mission district – Page 4 – Capp Street Crap

Weird Fish not belly up yet

January 23, 2015

Fans of Dante’s Weird Fish may have been surprised to see it open past its anticipated closing date at the end of 2014. Turns out, the pescetarian restaurant could stick around until early summer, and some of its dishes will live on at the bistro that’s replacing it. Irfan Yalçin bought Weird Fish near 18th […]

Chair’d remains

January 22, 2015

Happened upon this spooky scene on Capp Street over the weekend. Hoping that wheelchair was vacant when it caught fire.

Ugh. Mission accomplished?

January 20, 2015

No idea whether they were related but this weekend a baby shower was going at dive bar El Tin Tan on 16th Street while a car bearing a charming sticker was parked out front.

Low hanging fruit

January 19, 2015

[Spotted @ 18th and Capp by geehows]

‘Japanese Jimmie Rodgers’ going on hiatus

January 15, 2015

Toshio Hirano, the charming country crooner who plays regular gigs in the Mission at Amnesia and the Rite Spot Cafe, appears to be hanging up his guitar or at least taking a long break from music. Hirano made the announcement last week on his Facebook page but did not explain why he’s going to stop playing. […]

Just thinking of the ladies

January 15, 2015

Chivalry, alive and well

Mission native seen in viral video talks gentrification

January 13, 2015

Buzzfeed takes on gentrification in the Mission in a video called, “What It’s Like To Get Kicked Out Of Your Neighborhood.” The video features Kai, one of the guys seen arguing with Dropbox bros in the dispute last year over a Mission soccer field. [H/t Bustle] (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)