Opening Reception: Thursday, September 29, 2011 6PM-8PM Sargent Johnson Gallery African American Art & Culture Complex 762 Fulton St. (@ Webster St.) September 29, 2011 – January 12, 2012 (exhibit dates) The Sargent Johnson Gallery is pleased to present Jack … Read More
Whether it’s a romantic dinner in Hayes Valley or catching up with a friend, you deserve a break from the kids. Let the nanny take care of your little one(s) for a few hours. For kids three years and up, … Read More
Mercury Cafe at 201 Octavia is hosting a parklet fund raising party. A parklet is a temporary deck built over two parking spaces. Ours will include a bench, tables, chairs, planters and even a small bike corral. Consider it a small urban park. This … Read More
by Bob Barnwell The next Public Safety meeting is Monday, October 3 at 7:00PM at the Korean American Center at 745 Buchanan. The theme of the meeting will be crimes against merchants and businesses. We will discuss (with San Francisco … Read More
by Lauren Daley Recently I had the pleasure of sitting down with Joan Hull and John Phillips, owners of the Parsonage Bed and Breakfast at 198 Haight Street, where they recounted some of the memories they have accrued over the … Read More
By Jarrod Shappell The first time that I went to Nojo, I couldn’t get a table. Hayes Valley’s newest Japanese restaurant has been bustling since its opening over five months ago. Thankfully I am persistent, and I savored one of … Read More
By Henry Ostendorf Last week’s demolition of an abandoned warehouse on Market Street uncovered this “3 Kinds – Eat Carnation Mush” billboard at the gateway to Hayes Valley (Market at Franklin Streets). For those who are wondering, “mush” is now … Read More
by Karen Mauney-Brodek Come one, come all and ask questions of the future mayor on September 22! The Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association (HVNA) and several other District Five neighborhood organizations are co-sponsoring a Mayoral Forum from 7-9pm at University of … Read More
by Bob Barnwell Boxing Room at 399 Grove at Gough only opened a few months ago in Hayes Valley but is already a success for The Absinthe Group (formerly Mad Will’s Food Company). Specializing in Southern Louisiana home-style cooking, Boxing … Read More
By Jarrod Shappell I’ve never been very good at whispering. Any environment that asks me to lower my voice, I tend to avoid. Odd then that I have fallen in love with a tea lounge. Upon entering Taste Tea, owner … Read More
by Richard Johnson Eight years ago, this October, Community Partners United started our Safe Halloween in Hayes Valley. The idea was to bring our youth back to trick or treat in their neighborhood. Over the past eight years we have … Read More