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Best places to eat lunch on the Hill

The View wrote a great article about the best places to eat lunch in Potrero Hill.

The list is:

Kitchenette
Hazel's Kitchen
Piccino
Just for You
Axis Cafe
Umi
Sepertine
Chez Papa

For the details, read the article!

Added by Evan Goldin on January 14, 2010 at 11:30 — No Comments

"Cocktail Craft" opening at 18th and Texas

Update: There is no sign of anyone moving in, and the letter to neighbors has been taken down. It seems like Cocktail Craft might not be opening after all.

Hot on the heels of the announcement of Lingba's closure just this month is some good news for anyone who enjoys cocktails or doesn't like vacant storefronts in Potrero.

The storefront of 1299… Continue

Added by Evan Goldin on December 28, 2009 at 23:00 — No Comments

Tree-trimming part 2, on 900 Wisconsin St.

This weekend saw another round of tree-trimming on the 900 block of Wisconsin Street. Five of us banded together to tackle tree more trees, resulting in a much safer and brighter west side of Wisconsin St.

The actual limb-trimming was easy. The hard part was picking up all the pieces that were left on the ground. Because this round of trimming including some fairly substantial limbs coming down, we ended hiring a junk hauler to take away the big pieces — with the small pieces going… Continue

Added by Evan Goldin on December 20, 2009 at 20:30 — No Comments

Lingba closes after landlord increases rent

POTRERO HILL, SF — Sad news for the neighborhood! Lingba will be shutting its doors soon, according to Eater SF.

However, it appears that the bar will remain open for at least another month or two. This is the third in a string of high-profile departures for the heart of Potrero Hill's commercial district. Both Baraka and Eliza's also shuttered… Continue

Added by Evan Goldin on December 18, 2009 at 15:00 — 1 Comment

Potrero Boosters meeting recap - Nov. 24, 2009

Nov. 24's meeting included a report from the local police, discussion of Starr-King Open Space, greenways on the Hill and a presentation of the, ahem, brand new Web site for the Potrero Boosters!

Police Visit

The meeting kicked off with a visit from Police Officers Skaug and Ng, who are both new to the district. They didn't report any significant new crime trends, and discussion briefly veered into the merits of… Continue

Added by Evan Goldin on November 24, 2009 at 21:30 — 3 Comments

Tree trimming on 900 Wisconsin St.

On Sunday, Nov. 8, I set out to do some tree trimming with with Karter Bui, one of my fellow neighbors on the 900 block of Wisconsin.

We wanted to:

Make the block safer by increasing visibility. The trees blocked people from seeing up and down the street, and from residents' windows to the street
Make the street look better, by trimming back the overgrown trees

Karter and I kicked off the tree trimming at 2 pm. Before long,… Continue

Added by Evan Goldin on November 8, 2009 at 17:30 — No Comments

Potrero residents view plans for Rebuild Potrero

A series about the rebuilding of southern Potrero Hill

Note: This is the first in a series of posts about the Rebuild Potrero project. If you'd like to share your own thoughts, simply post a blog post. To read more posts, be sure to join the network!

On Oct. 27, residents from all across Potrero Hill and… Continue

Added by Evan Goldin on November 4, 2009 at 0:04 — No Comments

Outdoor Daytime Drinking Season (ODDS)!

San Franciscans, former San Franciscans, and friends of San Franciscans – it’s that time again…

Outdoor Daytime Drinking Season (ODDS)!

Cheers!

· April 27th - San Francisco International Beer Festival @ Fort Mason (http://www.sfbeerfest.com/)

· May 5th - Cinco de Mayo

· May 16th - O'Reilly's Oyster & Beer Festival @ The Great Meadow at Fort Mason (http://www.oreillysoysterfestival.com/)

· May 17th - Bay to Breakers… Continue

Added by Evan Goldin on April 24, 2009 at 11:00 — No Comments