What not to miss
TREASURE HUNT If you missed the 49th annual Big Book Sale last month at Fort Mason Center, then you missed your chance to leave with even more than you planned. Hidden among the 500,000 books, DVDs,...
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NEW GREENS TOP CHEF Annie Somerville, executive chef at trendy gourmet vegetarian restaurant Greens in Fort Mason Center, announced the hiring of Jessica Mackay as the restaurant’s new head chef....
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HOLIDAY UNION STREET TREATS In some climes, December holidays are a time for snowmen and snow forts — snow being the operative element. But in San Francisco’s Northside, we’re spared the cold fluffy...
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New offerings in the new year
WORK IT OFF Here in Fog City, there’s no snow, which means you can’t rationalize the overeating you did in December by promising to work it off shoveling the driveway in January. Pilates ProWorks is...
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THE END OF E’ANGELO After a 35-year run, Italian restaurant E’Angelo signed off Wednesday, Jan. 15. Chef and owner Claudio Marchesan closed the establishment he purchased in 2003 from original owner...
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Business is booming
FOR PEET’S SAKE There were numerous people reading the Marina Times when one of our editors showed up at the grand opening last month. As proud of that as we are, we know that that wasn’t the main...
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IT’S TIME FOR AN EASTER PARADE ON UNION It’s been 23 years since the businesses on Union Street began holding an Easter parade, and in that nearly quarter century of time, the celebration has grown to...
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HELP FOR MOMS Just a few days before you celebrate Mother’s Day by letting your mother know how lucky you are to have her, you can help some of the city’s most vulnerable women, children and families...
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NIKE UP AND RUNNING The new 2,000-square-foot Nike retail store opened May 16 at 2071 Union Street. In addition to selling a range of men’s and women’s running, training and sportswear products, Nike...
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SEARCHING HILL & CO. If you’re looking for a home but you don’t feel like dragging yourself all the way over to Hill & Co’s 1880 Lombard office, or to its 2107 Union Street office in Cow...
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THE MUNI 30 STOCKTON What a difference a bus stop makes. That’s the message of numerous Marina residents who have written or called the Marina Times to complain about the 30 Stockton stop moving from...
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ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE The Mexican Museum at Fort Mason has inked an agreement with Mexico City’s Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico to bring artists and exhibits to San Francisco. “Our initial...
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YEAR OF THE CUPCAKE Pottery and bronze are the traditional gifts for eighth anniversaries, but this year, people might consider substituting cupcakes. For the eighth anniversary of Marina-born Kara’s...
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COW HOLLOW’S NEW ORGANICS Northern California-based certified organic food company Urban Remedy opened its first San Francisco store in mid-November when it lifted the curtains on its new Cow Hollow...
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Union Street lights up
A thousand points of lights Members of the Union Street Association gathered in mid-December to award a prize for best holiday lighting and decor. With umbrellas in hand and cell phone cameras poised,...
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WE TOLD YOU SO At the Marina Times, we have been touting the great holiday lights display of Union Street for a long time. It is one of the gems of the city, and each year we hope more people will come...
View ArticlePresenting Mr. Marina 2015
The four-year-old Mr. Marina competition added to its accomplishments in 2015 by bringing in $190,000. The money was not earned for a pageant company or for program organizers. This event brings in all...
View ArticleGalileo’s dragon boat victory
The Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, a public high school located at 1150 Francisco Street, is charged with providing its students “with career pathways in biotechnology, environmental...
View ArticleCoping in the age of coronavirus
Two emails tell the story. On March 12, a company called Homebase, which tracks employee hours and business operations, emailed journalists with a short report that their data showed “1.5% of San...
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San Francisco-based filmmaker H.P. Mendoza had 24 hours before he left Japan. He asked for a week, or a few days, but was told that no, within hours he would have to be on this particular plane that...
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