Results tagged “shops” from Bay Voices
Valencia Street activists who fought the retail giant American Apparel said they sent a strong message to other formula retail stores and the rest of corporate America: Stay away. But other say support for the drive was not very widespread and didn't reach beyond Valencia Street. This shows, says one community leader, that the Mission District is segregated. Sebastian Chatham reports from the Mission District.
Many Mission Street shopowners are more concerned about surviving in hard times than worried about large chain stores. Asbjørn Andersen reports from the Mission District.
When forces in the Mission District emerged victorious in a battle to block the big clothes retailer American Apparel, the battle shed light upon the neighborhood’s gentrification issues and showed that the Mission certainly does not always speaks with one voice. Asbjørn Andersen reports.
When 25-year-old Lila Thirkield opened the Lexington Club in 1997 she created a space for lesbians to hang out in the Mission. A space that has united the lesbian community in San Francisco through volunteer work and gay events. Maria Krogshede reports from the Mission District.
The odd, the unusual and the unbelievable. This is not Ripley’s Believe it or Not! Venture down to the hustle and bustle street of 20th and Valencia and you will find yourself in a fascination of our natural world. Brendan Barry reports on Paxton Gate in the Mission District.
With her hair tied in a bun, Carmen Biminchumo carefully fixes some of the balloons, souvenirs and other adornments that she sells at her Mission District store, “Decoración de Salones ‘Carmen,’” or "Carmen's Salon Decorations.” Maria Umanzor reports on an entrepreneur in the Mission District.
You won't find any bright murals decorating the storefront of Modern Times Bookstore on San Francisco's Valencia Street. In fact, the seemingly ordinary building doesn't mesh that well with the neighborhood's colorful reputation. Its rather plain, big glass windows and off-white facade don't have the personality you would expect from an establishment with deep community roots. Eric Meuser reports from the Mission District.
Caroline Stork sits demurely and reaches for an unmarked, silver tin from her satchel. A lavender and bergamot balm, made from her home, smears her small lips. As she puckers them forward, she muses light-heartedly, “Come on, this is the beauty industry - I don’t play that game.” Shari Gab reports on a new entrepreneur in the Mission District.
On a chilly December morning, Abigail Wick and other participants from AccessCafe lead a bicycle tour with the intention of exposing riders to other groups active in the Collective Autonomy Network.
The Collective Autonomy Network is a movement that spreads information and resources to help people meet their food, health care and other basic needs without damaging our world and society. Yo Noguchi reports from the Mission District.
Aquarius Records, 1055 Valencia Street, has created a niche in San Francisco by trying to only sell music that they love. They provide a platform for selling LPs, CDs and even some tapes from artist in genres that sometimes get overlooked or under stocked at bigger music stores. Staff members pick the music and publish their own reviews on their website. Most of all, Aquarius Records continues to connect with its customers by providing them with vital doses of metal, ‘60s psychedelic, drone and “far-out” world music. Ian Kesseler reports from the Mission District.
