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 tha... Read More

Northsider

Will you stay or will you go?

By John Zipperer

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 20... Read More

Northsider

New offerings in the new year

By John Zipperer

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 i... Read More

Northsider

Light ’em up

By John Zipperer

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... Read More

Finds

Busacca Gallery

The Busacca Gallery curates exceptional collectibles and art from around the world. Mark Busacca draws on his quarter century in the business to present an array of high-end, one-o... Read More

Northsider

New ideas and people abound

By John Zipperer

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&#... Read More

Northsider

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 50... Read More

Scenes

Colors of the season

Gay Pride festival rainbow display at Ambiance on Union Street (photo: Ambiance) ... Read More

On and Off Chestnut

Summertime blues and shuffle

By Jim Maxwell

Certainly some of that June gloom will linger over the Marina for a while with the loss of The Grove — a small, independent, locally owned business that was truly a unique and be... Read More

On and Off Chestnut

On the other side of the equal night

By Jim Maxwell

Spring has sprung and the days are increasingly longer than the nights now that we’ve passed the vernal equinox. And with our continued beautiful weather, many of those longe... Read More

Union Street Scoop

It’s time to spring it on

Out with the old ….

By Leslie Drapkin

First you see it. Then you don’t. The number of stores that have recently closed on Union Street is significant, though not surprising. We may have said bye-bye to corporate ... Read More

On and Off Chestnut

It’s a short month so make it count

By Jim Maxwell

Make every day count this month both on and off Chestnut Street. With some of the best restaurants in town spread throughout our neighborhood, plenty of choice shopping opportuniti... Read More

Profiles

Paul Barbagelata, Barbagelata Real Estate

You own Barbagelata Real Estate. How did you get into this business? I was 21 working for the San Francisco Progress newspaper, and suddenly they closed and filed for bankruptcy. T... Read More

On and Off Chestnut

Keeping it small in the new year

By Jim Maxwell

by jim maxwell Now that we’ve all survived the end of the Mayan calendar and the excess of the holidays, it’s time to reflect on what makes our neighborhood on and off ... Read More

A & E, Profiles