It has now been fully fifteen months since the Covid-19 pandemic brought much of San Francisco life to a shuddering halt. When the Coronavirus descended on the Bay Area in March of last year, it brought the kind of wholesale
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To say the least, the last fourteen months has been an obstacle course for small businesses in San Francisco. A lot of viable companies have been knocked out of the game altogether, and as we begin to move beyond the
Well, it’s May First, and you know what that means. And no, I’m not talking about rent: it’s time to make your plans for Cinco de Mayo. Granted, some of you out there may not take this quite as seriously
If you were out in San Francisco this past weekend, you probably saw exactly what I saw: San Francisco is coming alive once again. The streets were thronged here in North Beach on Friday and Saturday, and although masks were
For me, well-made clothing qualifies as one of the great pleasures of life. I’m not sure why that came to be, exactly. It may go back to watching my father suit up for the workday; having served in the Air
As one of the original neighborhoods of San Francisco, North Beach has always been steeped in its own rich history. Though we sit at the center of a thoroughly modern city, our enclave somehow feels more like a cloistered European
The last year has been brutal on small business in San Francisco, and like scores of American cities, ours has faced an unimaginable number of retail closings. In a city largely defined by its local businesses, the toll has been
One of the things I love to hear most right now is talk of new businesses starting out, especially in the beleaguered restaurant category. It takes serious huevos to open up a restaurant right now, and I have nothing but
Following on the heels of the inauguration, the recent loosening of Covid-19 restrictions in California and return of outdoor dining to San Francisco has been a dose of much-needed optimism. Local residents, many of whom have been sheltering at home
Over fourteen years have passed since I relocated to the North Beach neighborhood from New York, and lately I’ve been thinking a lot about my first days here. Coming from the much grittier East Coast, I felt just a little