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  • 16th and Guerrero restaurant update

    Two empty restaurant spaces are about to get less empty. Today a new sign went up at the former Bangkok 16 space for Krua Thai: And further down the street at the former Il Cantuccio space is an alcohol permit for (what else?) a new Italian pizza joint called Mozzeria:

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  • Maharaja to become Taj Express

    The defunct Maharaja on Valencia at 16th now has a liquor license on the window for a new Indian eatery to be called Taj Express. We can only hope this will be a step up from the previous tenant, notorious for empty seats, bland food and poor service. With only Pakwan in the immediate area,…

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  • Run Lee

    Okay Ed, you need to make up your mind NOW. Are you going to run for mayor? If not, stop teasing people and tell us if you’d like to get your old job back. If so, fine, go for it — you couldn’t be any worse than the last joker we had. Anyway, I spent…

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  • Pica Pica applies for outdoor seating permit

    Everyone’s favorite Pokemon themed Venezualen eatery, Pica Pica has applied for an outdoor seating permit. By eating outside their establishment, one could combine the intoxicating smells of a delicious arepa with the intoxicating smells of intoxicating substances. Sounds like a swell idea, although it’s not terribly clear where these tables would go. I’m assuming the…

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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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  • Fort Point

    Today I visited Fort Point for the first time since I was very little. In fact it was part of a Y-Westerner’s trip. So that means I was maybe in first grade at the time. Something like that. Anyway, if you’re a local history buff, a Civil War buff, a Golden Gate Bridge buff, or…

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  • 18th Street Zoltron art wall revisited

    Last time we checked out the Zoltron art wall on 18th St, the collaborative and spontaneous art project was already well underway. I stopped by again today and I’m happy to report that the effort has continued! The ever-changing nature of the wall means there’s always something new. I’ll be a little sad to see…

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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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