San Francisco, CA
Beauty Bar Is Making a Comeback
The Mission’s Beauty Bar closed suddenly in April after 25 years in the Mission, but now there’s news of an eventual return of the space at 19th and Mission streets. Bar vet Jahaziel Garay of Harper & Rye and Peacekeeper has taken on the mantle as the newest owner, Mission Local reports, with his sights set on reopening at the end of the year.
It won’t be the exact same Beauty Bar as longtime patrons may know it, as Garay already has some plans in store for the new bar. Garay says his main priority is improving safety at the bar and that corner of the Mission and he expects to be hiring more security for the business. Dancing on the weekends will continue, per Mission Local, but the bar will see improvements such as a fresh coat of paint, changing things like the bar’s DJ booth, ensuring a clean bathroom, and an approachable price point for the neighborhood.
Hotville Chicken comes to Oakland
Get ready for some Nashville heat, by way of Los Angeles: Kim Prince of Los Angeles’s Hotville Chicken brings her Nashville hot chicken sandwiches to Oakland this week. Prince announced in a press release that her Nashville-style hot chicken sandwiches will be available at Oakland’s Kowbird at 1733 Peralta Street, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. starting Wednesday, September 11 through Saturday, September 14.
Are you ready for some football (food options)?
Members of the Niners Faithful will have a berth of new food options at Levi’s Stadium this year, the Mercury News reports, as the 49ers season kicks into gear. Among the latest vendors are Toto’s Pizzeria, slinging personal-sized, Neapolitan-style pizzas and cannoli; IB’s, with cheesesteaks and honey garlic wings; Kabob Trolley, featuring “Afghan-fusion street food” of gyros, falafel, and hummus plates that are all halal; and Crumbl, serving five kinds of cookie flavors on a rotating basis.
ICYMI: New Violet’s ownership
Violet’s at 2301 Clement Street took a two-week pause, and now the restaurant is back as of Sunday, September 1, with some news: The business is now under worker-ownership, per Broke-Ass Stuart, with some new menu and drink options for diners. It’s a partnership with the Cantina Los Mayas team, with four staffers taking ownership, and the menu is shifting toward Californian cuisine “with a Latin/Peruvian twist,” BAS reports.
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For some businesses, Saturday is the most wonderful day of the year as thousands of Santas visit San Francisco watering holes for Santa Con.
But for others, the festive event is more trouble than it’s worth.
Kevin Sully Sullivan and his wife, Deb, met at the Marina Lounge in the 1980s. Sully then went on to work at the bar for 30 years and just two years ago, took over the business from the prior owners.
“We’ve loved this bar for such a long time and it’s a dream come true to actually have our names in it,” Sully said.
While Sully loves celebrating the holidays and supports Santa Con, he has posted this sign on the door of the Sully’s Marina Lounge, officially making it a Santa-free zone. For him, the extra customers aren’t worth the hassle.
“Some of these bars that encourage it, that participate, they do months of business in one day,” he said. “But many of them have to replace sinks in their restrooms. They get it torn off the wall and toilets that have all kinds of things go wrong.”
On the other hand, Westwood has beefed up its staff and is looking forward to all the Santas coming to town.
“It’s really good,” Kwame Wright said.
“It pumps in a lot of money into the economy,” Westwood said. “Local businesses, we benefit from it as well. So, we’re really happy and we’re excited that we get to host. Santa’s are welcome here.”
Aside from Halloween, Santa Con is one of the biggest events of the year for Westwood. This place normally has long lines to get in on weekends and it’s expecting an even bigger crowd Saturday. Westwood is taking steps to make sure all the Santas behave.
“Security does really hard work, and we have extra security to make sure everybody is safe,” said Wright.
But for those willing to wait until Christmas for a Santa sighting, Sully says his place will be the place to be.
“It actually ends up being a really nice day here because they know it’s a sanctuary haven from the Santa Con,” Sully said.
A large fire burned at a six-story residential building in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District early Friday morning, leaving dozens displaced, officials said.
The fire started at around 3 a.m. at a building on Golden Gate Avenue near Taylor and Market streets, adjacent to the Golden Gate Theatre. The San Francisco Fire Department said the fire started on the top floor and reached three alarms, spreading to the attic and roof of the building. Over 100 firefighters at the scene were able to prevent it from spreading to lower floors and nearby buildings, the department said.
Multiple people were rescued and self-evacuated, and a total of 45 residents were displaced, but there were no injuries, the department said. Two cats were also rescued, one that was treated by medics at the scene and another cared for by Animal Control.
Evacuated residents were provided temporary shelter at the corner of Golden Gate and Jones Street aboard a Muni bus. The Red Cross and other city agencies were called in to assist the displaced residents, the department said.
The fire was contained by 5:30 a.m., and firefighters remained on the scene for several hours. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
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