News from the Heart & Soul of San Francisco
MUSIC | Anthony Torres I first heard Charles Unger play when I stepped into the Sheba Piano Lounge on the way home from Yoshi’s one night. As I walked in, I was immediately struck by the intonation of the tenor sax and the ease with which Unger and his band, The Experience, moved through Carlos…
Hollywood is in the neighborhood and they’re going to church — the Swedenborgian Church at Washington and Lyon. It snowed on the little church this week — or appeared to — when Nicole Kidman was filming scenes for Hemingway & Gelhorn, a new HBO film directed by Philip Kaufman, who lives just over the hill.…
President Obama will be back in the neighborhood tonight for dinner. By mid-afternoon preparations were in full swing on the 3200 block of Jackson Street, where Obama will dine at tech exec Marc Benioff’s compound — which stretches the full block from Jackson to Pacific and fronts on the Presidio Wall — with about 60…
The children’s store Mudpie formally opened its doors today, bringing new life to the venerable old Fillamento space at 2185 Fillmore Street. EARLIER: “Kids taking over a key spot“
In what locals are taking as a hopeful sign — quite literally — the historic neon marquee at the Clay Theater is lighted once again. It has been dark and broken for months, a tangible nightly reminder of the theater’s uncertain future. Now that the lights are back on — and Catherine Deneuve is back…
San Francisco trumpeter Allen Smith, who died February 3 after a long illness, will be remembered and celebrated by many of the top jazz musicians in the Bay Area at a “Musician’s Tribute to Allen Smith.” It will be held at Yoshi’s at 1330 Fillmore on Sunday, April 10, from 2 to 4 p.m. There…
With a vibrant design, smart graphics and an inventive menu almost entirely under $10, the Vietnamese sandwich eatery Bun Mee is ready for its grand opening today at 2015 Fillmore Street. The former ice cream shop has been transformed into a petite restaurant that promises a modern take on Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches — daily…
With a projected mid-April move-in date, a minimum of fanfare and only a few changes to its well-worn new home, Mudpie — the upscale children’s store in Cow Hollow — will claim the space at 2185 Fillmore that has been sitting empty since Shabby Chic went bankrupt two years ago. Run by mother and daughter…
By Barbara Kate Repa “Amazing!” is the word clients use most frequently to describe their experiences at the Women’s Community Clinic, which is settling into a refurbished space at 1833 Fillmore. That’s followed by a sea of compliments rarely enthused by those experiencing gynecological exams: “compassionate,” “efficient,” “informative,” “respectful.” In addition to rave…
SALOONS | Chris Barnett Music is only one reason to go to Yoshi’s. There are five or six other “performances” most nights in the sweeping two-story showplace at 1330 Fillmore in the redeveloped jazz district. On the main floor facing the street is a 160-seat Japanese restaurant that made the Chronicle’s Top 100 list soon…