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Mid-Market Nightclub Mr. Smith's Quietly Closes As Neighborhood Struggles With Rampant Drug Use

Mr. Smith's, the small, two-level nightclub that debuted on Seventh Street just off Market back in the days when the new Federal Building was under construction, has called it quits after 15 years in the neighborhood where it was once one of the first signals of gentrification to come.

Two Arrested In Connection With Brazen Mid-Market Shooting Last Week

Two men from Oakland, ages 18 and 21, were located and arrested by the Oakland Police Department on Monday in connection with a shooting that occurred on Market Street between Sixth and Seventh Street in the midst of the evening rush hour last Tuesday.

As It Turns Out, The 'Twitter Tax Break' Was No Cure-All For Mid-Market's Many Troubles

The crossroads of SF's busiest thoroughfare and its historically most chaotic gathering places for drug-addicted, sometimes mentally ill, and often in-crisis residents has not taken so quickly or easily to the forces of gentrification.

Muni Passenger Jumped In Front Of Square, Uber Offices

A Muni patron was rushed to the hospital this weekend, when two fellow riders attacked him seemingly without provocation. According to the San Francisco Police Department, the assault occurred at 5:22 on

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The Hall On Mid-Market Will Close In September

One of several food halls that sprang up around the city in the last several years, The Hall on Market Street between 6th and 7th, has announced that its official closing will happen

Civic Center Bike Thief Knocks Victim Out

An unknown suspect knocked a Civic Center cyclist unconscious this morning, all to steal the man's bike. The victim, a 48-year-old man, was walking his bike on the first block of Grove Street,

Victim Of Market Street Attack Dies In Hospital

Eight months after an attack on Market Street sent a man to the hospital, the victim has succumbed to his injuries, turning an assault investigation into a homicide one. According to the San

Two Employees At 9th And Market Walgreens Stabbed

Two employees at the Walgreens store at 9th and Market Streets were stabbed by an alleged thief on Wednesday morning, police told Bay City News. The crime took place at around 7 a.

NEMA Apartments' Long-Vacant Retail Space, Once Slated For Massive Restaurant, Now A Corporate Event Space

The first floor of the NEMA apartment complex has been vacant, its windows adorned with a variety of marketing slogans, since it opened. Originally intended to become a gigantic restaurant, that's off the

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New Wine Bar Waystone Debuts On Mid-Market, Next To The Warfield

Another addition to the new array of Mid-Market eating and drinking options is Waystone, a new wine bar from one of the partners behind Causwells in the Marina, wherefrom came the burger that

Site Of Long-Gone Gay Bars Could Stymie Mid-Market Development As Compton's Cafeteria Revival Proposed In New Building

As we reported back in April, a couple of people are attempting to block a large mixed-use development on Market Street between Fifth and Sixth by saying that the long-ago sites of a

Death Of Market Street Assault Victim Marks San Francisco's 33rd Homicide For 2016

A man who was severely beaten in San Francisco's Mid-Market area has died, taking San Francisco's homicide count for 2016 to 33 deaths. According to the San Francisco Medical Examiner's Office, 52-year-old SF

New Mid-Market Shopping Mall Decides To Embrace Sixth Street Connotations, Rebrands As 6X6

After multiple delays, the six-story shopping center that once intended to be value-oriented, and previously going by the names CityPlace and Market Street Place, will no open as soon as November under the

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Bon Marché To Become Venue For Multiple Market Stalls, Possibly Starting Next Week

The interim plan for the big restaurant space at Bon Marché Brasserie, closed since last month, is to become an extension of sorts to The Market next door, according to owner Matt Semmelhack.

Violent Bike Thieves Menace Teens At Pier 28, Mid-Market

Having your bike stolen is an unpleasant San Francisco rite of passage, like stepping in feces of undetermined origin or having the 5 Fulton pass you by as you wait at the bus

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Bon Marché May Be Officially Kaput On Mid-Market

We heard in July that Bon Marché was likely not long for this world, having been put up for sale after only a year in business at the Twitter building. Now, as Inside

Video: Disgruntled Muni Patron Claims Drivers Won't Stop For People Of Color

A Muni patron who allegedly threatened to stab a streetcar operator after multiple buses passed him was detained by police on Market Street, after they learned that the rider had an outstanding warrant

Twitter Lists More Than 1/4 Of SF Headquarters For Sublease

Correction: This post originally stated that the portion of Twitter offices for sublease represented a quarter of the company's space in San Francisco overall. In fact, the figure is greater than that, though

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Another Mid-Market Restaurant, Bon Marché, May Be Giving Up After Just A Year

Another one of several splashy 2015 restaurant openings in the Mid-Market vicinity, Bon Marché, looks like it's not long for this world as we predicted just a few weeks ago. The high profile,

Central Market Nonprofit Is Behind Classical Music Blaring From Burger King

The Bach blasting from speakers through the night above the Grove and Market Street Burger King began several weeks ago, or so a tip to SFist claims. As anyone who has tried to

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Mateo's Taqueria Expanding To Mid-Market

Fans of eight-month-old Mateo's Taqueria (2471 Mission Street) which is probably many of you, given that after eight months, and amongst stiff competition in the Mission, enjoys a four-and-a-half-star average rating on Yelp,

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92-Foot-Tall Stainless Steel 'Venus' Sculpture Coming To Mid-Market's Trinity Place

Though he didn't live to see the thing become a reality, longtime SF developer and landlord Angelo Sangiacomo commissioned a grand, gleaming, polished steel statue by artist Lawrence Argent called "Venus" that will

Historic Gay Bars Cited As Possible Reason To Block Massive Mid-Market Development

A massive, 12-story mixed-use development that would include 250 residences and 232 hotel rooms just ran into trouble, and could potentially be pushed back years, as a result of the efforts of one

Mid-Market Gang Jumps Man For Toiletries

A man walking down Market Street had a scary encounter this morning, when a gang of miscreants chased him down and stole his stuff. According to the San Francisco Police Department, a 32-year-old