Castro Shopper Vox 2009-08-19T10:35:38Z RayF http://castroshopper.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c2251c030c604a/ "There's nothing better for business than a drunk gay man with a credit card." -- A wise t-shirt vendor I know Weaving So Soon? tag:vox.com,2008-03-03:asset-6a00c2251c030c604a00e398e2418c0005 2008-03-03T07:12:45Z 2009-08-19T10:35:38Z RayF http://castroshopper.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Barren Planet Planetweavers sets up camp around the corner One more sale

A reported in my last column, Planetweavers is no more, and February 29 was their last day in their Castro Street location. However, they are continuing the liquidation around the corner on 18th Street. The Planetweavers stock is now in the ret...

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Gustofino, gone dark

This has been mentioned on a couple different blogs and restaurant review sites, but Gustofino, the Italian quick-service deli/grocer on Church Street which I profiled in my "Business Briefs" column in September of last year, has closed. The sho...

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]]> Maupin Around tag:vox.com,2008-02-24:asset-6a00c2251c030c604a00f48cde27630003 2008-02-24T08:46:18Z 2008-02-24T08:50:05Z RayF http://castroshopper.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom This month's Out Traveler includes a short-but-sweet 2-page interview with Armistead Maupin. Relevant to this blog is a section of the interview called "Maupin's San Francisco Treats" where he gives his favorite attractions and restaurants. Unfo...

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]]> Partnership Ahoy! tag:vox.com,2008-02-24:asset-6a00c2251c030c604a00f48cde08ad0002 2008-02-24T03:40:15Z 2008-02-24T03:40:15Z RayF http://castroshopper.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Last week's Bay Area Reporter included my February "Business Briefs" column, which was (vaguely) Valentine's Day-themed. The topics included were: PartnerForLife.com, the new dating site for gay men focusing on long-term relationships, which...

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]]> Bear With Us tag:vox.com,2008-02-14:asset-6a00c2251c030c604a00e398dca5750003 2008-02-14T18:46:03Z 2008-02-24T03:50:47Z RayF http://castroshopper.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

How could you say no?

The SF Bear's International Bear Rendezvous weekend starts today, so don't be alarmed if you find a bear with his paw in your honey. He means no harm. As in previous years, stores have begun putting out bear decorations, including the awesome a...

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]]> Three for the Road tag:vox.com,2008-02-14:asset-6a00c2251c030c604a00e398dc7d7a0003 2008-02-14T07:52:06Z 2008-02-24T03:57:18Z RayF http://castroshopper.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Planet Out of Business Internet Killed the Video Star Down from the Mountain

In quick succession, three businesses within shade-throwing distance of 18th and Castro have announced that they are calling it quits. First, Planetweavers at 518 Castro is calling it quits after 17 years at this location. Details are coming in...

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]]> This Little Movie Goes to Market tag:vox.com,2008-02-05:asset-6a00c2251c030c604a00f30f58c7a70001 2008-02-05T08:03:04Z 2009-06-16T17:05:40Z RayF http://castroshopper.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Given back (soon) Castro Camera is history Window into the past Swirling inside again Time to swirl Going knitty A different kind of bubble ??? Pretty Rabbit Twice as ice There once was a restaurant from Phuket... Just for show, literally Jeans to Jambalaya Your guess is as good as mine, frankly BofA back on the corner MUNI under cover Muni under cover Well lit

This week the production of Milk, Gus Van Sant's biofilm about Harvey Milk (you may have heard about it) moved north a block toward Market Street. The first of the march scenes was filmed tonight (February 4) and they'll be closing up the street ...

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]]> Linkin' Blogs tag:vox.com,2008-02-05:asset-6a00c2251c030c604a00e398d98cf40005 2008-02-05T06:53:19Z 2009-04-07T01:00:55Z RayF http://castroshopper.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom (Go ahead to the next paragraph if you don't want to hear a little horn-tooting...) So I'm pleased to say that my last entry about the changed storefronts for the Milk movie received a bit of attention around the intertubes. I received linked co...

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Action! On the border between two eras Swirl into the past The price is right Sign of the times The Valet You too can dress like Robert Goulet Post bills Shoe sign Psychedelic Mushrooms Is this scaffolding related to the movie, or completely separate? More rainbows A little less glitz A bank by any other name Cleaning up the Castro When is a pole just a pole? Almost there... The sign has a youthful glow This trash can is more famous than you. A little something extra Out of the closet

The devolution of Castro businesses back into the 70's continues. I actually stumbled away from my sickbed on Friday long enough to run some errands, and found myself right in the middle of the outdoor filming that was going on that day. From ab...

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]]> More Ch-ch-ch-changes tag:vox.com,2008-01-27:asset-6a00c2251c030c604a00e398d671bc0002 2008-01-27T01:55:09Z 2008-01-29T18:03:54Z RayF http://castroshopper.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Welcome to our neighbor, Ho. Jimmy Lam, co-owner of Brandy Ho's Lisa cuts in Clobba'd

I promised the follow-up to my "Ch-ch-ch-changes" post a couple days ago, but I've actually been down with a Moulin-Rouge-level consumptive episode. Otherwise known as a "Man cold." But I'm back upright for the time being, so here are some more ...

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