SF News LGBT Center Gets Restaurant Approval Proving that, yes, Castro boys do sometimes need to eat, the Planning Commission approved a plan to put a full-service restaurant and bar on the top floor of the LGBT Center on Market
SF News Pink Saturday Stays, Says D8 Supe Candidates Local homosexual newspaper The Bay Area Reporter reports that the District 8 (The Castro!) candidates, each one of them, promise an intact Pink Saturday for 2011. Even after this year's typically fey fete
SF News Ed Perkins Not the 'Pink Saturday' Shooter Ed Perkins, the man arrested for allegedly killing Stephen Powell and wounding two others at Saturday's Pink Saturday in the Castro, will not be charged with with murder. BCN (via SF Appeal) notes,
SF News Two Shot at Vigil for 'Pink Saturday' Victim During a Monday night vigil for Stephen Powell, the Pink Saturday shooting victim, two people were shot. The gunfire was reported around 8 p.m. near the intersection of Third Street and Quesada
SF News Alleged Castro 'Pink Saturday' Shooter ID'd The man who allegedly shot and killed 19-year-old Stephen Powell during Gay Pride's Pink Saturday party has been identified as 20-year-old San Franciscan Ed Perkins. "Police are unsure what, exactly, led Perkins to
SF News <s>3 Wounded</s> 1 Dead, 2 Wounded In Castro 'Pink Saturday' Shooting (UPDATED) During last night's Pink Saturday festivities in the Castro, three people were shot at Market and Castro Streets. Police responded to reports of gunfire at around 11:30 p.m. BCN (via CBS
SF News Woman Has Seizure, Smashes SUV Into Samovar Tea Lounge Multiple news outlets this morning are reporting on the Mercedes SUV that rolled into Samovar in the Castro yesterday, injuring both the driver and a woman sitting outside who was pinned to the
SF News Elementary School Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested Police arrested Pedro Hernandez, 68, on suspicion of sexually assaulting a family member at Sanchez Elementary School on June 3. Discovered at a homeless shelter at Saint Bruno’s Catholic Church, Hernandez was
SF News Man Sexually Assaults Girl at SF Elementary School Ugh. We hate having to write yet another story about a girl being raped at her school. While class is in session. While school officials are nearby. But we must: There's a $2
SF News Castro Station Closed After Train Reportedly Strikes, Kills Pedestrian This just in: the Castro Muni station is closed for rush hour traffic. The area is strewn with emergency vehicles. Muni claims to be running shuttle buses. Do-not-cross yellow police tape is up.
SF News Dolores Park Playground: 'F' The 2010 San Francisco Playground Report Card (PDF warning) was released this week. Judging parks based off of signage, fencing & gates, ground surface, cleanliness, equipment, amenities, surface material, the hugely popular Dolores
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight Addendum: Karl Soehnlein Book Reading, Launch Party Local scribe Karl Soehnlein's third novel, Robin and Ruby, a sequel to the award-winning The World of Normal Boys, was thrust upon the world today. You can watch the book trailer (!?) here. What's
SF News Muni Fail In Progres @MuniAlerts (a Twitter feed you should follow closely) says: "24 broken down in Market / Castro intersection. Ex[p]ect more delays than usual." (Pic)
SF News Castro Trader Joe's Threatened by Radio Shack Ye olde Radio Shack in the Castro is making things difficult for the glory that is Trader Joe's. See, the phenomenal supermarket is now having trouble moving into the Market and Noe Center.
misc Dolores Park Renovation Community Meeting Tonight For those of you nutting over where you'll spend your summer afternoons indulging in PBR and salted caramel ice cream while twirling your mustaches, you might want to attend tonight's Dolores Park Community
SF News SPUR's District Walking Tours with Supervisors What better way to learn about another district than by kicking it for an afternoon with one of San Francisco's chatty supervisors. SPUR (San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association) will have monthly
SF News Rooftop Restaurant at LGBT Center? One of the city's prettiest views is from the rooftop deck balcony at the LGBT Center. Not only are the views from the patio spectacular, but it's also roomy since, alas, no one
SF News Cab Driver Stabbed In Castro A taxi driver was beaten, stabbed, and robbed last night at about 7:15 p.m. while on the 200 block of States Street, off of Castro above Market Street. The 50-year-old driver
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Chocolate Making Classes In The Castro Saratoga Chocolates in the shuttered Jo, located in the old Joseph Schmidt space at 3489 16th Street in the Castro, is offering truffle making and wine/chocolate classes this winter. According to Mary
Arts & Entertainment Amber to Close Perhaps due to the recent surge in popularity from neighboring Blackbird, Castro bar Amber (located at 718 14th Street) will celebrate for the last time on New Year's Eve. One of San Francisco's
Arts & Entertainment Neon Monster's Cave of Wonders by Jeremy Brautman This month, Castro's own design-collective-slash-toy-store, Neon Monster, traveled to Miami to take part in the multi-brand, limited edition environment, F-Factory for Art Basel. With their toy-filled Cave of Wonders, they
Arts & Entertainment Lady Gaga Drops In On SF Bar for Surprise Pre-Show? Possibly as a small thank you to the gay community who helped give her a leg up in '08 while she was still touring around in semi-obscurity, Lady Gaga allegedly dropped in on
Arts & Entertainment Wine & Rope Tasting Oh wow. Do you like wine? Do you like being tied up in a sexually-charged manner? Who doesn't. Which is why the ladies, if you will, of Femina Potens (a public arts programs
