Posts Tagged ‘valencia’
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Here’s the scene this morning at the official ceremony kicking off all the Divisadero Streetscape Improvements and the Cafe Mojo Parklet at 639 Divisadero betwixt Hayes and Grove.
BIKE NOPA has all the deets for the new parklet in front of popular Mojo Bicycle Cafe, where you are beseeched to “ride in – hang out – get your fix – ride on.”
Of course District 5 Supervisor Ross Mirkarimiwas there* – he was working the crowd and expressing his appreciation for improved bicycle and pedestrian safety on the Divisadero Corridor. He also pointed out the success of the nearby Divisadero Farmer’s Market, which is no longer seasonal. It’s open every Sunday from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM year-round these days.
Mayor Gavin Newsom addressing a large crowd on the tiny parklet:
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And all the while, the honking yellow Hummer of Main Contractor Synergy Project Management was discretely parked across the street, as discretely as possible given that it’s a honking yellow Hummer:
I’m on the record as not being a big fan of all the changes, but oh well.
SocketSite has more info about Divis and Curbed SF has all the history, as you’d expect.
Brand new median trees and old-school streetlamps for as far as the eye can see:
These days, it’s Mojo a gogo. A fixie bike mounted outdoors as art:
Welcome to the New Divisidero.
*Wearing the same drip-dry suit he was wearing at the recent opening of the Hamilton Recreation Center and Pool.
All the deets, after the jump
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Monday, December 28th, 2009
Now I heard from the Bluoz about Marin Bikes‘ new Factory Outlet in the South of Market Area, but I had to see it to believe it. Yes, the old Fregosi Paint store location at 1090 Folsom is now a huge bike shop.
Unfortunately, they don’t have any bikes going for $200 anymore but you’ll like the prices irregardless. The Yelpers seem to like this store, anyway.
They even have them expensive little folding bikes you can take on BART 24-7
Myself, I recently got me a mountain bike from the REI but you, if you wanted a cheap hybrid bike for $279, something akin to the one Mayor Gavin Newsom uses on Bike to Work Day (a Specialized Globe with his name on the top tube that went for $1000-something), well I don’t think an outfit like Valencia Cyclery could touch that kind of deal, specially considering all the money V.C. spends on advertising.
Just saying.
I’m betting the factory that produced a good portion of these bikes is way over in Red China (or the Other China), but oddly enough, Marin Bikes’ Factory Outlet is right here in San Francisco:
(The arrival of this new store more than makes up for losing our North Face Outlet to Berkeley.)
Get over to 7th and Folsom and tell them Billy sent you.
See you there.
Tags: 1090 folsom, 7th, best, bicycles, bikes, cheap, cyclery, cyclists, discount, factory, folsom, hybrid, lbs, local bike shop, marin, marin mountain, outlet, San Francisco, seventh, soma, south of market, store, street, stret, valencia, yelp
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
As seen on 16th Street:
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(Or it could be a Crocs-wearing Woody Harrelson getting into character for his next film…)
Tags: 16th, begging, child, crocs, district, grown, man, mission, shoes, street, valencia, Woody Harrelson
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Saturday, June 13th, 2009
Yelp-rated Spork restaurant on Valencia in the Mission keeps packing them in. Why’s that?
In part, this joint’s success is due to its famous Pikachu.
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Keep a look out for them.
Tags: 1058, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, mission, pikachu, pocket monster, pokeman, pokemon, restaurant, spork, valencia, yellow
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Monday, June 1st, 2009
Valencia Street in the Mission used to have two lanes in both directions, but now it has Category II bike lanes and a center lane that’s supposed to be used for turns. The problem is that drivers view the turning lane as a 13-foot-wide, mile-and-half-long parking lot.
As here, where the driver of this black $100,000 Mercedes Benz Geländewagen is backing up the northbound lane to claim the prize he just passed by. Was the MUNI bus delayed by this maneuver of the G-Wagon? A little, but Parking Wherever The Hell You Want is Your Right as a San Franciscan, right?
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Do people get tickets for this? People do.
Occasionally.
Tags: benz, bus, citation, district, g-class, g-classe, g-wagen, g-wagon, Geländewagen, Mercedes, mission, mission district, mta, Muni, parallel, park, parkin, SFMTA, ticket, valencia
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Monday, May 25th, 2009
The owner of this Schwinn bicycle took a bit of care before locking it up for the last time ever. Note the $50 Kryptonite Evolution Mini (quite fashionable, non?) avec cable for the wheels – that’s a perfectly cromulent way of a locking a bike on the mean streets of San Francisco. (A lesser lock would have succumbed like this.)
But the owner might have dared to leave it overnight, when the freaks come out.
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The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition has some thoughts on the issue of protecting your bike. Check it out, after the jump.
Good luck.
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Saturday, May 16th, 2009
Upper Haight, that is. American-made tops on sale, $5 each – that will bring out the shoppers. Remember, Haight Ashbury is a just a short ride away from La Mission, where’s there’s no AA, none at all. ]
Land office business today in teh 94117:
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American Apparel, is there anything you can’t do?
Tags: american apparel, ashbury, chain, district, haight, mission, shopping, store, street, upper, valencia
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
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Sunday, March 29th, 2009
Famous Toshio Hirano, sharing a drink and talking about music with some fans last night during Earth Hour 2009 before his regular appearance (last Saturday of the month at 9:00 PM, admission free) at the Rite Spot Cafe on 2099 Folsom near 17th Street.
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See a video of him playing here.
Tags: 2099, amnesia, asian, bar, buck owens, country, country and western, cowboy, folsom, guitar, Hirano, Japanese, Jimmy, Jimmy Rodgers, mission, rights spot, rightspot, rite spot, ritespot, Rodgers, San Francisco, sing, singer, street, Toshio, valencia, western
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Oh, you people in the Mission District have been waiting for this. Just get some ID and something that has your name and address on it showing you live in the 94110 (or somewhere close enough to give you a colorable claim of Missionite status) and then hop on your polluting moped to get over to any of the three remaining American Apparels. Then demand your 25% discount on anything in the store until March 15, 2009
Forget the controversy, just get yourself some new clothes. Joaquin Phoenix would want you to, and plus, you’ve earned it, baby!
Another iconic advertisement. Don’t click to expand:
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Cow Hollow
2174 Union |
(415) 440-3220 |
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Haight Ashbury
1615 Haight |
(415) 431-4028 |
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Union Square
363 Grant |
(415) 986-0388 |
Just one issue remains – what to put into the empty space at 998 Valencia? How about a Starbucks? The Mission is currently under-served by Amerikkka’s favorite purveyor of caffeinated beverages. See?
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Anyway, AA is open to suggestions. Think about it.
Tags: $25, 1615 Haight, 2174 Union, 363 Grant, 94110, 998, american apparel, chain, clothes, clothing, coffee, commission, conditional, discount, district, formula, gentrification, mission, permit, Planning, retail, San Francisco, starbucks, store, street, use, valencia
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