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 […]
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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 […]
Sup. Wiener explains his AT&T box vote
From Scott Wiener, our District 8 Supervisor: I’m sending this email to a number of neighborhood association leaders and other involved folks in District 8, in order to explain my vote yesterday on the AT&T environmental appeal. I would appreciate it if you would forward this email to your boards, memberships, and neighbors who have […]
Car crashes into Bernie Kelly’s office at Bosworth and Diamond
Photo by Carol Korycinski We’re still trying to get all the details on this dramatic car crash, which happened in the early evening on Saturday, July 9th. This car went into the side of Bernie Kelly’s office on the corner of Bosworth and Diamond. No one appears to have been injured, but the building suffered […]
Bengali director Chowdhury films in Glen Park
By Murray Schneider “Camera!” No, not John Huston directing Mary Astor in the “Maltese Falcon” on Stockton Street. “Action!” No, again. Not Alfred Hitchcock directing Kim Novak in “Vertigo” atop Nob Hill. “Take one!” said Aniruddaha Roy Chowdhury, directing Padmapriya, the young star of his film, “Aparajita Tumi,” on Chenery Street. On a sunny summer […]
Crime Report: July 11 – 16, 2011
Following are crimes from the Ingleside Station newsletter Monday, July 11th, 2011 4:25pm Unit Blk Chilton St Burglary Officer Fung and CPSA Wong responded to this location regarding a residential burglary. Victim reported that she had secured the front door to her residence that morning and gone to work. Upon returning to the house, she discovered several […]
Glen Park Plan update
Happy Summer! On the heels of two recent meetings in Glen Park, I wanted to give you a little briefing in case you missed them. Also, I’d like to provide a general update on where the Community Plan is headed over the next few months. We’re happy to be moving this planning process (which began […]