Patricia’s Green Needs Support

by Henry Ostendorf Friends of Patricia’s Green (FoPG) needs support to help maintain our well-used, and loved, park. While our Saturday garden workdays have drawn up to two-dozen volunteers there have been other publicized events with few volunteers other than … Read More

Hayes Valley Headlines

At the edge of Hayes Valley enjoy delicious food served out of roaming mobile vehicles. Organized by “Off-the-Grid” you will find a food corral bordering Hayes Valley every Saturday for this season of mobile food. This Saturday head over to … Read More

MLK National Day of Service

The African American Art & Culture Complex is partnering with Organizing for America and Citizen Hope to host a rally and a one-day volunteer initiative throughout San Francisco. It will start at 8 a.m. with breakfast, followed by a rally … Read More

Mo’MAGIC Hosts Legal Services Clinics

Mo’MAGIC to host two “Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area” Legal Services Clinics in January.  One is on the Eleventh and one is on the Twenty-fifth. See below: Financial Empowerment Workshop January 11, 2011 6:00 pm … Read More

Upcoming Organic Gardening and Composting Workshops

by Blair Randall and Suzi Palladino The Garden for the Environment, an acre urban organic demonstration garden in the Sunset District at 7th and Lawton Street, is offering classes in January of 2011 ranging from Urban Composting to Landscaping with … Read More

Parklets, And How to Get One

You may have seen a few parking spaces around San Francisco that have been transformed into a miniature gathering space for people to eat, lounge and talk. These miniature parks are referred to as “Parklets.” The Parklet installations are a … Read More

SF Parks need your help

by Phil Ginsburg, General Manager, SF Recreation and Park Department What would happen to our quality of life if San Francisco’s 225 neighborhood parks suddenly closed? Where would we play without our 179 playgrounds, 82 recreation centers and clubhouses, 72 … Read More

Green Activism

by William Buckley One of the best stores in Hayes Valley for socially and environmentally conscientious gifts and books is the Green Arcade, located at the corner of Market and Gough Streets. Patrick Marks opened The Green Arcade in October … Read More

An Introduction to Mo’ MAGIC

by Myke Suyat As the new Program Assistant at Mo’ MAGIC, I plan to ride this “new guy” title as long as I can. Almost one month on the job and I’m still discovering who we are, what we do, … Read More

Curiosity, Creativity and Connection

by Bob Barnwell We have a lot of unique businesses in our area, one of the newest being Seesaw. Located at 600 Octavia Street at Grove, Seesaw is a cafe, play studio and shop, that hosts workshops for children. This … Read More

Pork and More

by Murrey Nelson Taylor Boetticher and Toponia Miller met at the Culinary Institute of American in 1996. Following graduation, they went to Italy to train with master Tuscan butcher, Dario Ceccini, and it was there that The Fatted Calf was … Read More