Dynamo Donuts & Coffee

After Sara Spearin graduated from the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont, she honed her skills as a pastry chef at big name restaurants like Hawthorne Lane, Stars, Foreign C... Read More

Wine World

What wines we’re drinking this season

White Rhône varietals

By J. Sano

When the weather can’t decide between winter and spring, white Rhones are the wine equivalent of the lightweight springtime coat that suits your mood and the hint of approach... Read More

New & Notable

Marina Bistro & Wine Bar offers cafe food, top-flight wines

By Julie Mitchell

Not much is certain in the restaurant business in San Francisco except change. And change is what Coskun “George” Bektas did with Marina & Kebab on Chestnut Street... Read More

Finance

Too big to jail?

Why crime still pays

By Alan Silverman

Willie Sutton was a famous bank robber who is alleged to have said, in response to a question asking why he robbed banks, “Because that’s where the money is.” Whe... Read More

Community News

Golden 1 Credit Union now open for business

The marina welcomed the Golden 1 credit Union in late January when the state’s largest credit union celebrated the opening of its newest branch. Golden 1 kicked off a weeklon... 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

Short Bites

Lucca Deli

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Lucca is a Marina staple, serving up delicious sandwiches, salads and entrées as well as selling meats, cheeses, pastas, and dry goods from their old-fashioned deli counter.... Read More

North Beach Journal

Formidable neighborhood women to remember

By Ernest Beyl

This North Beach Sketches column is becoming too beefy for my taste. Too many snippets about guys and guy things with only a sidelong glance at North Beach gals, past and present. ... Read More

Police Blotter

Crime on the beat

By From the officers of Northern Station

The crimes below are a small snapshot of what the officers of Northern Station are doing. For a more comprehensive list, visit www.sf-police.org; under Compstat, there is a link to... Read More

Community News

MCA and the degaussing station

By Marina Community Association

Last month’s front-page article about the possibility of a restaurant in the degaussing station contained a number of inaccurate statements about the Marina Community Associa... Read More

News

Taxpayers May Be On The Hook For America’s Cup Financing

With efforts to raise the $30-million-plus necessary to put on the 2013 America’s Cup in the Marina stalled at just $14 million, taxpayers may end up having to foot the bill.... Read More

Back Story

Home away from home

Lyle Lahey’s local power

By John Zipperer

Breathing is difficult for me right now, but it’s not because of fear or excitement. I have just returned from a week in my childhood hometown of Green Bay, Wisconsin, where ... Read More

Short Bites

Isobune

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Isobune (“canal boat”) patented their Sushi Delivery System in 1982, becoming the first sushi boat restaurant in the United States. The original location is tucked insi... Read More

Bellingham by the Bay

The Urban Spaceman

By

It seems I’ve become a bit of a nomad these days, wandering from hither to yon. Or, as Herb Caen would say, “Hither to Yawn.” But for all of my impenetrable ennui... Read More

Reynolds Rap

Debate over Marina Green disintegrates

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

In this month’s op-ed column, the Marina Community Association (MCA) gives a detailed and informative timeline of how the Recreation and Park Department’s plans for a W... Read More

Issue March 2013