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'Legacy business' Beck's Motor Lodge in SF's Castro welcoming guests for Pride 2025
For 67 years, Beck's Motor Lodge on Market Street in the Castro neighborhood of San Francisco has seen themselves as a welcoming place to everyone, especially the LGBTQ+ community.

San Francisco's Soko Hardware store celebrates 100 years in Japantown
After Philip Ashizawa's family survived the internment camps, they returned to San Francisco, and Ashizawa's father took the helm by opening a new Soko Hardware store, which is still in the same location today.

Cinderella Bakery to open in the Mission District by year’s end
The Russian Bakery will open at 24th and Alabama streets. The owners agreed to conditions to keep the cultural character of the neighborhood.

SF fabric store’s sustainable center limits ‘peaks and troughs’
Richmond retailer a staple for sewing in SF.

Nonprofit running Roxie wants your help to buy theater
Nonprofit running Roxie Theater turns to public fundraising to buy venue.
The San Francisco Restaurant That Brought Pizza To The West Coast
Few foods in this world are as universally loved as pizza. As an export of Italy, those on the U.S. West Coast have this restaurant to thank for importing.

Samantha DuVall Bechtel
Last month, Samantha DuVall Bechtel reopened the doors to Izzy’s Steaks & Chops in celebration of the restoration and renovation of the Steiner Street steakhouse her late father, Sam DuVall,

Historic San Francisco Steakhouse Returns After Long Closure
Izzy’s Steaks & Chops in the Marina reopens with an overhauled menu and drinks program

At 108, the Verdi Club keeps on surviving, whether it’s a $300,000 ramp or surprise burlesque
Following an ADA compliance lawsuit, the legacy business is raising money for an accessible redesign and trying to attract a new generation.

Grosvenor Announces Lease With Yadav Diamonds At 170 Grant Street In San Francisco
Luxury jeweler secures ten-year, 3,425-square-foot lease at Union Square property. Local San Francisco business upgrading to distinguished 170 Grant location... Read More

Gregangelo Museum Now A Legit San Francisco Landmark
For decades, this Balboa Terrace estate has been a museum offering visitors trippy, immersive experiences.

GLIDE Memorial Church continues the work of late Reverend Cecil Williams
Following the death of longtime leader, Reverend Cecil Williams, earlier this year, GLIDE Memorial Church continues his mission of radical love and music.

‘Now is the time’: Why these small-business owners are doubling down on SF
As businesses call it quits, leaving SF with record-high retail vacancies, these entrepreneurs are doubling — or tripling — down, taking advantage of the tenant’s market to expand.