Tag: 16thmission
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John Waters’ holiday card
Legendary director John Waters sent a holiday card to the Roxie Theater recently, pictured above with a fantastic illustration of Waters himself. You can check it out on display in the ticket window at the Roxie. As you might recall, Waters’ connection to the theater is that he helped out with the Roxie’s fundraiser last…
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Burt Katz of Katz Bagels has died
The memorial pictured above recently appeared at Katz Bagels on 16th St. Founder Burt Katz died last week. He was 81. As you may know, Katz Bagels has several locations around the city. Some have been rebranded with new menus (Nectar, for example) and the 16th St location recently did a stint as “Pizza 16”…
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Raised by cats
It’s got to be tough being raised by wolves. But cats? You’ll spend the rest of your life acting like sort of a selfish jerk who’s obsessed with birds and laser pointers. (Spotted in Clarion Alley.)
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Unfortunate pun in fortune cookie
This is an actual fortune from a fortune cookie at Big Lantern on 16th. You can’t make shit like this up: Are your legs tired? You been running through someone’s mind ALL day long. Either Confucius was highly overrated, or this is inauthentic Chinese wisdom even by fortune cookie standards. Sadly, not one patron at…
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Sad note
I noticed this sad handwritten letter stuck to the side of a building on Clarion Alley the other day. It reads: My friend died last night. He was stabbed twice in the heart. He was dead before the abulence (sic) arrived. His name was Sol. He had an interview for admission to an art school…
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Pica Pica scientists develop IRL Facebook wall
The hard working scientists at local Pokemon-themed Venezuelan eatery Pica Pica have developed an IRL Facebook wall that somehow transcends the physical/cyber barrier with a painted board and a mineral-based writing utensil. Although the Facebook wall does not appear to be refreshing from Facebook, I assume this is just a minor hiccup in the code.…
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Grill no longer thrilling
The former Thrill of the Grill on Valencia has closed up shop, and is now a Nizario’s Pizza, part of a small local chain apparently owned by someone named Nizar. While I was never a huge fan of Thrill of the Grill, and their “whenever we feel like it” operating hours couldn’t have been good…
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Lucid dreaming squid
Ever had a lucid dream? If you’re not familiar with the term, it’s a dream where you are fully conscious and can exert influence over the dream. (Yes, you can be asleep and conscious at the same time.) As this squid points out, looking at one’s hands is a good way to check if one…
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Adobe Books going out of business
16th Street’s Adobe Books, as you may recall, has been in trouble for some time. But now their rent has been raised, pounding the final nail in the coffin for this chill neighborhood bookshop. Adobe Books has always been an unusually free, open and artistic-minded spot. Retirees and homeless people often hang out in the…
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Here’s to a new beginning
Sadly, the big tree at 16th and Dolores was chopped down recently, making the corner bright and sunny (queue vampire hiss sound effect.) But now the stump bears a message reminding us of the circle of life. Yes, one day the stump will rot, and eventually a new tree will grow. Or the stump will…
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