Category Archives: Business

Confirmed: The Stray Bar Is For Sale, Announces Plan to Close in January

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

There’s been a lot of buzz around Bernalwood concerning this real estate listing, and now Miss Karen from the beloved and canine-friendly Stray Bar on Cortland has posted an announcement to explain what’s going on: To our Friends, Customers & … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Cortland | 10 Comments

Nervous Dog Coffee Announces Imminent Closure; Sadness Ensues

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

Neigbor Vic brings sad news from the Bernalwood/La Lengua Liminal Zone. Nervous Dog Coffee is closing: I saw this today and it’s a major bummer for me. I get all my beans at Nervous Dog Coffee on the corner of Mission … Continue reading →

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Red Hill Bookstore Will Close (But Won’t Go Away)

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

One of the greatest charms of Cortland Avenue is the way Bernal’s commercial district feels adrift in time — a 1940s vision of Main Street USA, but with much better food and electric bicycles. There’s definitely some truth to that … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Cortland, Merchants | 26 Comments

BYO-Bagism Up in Bernal Heights, Plus: Get a Free Canvas Tote This Weekend

Posted on October 19, 2012 by

It’s been three weeks since the city instituted its 10-cent minimum charge for compostable, recycled paper, or reusable sacks at the checkout counter, and so far the policy seems to be an easy pill for Bernal Heights to swallow. (No big … Continue reading →

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Kickstarting Bernal Heights: Hillside Supper Club, Barbasket, and Zip Cup

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

Here in Bernal Heights, Kickstarter fundraising efforts have become kind of like Louis Vuitton handbags on Cortland Street: Everybody has one. Let’s sit in on pitch meetings from three Bernal entrepreneurs: Hillside Supper Club Bernalwood has been following the adventures … Continue reading →

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This Young Bernal Entrepreneur Wants to Jog with Your Dog

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

Bernalwood supports our many merchants and businesses in Bernal Heights, and in that spirit we bring you this announcement from one of our more energetic local service providers: My name is Enoch Pacheco. I’m a 14 year old resident of … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Business, Merchants | 5 Comments

Ancient Decal Reveals Primitive Origins of La Lengua Identity

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

To properly manage the delicate relationship between the Dominion of Bernalwood and our rebellious vassals from La Lengua, it is important for us to understand the longstanding roots of the La Lenguans’ search for autonomy. Neighbor Ben recently discovered an … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, History | 8 Comments

Last Vestiges of Infamous Nasser Market Disappear

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Neighbor Lessley brings us this update on the evolution of the former Nasser Market space on the corner of Crescent and Anderson: Nasser Market, the infamous Crescent Ave. liquor store that inspired a 2008 murder and served as a drug … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Calamity, Merchants, Real Estate | 13 Comments

Newfangled Electric Bicycle Shop Opens on Cortland

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

Last weekend, The New Wheel opened at last at 420 Cortland. As previously reported, The New Wheel is a newfangled kind of bicycle shop, specializing in electric bikes that effectively “flatten” San Francisco hills — including our own Bernal Hill. … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Cortland, Transportation | 12 Comments

Bernal Bucks Featured on Front Page of Today’s LA Times

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Our very own “weird little borderline utopia” here in Bernal Heights makes an appearance on the front page of today’s Los Angeles Times, in an article about the unique (and fabulous) Bernal Bucks local currency program. The LAT article begins thus: … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Media | 3 Comments

An Inventory of Services Offered on the Good Life Bulletin Board

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

For the benefit of potential clients, prospective homeowners, cultural anthropologists, and future archaeologists, Bernalwood presents this comprehensive inventory of services offered via the Good Life Grocery bulletin board, as it appeared on January 7, 2012 at 4:43 pm: Academic Editing … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Cortland | 2 Comments

The Mysterious New Store at 420 Cortland, REVEALED!

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

For weeks, mystery has surrounded the newly renovated storefront at 420 Cortland Street. Word on the street was that a tenant had been found. But who?! And what?! Then, a clue appeared… in the form of a question mark: Then, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Coming Soon, Cortland, New Stuff, Transportation | 8 Comments

The Plywood Comes Off the New Precita Park Cafe

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

After many months of construction and veiled mystery, the plywood has been removed from the facade of the forthcoming Precita Park Cafe at the eastern end of the park. As Bernalwood previously reported: The former Riteway Market will soon be … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Coming Soon, Food and Drink | 11 Comments