This year’s Pride Parade is approaching quickly (Sunday, 6/26) and Supervisor Mandelman’s office invites you to march with us! If you, your family members, or community members are interested in joining us in the parade, please reach out to me at your earliest convenience so I can get everyone set up! Please feel free to […]
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To celebrate remodel Safeway gives donation to Glen Park Association
Shoppers at the Diamond Heights Safeway on June 9 were treated to a store festooned with all manner of balloons and other celebratory decor not usually seen in a grocery store. The occasion was the “Grand Re-opening” capping a six-month total remodeling project. Safeway has 17 stores in San Francisco, two of which are Andronico’s […]
Bird & Beckett Bash Celebrates Tony 6/16!
This month’s Neighborhood Bash honors Tony from Critter Fritters! The ongoing third Thursday celebration is free and open to all. Great tunes provided by the Larry Vann Trio, with groove merchant Larry Van on drums, Michael Warren on bass and Tim Landis on guitar. No cover charge, though donations for the band always gladly accepted. […]
Clean with Pride 6/25
Start Pride weekend with a local bang by joining the Glen Park Association, the Glen Park Merchants and Refuse Refuse for our monthly neighborhood cleaning, June 25, 10 a.m. to noon. We’re meeting again at Critter Fritters, 670 Chenery Street, where we’ll grab bags and get picking! All cleaning supplies supplied. Just bring your neighborhood […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–May Recap
Summer is upon us! Historically, summer tends to be a slower season in San Francisco in general for real estate sales. During the last couple of years of pandemic lockdown, we haven’t seen that pattern as much because people were not traveling, but rather, they were moving into larger or more accommodating living spaces. There […]
Homeless man acquitted in murder of Glen Park’s Leo Hainzl in 2020
A jury in San Francisco on Friday acquitted Peter Rocha, 55, in the death of Glen Park’s Loe Hainzl, 94, who had been walking his dog in Glen Canyon when he was attacked by the morning of Memorial Day in 2020, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Initially, witnesses said that Rocha, who was sitting on […]
Go Fund Me campaign launched for family burned out of apartment over Glen Park Cleaners
Neighbors have launched a GoFundMe campaign to help the family that lost their home when Glen Park Cleaners at Chenery and Diamond was destroyed in a fire on June 4. While there were only minor injuries in the fire, the cleaners was gutted and the upstairs apartment rendered uninhabitable. Shannon Weber and her three children […]
GoFundMe launched to help Glen Park Cleaners
(Glen Park News staff note: There’s been an outpouring of offers to help our local merchant Tommy Baik. Thank you Glen Park Merchants Association for stepping up.) A Go Fund Me campaign has been launched to help owner of Glen Park Cleaners Tommy Baik as he begins the long process of recovering from the fire […]
Dramatic fire at Glen Park Cleaners thankfully causes no serious injuries
Photos by Michael and Bonnee Waldstein A fire that broke out at Glen Park Cleaners at 701 Chenery Street around 7:00 pm on Saturday caused no serious injuries to workers at the business or tenants of the apartment above. Tommy Baik, who has owned the cleaners for nearly 35 years, said it somehow began in […]
IT’S A DISTRICT 8 WIDE WORK DAY-Saturday, June 4
Calling all stewards! Join your neighbors on Saturday June 4th, 9am at the corner of Roanoke and Arlington. Public Works, Bureau of Urban Forestry and our Clean Up crew will be there, showing our civic pride. Refreshments, tools and a lot of #loveourcity will welcome you and your neighbors. Please sign up at the mobilize […]