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18 Jul 2019

Commonwealth to Close, Following Rent Hike

The Michelin-starred Mission eatery will close in August after almost a decade of preparing fresh, locally sourced and interesting tasting menus in San Francisco.  Their landlord doubled their rent to $9k in April, and Chef Jason Fox & partners couldn’t negotiate them down.   If you’re interested in taking over the

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30 May 2019

The Speakeasy is Closing in SF

We had fun covering The Speakeasy over the last few years, it really was fun, creative, stiff drinking ride.  But the ride’s coming to an end.  Here’s their parting letter… VIA –  John Hill of Speakeasy  SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 29, 2019 – Boxcar Theatre announced today that its hit

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26 Feb 2019

Jay’n Bee Club Closed Down. Damn it.

Jay’n Bee Club had all the elements of a great Dive Bar, it was old, it had history, it had good prices and an extremely local clientele.  And it even had bonus features like a patio, a more recently a pizza oven. The Dive is already closed down and there’s

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07 Feb 2019

AMC Van Ness is Closing, Out of Nowhere

The 4 story AMC on Van Ness has canceled all showtimes past Friday Feb 8th, and apparently is being shut down permanently, according to a source close to theater management. It’s no secret that AMC Van Ness 14 has struggled in the past years, the theater has felt understaffed and under-visited.  Our theory

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29 Jan 2019

Lucca Ravioli is Closing on Valencia St. And that Sucks

The place where I used to buy freshly made tagliarini with Lucca’s own meat sauce for ‘treat yo self’ style Italian dinners, is officially closing.  Lucca’s Ravioli Co is one of our last traditional Italian groceries, (in the vein as Molinari’s in North Beach), and it’s scheduled to close for good by Easter this

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29 Jan 2019

Lucca Ravioli is Closing on Valencia St.

The place where I used to buy freshly made tagliarini with Lucca’s own meat sauce for ‘treat yo self’ style Italian dinners, is officially closing.  Lucca’s Ravioli Co is one of our last traditional Italian groceries, (in the vein as Molinari’s in North Beach), and it’s scheduled to close for good by Easter this

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01 Nov 2018

Bacchus Kirk to Close in SF, as Rent Triples

The Lower Nob Hill bar Bacchus Kirk (925 Bush st.) is officially closing this November.  Bacchus was well known in the neighborhood for it’s cocktail specials, its charming little fireplace, and its extremely rare smoking room indoors.  We got the news from one of Bacchus’ owners, Sharon Lindley she wrote: “Bacchus Kirk will

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