Archives for April 2015

The Glen Park Association Board shares the many concerns we’ve heard about the Diamond and Bosworth intersection rebuilding, particularly about signal plans and pedestrian crossings. Toward that end, the GPA Transportation Committee, GPA president Michael Rice, Ric Lopez, president of the Glen Park Merchants Association, and several other community members met with staff from the […]

Story and photos by Stephen Labovsky After a two-year absence, Glen Canyon Park’s pair of greathorned owls returned to the Owl Tree along Alms Road, and delivered triplets! For the past couple of weeks, folks from all over they Bay area have been flocking to the park to see these adorable baby owlets. They’ll be […]

Story and photos by Murray Schneider Last December, relaxing in his easy chair at 240 Chenery Street, Ernie smiled at Star, his 11-year old cat. Star’s face pressed against the living room window, her tail swishing at Ernie’s collection of front yard gewgaws. Star wanted in, she wanted Ernie to open her window. Ernie stayed […]

FROM SFMTA: Hi everyone, The northwest and southeast corners were completed last week and the curbs entirely reopened to foot traffic. The new bus shelter on the BART corner will remain cordoned off until the bus routes are returned to normal. The electrical work for the northeast corner (formerly Citibank) was completed. This week, our […]

  Story and photos by Murray Schneider On April 8, curator Jack Whittington mounted his third exhibition at Gallery Ex Libris, Bird & Beckett’s postage-size art gallery, tucked in the rear of Glen Park’s independent bookstore. Whittington is showcasing Greg Adams and Tom Baxter, both Glen Park artists. Their show, “Presence and Memory – Drawings […]

Monday, March 30th, 2015 12:44pm Bosworth/Arlington Theft from Building 12:55pm Diamond/Bosworth Theft from Vehicle Tuesday, March 31st, 2015 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 03:05am Unit Blk Moffitt Threats 09:20am 600 Blk Bosworth Recovered Vehicle Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 11:29am 200 Blk Laidley Recovered Vehicle 11:39pm 300 Blk Arlington Stolen Motorcycle […]

Last week, crews started to mobilize and begin initial work around the northeast corner (formerly Citibank).  The median between Diamond and Brompton has been cleared out.  And the southeast corner (BART) has been curing after the new foundation was poured. This week, we are aiming to complete the northwest (by Pebble’s Café) and the southeast […]

Wednesday, April 8 at 7 p.m. will see the third exhibit mounted by curator JackWhittington at his Bird and Beckett’s Gallery Ex Libris. Whittington will feature the drawings and assemblages of Glen Park artists Tom Baxter and Greg Admas. Titled “Presence and Memory,” Adams and Baxter’s work comes quickly on the heels of two previous exhibits curated by Whittington, himself […]

Glen Park Festival Planning Committee P.O. Box 318134 San Francisco, CA 94131 www.glenparkfestival.com   Press Release Release Immediately     17th Annual Glen Park Festival SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2015 10AM to 4:30PM   Glen Park will be holding its annual Festival on April 26th this year from 10AM to 4:30PM on Diamond Street.   San […]

Glen Canyon TRAILS construction progress update Dear Neighbors and Folks Interested in Glen Canyon TRAILS Improvement Project, Please see construction update below. These updates will also appear on the blog of our project page (http://sfrecpark.org/project/glen-canyon-urban-trails-project/) by April 1 or April 2. General Construction Timeline ·         We anticipate that the Glen Canyon TRAILS Improvement Project will be […]