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San Francisco Republicans Celebrate Trump Victory at North Beach Restaurant Known For Hosting Anti-Trans Event

A small cabal of proud Republicans in San Francisco gathered Tuesday night at American Bites, a restaurant in North Beach that last year hosted a bizarre and hateful anti-trans dinner event.

Arts & Entertainment

SF’s Famed Ed Hardy’s Tattoo City to Close, Amidst Don Ed Hardy’s Ongoing Health Issues

The renowned 47-year-old tattoo parlor Ed Hardy’s Tattoo City will be closing at the end of 2024, as its legendary founder Don Ed Hardy is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

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Bicyclist Arrested For Hit and Run That Seriously Injured an Elderly Woman In North Beach

A 36-year-old man is under arrest after allegedly striking a female pedestrian with his bicycle in North Beach Wednesday and then fleeing the scene.

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[Update] North Beach's Park Tavern to Be Reopened Former Partner In Restaurant, With Original Chef

The ex-husband of Park Tavern owner Anna Weinberg, James Nicholas, has signed a lease to take over the restaurant's space in North Beach, and it will be reborn as Park Tavern this fall.

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Churchgoer Stabbed Outside Saints Peter & Paul Church In North Beach

On Sunday, following a reported altercation with a homeless individual who had entered the church, a parishioner was stabbed outside Saints Peter and Paul Church in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood.

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Concord Man Found Guilty In Bizarre North Beach Pipe-Bomb-Throwing Incident

An East Bay man now faces up to 14 years in state prison for an unhinged incident last fall that began at Saints Peter and Paul Church in North Beach.

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North Beach Mainstay Sam’s Burgers Gets Front Window Smashed By Rando Who Was Harassing Employees

An irate and probably unstable person caused a ruckus at the popular North Beach burger spot Sam’s Burgers, smashing the shop’s front window by throwing a chair through it. Undaunted, Sam’s says it will reopen Tuesday.

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A New Grocery Store Likely to Replace Former Safeway Near Fisherman's Wharf

We have an update on the beleaguered, mostly empty NorthPoint Centre near Fisherman's Wharf, at the edge of North Beach, and its adjacent apartment complex, and it's good news for those in the neighborhood who miss having a full-service grocery store.

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Liguria Bakery Reopens Tuesday Just In Time for Xmas Focaccia Purchases

The century-old Liguria Bakery in North Beach, which suffered an oven fire in early August, is finally getting back open this week in time for the holidays.

Arts & Entertainment

Interactive Theater Piece 'The Speakeasy' Returns to North Beach In April

Popular interactive theater experience 'The Speakeasy,' which has been on an extended hiatus since mid-2019, is returning to its underground digs in North Beach this spring, and the waitlist for tickets closes today.

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First Crime-Related Embarrassment of APEC: Czech News Crew Robbed

A Czech news crew who came to San Francisco to cover the APEC summit and drove around Sunday shooting B-roll of charming scenes like the Painted Ladies in Alamo Square was robbed of their camera equipment in North Beach.

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Park Tavern In North Beach Gets Eviction Notice, Owner Says It's Staying Open

There's been some financial drama at one of North Beach's biggest restaurants in recent weeks, and only five months into a long-awaited reopening, the restaurant was served an eviction notice this week.

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Suspect In North Beach Assault, Pipe-Bomb-Throwing Had Federal Bomb Conviction, Domestic Violence History

The suspect has now been named in Sunday's bizarre incident that began in North Beach and led to a police chase across the Bay that included improvised explosives.

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Man Suspected of Assault In SF Church Allegedly Tossed Multiple Explosives Out of His Car, Led Authorities on Chase Across the Bay

A wacky story involving a chase from San Francisco deep into Contra Costa County began unfolding Sunday evening in North Beach, when a suspect allegedly assaulted a parishioner at Saints Peter and Paul Church on Filbert Street.

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Cruise Cars Get Into Robo-Traffic Jam In North Beach Friday, Caused By Outside Lands-Related 'Connectivity Issues'

Just one day after autonomous car expansion was approved in SF, a bunch of Cruise self-driving cars snarled traffic in North Beach Friday night — and it's all on video.

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Fire at North Beach's Historic Liguria Bakery Quickly Contained

There was an oven fire Friday morning at Liguria Bakery in North Beach, and while it sounds like it was quickly extinguished, the extent of any damage is not known.

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SFMTA Lowers the Speed Limit to 20 MPH on Nearly Two Dozen SF Streets

Several streets in Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf, North Beach, and Union Square just got their speed limits lowered from 25 to 20 mph, despite arguments that drivers ignore city speed limits and police don’t enforce them anyway.

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Four Arrested for April North Beach Shooting That Killed One, Injured Four Others

The first reported North Beach shooting in years was in late April near “strip club row,” and SFPD has now arrested four suspects, one of whom was also shot during the incident.

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Quince Team Opens Salon and Private Event Space In Former Cookhouse In North Beach

As Michelin three-star Quince prepares to reopen this summer and celebrate its 20th birthday, owners Lindsay and Michael Tusk have announced the opening of their new private event space and test kitchen upstairs from Vesuvio in North Beach.

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Flour + Water Pizzeria Gets North Beach Opening Date

The much anticipated new Flour + Water Pizzeria in North Beach is opening in two weeks, and it will be the first new blood on a busy stretch of Columbus Avenue in many years.

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Dive into the Vibrant and Culturally Rich 67th Annual North Beach Festival

San Francisco's renowned North Beach neighborhood, also referred to as Little Italy, is preparing to celebrate its vibrant history and the cultural melting pot it is today at the 67th Annual North Beach Festival taking place on Father's Day weekend, June 17th and 18th.

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SFPD Finds Large Haul of Guns and Drugs While Arresting Suspected Illegal Gun Suppliers In North Beach

An SF man was arrested for firing shots at police on two occasions in January, and the ongoing investigation led SFPD to the North Beach home of an alleged gun supplier, and boy did they find guns and drugs while searching his residence.

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Man Stabbed Multiple Times Near North Beach, Suspect In Custody

A Monday night stabbing at Broadway and Battery Street has left one man hospitalized, but the suspect was still at the scene when police arrived, and was taken into custody.

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New Pizza, Bagel & Beer Fest Launching In North Beach In August

A new food festival for the carb-crazed is coming to North Beach this summer, and it's being organized by none other than Tony Gemignani, of Tony's Pizza Napoletana fame.

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North Beach Shooting Happened During Attempted Mugging, One Suspect Now In Custody

San Francisco police now seem to know the outlines of what occurred Sunday night near the Condor Club in North Beach, when five people ended up with gunshot wounds, one of them fatal. And one suspect has been arrested.