Business Closing

24 Jan 2023

PianoFight SF to Permanently Close

“Of course it’s sad to close,” says Executive Director Dan Williams. “But we’re so grateful and so proud of what we’ve been able to do.”  On March 18th, PianoFight SF will permanently close. The venue has hosted 6,702 performances since it opened in 2014 at 144 Taylor Street in the

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19 Dec 2022

Oakland’s Starline Social Club is Closing

One of Oakland’s coolest venues has announced that it is closing down. On Saturday, Starline Social Club posted to its 21,000 Instagram followers that January 1st would be its final day. As they said in the post,”We are sad to announce that Starline Social Club is going up for sale and

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10 Jul 2024

This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

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06 Sep 2022

The Broken Record is Permanently Closing

Yet another sad announcement in the world of SF nightlife. After 15 or so years, The Broken Record is permanently shuttering. While I have unfortunately not been there too much in recent years, I used to frequent the Excelsior‘s best dive bar quite often back in the day. I even

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24 Aug 2022

Holy Cow Has Closed Down

Alas, San Francisco’s most famous bovine themed nightclub is no more. The giant pink cow, with a nipple ring in its utter, that’s been hanging outside of 1535 Folsom Street since 1987, has finally been retired. In its place will be a new club called Eve and from what I

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09 Apr 2022

Arinell Pizza in the Mission Might be Closing

San Francisco is famous for many things, but pizza is not one of them. We’ve got a few really great options like Golden Boy and Tony’s but we are not a pizza town. That said, whenever anyone tries to rank the best slices in SF, Arinell Pizza always makes it

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07 Apr 2022

50+ Year Old Bar, Hawaii West, Being Evicted by New Building Owner

Word just came in from multiple sources that Hawaii West, a North Beach tiki dive bar with a great kitchen is being evicted by its new building owner. But YOU might be able to help save it! Read below: Bar owner Nolan Kellet, whose grandmother started the place in the 1960s,

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17 Nov 2021

Fog City News is Closing After 22 Years

Fog City News, a downtown San Francisco institution known for its dizzying selection of periodicals and award-winning collection of artisan chocolate bars, is closing. This independent business at 455 Market St., which celebrated 20 years in business in 2019, will “permanently close on or before Friday, December 31st,” according to

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12 Mar 2021

Cowgirl Creamery is Closing the Ferry Building Location

I don’t know about you, but I love cheese more than I like most people. And I’m a people person, which goes to show now much I love cheese. So this is obviously a bummer considering how wonderful Cowgirl Creamery‘s cheese is. According to the Chronicle, after 18 years Cowgirl

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