Japantown
San Francisco is Finally Fulfilling Part of its Promise to the Fillmore
By now, most of us know about the Urban Renewal policies that attempted to destroy the Fillmore, a historically Black neighborhood in San Francisco. With a windfall of $8.1 million from the federal government to finish the Buchanan Street Mall, the Fillmore community might have its phoenix moment. The Buchanan
Small Business is Thriving in Neighborhoods Under SF’s Only Socialist Supervisor
What the Chronicle termed the Downtown “doom loop” has been getting national coverage, but here’s a compelling counterpoint – three of San Francisco’s neighborhood commercial corridors: Haight-Ashbury, Hayes Valley and Japantown, all in Democratic Socialist Supervisor Dean Preston’s District 5, are actually thriving. This is not in spite of him being a socialist Supervisor, but because of the corridors’ close partnership with him.
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
Sakura: Beyond Ramen
At the end of that bustling Irving Street strip sits Sakura, a tiny little Japanese discount store run by a husband-wife duo. San Francisco has made a snob of me, I realized while initially walking past the store. I’m so over ramen (now I just make a whole can of
Broke-Ass Band Interview: Jake Mann + the Upper Hand (Thursday @ Amnesia)
Crossbill Records has introduced me to handful of amazing musicians who now make up my most-played list on iTunes: Matt Bauer, Sea of Bees, and now I can add Jake Mann + the Upper Hand to the rotation. This Thursday, October 20, you can catch Jake Mann + the Upper
Your Monthly Cycle: SF Bike Party Strikes Again
Struck by bike fever like the rest of this city? You’re in luck — a veritable horde of steel stallions is coming your way this Friday. While most folks are currently bartering in the nude in Black Rock City, a dogged band of holdouts has stayed behind in San Francisco
Nihomachi Street Fair – August 13th and 14th
Want to avoid the concert chaos that will be occurring in Golden Gate Park this weekend? Are you like me and still can’t figure out why anyone would spend a month’s grocery budget on a concert where Phish is playing 2 sets? Do not fret there is an entirely free
Come Celebrate Japanese Culture at The 2011 Cherry Blossom Festival
As I drink my Chinese beer only one place comes to mind – Japan! With the recent occurrence of the devastating natural disaster I’m sure I’m not the only one with Japan on the brain. Come celebrate all that is Japan, San Francisco style, at the 2011 Cherry Blossom Festival.
Sing Your Way to $500 at Japantown Karaoke Contest
The thing about karaoke is that you either love it or you hate it. There’s really no ambivalent feelings where the art of singing cheesy ’80s songs to an audience of completer strangers is concerned. I happen to be in the first camp of people, the camp that kind of