U.S. News and World Report named Lombard Street one of six roads to drive before you die, calling it “a staple of American culture” — okay, that’s a stretch. What ever happened to GAP hoodies and apple pie? I am happy to see Russian Hill’s celebrity street getting love, but let me remind you that [...]
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I’ve Got the Dirt on Van Ness and Filbert
Posted in News, Repairs, tagged Construction, Development, Filbert, Gas Station, Van Ness on October 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Van Ness is balding. In the last year or two, two gas stations on the west side of the avenue, a Chevron on Union and 76 on Filbert, have both closed. What’s left are two bare, fenced-off lots just asking for trouble. There’s also a lot on the North East corner of Van Ness and [...]
If You See Something, Say Something
Posted in News, tagged Crime, Robbery, Valentino on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Remember the baseball bat robberies last Tuesday? Well, while the police did recover most of the items stolen, a brown leather Valentino messenger bag that belonged to one victim was not returned. It was likely dropped in the Marina or Russian Hill. He posted a lost and found ad on Craigslist looking for it, so [...]
Little League Cuts Incite Russian Hill Robberies
Posted in News, tagged Baseball Bat, Baton, Crime, Polk, Robbery, Union, Van Ness on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Getting picked last for T-ball hits some harder than others. Around 10 p.m. last night, five men between the ages of 18 and 32 drove around the city on a robbery spree, assaulting five victims with baseball bats and a collapsible baton. Russian Hill was unlucky enough to be the scene of two of four [...]
Working for the Weekend
Posted in News, tagged Construction, Hyde, Union on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wondering what all the hullabaloo is at Union and Hyde? Unfortunately that sexy construction crew isn’t building an underground disco, but installing 24″ and 8″ water lines. Those neon-vested studs won’t return until the end of the month (Sept. 19-20, 26-27) to finish up the job, since weekends are the only time MUNI can de-energize [...]
Tajine Feels the Heat
Posted in News, Restaurants, tagged Food, Moroccan, News, Pacific, Restaurants, Tajine, Van Ness on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dear readers, your passports to Morocco have expired. Moroccan eatery Tajine, which just decamped to its location at 2080 Van Ness (at Pacific) in May, has closed its doors. Moving from Jones St., the restau carried loyal customers with it, as well as its well-earned Yelp ranking among the top five Moroccan spots in the [...]
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