Arts & cultureApril 2026
A Living Gallery
At 963 Hayes St., art doesn’t just imitate life, it displays it.
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Stories
Local voices, familiar places, and the stories behind them. From the pages of Lower Haight Local.
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Food & drinkMarch 2026
Third Wheel Coffee
Before Third Wheel Coffee ever served its first latte, Tom and Vida were just two baristas working side by side at Noe Café, unaware they had grown up only a few blocks from each other in San Francisco.
NeighborsMarch 2026
Birthday Trees
When San Francisco was founded in 1776 the city was largely treeless, its native landscape dominated by coastal scrub and sand dunes.
PoetryMarch 2026
Held by the Trees
There is no single tree in the Lower Haight that stands out to me.
Haight of FlavorMarch 2026
Haight of Flavor: March 2026
When I walked by the trees on Waller and Steiner after the signs first went up for the trees to be cut down, it absolutely broke my heart.
NeighborsMarch 2026
Lessons in Growing Tall
If you believe in Celtic legends, you may make it a habit of talking to your local trees - and you won’t be surprised when the trees talk back.
Neighborhood newsMarch 2026
Neighborhood Petition Delays Removal of Waller Street Ficus Trees
After more than 400 residents contacted local officials, the district supervisor's office secured a secondary review of planned emergency removals of seven mature ficus trees on Waller near Steiner.
Food & drinkFebruary 2026
Banana Bay Co.: Baked with Love in Lower Haight
Food fuels us – the energy stored in the organic matter is processed by the body to animate the physical functions necessary for life.
Neighborhood newsFebruary 2026
Pink Puffin Opens in Lower Haight
Pink Puffin Bicycles recently relocated from Pacific Heights to Lower Haight, and I got to interview shop owner Philip Shain on their very first day open on Haight Street.
Arts & cultureFebruary 2026
Walls That Talk
Lower Haight’s walls have always had something to say.
NeighborsFebruary 2026
Wishy Washy: More Than Just a Laundromat
From the moment you see the colorful, cat-themed art adorning the windows of Wishy Washy, it’s clear this is not your average laundromat.
Haight of FlavorFebruary 2026
Haight of Flavor: February 2026
Welcome to the second month of the new year! Life has been very hard recently, and in times like these I am reminded that I am only as strong as my community, both hyperlocal and more broadly.
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