan, will be closing. The 51-year-old mall originally opened in 1971. The mall was recently purchased by a Los Angeles-based developer who plans to transform the property into an office campus for biotech firm. Before the area more...
Oakland to Close (Or Merge) Nearly a Dozen Schools by 2023
Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Goodbye, Oakland The Oakland Unified School District Board of Education narrowly approved a measure to close or merge nearly a dozen schools during a contentious meeting that began Tuesday night and lasted into the early morning hours Wednesday. The measure is an effort to confront an expected budget deficit and has brought protests more...
Decathlon Closes Last 2 US Stores, Both in Bay Area
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, San Francisco Decathlon recently announced a “new business model” for its US operations which apparently is code for shutting down its final two stores so it can focus instead on online sales and through other retail partners. So Decathlon USA will close its Emeryville (3938 Horton St) and Potrero Hill (2300 16th more...
SF’s 26-Year Old Landmark’s Embarcadero Cinema Closing
Goodbye, San Francisco Thanks to the Chronicle for sharing the unfortunate and sudden news that Landmark’s Embarcadero Center Cinema‘s final day is upon us. Without any public notice, the indie arthouse theater is shutting its doors ‘unofficially’ on Thursday, February 3. There are no future events or screenings scheduled on their website beyond that more...
SF’s Sai Vietnamese Restaurant Forced to Close After Nearly 40 Years
Eat & Drink, Goodbye, San Francisco Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that sadly, Sai’s Vietnamese Restaurant in San Francisco is being forced to close. The restaurant has been around for nearly 40 years, but unfortunately, their landlord has told them they have to vacate the building in 30 days. The family-run business, which opened in 1985 more...
Oakland Coliseum Hosts Memorial for NFL Legend John Madden
Goodbye, Oakland A memorial for John Madden, former broadcaster and Super Bowl-winning coach for the Oakland Raiders, has been changed, the family announced Monday. The memorial will be held on Februrary 14, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. at the RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland. An earlier announcement said the memorial was going to be held more...
Golden Gate Park’s “Winter Lights” Glowing Forest Ends February 1st
Goodbye, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Most good things come to an end. Some of the winter lights that have been up since December 2nd are coming to an end on February 1, 2022. “Winter Lights,” a full acre of trees lit up near 6th Ave will both be saying goodbye after two months of lighting more...
SF Mourns Bob Saget at “Full House” Home
Goodbye, San Francisco Thanks to ABC7 for sharing the news that a memorial in honor of Bob Saget has popped up at one of the famous Painted Ladies, the Full House home located at 1709 Broderick Street. The actor/comedian who played Danny Tanner on the ’90s hit tv show Full House sadly passed away more...
