SF News Man Attacks Muni Driver, Runs Off The driver of a 38-Geary Muni bus was left injured this morning, after a man attacked her through the coach's window as she drove through SoMa. ABC 7 reports that the operator of
SF News Man Crawls Beneath SoMa Delivery Truck, Is Run Over A man who crawled beneath a delivery truck parked in a SoMa alley suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday afternoon, when the truck's driver started the vehicle and ran him over. The San Francisco Police
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SoMa Hotel Under Construction ID'd As Virgin Hotel, With Rooftop Bar Confirmed Back in January, I alerted you to the hotel construction boom that's bringing SF four new hotels this year, three of which appeared to be arriving with rooftop bars an exciting bit of
SF News Leaning Boom And Concrete Walls Atop Under-Construction Skyscraper Prompt SoMa Scare, Evacuations A 2,000-pound concrete slab was reported loose and at risk of failure on top of a skyscraper that's under construction in the Rincon Hill area of SoMa. The building, at an address
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink To Help Cope With The Weather, Iza Ramen Opens SoMa Location Friday When it rains, turn to ramen. Iza Ramen, which grew from a pop-up into a brick-and-mortar with their Fillmore and Haight location in October 2015, is set to open a second outpost just
SF News Mission Street Thief 'Borrows' Cell Phone Permanently A man who lent a stranger his cell phone had his generosity poorly repaid Saturday, when the borrower responded with a beating when the phone owner tried to get his device back. Police
Arts & Entertainment Photo Du Jour: The Cranes Go Marching One By One, Hurrah Observe: The wild basket crane in its natural habitat. Looks like it tends to travel in packs with its ally, the lowly cement mixer. Yep, San Francisco is in the midst of a
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Four New Hotels Are Opening In SF This Year, Three With Rooftop Bars It's been a while since there has been a boom in San Francisco hotels, and with the exception of the Viceroy makeovers of the Hotel Zetta (formerly the Hotel Milano) four years ago
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Coletta Gelato, Fresh Outta Milan, Now Open In SoMa It's obviously too chilly out for ice cream — but that doesn't shorten the lines at Bi-Rite Creamery ever, and, technically, gelato is served warmer than ice cream, making for creamier scoops and providing
SF News Two Injured During Brutal SoMa Camera Theft Two women walking near San Francsico's Yerba Buena Gardens were injured Saturday, when a man ripped a camera from their grasp. According to the San Francsico Police Department, a 57-year-old woman and a
SF News SoMa Dog Thief On The Loose A dog thief remains on the loose Thursday, the day after he stole a pup from its guardian in a South of Market alley. According to the San Francisco Police Department, a 46-year-old
Arts & Entertainment Future Of Thrillpeddlers Theater Company In Question As Hypnodrome Venue Is Sold In SOMA Sad news in the local theater world this weekend as we learned that The Hypnodrome, the tucked-away SoMa home to the zany, drag- and horror-obsessed theater company known as Thrillpeddlers, has been sold
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink LuLu Closes Suddenly After 24 Years Just days after learning that decorated SoMa restaurant AQ would shutter this month there's more bad dining news from the neighborhood: 24-year-old LuLu has closed, its wood-fired ovens put out for good after
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink AQ Closing After Five Years In SoMa One more New Year's surprise in restaurant closing news: AQ is shutting down this month after five years in business and many accolades, both local and national. Thrillist broke the news in this
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Paradise Lounge Replacement Calle 11 To Open Within Weeks, Along With Rooftop Restaurant A year and a half after we saw Paradise Lounge's interior get the wrecking ball treatment at the corner of 11th and Folsom, it's time for the debut of new salsa club and
SF News Teen Falls Asleep In Muni Shelter, Wakes Up Injured In Alley A youth who fell asleep in a Muni shelter has a rude Christmas Day awakening, when he found himself in an alley with wounds to the head. According to the San Francsico Police
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink BrainWash Cafe May Be Forced To Close As Nearby Construction Kills Business BrainWash Cafe is in trouble. The SoMa laundromat/cafe and frequent host to open-mic nights has seen a precipitous drop in business over the past several months, and its owner says that unless
SF News Motorist Assaults Pedestrian Who Tapped His Car A driver who beat a pedestrian for making contact with his car remains at large today, following a SoMa confrontation that sent the victim to the hospital. Police say that the 50-year-old male
SF News RayKo Photo Center, Largest Such Operation In The West, Plans To Shutter For Good In May The darkrooms at RayKo Photo Center, a 26-year-old photography institution that's spanned the medium's major transition from film to digital with copious resources in each discipline, will go proverbially dark at the end
Arts & Entertainment DNA Lounge Facing Imminent Closure As Owner Asks For More Patrons DNA Lounge is hemorrhaging cash, and is on the verge of closing its doors for good. So writes the owner of the SoMa nightclub, Jamie Zawinski, in a lengthy blog post published this
SF News Fancy SoMa Condo Reproduces Local Artist's Work Without Permission Even if you don't know his name, you've likely seen his work. Jeremy Novy's stencils of spotted koi fish dot San Francisco sidewalks, and the queer artist's work has become synonymous with SF's
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Marlowe/Park Tavern Team Takes Over Les Clos In SoMa, Will Transform It Into Petit Marlowe After two years in business at 234 Townsend, Les Clos is going to close in January and get a major makeover at the hands of Anna Weinberg and her Big Night Restaurant Group,
SF News Ancient SoMa Water Main Breaks, Flooding Central Subway And Snarling Traffic Water main break causes some flooding in the Moscone Center and unfinished MTA subway. https://t.co/Y3kEfdsgLN pic.twitter.com/zwmgoJpeRi— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) December 9, 2016 A South of Market
Arts & Entertainment The Stud Announces New Two-Year Lease, And Plans To Move To New Location After That SoMa’s longest-surviving gay bar The Stud looked cooked this summer, when a 150% rent increase threatened the continued existence of the 50-year-old San Francisco institution. But a newly-formed Stud collective founded late
SF News SFPD Nabs Muni Metro Laptop Thief A thief who stalked her victim on Muni's light rail system was arrested Monday night, shortly after she swiped a fellow passenger's laptop. The victim, a 25-year-old woman, says the noticed a 30-year-old
