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North Beach Journal

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Formidable neighborhood women to remember

By Ernest Beyl

This North Beach Sketches column is becoming too beefy for my taste. Too many snippets about guys and guy things with only a sidelong glance at North Beach gals, past and present. ... Read More

North Beach Journal

Laughing it up

By Ernest Beyl

North Beach has always been a funny place — a haven for comedy and comics. In San Francisco’s early days (and where we now call North Beach was San Francisco), there wa... Read More

North Beach Journal

In Banksy’s words: Writing the life of a neighborhood

By Ernest Beyl

As I scribble this column, I sift through memories, North Beach memories of course. Let’s consider the majesty of the written word. The old neighborhood has seen both flood a... Read More

North Beach Journal

Sketches from a North Beach Journal

By Ernest Beyl

Last month in the first North Beach “Sketches” column, I called the old neighborhood “la dolce vita with an attitude.” Yes, Columbus Avenue — resembles Rome&#... Read More

North Beach Journal

Sketches from a North Beach Journal

By Ernest Beyl

North Beach is an enclave of Mediterranean ambience overlaid with energetic and adventurous seekers of the good life. In the North Beach rakish bohemian culture there’s alway... Read More

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