Tag: 16thmission
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Hillbilly Dental
This looks totally legitimate. Wonder if he accepts my insurance… Spotted at 16th and Valencia
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Catching up with Clarion Alley
Sometimes I walk through Clarion Alley just to look. It’s not that I don’t want to take photos of the murals, it’s just that I don’t want to be so cliche. But today I decided to take some photos in spite of my own unoriginality, and you’re looking at the result. These are the newest…
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Sunflower on 16th
“Hey, meet me at Sunflower on 16th.”“Oh, the Vietnamese restaurant?”“No! The big yellow flower.”
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Four Barrel’s new parklet
Four Barrel opened their new parklet today. There’s a wood bar to hold your beverages, a brick flooring, and a bike rack in the middle. The design fits the Four Barrel industrial-brown aesthetic and looks like it should last. All they need now are some climbing plants to grow over the metal trellises.
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Guess who’s back?
No, not Eminem. Pica Pica’s tiger! Yes, a new mural featuring a big orange tiger has shown up on the side of Pica Pica sometime over the weekend.
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Yet another punk show at 16th Mission Bart
Yesterday evening we had another little punk show at the 16th Mission Bart stop. Unlike many previous shows, this one was right in the middle of things; not much buffer zone between the audience and the band. I wasn’t there when they finished up, but I hear that things ended quite early.
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Sharpie owners upset about closing of Hong Kong Express Cafe
Hong Kong Express Cafe, also known as the absurdly cheap restaurant filled with hobos and pigeons, finally closed its doors to make room for Southpaw BBQ. However, not everyone is pleased with this change, as indicated with the above photos of protests from Sharpie owners. And while it’s easy to discount their protests as the…
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Mayonnaise commercial filming in the Mission
These film production trailers showed up at 15th and Mission recently. But what for, you may ask? A new TV thriller? An exciting action-packed movie? Well according to the lady I asked, they’re shooting a commercial is for Best Foods mayonnaise. Man, how… not exciting. Oh well.
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Skull store dies
Martin’s Emporium, aka the weird skull store on 16th and Dolores, now has a closing date: July 31st. Now that may sound like it gives you a lot of time to get your skull figurines, crystal skull necklaces, and skull watches for your goth friend’s birthday. But no! Martin’s has sporadic and limited hours. If…
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Bangkok 16 is closed
First Ti Couz, now Bangkok 16? This stretch of 16th is starting to look a bit sparse. Hopefully someone new will open up in this space to provide late-night snacks for thirsty Elixir patrons.
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