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157-Year-Old Cliff House Restaurant closes, temporarily for now, along with 368 more restaurants in SF and the Bay Area

7/30/2020

San Francisco's legendary Cliff House temporality closed operations on July 20th after a 157 year business run. The restaurant's iconic perch atop Ocean Beach offered takeout service to hang on, but decided that effort wasn't viable.

Another 368 restaurants have closed in the SF Bay Area, some temporarily including The Tadich Grill, at 171 years old, it is San Francisco's oldest restaurant, but some permanently, like Louis' Diner, proud keeper of one of the most amazing views anywhere in San Francisco!

Cliff House

Closed Beloved Bay Area Restaurants & Bars

Some closing venue highlights are:

It is hard loss for Toy Boat Dessert Cafe patrons who will say good bye to the much loved Clement Street cafe after its 38-year business run. Toy Boat was mainstay in the Richmond district, serving ice cream specialties along with a wealth of breakfast, lunch and all day long light meals.

San Francisco's funky It's Tops Diner has permanently closed its doors, and sadly, taken down its prominent neon sign.

Oakland's Stork Club shut its doors after an amazing 102 years. The one bright spot here is, according to Stork Club manager Tom Chittock, "The club isn't dead, but it does need to move." To that end, the club hopes to find a new space and reopen one day. To make that reopening dream closer to reality, several organizers have set up a gofundme page for the Stork Club.

A recent Yelp economic impact study from March 1 to July 10 showed that the San Francisco metro area (SF-Oak-Hayward) has seen 369 permanent restaurant closures. Among those restaurants closed forever include Velvet Cantina, It’s Tops, Nopalito (Inner Sunset), Louis’ Diner, ICHI Sushi, Locando, Toy Boat Dessert Cafe, Dobbs Ferry and many more.

KRON4 recently presented a grim picture on San Francisco metro area restaurant closings.

Help nominate San Francisco's next poet laureate by July 31, 2020

7/3/2020

Since 1998 San Francisco has long honored its deep literary traditions by naming a city poet laureate, and now the search for the next poet laureate is on.

The next poet laureate will succeed poet Kim Shuck, who has served and honored the role since 2017.

This summer, the City’s poet laureate selection committee has opened the process to solicit nominations for the city’s eighth poet laureate.

The next poet will join an illustrious list of past San Francisco poets laureate who include Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Janice Mirikitani, devorah major, Jack Hirschman, Diane di Prima and Alejandro Murguía.

Nominate your top choice now at sfpl.org/poetlaureate.
The deadline to submit is July 31, 2020.

As the city’s first poet laureate, Lawrence Ferlinghetti said, “The center of literate culture in cities has always centered in the great libraries.”

Poet Laureate nominees must be San Francisco residents, have a substantial body of published work, including at least one full-length book, plus professional digital recordings of performances or 20 or more published poems in established publications, print or online, over the past five years.

Questions? Contact SFPL Public Affairs at publicaffairs@sfpl.org

July 03rd, 2020

7/3/2020

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157-Year-Old Cliff House Restaurant closes, temporarily for now, along with 368 more restaurants in SF and the Bay Area

San Francisco's legendary Cliff House temporality closed operations on July 20th after a 157 year business run. The restaurant's iconic perch atop Ocean Beach offered takeout service to hang on, but decided that effort wasn't viable.

Help nominate San Francisco's next poet laureate by July 31, 2020

Since 1998 San Francisco has long honored its deep literary traditions by naming a city poet laureate, and now the search for the next poet laureate is on.

July 03rd, 2020

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157-Year-Old Cliff House Restaurant closes, temporarily for now, along with 368 more restaurants in SF and the Bay Area

San Francisco's legendary Cliff House temporality closed operations on July 20th after a 157 year business run. The restaurant's iconic perch atop Ocean Beach offered takeout service to hang on, but decided that effort wasn't viable.

Help nominate San Francisco's next poet laureate by July 31, 2020

Since 1998 San Francisco has long honored its deep literary traditions by naming a city poet laureate, and now the search for the next poet laureate is on.

July 03rd, 2020

Melanie posts:SF Bay Area updates on upcoming events and what's happening now around town.

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Melanie posts:

SF Bay Area updates on upcoming events and what's happening now around town.