Category: Local

  • Curry Village takes over Cafe Petra space

    The long-shuttered Cafe Petra finally has some action, with a new sign promising a second outpost of the Inner Sunset’s popular Curry Village Indian buffet. […]

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  • Pica Pica scientists develop IRL Facebook wall

    The hard working scientists at local Pokemon-themed Venezuelan eatery Pica Pica have developed an IRL Facebook wall that somehow transcends the physical/cyber barrier with a […]

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  • Grill no longer thrilling

    The former Thrill of the Grill on Valencia has closed up shop, and is now a Nizario’s Pizza, part of a small local chain apparently […]

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  • Trolled by Safeway

    New signs at the Church and Market location of Safeway urge customers to “Help us keep the streets of San Jose clean.” Since it’s hard […]

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  • Ninja Turtle battles gentrification

    This new mini-piece on Clarion Alley shows Raphael of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles complaining about gentrification to a man with a rather unusual tongue […]

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  • Stuff used to be made in SF

    My apartment building dates back to the early 40’s, and in many ways it’s a throwback to another era. Fuse boxes, steam heating, garbage chutes… […]

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  • Adobe Books going out of business

    16th Street’s Adobe Books, as you may recall, has been in trouble for some time. But now their rent has been raised, pounding the final […]

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  • Here’s to a new beginning

    Sadly, the big tree at 16th and Dolores was chopped down recently, making the corner bright and sunny (queue vampire hiss sound effect.) But now […]

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  • Dan Savage replaced by fire hydrant

    Who needs Dan Savage’s sex advice column when you have this fire hydrant? From the looks of things, so far the hydrant advice is not […]

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  • Harvey Milk stencil

    A new stencil appeared around town lately depicting the late civil rights icon Harvey Milk. But would Milk have been okay with defacing public property […]

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