#mission-district

#mission-district

After three years shuttered, its historic marquee losing letters and its facade covered in graffiti, Bruno's nightclub on Mission Street plans to reopen in the next couple of months.Major renovations are taking place inside the venue, but its owner does not have a specific opening date yet."Bruno's is sort of a landmark and a real anchor tenant for the Mission," said George Karas, the club's owner, adding that permit delays mean the exact date is uncertain but that he would "love to have it reopened" soon.

Bissap Baobab, the Mission's beloved Senegalese restaurant and nightclub, earned a beer and wine license after surviving a 10-month legal battle over relentless noise complaints.Owner Marco Senghor still has to apply for a liquor license to make Bissap Baobab's full bar available to customers, which he says will finally give the business a shot at earning a significant profit.

It's been nearly a decade and a half since Curry Up Now, once at the forefront of the Bay Area food truck scene, first won over diners with items like chicken tikka masala burritos and deconstructed samosas.Of course, these days the fast-casual chain includes nearly two dozen locations scattered across eight states, though longtime fans will remember that the restaurant's roots stretch back to the Mission District, where Curry Up Now planted its first permanent location on Valencia back in 2013.

The Bay Area is known worldwide for its foil-wrapped, rice-stuffed Mission-style burritos.But burritos in this city come in more forms than just that now-ubiquitous - thanks, Chipotle - style and shape, traipsing from sauce-smothered to inventive riffs like paneer-stuffed and the sushirrito.That means ordering a burrito in the Bay might be intimidating terrain to navigate.

An overlooked corner of the Mission District is about to get a colorful splash of color and a scent of yeast wafting down the sidewalk.Nine years ago, then-bartender Xan Devoss started a sourdough bread CSA of sorts wherein she arranged pickups of her four-grain loaves at Life on Haight Street.Now, her business Fox and Lion Bread will open the doors to a new location on 18th and Capp streets.

Matthew Accarrino, the chef behind Michelin-starred Italian restaurant SPQR, is opening a new Italian restaurant in Pacific Heights - basically next door to his existing restaurant.According to public documents, Mattina, or "morning" in Italian, will take over Charles Phan's former Out the Door space.

A new group of Mission Community Connector ambassadors is being deployed starting today in the Mission District, in an effort to abate the neighborhood's rampant tent camping, street vending, and sidewalk drug use.As we've slowly come out of the pandemic, it is much-discussed that downtown San Francisco has seen a severe downturn in foot traffic.

On Sunday, April 2, 2023, Anchor Brewing Co. toasts the release of San Pancho, a new craft Mexican Style Lager with Lime, with an afternoon launch party at Anchor Public Taps.The super-refreshing brew is a celebration of the rich Chicano culture and arts tradition in the Bay Area.Bursting with zesty citrus, sweet corn, and light maltiness, San Pancho is crisp and approachable, ideal for easy drinking on sun-filled afternoons.

Update, 11:30 a.m.Wednesday: A proposal moved forward on Wednesday that could allow San Francisco Mayor London Breed and the city's Department of Public Health to solicit donations which non-profits and other private organizations could utilize to operate safe consumption sites, facilities where people can smoke or inject drugs in a medically supervised setting.

Since 2017, sleek Kuma Sushi has served rolls named after neighboring businesses - for example, the Jackalope named for the nearby bar and the Barley, an homage to the beer destination next door - to legions of fans.Now, the restaurant on the corner of Polk and Post Streets will open a second location in the Mission District in late spring 2023, and owners Cory Jackson and Ryo Sakai plan to take that same level of neighborliness to a whole new level.

Soon after Ancora opened in San Francisco this summer, the owners started stamping receipts with a reminder in red text: The seafood-centric restaurant doesn't use tips.Instead, diners are charged an automatic 20% service fee.These owners have decided to replace gratuity with an automatic fee to pay workers more equitably, particularly historically underpaid kitchen staff, and hope more restaurants follow suit.

This year, Hanukkah will be celebrated from sundown on December 18 to sundown on Monday, December 26.Thankfully, with new weekly COVID cases at the lowest they've been in San Francisco through all of 2022, it's okay to have a party with your people (granted, it still doesn't hurt to continue to take COVID- and flu-season safe measures during the holiday celebration season).

Liholiho Yacht Club, chef Ravi Kapur's culinary homage to his Hawaiian heritage, is back at 871 Sutter Street and sporting a new look.The restaurant will reopen on November 22 after a number of big moves for the team behind the business during the last few years, including hosting a chocolate start-up behind its closed doors and opening the also-popular Good Good Culture Club in the Mission District.

Brrr!The temperature in San Francisco hit a record on Wednesday, never rising above 48 degrees when the average high for this time of year is 61.There's a winter weather advisory today for the Sonoma coastal range, and yesterday saw snow blanketing usual spots in the Santa Cruz mountains.[KTVU] A 41-year-0ld man who was found dead in a vehicle at a West Oakland homeless camp was apparently killed by a gunshot wound.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.Read in Spanish / Leer en español It was just a regular Monday morning in Roque Hernandez's life when the Univisión cameraman and longtime journalist was robbed while working on a story in the Mission District, where he has worked and lived for more than 30 years.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.Mahsa Vahdat, an Iranian artist, who lives in exile in Berkeley, presented her new album "Braids of Innocence" at a launch party held late last week at the former Socialist Party Hall in San Francisco's Mission District.

The final, East Bay Elbo Room - of the original two bars in both San Francisco and Oakland - is closing.The bar at 311 Broadway was known for live shows, moody lighting, and cheap drinks.The San Francisco Chroniclereports the owners are looking to move on with their lives; co-owner Matt Shapiro will move to Germany, and he and co-owner Erik Cantu say they feel this way they'll close out on their own terms.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.Jalal Heydari, an Iranian immigrant who landed in the Bay 35 years ago, might seem an unlikely candidate to own multiple Italian delis in San Francisco.He opened his first, Alimento in North Beach, after the 2008 financial crisis encouraged him to change directions from a career as a camera and electronics supplier.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.The SFMTA on Tuesday approved a resolution to make 16 citywide "Slow Streets" permanent, including two in the Mission District: Shotwell Street and, in a surprise move, 22nd Street.

Ice cream fans throughout the Bay Area, and specifically the Mission District, rejoice: Humphry Slocombe, a fan favorite since 2008 and recognized as one of America's best ice cream companies by Food Network, is taking over a 5,876-square-foot production facility at 121 Capp Street.According to the San Francisco Business Times, the space was leased by competitor Smitten until last month.

We have a suspect ID and some further details about a wild Friday-after-Thanksgiving incident in the Mission District, in which a guy allegedly assaulted a Muni bus driver and bus-jacked the bus.As we reported over the weekend, a Muni bus was hijacked in Bernal Heights and taken on a chaotic joyride through the Mission, damaging a bunch of parked cars before the busjacker jumped out and got arrested.

A suspect hijacked a Muni bus in San Francisco on Friday night, driving more than a mile through the Mission District and crashing into multiple cars before being taken into custody, police said.The hijacking happened before 8 p.m. at Cortland Avenue and Mission Street.No passengers were on the bus at the time.

Vodka distillery Hangar 1 announced plans to close down its Alameda-based facility.The well-loved local tasting room is also set to shut down as of December 18, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.It's not quite the end for the company, as a representative shared the company will move production to an unnamed partner distillery in the Bay Area, but it is the end of an era: the company has taken up space on the Bay Area isle since its start in 2001, opening a tasting room back in 2017 with sweeping views of the San Francisco skyline and Golden Gate Bridge.

The Mission is getting a new pizzeria from a Pizza Hacker and Pizzetta 211 alum.Angie's Pizza will open on December 2 at 16th and Guerrero streets; the upcoming restaurant takes its name from owner John McCloskey's mom.McCloskey hopes to offer six pies with rotating sides like roasted vegetables, seasonal salads, and meatballs.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.Steve Raymond's long-running flirtation with the Mission District started in the late 1970s, when his mother bought a house on Shotwell Street.He's visited on and off ever since then."I would work on my art in Santa Cruz or Hawaii, wherever I was at the time, and then bring it to sell when I visited.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.Some  27,000 paid parking spaces in the city will be getting new pay-by-license stations and on Wednesday morning, Howard was adding the new system on 21st Street."We should have all of these done this month," he said, referring to the Mission District.

A winning play is any connected line on your tabla.Each winning play gets you 1 entry into the drawing.You can also play the 4 corners.To play, simply shop at participating businesses and collect a Mission Lotería sticker with your purchase.Mission Lotería is a "shop small, support local" initiative that combines local art, small businesses, and our love for Lotería with imagery inspired by the Mission District of San Francisco.Get a free tabla and connect a winning play.