Live Music Makes a Come Back
Rebekah Moan Live music is returning to Potrero Hill, with Thee Parkside and Bottom of the Hill planning shows for this summer. Thee Parkside doesn’t have an official “welcome back to live…
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Sextant is Smelling the Coffee
Zoe Tribur Starting last month, visitors to Sextant Coffee, located on Folsom and 10th streets, had their beverage of choice prepared by someone other than owner Kinani Ahmed. After performing every task…
Neighborhood Pizza Joints Deliver
Vivien Wang Four local pizzerias not only survived, but thrived, during the ebbing COVID-19 crisis, adapting their businesses to shifting consumer habits. Launched more than 45 years ago, Goat Hill Pizza, located…
Lost Photos & Movies of Potrero Hill
PV Staff The windows above Christopher’s Books at Missouri and 18th streets come alive from 8:30 to 10 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through July 18. Family photographs taken between 1880…
Permaculture Garden Flourished During COVID
Michael Iacuessa At least one corner of Potrero Hill blossomed during the pandemic: the permaculture agriculture plot at Rhode Island and 18th streets. Founded in 2008, the holistic garden had fallen into…
Moving to the Rhythm
Max Blue KADIST, an arts organization founded in Paris, France, that promotes interdisciplinary work, is exhibiting Seeing Sound, a blend of sound and video art, at its 20th Street gallery. Curated by…
Vermont Street Switches to Residential Parking Permits
Tyler Breisacher Before the COVID-19 pandemic, commuters used to park on Vermont Street to avoid steep garage prices in Showplace Square and elsewhere nearby. Assuming these travelers ultimately return, residents will no…
Proposed Teardown on Texas Street Draws Opposition
A proposal to demolish a Victorian and replace it with a larger modern home at 249 Texas Street has drawn the ire of neighbors. Kerry Shapiro and Joanne Siu purchased…
Radio Coyote Howls
Broadcasting through the end of the month, Radio Coyote features experimental music, archival recordings, interviews, and improvisational content. The standalone project, available at 88.1 FM or online at radiocoyote.org, is…
Raymond Saunders Returns
Award-winning contemporary artist Raymond Saunders has chosen two San Francisco galleries as sites for his first solo exhibition in more than a decade. A major figure in contemporary art, Saunders…
Proposed San Bruno Avenue Project Criticized for Lack of Parking, Shadows
Most of the roughtly 100 participants at last month’s virtual meeting about a proposed development at 1458 San Bruno Avenue vehemently opposed the project. “For the people in the neighborhood,…
Below-Market-Rate Condominiums to be Built in Mission Bay
Bettina Cohen Condominiums offered at below-market-rates (BMR) to moderate-income buyers are being developed at 350 China Basin Street, where an eight-story building on Mission Bay South Block 9A (MB9A) is in the…
Clayroom Molds its Future
Whenever Catherine Rathsam sinks her fingers into a ball of clay the monotony and stress of the pandemic momentarily dissolves, replaced by a calm focus familiar to creatives everywhere. Rathsam…
Dogpatch Paddle Club Wants to Land at Building 49
During the public health crisis, long-time Dogpatch resident Adam Zolot rededicated himself to standup paddle boarding. Living across the street from the newly opened Crane Cove Park, he no longer…
Artist Anahid Aslanyan Makes Magic
Judy Goddess Potrero Hill artist, Anahid Aslanyan, described her style as “modern mysticism, art that comes from the spirit and explores the dream universe of the soul…intuitive, a magical process translating my…
Museum of Craft and Design Exhibits About Time
Two exhibitions are on view at the Museum of Craft and Design in Dogpatch, with clocked entries, adherence to public health guidelines, and 3D tours available online. The shows explore…
Op-Ed: Farley’s Returns
Chris and Amy Hillyard A year ago, Chris and I got up late, watched the news and contemplated what to do about Farley’s Oakland and San Francisco. We’d worked furiously to adjust to a…
Central Waterfront Navigation Center May Reopen Soon
Eleni Balakrishnan The Central Waterfront Navigation Center (CWNC), located at the east end of 25th Street, closed for the past year, may reopen soon as COVID-19 vaccinations become more widespread. Last month,…
Starr King Elementary Begins to Welcome Students Back to Campus
On April 12th, the San Francisco Unified School District will resume in-person instruction for students at facilities that’re in Phase 2a of the Return Safely Together Plan. Pupils and their…
Cruise Plans Electric Vehicle Recharging Stations in Dogpatch
Eden Teller The warehouses on Cesar Chavez Street by Pier 80 aren’t much of a travel magnet in their current state, serving as Penske rental truck storage facilities, but if autonomous vehicle…
Action Auto Picks Up Trash
Anna Hochman Action Auto Care has offered car repair services on 17th and Vermont streets for 20 years. Owned by Robert Kim, who has worked in the neighborhood for a quarter-century, previously…
San Francisco Modern Art Museum Reopens
Last month, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art welcomed visitors with a free admission day to celebrate its second reopening since a shelter-in-place mandate was imposed a year previously.…
Rec Park to Pave Parts of Esprit Park
Daniel Idziak After a contentious years-long debate over how best to renovate Esprit Park, the Dogpatch Neighborhood Association, supported by the Potrero Boosters, among others compromised on Plan W, selecting it from…
Gyms, Restaurants Grapple with an Uncertain Future, Some Gone Forever
Struggling San Francisco businesses were allowed to partially reopen in late-January after nearly two months of being largely banned from operating, bringing a cautious optimism to fitness companies and restaurants…
Salons Take a Haircut During Pandemic
James Colgan was about to open his third James Colgan Hair Salon in Cow Hollow last March when the pandemic struck. A year later, he’s pared his business to just…