San Francisco small business

21 Aug 2024

This Chinatown Snack Shop Has the Wild KitKat Flavors You’ve Never Tried

The edge of Chinatown and North Beach, where Columbus and Grant avenues meet like two mighty rivers, is one of the most dynamic liminal zones in San Francisco. Few locals spend good time at this dueling precipice, but consider just one block. Sam’s Burgers, Anthony Bourdain’s favorite late-night burger in

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24 Jul 2023

What Does Anchor Brewing’s Closing Debacle Say About Us?

PHOTOS AND WORDS BY ANDY SAMWICK San Francisco does have the capability to embrace its history. Case in point, locals are up in arms over Anchor Brewing’s closing announcement on July 10th. They came out and lined up when they heard the brewery was liquidating. Anchor had made a decision

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08 Oct 2024

The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide

A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But

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31 Mar 2023

Person You Should Know: Tony Leo of Proclamation Goods

We’re so lucky to be surrounded by so many talented people in The Bay Area. A few months ago, my friend and I met up at Urban Putt in the mission and nearly the exact moment she arrived she told me of someone I needed to know, Tony Leo. My

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17 Feb 2023

The Art Store with Covetable Handmade Supplies: Case For Making

Out by Ocean Beach, in the Outer Sunset,  is an art supply shop which will make any artist’s heart flutter when they walk in. Case For Making (CfM) specializes in hand made watercolors and letterpress paper. They make everything in-house and showcase their goods next to a curated collection of

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