Steven Bracco 🌁

@49ers @Ticketmaster Cable Cars don't go down Steiner St. - clearly, you've been gone from San Francisco for too long.

If these walls could talk. 🎟️: 49rs.co/48ZvFLn @Ticketmaster | #FTTB

Check out Castro’s new cute & cozy romance bookstore Love Potion Library. Pet grooming business Pawpitos is also ready to wash your pups. Parasol has expanded its hours & menu and Saikat Chakrabarti has opened his Castro campaign HQ. hoodline.com/2026/04/castro…

A new 7-story apartment building could rise behind stores along Castro’s Market St between Castro & Noe. hoodline.com/2026/04/7-stor…

47 years is a good run - Castro day spa Always Tan Skin & Body abruptly closed last weekend. Side note: Did you know Canada doesn't allow you to share news stories on socials? Found that out this week after publishing a couple articles. hoodline.com/2026/04/castro…

Castro Coffee Company & Castro Nail Salon's relocation deadlines have been extended one month. Castro Nail salon has pivoted to a new location at 18th/Eureka, after negotiations fell apart at former How's It Hanging space. hoodline.com/2026/04/castro…

Other nosy neighborhood news includes Welcome Castro rebranding, Church St. secret yoga studio has a name & construction continues at the vacant, tenant-less former Harvey's space.

Beautiful day to check out newly opened Parasol at Cafe Flore. Plenty of people stopped in during the couple of hours I spent outside on the patio. Great to see! hoodline.com/2026/04/castro…

Castro's newest restaurant, Ka Kai, is now open, bringing Northern Thai flavors & tradition to neighborhood. Ka Kai opened last week in former Thai Chef space & owners bring tons of restaurant experience from Mission District fav Farmhouse Kitchen. hoodline.com/2026/03/farmho…

Last year, the Club Pilates franchisees were denied a permit to open along Valencia. Now we’ll see if they get approval to add yet another fitness studio to the Castro bulking fitness fad muscles.

Club Pilates proposes taking over Castro’s European Wax Center space along Market St. With over 1,300 studios, Club Pilates is ‘World’s Largest Pilates Brand’ & one of the stranger fitness stories I’ve covered. hoodline.com/2026/03/world-…

Goodbye, The Seed!

I actually enjoyed The Seed & thought it added some artistic personality to a pretty boring JWP. Was it run down, sure, but maybe it just needed some upkeep. Photo from 2017 Harvey’s Halo unveiling.

Castro art installation The Seed at Jane Warner Plaza will light up one last time tonight before it’s uprooted on Friday. Expect to see landscaping in its place along w/ new tables & chairs and Pride Flag mural getting a fresh coat of paint. hoodline.com/2026/03/castro…

The weather has been perfect all week - cap it off tonight at the return of Castro Night Market. hoodline.com/2026/03/castro…

@Tenderloin94109 Ha ha you aren't wrong! I do like some sort of glowy light-up art display there. It looks good at night.

@Braccs Good riddance. A disgrace to the neighborhood since it was installed. Overwhelmingly disliked by most of the residents. Do you remember what it replaced? Landscaping 😝

The Café owners are opening Bite Bar in long-vacant former Bisou space - filling up another prominent Castro vacancy. hoodline.com/2026/03/castro…

For reference - here’s the previous @SFGiants Willie Mays Gate entryway overhang that was a popular bird poop spot. #SFGiants

Two weeks until @SFGiants Opening Day & Oracle Park Willie Mays “Bird Poop Free” Glass Entrance is nearing its grand reveal. #SFGiants

Banking isn't exciting, but it does fill vacancies. US Bank reopens after Castro branch destroyed in 2024 fire. Castro massage madness continues w/ another opening in former Hortica. Art gallery Loom + Ten closed, w/ some drama, after about 6 months. hoodline.com/2026/03/castro…

It's gonna take tons of work to remodel & bring this space up to code, but I know Colm and his team are up for it. This is great news for the Castro. Congrats Colm!

This is one of the Castro's most prominent vacancies, and it's super exciting to see someone from the neighborhood open up a new restaurant & bar.

Thrilled to share that Bar49sf owner Colm O'Brien is taking over former Eureka Restaurant & Lounge space and opening Nova this fall! hoodline.com/2026/02/bar-49…