Woman badly hurt in S.F. purse-snatching A 28-year-old woman who refused to surrender her purse to robbers suffered a life-threatening head injury when she was knocked to the ground in San Francisco’s Glen Park neighborhood late Thursday, police said. The woman was walking at Bosworth Street and Brompton Avenue near the Glen Park BART Station […]
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Cheese Boutique settles into new digs
Rick with guests, Nada at door greeting guests By Gail Bensinger Photos by Michael Waldstein Jun 11, 2012 Rick and Nada Malouf, the owners of the Cheese Boutique, threw a cheerful store-warming for the neighborhood Monday night, welcoming old customers and new friends with — what else? -sandwiches and cheese and Middle Eastern treats, plus […]
Cheese Boutique open for business in its new home
Rick Malouf and his Family would like to give a big THANK YOU! to Glen Park neighbors and businesses for their support… Come celebrate the new CHEESE BOUTIQUE with Rick and his Family at their new Location 660 Chenery Street (next door to the old location) MONDAY June 18th 6:00 – 8:30pm
Glen Canyon Park, Information on Habitat and Wildlife Policies and Activities
Hi All on the Diamond Heights Community Association Email List, The Glen Park Association and the Diamond Heights Community Association are pleased to sponsor the following public meeting: Glen Canyon Park, Information on Habitat and Wildlife Policies and Activities 7:00 pm, Thursday, June 28 San Francisco Police Academy 350 Amber Drive (off Duncan, next to […]
A year later, Station 26 pauses to remember
Story and photos by Murray Schneider June 2, 2012 One year to the day that Lt. Vincent Perez and Firefighter/Paramedic Anthony Valerio lost their lives combating a Diamond Heights house fire, an estimated throng of nearly 300 family, friends, neighbors, firefighters and police officers spilled from Station 26 on Digby Street to observe a moment […]
Cheese Boutique’s move getting closer
Ralph Huerta paints out the old sign for Dalere’s Beauty Salon, soon to be the new home of Glen Park’s favorite deli. Cheese Boutique owner Rachid “Rick” Malouf reports that all city inspections have been completed, and the new store-front shop will be open for business early next week. Faithful clients of Dalere’s will use […]
Coyote stories from Glen Park Canyon
By Murray Schneider [Editor’s note: Apologies for yesterday’s posting, which was truncated. Here is the full story.] The coyote heard a fire engine while resting in Glen Canyon. The coyote was large, maybe 55 or 65 inches from front paws to hindquarters. Its gender was indeterminate, but because it was so large, it could very […]
Glen Park author’s new mystery out
“A Shot In The Arm” a new mystery/thriller by San Francisco trial attorney and long-time Glen Park resident, Barry S. Willdorf, takes the reader to the San Francisco/Marin County of the early 1970s. When a pretty young addict is found dead in her bed from an overdose, her treatment counselor, a black militant, is charged […]
Next Saturday: Huge neighborhood clean-up with DPW!
Next Saturday: Huge neighborhood clean-up with DPW! We’re looking forward to partnering with DPW and their staff, equipment, and know-how to continue to clean and green our neighborhood on June 9th. We hope you’ll join your neighbors, Mayor Lee, and Supervisors Campos and Wiener in volunteering at this DPW Community Clean Team event for Districts 8 […]
Fresh seafood from the farmers market
Story and photos by Michael Waldstein If you’re an oyster lover, there’s nothing better than really fresh ones. There are two problems with that, though. The first is that getting them really fresh often entails driving all the way out to Point Reyes or Tomales Bay. An hour and a half drive. In Glen Park […]