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Hey Kids! 12.11 – 12.14
"A Christmas Dream" screens at Oddball Films on Friday Hey Kids! is a weekly feature looking at what’s coming up for families and kids of all ages. Catch a deelish fish dish new in the Mish. The...
View ArticleSLIDESHOW – Unsilent Night
By HELENE GOUPIL Hundreds of people gathered at Dolores Park on Saturday night for the annual Unsilent Night, a group sound performance held every year since 1992. Composer Phil Kline, who organizes...
View ArticleHoliday Cooking, Vegan-style, Part 1
Let’s face it, vegan food can be bland, weird, or just plain inedible. Part of this mediocrity comes from (some) vegan chefs’ unforgivable penchant for using inappropriate foods to “substitute” for...
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Holiday Cooking, Vegan-style, Part II
Yesterday, we kicked off our short series on vegan holiday dishes with a recipe for brussels sprouts and cuneiform bean soup. Today, we’re looking at desserts, with brownies and the ever-elusive pie...
View ArticleCooking on Deadline – Preview
This holiday season, Mission Loc@l has a special treat for our readers. Learn how to cook your own mulled wine, remix fresh dishes from leftover turkey, and bake festive treats.
View ArticleHey Kids! Sizing Down My Holidays 12-10 to 12-18
Sizing Down My Holidays 12 – 10 to 12 – 18 Hey Kids! is a weekly feature looking at what’s coming up for families and kids of all ages. Hello Mission Families-the winter holiday season is upon us in...
View ArticleGet Stuffed: Holiday Eats in the Mission
It’s said that the holiday season is about peace on earth and good will to men, but the holidays wouldn’t be the holidays without food. We here at Mission Local want to help you stuff yourself with...
View ArticleYou’re on Holiday, But Parking Isn’t
The omnipresent forces of parking control are blind to the holidays, so, even though your four-day weekend has you in a haze of giddy glee, it’s business as usual for our friends at the SF Department...
View ArticleHoliday Block Party Tonight!
The Christmas countdown has begun. But where to find something for grandma with her taste for indie clothing design? How about cousin Ed who likes single origin coffee? Your niece Fantasia who wants a...
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Mary and Joseph, as Illegal Immigrants
Members of the Mission District Young Musicians Program rehearse for La Posarela. Two young singers rehearse at the Community Music Center for La Posarelas play. En Español La Posarela, a bilingual...
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Holiday Parties, Crafts, and Cheer
There’s something for everyone this weekend in the Mission. SOMArts Holiday Party Among those throwing this holiday bash is Rio Yañez whose weekly Saturday comic strips is celebrated as a new addition...
View ArticleWhat Does Martin Luther King Day Mean?
Monday marked Martin Luther King Day, and while many observed the holiday by sleeping in late and enjoying a welcomed break from school, others shared their thoughts and feelings about the slain Civil...
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Veganize It! July 4 Potato Salad
Spicy Vegan Potato Salad Just a couple of days ago I was fretting that our Fourth of July plans were going to get rained out. Instead, we’re being graced with deliciously sunny days. When does that...
View ArticleJingle Bells, but Few Holiday Sales in the Mission
If you think you’re going catch great holiday sales in the Mission after Thanksgiving, here’s what Mission retail stores have to say about that: Those are for department stores. “We almost never have...
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Holiday Gift Guide for the Sports Fan in Your Life
Mission Loc@l reporters checked out stores in the neighborhood, searching for the best gifts for that special someone on your list. Here’s the first part of our shopping guide.
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Holiday Gift Guide for the Ex in Your Life
You're not together, but you can still buy your ex the perfect gift.
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Holiday Gift Guide for the Techie/Geek in Your Life
Curious what to offer the technically inclined in your family? Well, be they movie lover, gadgethound or hardcore gamer, the Mission’s got you covered.
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Holiday Gift Guide for the Pet Lover in Your Life
In a city where dogs outnumber babies, it’s vital to know where to find the perfect gift for the pet-lover in your life. Luckily for you, we found three spots in the Mission to check out! (Music:...
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Holiday Gift Guide for the New Honey in Your Life
For the person you just started dating! Brought to you by Mel Ruiz.
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Mary and Joseph Seek Shelter in SF Mission
Take one traditional nativity story. Swap Bethlehem for San Francisco, add two parts devil and henchman, one choir, a dash of Latin rhythm, and top with one piñata. Let the mixture mature, then enjoy...
View ArticleSF’s Mission District is Bursting With Holiday Events
The Mission is full of opportunities to get into the holiday spirit, whether it’s through theater, dance, and art or just by getting your holiday shopping done – here’s an updated list of the events...
View ArticleValencia Shops Host Holiday Cookie Crawl
Merchants along Valencia Street have once again organized a holiday cookie crawl down the street, and are offering holiday deals as well as sweet treats on Saturday, Dec 3. Proceeds from cookie sales...
View ArticleNeighborhood Notes: Holiday shopping, art walk, history, civics and “safe...
A holiday walk in Bernal tonight, craft fairs and screen printing tomorrow. ‘Tis the season, and this weekend is loaded with possibilities for buying local or simply enjoying music and art. Holiday...
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Neighborhood Notes: Mission fundraisers, holiday shopping and restaurants to...
Humphry Slocombe is allowing customers to send a pint or scoop of its delicious ice cream flavors to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. Neighborhood Notes: Mission fundraisers, holiday shopping and...
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Holiday Neighborhood Notes: Tamales, The Velveteen Rabbit, San Francisco Gay...
It’s the holiday season, and although the pandemic has limited many of San Francisco’s in-person festive traditions, here’s our list of what to do this week and weekend! Holiday Neighborhood Notes:...
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Neighborhood Notes: ‘live-fire’ dining, ‘Matrix 4,’ and more
A variety of family-friendly and shopper’s-paradise events will take place over the weekend, as well as a century’s worth of reflections on the Mission stalwart Community Music Center, Filipino Parol...
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SF Holiday Markets
Leer en español Harry Burns spent his 1988 holiday season sending long, wheedling voice mails to Sally Albright. I’ll be spending this holiday season rewatching Harry Burns send long, wheedling […] SF...
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A San Francisco Samoan Christmas, far from the island
Read in Spanish / Leer en español No matter that the temperatures are in the 80s — with 98 percent of American Samoa’s population being Christian, Christmas is a spectacular […] A San Francisco Samoan...
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Many Valencia Street shops report lackluster Xmas sales
’Tis the season — and the third Christmas season since the pandemic hit — but for many retailers along the Mission District’s Valencia Street corridor, holiday sales have still not […] Many Valencia...
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