Summertime blues and shuffle

Certainly some of that June gloom will linger over the Marina for a while with the loss of The Grove — a small, independent, locally owned business that was truly a unique and be... Read More

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On the other side of the equal night

By Jim Maxwell

Spring has sprung and the days are increasingly longer than the nights now that we’ve passed the vernal equinox. And with our continued beautiful weather, many of those longe... Read More

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It’s a short month so make it count

By Jim Maxwell

Make every day count this month both on and off Chestnut Street. With some of the best restaurants in town spread throughout our neighborhood, plenty of choice shopping opportuniti... Read More

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Keeping it small in the new year

By Jim Maxwell

by jim maxwell Now that we’ve all survived the end of the Mayan calendar and the excess of the holidays, it’s time to reflect on what makes our neighborhood on and off ... Read More

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On the boards and ballots

Since there really is no finer place to live in San Francisco than the Marina, it stands to reason that real estate services are quite competitive in our little neighborhood. It ce... Read More

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Marina beauty is more than skin deep

By Jim Maxwell

Living in the most beautiful neighborhood in the City, Marina dwellers strive to maintain a similar beauty in their personal lives. A number of new businesses have recently opened ... Read More

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Ain’t no cure for the summertime blues

By Jim Maxwell

With summer in full swing (resulting in those little accidents from skinned knees to fractured bones), there may not be a cure for the summertime blues, but the Marina now has a cu... Read More

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Chestnut is heating up

By Jim Maxwell

Between school letting out for summer, tourism picking up a tick, and the recent crowds here for the Golden Gate Bridge birthday celebration – not to mention the dazzling fir... Read More

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April showers bring May flowers

By Jim Maxwell

Or so the saying goes … but as I write this, it looks like we’re getting our first taste of San Francisco summer, which means a crisp breeze off the Bay with a foghorn groa... Read More

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