New Harding Theater Plan Could End Decade-Long Struggle

A once thriving historic theater is currently home to dusty, cracking floors, graffiti covered walls, and tattered, worn-out seats, but its impending resurrection may be the solution the community has been seeking for over a decade. The Harding Theater was recently leased out to the Marks brothers, two businessmen from Chicago that have big plans …

Some Divisadero Street Businesses Adapting Well to Effects of Gentrification

While gentrification is an ongoing and controversial topic for many residents of San Francisco, some Divisidero Street merchants are beginning to view its effects on their neighborhood in a more positive light. “Divisadero used to be the kind of street that you wouldn’t even want to walk down,” said Scott Scharenbroich, one resident of the …