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Riptide Fire Loss Goes Beyond Brick and Mortar
The fire at the Riptide burned more than the bar or the irreplaceable memorabilia that livened its interior. It burned a home away from home for many, particularly outer Sunset neighborhood residents who came to know it
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SF Weekly’s Blatant Trolling for Advertisers
The SF Weekly continued to tumble last month when, in response to the publication of a minor wisecrack, the Graton Casino in Sonoma County cancelled $68,496 worth of advertising. A different publication, San Francisco Magazine, reported that Glenn Zuehls, publisher of both
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Club Updates: Viracocha, Cafe du Nord, Cha Cha Cha, Valley Tavern, Bird & Beckett, & Ivy Room
Live music venues continue to open while existing performance spaces get permits. Here are some highlights from the last six months. Viracocha, (pictured above), which had been doing underground music and performance pieces in its warm, welcoming
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Hope for Live Music in SF
The new proposals would require developers to vet their projects near clubs with the Entertainment Commission, place more responsibility for sound attenuation on the development itself, and require disclosures specific to being an entertainment
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