Greetings! There is a lot going on that is new and alive. First of all, the new Friends of Sunnyside Conservatory website just went live! Check it out at: www.sunnysideconservatory.org Then, mark your calendar to join us Sunday, August 14th, at 2 pm in the Conservatory for a live performance by Temescal String Quartet. Details and […]
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Urban farm event at SOTA
By Murray Schneider “She’s having a big milking tantrum,” said Heidi Kooy, as she milked Lucy, her two-year old, 65-pound goat, at the inaugural Root to Fruits event billed as San Francisco’s “First Fruit Tasting and Urban Orchard Cultural Fair.” The School of the Arts’ School Farm on Portola Avenue, which partners with the Ecology […]
Crime report, July 24-27 – they got the Chilton St. burglar!
Nice police work on the 24th. I’d heard about this break in, glad to hear they caught the guy. ==== The following are crimes from the Ingleside Station newsletter Saturday July 23 – Nothing in the report from Glen Park Sunday July 24 – 4:13pm Unit Blk Chilton Arrest Officers Hauscarriague, Almaguer and Sgt. Chan identified […]
10th Anniversary Retrospective: Further Updates for Bosworth Condos
To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. It seems that work has moved slowly on the Bosworth Condo project, and some wonder if work has even come to a halt. The sad structure on Rousseau remains unsightly and […]
Farmers Market extended to Nov. 20th
From Ric Lopez, Glen Park Merchants Association: Yeah!! GLEN PARK VILLAGE FARMERS’ MARKET Yeah!! More good news from the GLEN PARK VILLAGE FARMERS’ MARKET! The FARMERS’ MARKET will be extended through NOVEMBER 20th! The Market was initially scheduled to close in October, but its popularity necessitated its extension. “We’re excited about the success of […]
The neighborhood in action: chicken search
At 8:57 AM on Thursday, July 21, a neighbor posted this message to the Glen Park Bulletin Board email list: What seems like a very young chicken just hopped up our back steps onto our deck. Picture attached. Please let us know if this is yours. S/he seems very comfortable with humans as s/he came […]
GP Assoc. raises $2,000 for fallen firefighters’ families
Successful Fund Raising for the Fallen Firemen After the June 3 Berkeley Way fire that took the lives for Lt. Vincent Perez and Fireman Anthony Valerio of Station 26 in Diamond Heights, the Glen Park Association board of directors announced a $500 matching plan for donations to funds set up at the San Francisco Fire […]
A somewhat tardy overview of the Glen Park Association meeting
By Bonnee Waldstein The summer meeting of the GPA on July 13 was billed as a dessert social, and most folks brought a goodie to share. Another special feature was its location at the Sunnyside Conservatory, where residents could marvel at their surroundings as they participated in a jam-packed agenda. Sally Ross of Friends of […]
Eggettes now Rock-It-Swirl, no more waffles
By Gail Bensinger It’s official – the sweets shop on Diamond formerly known as Eggettes is now Rock-It Swirl. According to Mark Fuentes, co-owner of the shop, the agreement with the Eggettes franchise was ended on July 1, about five years after the shop was opened. No more sweet waffles, rice balls or other Asian […]
Suzanne Kramer Quartet at Bird & Beckett Sunday 4:30-7:30
From Suzanne Kramer: Hi everyone! Just wanted to send out an email to remind you of our premiere show this Sunday at Bird and Beckett Books and Records! We really appreciate your support and hope you can make the show. It starts at 4:30 and will go til 7:30. Kids are invited! Thanks so much, Suzanne You can […]