Ballet, the opera and now blue notes.
San Francisco is poised to add to its status as a world-class mecca for the performing arts next week when the $60 million SFJAZZ center in Hayes Valley opens on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
With the nearby Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco Ballet, Herbst Theater and War Memorial Auditorium, the formerly moribund area near Civic Center is now a culture center unrivaled on the West Coast, according to Len Auerbach, the consultant responsible for the center’s acoustics.
Read More
Three male juveniles were shot on a San Francisco sidewalk in The City's Fillmore neighborhood Friday afternoon, a police spokesman said.
Police responded to a shooting in the 1500 block of Eddy Street, which is between Fillmore and Steiner streets, at about 5:15 p.m., Sgt. Michael Andraychak said.
Officers learned that the three male juveniles had been shot and that they had split up after the shooting, running to several different locations, Andraychak said.
Read More
Even if you build it, they may not come. Timing is everything. And sometimes, it really is the economy. Platitudes tell the story of the Fillmore district today and its ailing marquee tenants, even as property owners and San Francisco’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development continue to pump money into it.
Read More
High-end jazz restaurants in the low-income Fillmore district are pouring money into marketing efforts in hopes of increasing interest in the floundering businesses.The promotions have cost $50,000 in public funds, and $35,000 more is set to be spent on a logo, marketing slogan and banners.The Fillmore was home to the West Coast’s most vibrant jazz scene until redevelopment efforts in the 1950s and 1960s devastated music venues.
Read More
URL: http://www.sfexaminer.com/topics/fillmore-district
