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Near the corner of 16th and Valencia the huge red neon sign that buzzes above the street screams Roxie. Built in 1909, The Roxie is the oldest continually open theater in San Francisco. Despite fiscal challenges, several name changes, ownership transfers and even more format changes, the Roxie Theater is still here and screening some of the most avant-garde films from Indiewood. Lauren Jones reports from the Mission District.
When Araceli Leon, 17, was a young girl, she wasn’t sure just where in her life her Latino heritage fit in, and feeling lost she searched for where she belonged.
Fortunately for Leon, her father Jose Leon, the youth program director at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, helped guide her. Melissa Dudum-Maya and Laura Sullivan report from the Mission District.
As a part of its continuing commitment to showcase Latino art in San Francisco, The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts held its first annual Youth Fundraiser on Thursday, Dec. 4. Bjorn Anderson reports from the Mission District.
Continue reading Fundraiser benefits classes for young artists.
On any given afternoon on the corner of 23rd and Folsom Streets in the Mission District, some form of art is either being made or being planned behind the bright yellow doors of the Red Poppy Art House. Beth Renneisen reports on a cultural phenomenon in the Mission District.
In the back room of the Bayanihan Community Center on Mission Street, Bernadette Sy shows her son how to tie bamboo reeds together to form a star. When the star is finished it will become a lantern that will get hung up in the Sy’s home as part of the Parol Lantern Festival, a Filipino tradition that has been in the dark for years, but is shining a lot brighter recently. Jack Devries reports from the Mission District.
Aware of the challenges posed by the declining economy, jewelry artist and small business owner Ricardo Pena decided to find ways to promote small businesses and culture in the Mission District. With the help of the Mission Economic Development Agency and its community organizer, Dairo Romero, Pena formed the Mission Small Business Association (MISBA). Rigoberto Hernández reports from the Mission District.
Everyone has hobbies, but only a few people can turn hobbies into their life-long career. Juan Gonzales did. He started by founding the bi-lingual Latino community newspaper El Tecolote serving the Mission District. Daisy Miao reports from the Mission District.
By Sarah Bogen With the Potrero Del Sol skatepark scheduled to open in June, supporters say it will add even more life to the Mission District and put San Francisco back on the map as a skateboarding city. Tall bushy...
