Issue July 2017

North Beach Journal

The Cellar, legacy businesses, and Elvis Christ has left the neighborhood

By Ernest Beyl

POETRY AND JAZZ In the spring of 1957, poetry and jazz co-mingled as an art form in the Cellar, a basement nightclub in North Beach. The Cellar, 576 Green Street, is long gone and... Read More
Arts & Culture

Missing by Sophie Calle at the San Francisco waterfront this summer

By Sharon Anderson

Through Aug. 20, French conceptual artist Sophie Calle brings her installation Missing to San Francisco. This exhibition, presented by the Fort Mason Center for the Arts & Cult... Read More
Movie Reviews

Historically cinematic

By Michael Snyder

Some astute fellow from back in the day said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” If only I could recall who that was. Just kidding. The quote come... Read More
Arts & Culture

Painters, Paris, and hats at the Legion of Honor

By Lynette Majer

While Degas is most often associated with his renderings of women as ballerinas, Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade, presents a lesser well known, yet equally note... Read More
Wellness

Weight loss strategies

By Thalia Farshchian

America’s weight-loss industry is a $60 billion industry while our country continues to struggle with a heart disease and diabetes epidemic. Aside from chronic conditions that ca... Read More
The Tablehopper

Alfred’s reopens, upper Fillmore gets some action, and a summer beer garden

By Marcia Gagliardi

FINANCIAL DISTRICT Great news, buckaroos. Alfred’s (659 Merchant Street, 415-781-7058, alfredssf.com) has finally reopened after that nasty fire in the basement back in April. Yo... Read More
MomSense

How to encourage summer reading

By Liz Farrell

One of the best things about summer for me is a break from the constant nagging about homework and having to stick to a rigid nightly routine. However, research shows that our chil... Read More
Hungry Palate

Calzone’s Pizza Cucina: A scene out of a Fellini movie

By Ernest Beyl

As readers of the Marina Times will know, I am a voracious diner in North Beach. Not only do I occasionally review restaurants, but also annually write a column, The Ernestos: Best... Read More
Reynolds Rap

The Amazon in the room

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Bezos: “Alexa, buy me something from Whole Foods”

Alexa: “Buying Whole Foods”

Bezos: S**t

— Jeff Lewis (@ChicagoPhotoSho) on Twitter

When local small-business success story Pet Food Express wanted to open in a blighted, long-vacant building on Lombard Street, pet stores as far away as Pacifica formed a coalition to stop them. At community meetings, owner after owner talked about the adverse effect a “chain” would have on their livelihood, but what struck me was that not one of them mentioned the elephant in the room — online sales — and in particular the biggest elephant of them all, Amazon.com.... Read More

Download the Current Issue: May 2025

Follow Us

© Marina Times

↵Back to Top