Earlier reports that Columbus, Ohio-based clothing chain The Limited would be taking over the Gold Dust Lounge's Powell Street space (and gallery next door as well) weren't too far off track apparently. As Inside Scoop notes today, the San Francisco Business Times may have let the cat out of the bag in a report on luxury retailers in Union Square [subscription required] which mentions, "two prime corners on the square will become flagships of American corporations: Chase will take over the long-dead former Disney store and Express is taking over the art gallery and Gold Dust Lounge at Powell and Geary streets." more ›

A spot.us (a reader-supported news-ish site) pitch person wonders why most express buses stop by 8:30 a.m. (inbound) and 6:15 p.m. (outbound). Also, since most express lines are jam-packed with riders, why won't Muni add a few more of these convenient buses? "Overcrowded buses would seem to indicate that there's more demand than Muni can fill with its existing express service," spot.us goes on to point out. We know we'd love more express buses. The few of them we manage to catch get us to where we're going in record time. more ›