Old Ink, New Acquisitions: Vintage Posters Light Up The Wharf This time on the blog, I’m going to kick things off with a startling confession. Here it is: I really like Fisherman’s Wharf. I know that’s something you don’t hear locals say very often, but it’s the truth. It has … Read the rest
Classes With Glasses: Chocolate And Wine Events Come To North Beach When it comes to specialty retail, North Beach has always had a full plate. In addition to some of the best bars and restaurants in the city, we’ve got some of the best Italian pastry shops anywhere, and Grant Avenue … Read the rest
Local Color: The Source For Vintage Posters In San Francisco When I originally decided to move to San Francisco over two decades ago, one of the main things motivating me was the history of the city—and the fact that history is still so visible today. From Alcatraz to the Palace … Read the rest
Mayor Breed Honors North Beach Legend Al’s Attire I love nice clothing of all sorts, but for me there’s nothing quite like a good pair of shoes. No other single element of style makes more of a statement—or inspires the same level of loyalty among the fashion inclined—than … Read the rest
Vintage Posters: The Old Things Are The Best Things I love old things. Looking back, it seems like I always have. My mother loved antiques, and spent a good part of her life buying and selling them for a living; she was a picker, in her words, and didn’t … Read the rest
Still Smitten: Five Things To Love About Sotto Mare When I returned to San Francisco in 2006, fresh from eight frenetic years in New York City, I was looking for a place to settle down–a city that I could call home. Initially, I chose North Beach because the people … Read the rest
SF’s Only Vintage Poster Shop, Real Old Paper Warms To The Wharf This last year has been an endurance event, and as we slide into Summer, it’s a great pleasure to see the crowds finally returning to San Francisco. No one is happier than the retailers of course, and there’s one in … Read the rest
Live & Kicking: George Chen’s China Live Readies For The Return 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 … Read the rest
Tony Gemignani & Dago Bagel: Bringing Bread Back To North Beach 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 … Read the rest
Bringing It Back: Al’s Attire Is A Godsend For Fashion Restoration 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 … Read the rest