Feeling thirsty? Enjoy great beer? Want to support a great neighborhood program? This Saturday Mo’ Magic and brewtruc are hosting a charity beer garden at 160 Church Street (parking lot of the former Blockbuster) from 1PM-6PM. The event raises money … Read More
by Brian Goldstein As the night fog rolls down the intersection of Linden and Octavia, neighbors order dinner around three encircled food trucks and enjoy the burgeoning Bay Area experience that is Off the Grid. With live music playing in … Read More
Hayes Valley! SUPPENKÜCHE & BIERGARTEN PRESENT: THE SECOND 1906 HAM AND EGGS FIRE BREAKFAST NEIGHBORHOOD BENEFIT SAT. APRIL 21ST: 11:00AM-1:00PM 424 OCTAVIA AT LINDEN SERVING HAM & EGGS FOR A $10 DONATION (PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE HAYES VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION) INCLUDES: … Read More
Lovers of food trucks – the Proxy Project (at Linden and Octavia) has partnered with Off the Grid. The following food trucks listed below will be on-site Wednesdays between five and eight in the evening. (Starting on 3/21 they will … Read More
By Jarrod Shappell There are strong points of connection between New York and San Francisco. Our beautiful parks, walkable streets, and love for the arts to name a few. One thing that we do not have in common is our … Read More
By Murrey Nelson As a Francophile, I am generally delighted with all things French…film, food, wine…you name it. Imagine the thrill of hearing that a real French épicerie had opened right here in Hayes Valley, at 141 Gough Street between … 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 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 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
Six days a week, in conjunction with the Off the Grid collective of food trucks and food carts, there will be a rotating group of food vendors serving lunch and dinner at the Proxy Project, just off of Patricia’s Green … Read More
photograph: “flea market friends” by Anne Bowerman The 28th Annual Alamo Square Flea Market, Saturday August 20th, features great local vendors, and returning this year will be Indie Mart! We are setting aside a dedicated kid area off the shopping … Read More