About 50 rapt children and their parents were a standing-room-only audience Saturday at the Glen Park Library, when lion dancers from the Jing Mo Athletic Association gave a demonstration of the decidedly athletic art of being a lion. Kids got an inside peak into how a lion costume works and even got to ‘feed’ it […]
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Valentine at Sunnyside Conservatory
Close to 200 people came to the newly-opened Sunnyside Conservatory on Monterey on Saturday, Feb. 8 for a make-your-own-Valentine party. The 11:00 to 2:00 event brought families from all over the neighborhood and the City to create that special card for that special Someone. Friends of the Sunnyside Conservatory, with the help of Rec. & […]
Spring Glen Park Rec Tiny Tots schedule
Glen Park Recreation Center 70 Elk Street, San Francisco CA 94131 Phone: 415-337-4705 Spring 2010 Early Childhood Development Courses Program Registration is from March 6.2010 through March 12, 2010 at select recreation centers or online at www.sfreconline.org. Spring courses begin March 27, 2010 and end June 4, 2010. Pitter Patter Painters: Mondays- 9:45 to 10:45 […]
Graffiti vandal charged in Ingleside
We don’t, of course, know if this is the same person who drew swastikas on the Glen Park mural, but it’s a nice arrest none the less. From the Ingleside station newsletter: Captain’s Message: An incredible graffiti arrest made in the Excelsior! The mural painted on the side of the Central Drug Store at Santa […]
The story of the sisters behind Osha Thai
When sisters Wassana Korkhieola and Lalita Souksamlane needed a name for their Thai restaurant in the Tenderloin, they went with the royal Thai word for “delicious.” Images View Larger Images But there was another, much more pedestrian, reason that made the name Osha Thai so appealing. “It’s easy to say,” Souksamlane admits with a laugh. […]
Captain Lazar Offers Upbeat Message
By Bonnee Waldstein, Glen Park News At the town hall meeting of the Glen Park Association on Jan. 13, Captain David Lazar, commander of the Ingleside District, delivered a positive report on the crime situation in Glen Park. Several folks, with the concurrence of everyone else, expressed their appreciation for the enthusiasm and efforts of […]
Glen Park Rec Center Winter Schedule
Glen Park Recreation Center 70 Elk Street, San Francisco CA 415-337-4705 Early Childhood Development Courses January 2, 2010 to February 26, 2010 Please register for courses at www.sfreconline.org Mondays: Pitter Patter Painters: 9:45 to 10:45 ages 2 to 5 ($12 Fee for entire session) Children and caregivers are given the opportunity to paint and create […]
Valentine Card Party Day at Sunnyside Conservatory
Gather up your old holiday cards, calendars, gift-wrap, magazines, and cardboard coffee sleeves and bring them to our…. VALENTINE CARD PARTY Sunnyside Conservatory (236 Monterey Blvd., between Baden and Congo) San Francisco Saturday, February 6 11 am – 2 pm rain or shine FREE Lots of examples and inspiration for making handmade cards using recycled, […]
White dots on sidewalk may cost you $$$
The City is in the process of inspecting its sidewalks. If you see white dots popping up on the sidewalk in front of your house, it may mean you’ve got to get it fixed. Info from the city web site is below. However some on the Glen Park Bulletin Board list have said that there […]
San Francisco wants to hear from you about housing
The people who put together the San Francisco Housing Element want to hear from you. But what, you might ask, is a ‘housing element?’ Simply put, California state law requires that every city council of board of supervisors put together “a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the city, city and county, […]