Alamo Square meets Indie-Mart

Popular SF DIY merchant coalition teams up with ASNA to plan new type of flea market

by Nathan Codd — July 6, 2010 at 6:55 p.m.

The Alamo Square Neighborhood Association has announced plans to team up with San Francisco’s own Indie-Mart to make this year’s flea market stand far apart from its 25-year history.

Having an impact close to home

Owner of Madusalon holds art show to benefit relatives in Haiti

by Morgane Byloos — July 6, 2010 at 4:20 p.m.

The owner of Madusalon has been organizing fundraising events to benefit the people of Haiti —her native country.

Marie France Cesar has been a hairdresser for over 20 years, but her husband decided to give her Madusalon, located at the corner of Divisadero and Page streets, as a present 9 years ago.

The Harding stuck in some hard times

Historic theater remains vacant without a plan in sight

by Will Liu — June 29, 2010 at 7:35 p.m.

After six years of being empty, the owners of the Harding Theater still have not reached an agreement with the City and preservation groups.

Business owners say that what used to be the centerpiece of a neighborhood is now dead weight in an up-and-coming community.

Alamo Square area resident makes art out of waste

Miguel Gutierrez hangs mobiles in front of his house to celebrate events and holidays

by Morgane Byloos and Nathan Codd — June 28, 2010 at 9:11 p.m.

Strawberry baskets, tire tubes, liquor bottles and a broken rocking chair. Sound like art? Well, it isn’t —yet , not until Miguel Gutierrez picks it up and hauls it back to his wonderful workshop of waste.

Independent to close for July

Fewer bookings and nice weather prompt management to shut for the month

by Will Liu — June 28, 2010 at 3:26 p.m.

For the first time ever, the Independent Theater will close for almost the entire month of July for cleaning and to allow employees some rest while many artists are playing the large summer festivals.