After 18 years in Glen Park, the owners of Viking’s Giant Submarines at 2906 Diamond St. are taking a well-deserved retirement. Since 1995, Betty & Steven Chang have been working from early morning to after 5:00 pm providing the neighborhood with an eclectic assortment of sandwiches and lunch items. Those included the submarine sandwiches, hamburgers, […]
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GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–February recap
We’ve made it past the shortest month of the year and are staring right into our busy spring real estate market. As expected, things are continuing to pick up with an increase of buyer interest and available inventory. That said, if we look at new inventory coming to market in February 2023 versus 2022, it’s […]
Glen Park – February 2023 Incidents
February 2023 – Incidents Incident Time Intersection Incident Description 2023/02/01 09:20 BOSWORTH ST \ DIAMOND ST Theft, Vehicle Strip, >$950 2023/02/02 12:20 ARLINGTON ST \ MATEO ST Malicious Mischief, Vandalism to Property 2023/02/03 22:00 RANDALL ST \ WHITNEY ST Vehicle, Stolen, Auto 2023/02/04 00:38 CHENERY ST \ 30TH ST Violation of Restraining Order 10:30 MOFFITT […]
You won’t want to miss Glen Park’s cleanup days
Once a month–usually the second Saturday morning–a merry group of volunteers meets up at Critter Fritters on Chenery Street to be dispatched for a cleanup of commercial corridors and public spaces in Glen Park. There are stalwart regulars as well as a changing tapestry of neighbors who can spare up to a couple of hours […]
Greenway Work Party–Saturday, March 4
Hello Friend and Supporter of the Greenway, We are making plans for our March Work Party. Please put it on your calendar: it’ll be on Saturday March 4. This will be our last Work Party before the start of spring, and the plants along the Greenway are really getting going now. There’s lots of growth […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–March is Women’s History Month
All year round, the Library champions women writers, artists, academics and professional leaders in their fields, and Glen Park Branch Library invites you to shine a light on HERstory with us during Women’s History Month this March. Glen Park as we know it wouldn’t exist without the tireless advocacy of some amazing women. We’re excited […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–January Recap
Hello Glen Park and Happy Mid-Wintertime! It sure has been rainy (needed) and cold (brrr). I even heard that next week it may snow! Would be fun to take another picture sitting at a picnic table in the backyard like I did in my childhood home in Noe Valley in 1976. Granted, I’ll look a […]
On Monday Perch is celebrating its 15th anniversary with drawings for $150 gift cards
Perch is celebrating 15 years in business this month. Since first opening in 2008, owner Zoel Fages has been offering a unique, curated selection of gifts and just-for-fun items on Chenery Street. To celebrate a decade and a half as part of the fabric of Glen Park, Fages is holding a drawing. When customers make a […]
Empty tree basin? Friends of the Urban Forest can help fill it
(Here’s an item from FUF’s current newsletter that the Glen Park News thinks will be of interest to our community.) Our rainstorms last month brought down hundreds of street trees in San Francisco — trees we can hardly afford to lose. Sadly, many were mature specimens with lots of foliage — real powerhouses that provide the greatest […]
Glen Canyon Park gets high scores in annual report
Every three months the Recreation and Parks Department (RPD) and the Controller’s Office rate the city’s 166 parks, playgrounds and civic plazas on a wide array of criteria covering built facilities and natural areas. The findings are sliced and diced and published in an annual report covering the fiscal year– July 2021 through June 2022–and […]