Under One Roof is not just an awesome store full of fun toys, cards and other random goodies, but it’s also a non-profit that generates funds for community-based organizations that provide assistance to the HIV/AIDS and LGBT populations. Under One Roof has sold over $11 million in retail merchandise and donated over $4 million to local charities!
Earlier this month, more than 4,500 Castro residents voted on four designs for new decorative crosswalks at 18th and Castro. So which design took the cake? The rainbows, of course! The winning design was announced last Thursday at the Castro Streetscape Improvement Project groundbreaking ceremony.
Some people were worried that the
"When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to Heaven. So, let's all get drunk and go to heaven."
St. Paddy’s is one of my favorite holidays. It’s the only holiday that’s meant to be one big party where you drink whiskey and beer with your favorite people.
Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and imagine your windows spotless, your countertops shining, your wood floors sparkling and your oven squeaky clean. Zen Home gives your house a five-star-hotel treatment, which gives you peace of mind, comfort and pure Zen.
Zen Home’s mission is to provide luxury and hotel-style service with a holistic approach.
What used to be Tower Records in the Castro (closed in 2006), and what almost became a Trader Joe’s, is now being redeveloped as a CVS Pharmacy. (This 2280 Market Street location on Market at Noe Streets near Cafe Flore and Radio Shack has been empty for quite a while!) There used to be a large wood barrier covering the soon-to-be pharmacy, but that was recently torn down to reveal the new digs.
By Brittany Doohan
Need a little extra cash? Go through your closet, find everything you haven’t worn in a year, throw it in a bag and head to Crossroads Trading, Co. in the Castro District. All you have to do is walk in, give your clothes to one of the sellers and they’ll go to work. They’ll sift through your old garb, take what they think will sell and
Watch out Gay Beach, the hipsters are coming: Hipster Hill at Dolores Park in the Castro District is closing for six months on March 13th, 2014. Hipster Hill takes up the northern half of the park (along with Fixie Flats and the tennis courts) — so all those folks are bound to invade the sweet, sweet territory we know as Gay Beach.
Last Saturday there was a groundbreaking
What better way to spend Fat Tuesday then to dance and drink the night away with hot shirtless men while feeding the needy? Lookout, your favorite Castro District balcony bar on 16th and Market, is holding a raging Mardi Gras party to benefit Tenderloin Tessie, an organization that’s fed the San Francisco community during the holidays for over 35 years.
The Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District released a survey showing four different design ideas for the new prospective decorative rainbow crosswalks to come to the Castro District. Earlier this month the Castro/Upper Market CBD voted to fund the $206,000 bid to pay for the decorative crosswalks, as well as programmable LED down-wash lighting on 24 streetlight poles and 20 cement stamped facts about the
What is the Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District? The mission of the Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District is to provide services that improve the quality of life in the neighborhood, emphasizing clean, safe, beautiful streets. They also promote the area’s economic vitality, foster the Castro’s unique district identity, and honor its diverse history.
