San Francisco
SF Now Has 30 New Sidewalk Gardens
Brand New, Green, Outdoorsy, San Francisco San Francisco now has 30 beautiful new sidewalk gardens. Sidewalk gardens beautify neighborhoods, create a natural habitat for butterflies, bees, and other pollinators, reduce stormwater runoff, and increase the lifespan of adjacent trees. SF Parks Alliance took to Instagram to send a thank you to its volunteers for helping to beautify more...
SF’s Only Adidas Store Set to Close
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, San Francisco Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that yet another retailer is leaving the San Francisco Centre mall, formerly the Westfield San Francisco Centre, located at 865 Market St. Sneakerheads, take note, Adidas is closing its doors in San Francisco. Adidas’ final day will be Saturday, January 13, 2024. Thankfully, if you more...
Filipino Fast Food Chain Jollibee Returning to Downtown SF
Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco Downtown San Francisco will once again have a Jollibee, the world famous fast food chain that hails from the Philippines. Its previous downtown SF location, near Moscone Center, closed in 2011. The popular chain filed applications back in 2020 for its new location, and according to the San Francisco Standard, construction more...
SFO Has A Brand New Budget Airline Coming Spring 2024
Brand New, San Francisco, Travel Thanks to the San Francisco Standard for sharing the news that SFO is getting a new budget airline. Canadian airline Lynx Air is launching nonstop service between San Francisco, Toronto, and Boston starting May 2024. You can fly between SFO and Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) starting at $159 for one-way flights more...
SF’s Beloved (and Oldest) Toy Shop “Jeffrey’s Toys” May Close After Holidays
Bay Area Favorites, City Insight, Getting Help, San Francisco Sadly, ABC7 has shared the news that San Francisco’s oldest toy store, Jeffrey’s Toys, located at 45 Kearny Street, may sadly close its doors permanently after the holidays. If you have any last-minute Christmas shopping, consider stepping into Jeffrey’s Toys to help keep the family-owned and operated toy store afloat. more...
Downtown SF “See’s Candies” Closes Permanently on Xmas Eve
Eat & Drink, Goodbye, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that San Francisco’s See’s Candies located at 3 Embarcadero Center is shutting down. Christmas Eve, December 24, 2023, will be the final day open for the Bay Area-headquartered candy company at their downtown San Francisco location. The candy shop quietly announced its closure more...
Historic Downtown SF Bank Tranforms Into Roller Disco for 1 Night Only (Dec. 29)
Fun & Games, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Things to Do For one night only, the historic 130-year-old Hibernia Bank Building at 1 Jones Street in San Francisco will be will not be transformed into the Bank of 8 Wheels Roller Disco. UPDATE – According to posts on The Church of 8 Wheels social media feeds, due to issues with getting liability more...
SF’s Classic Rooftop Cocktail Lounge “Starlight Room” to Reopen in 2024
Eat & Drink, Local Icons, Reopening, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that San Francisco’s historic Starlight Room is set to reopen. The glamourous rooftop bar, on top of Beacon Grand, formerly the Sir Francis Drake Hotel, opened during the Prohibition era in 1928. It was the celebrity hotspot of its time with regulars like more...
SF Honors 12 Historic Businesses With Legacy Status
Bay Area Favorites, San Francisco The San Francisco Small Business Commission continues to recognize longstanding, community-serving, and culturally vital businesses, unanimously approving 12 businesses for the Legacy Business Registry. Currently, a total of 388 businesses have been added to the Legacy Business Registry since it started in 2015. The recent entrants include: City Art Gallery 2.0 (aka more...
SF Pays Displaced Mission Street Vendors $1,000
Getting Help, San Francisco Thanks to CBS News for sharing the story that Mission Street vendors who have been displaced are being offered $1,000. San Francisco has cracked down on illegal street vending on Mission Street by implementing a temporary 90-day ban to help tackle unpermitted street vendors selling illegal goods. However, those with legal more...
Castro Theatre Closing Until Summer 2025 (Last Show is Feb. 4)
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open Another Planet Entertainment, the new owners of the landmark and iconic LGBTQ space, the Castro Theatre, will begin the long-awaited, yet controversial restoration of the historic venue beginning in early spring 2024. The final day of programming will be February 4. The renovation is scheduled to be completed by summer more...
San Francisco’s Lego Store Permanently Closes
Goodbye, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that yet another retailer has closed down in the San Francisco Centre mall, formerly the Westfield San Francisco Centre, located at 865 Market St. The Lego Store opened August 2016, and quietly permanently closed its doors on November 30, 2023. LEGO media representatives more...
SF’s Beloved Vietnamese Restaurant “Turtle Tower” Closes Its Final Location
Eat & Drink, Goodbye, San Francisco Thanks to Eater for sharing the unfortunate news that San Francisco’s iconic Vietnamese restaurant Turtle Tower has closed its last remaining location at 501 6th Street in SoMa. Since opening in 2000, Turtle Tower Restaurant offered some of the most authentic Northern Vietnamese cuisine in the Bay Area. The cult favorite more...
MCD’s Free Museum Weekend (December 9-10)
Freebies, Get Out: Events, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Partner, San Francisco, Sponsored Celebrate the holiday season in Dogpatch during MCD’s Free Weekend December 9-10, 2023. During MCD’s Free Weekend explore what peaceful design might mean to you through MCD’s current exhibition Designing Peace. Designing Peace features 30 artists and designers from over 20 countries looking at ways to create and sustain more durable more...
SF’s Cult Fav “Rosamunde Sausage Grill” Reopening Dec. 8
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, Good News, Reopening, San Francisco Thanks to Mission Local for sharing the good news that in a surprise turn of events, Rosamunde Sausage Grill, a cult favorite San Francisco restaurant located at 2832 Mission Street, will reopen on Friday, December 8, 2023. Initially, the iconic restaurant took to Instagram in October 2023 to share the sudden more...
