(05-06) 13:00 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — Someone appears to be continuing a long and increasingly strange campaign to hurt or kill dogs in San Francisco with poisoned meatballs. Around 9 a.m. Monday, dog trainer Shura Kelly and her friend were walking their dogs near 24th Avenue and Ortega Street in the Sunset District when they found a plate of […]
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Glen Park History Project launches
Could music heal international conflicts? Glen Park musician thinks so
By Murray Schneider Jonathan Dimmock once performed before the Prince of Wales at Westminster Abbey. Thirty years later the 56-year old church organist lives in a 1905-built Diamond Street house, shops at the Canyon Market and rides BART, and he’s planning a presentation for the President of the United States. Sitting at his kitchen table, […]
Street lighting in Glen Park is about to get brighter
We can now report that action is underway to improve street lighting in the neighborhood. After a nighttime walk last December with the Glen Park Lighting Committee and Supervisor Weiner and other city officials (which was reported in the Spring 2014 Glen Park News), an action plan has been developed. Details were presented at the […]
Hunting invasive radish in the park
Story and photos by Murray Schneider Intermittent April shower brought with them a profusion of mustard, which blanketed swaths of Glen Canyon’s eastern hillside on a recent Wednesday. Bunched in the shadow of Diamond Heights homes, the invasive ground cover could easily have doubled for colorful daisies. On April 9, eight Friends of Glen Canyon […]
Glen Park Association meeting April 9 — 6:30
Glen Park Association Quarterly Meeting Wednesday, April 9, 2014 • 6:30pm Glen Park Recreation Center The Glen Park Association is happy to announce the April general meeting at the Glen Park Recreation Center. We will start at 630 pm with a meet-and-greet social. Weather permitting, the social will be outside at the tables near the […]
Penny Lane, a strolling street in Glen Park
by Murray Schneider Penny Lane, once a 19th century carriage path, makes a short, rutted journey threading between Sussex and Surrey Street backyards, then dead-ends in 200 yards. At that point, the public easement bifurcates: fork left, up to Sussex Street; or dogleg right, down to Surrey Street. “The fact is, the change in elevation […]
Rain and hail today in Glen Park
From about 11:05 a.m. Hail
Farmer’s Market opens Sunday
The Glen Park Village Farmer’s Market will open for the season on Sunday, March 30th and will run every Sunday from 10am-2pm until November 23rd at the Glen Park Village BART Station on Bosworth and Arlington. Opening day, this Sunday, March 30th, will be a great way for families and community members to celebrate the […]
Glen Park Association Quarterly Meeting April 9
Glen Park Association Quarterly Meeting Wednesday, April 9th, 6:30 – 9:00 pm at the Glen Park Recreation Center The Glen Park Association is happy to announce the April quarterly meeting at Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center. We will start at 6:30 pm with a meet-and-greet social. Weather permitting, the social will be outside at the […]