Castro Business Briefs: Palmetto Superfoods & SF Grocery Outlet Open, Fave & Castro Massage Coming Soon
Here's a brief roundup of recent changes to Castro area businesses. In this edition, two new businesses have recently opened in the Castro and two more are on the way including an acai shop, a clothing store, a small grocery store, and a massage business.
Castro's Plant Therapy Faces Lease Termination After Monthslong Closure
Castro area plant shop Plant Therapy (2095 Market Street) faces an uncertain future after the store has remained closed for nearly four months.
First-Ever 'San Francisco Is a Drag' Delights Fans and Passersby Throughout the City
From North Beach to the Castro, the streets of San Francisco were extra lively this past weekend thanks to simultaneous free performances by some 100 drag queens and kings.
Jerry Goldstein, LGBTQ+ Activist and Other Half of Pair of Who Created Elaborate Christmas Display, Passes Away
Jerry Goldstein, the LGBTQ+ activist and co-creator of the Tom & Jerry House Christmas display — with its elaborate holiday decorations and enormous tree at 21st and Church Street — has passed away.
California-Italian Restaurant The Rustic, From a Chez Panisse Alum, Now Open in Former Chow Space
Church and Market's newest Cal-Italian fusion restaurant, The Rustic, is now open at 215 Church Street, formerly the space that housed Chow and, briefly, Cook Shoppe.
Church & Market Safeway Installs Security Gates at Self-Checkout Kiosks to Thwart Shoplifting [Updated]
In its latest attempt at thwarting would-be shoplifters, the Castro Safeway at Church and Market streets has installed a security gate at the self-checkout kiosks.
Protesters Demand Investigation into SFPD's Aggressive Response to Skateboarding Event in Dolores Park
After dozens of arrests at an unsanctioned skateboarding event in Dolores Park, protesters gathered outside the SFPD station demanding an investigation into the aggressive police response on Sunday.