SF News Union Square Store Robbed at Gunpoint At around 3pm on Monday, a clothing store on the 200 block of Grant was robbed at gunpoint. A woman and two men entered the store and forced the female employees into a
Arts & Entertainment Major Moving Sale at Shotwell Shotwell, a super fine clothing store at 320 Grant, was a beacon of hope in Union Square. A clothing store that felt comfortable, affordable, and, dare we say it, literally hip. SFist gave
Arts & Entertainment Flash Mob to Annoy/Delight Union Square Shoppers Today S.F. loves a good flash mob (don't you? we don't) and today a mob of several hundred, if not more, are expected to irritate and confuse Union Square tourists around noon. The
SF News Manhole Cover Explosion at Grant and Post We're hearing reports of a manhole cover explosion happening in the city's Union Square area. KCBS tweets: "Black smoke reported at Post & Grant in SF, reports of a manhole cover explosion." Joanna
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Drinks: White Diamonds at Rye Returning to San Francisco after a 14 year absence, Rye's Rhachel Shaw spent time in Los Angeles working at Barkeeper in Silverlake, Malo Cantina on Sunset Boulevard, and Caña Rum in Downtown L.
Arts & Entertainment Today: Scoot Over To Grand Prix For Free Coffee (Scooter Required, In Case You Didn't Get The Pun) Those who find themselves in Union Square on a regular basis now have a Blue Bottle option amongst the sea of Starbuckses and other un-artisan coffee spots. The folks behind coffee kiosks Cento,
SF News Fired Macy's Santa Claus Hired By Lefty O'Douls By now we all know the tale of John Toomey, the Union Square Macy's Santa Claus who was fired after telling a barely risque joke to a couple of horrible old people. Well,
Arts & Entertainment '90s Return: Third Eye Blind and Tommy Hilfiger Give Free Union Square Show Thursday by Andrew Dalton Just in case anyone out there was having a hard time remembering the long-gone late-90's when our rap music was as light and WASP-y as our denim washes, then this
SF News Police Chief to Announce Arrests In German Tourist Shooting Death SFPD Chief George Gascon will announce today the identities and arrests of the suspects in the fatal Union Square shooting of German tourist Mechthild Schroeer, reports BCN (via SF Appeal). "We believe very
SF News Prosecutors Won't Charge S.F. Tourist Murder Suspect Philip Stewart, the 18-year-old accused of shooting German tourist Mechtild Schroeer, will not face murder charges because "prosecutors said they did not have enough evidence to charge him." Schroeer, it seems, found herself
SF News Man Charged In Union Square Shooting Death Of the five San Francisco teens detained in the shooting death of Mechthild Schroer, 50, one has been arrested. Police have booked and charged 18-year-old Phillip Stewart, of San Francisco, with murder. The
SF News Woman Shot, Killed In Theater District Identified The woman who was shot and killed a little before 9 a.m. p.m. last night on Mason and Geary has been identified as Mechthild Schröer, 50, of Minden, Germany. According to
SF News SFist Blotter Union Square/Sunday: According to The Chronicle, a shooting occurred a little after 9 p.m. Sunday on the 400 block of Mason Street at Geary Street near Ruby Skye right next to
SF News Possible Bomb Threat In Union Square (Updated) We're getting word of a possible bomb threat in Union Square this afternoon. KGO's Twitter reports: "We're getting conflicting information about a possible evacuation of Macy's dept store at Union Square." (My God,
misc Wide Loads, Sharp Turns, Union Square, Don't Mix If a double-decker bus crashes into (audio) a curb, it gets stuck. (We realize it didn't actually "crash" into the curb, but we'll go to great lengths to make a Smiths reference.) Friend
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Temple of Poi Fire Dancing, Union Square On Saturday night, Temple of Poi fire dancers kicked off Bay Area National Dance Week in Union Square. (Aside: in honor of Bay Area National Dance Week, please allow Donna McKechnie to get
SF News SF 'Tea Party' Protest Pics While not every rally in San Francisco is newsworthy, Thursday's 'tea day' tax filing day protest in Union Square was unique due to its heavy right-wing tint. (Other than anti-abortion rallies and lynchings,
misc Photo du Jour 611 "Solitary Confinement" by Troy Holden. (For more information on Litz the Opera Lady, go here.)
misc Scene from a Holiday Shoplifter in Handcuffs While shooting in Union Square the other day, local photographer Henry Navarro came across this arresting scene. He describes it: I was taking photos on this corner and these three come barreling out
SF News Free Show In Union Square Today: Cirque du Soleil's OVO by Amy Crocker While doing your holiday shopping, watch the Cirque du Soleil OVO performers catch hypothermia in Union Square today. Dancers from OVO will put on a "spontaneous" public show. The event
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Burger Bar Open While we weren't lucky enough to score a coveted invitation the Hubert Keller's Burger Bar VIP pre-opening, we look forward to going again and again. Why? Because Keller's ode to the hamburger has
misc Bag Lady: Shotwell at 320 Grant Please welcome Ryan Robles. He'll be writing Bag Lady, which will be cover local boutiques, shops, stores, and other retail oddities that deserve a megawatt spotlight shined on them. He'll also interview small
SF News CodePink Obama Protest In Union Square Tonight Protest-fetish protest group CodePink -- a social circle whose members wear pink feather boas and zany hats while shouting -- will be in Union Square tonight, protesting President Barack Obama's visit. According to
