Mission Mission

After several days of closure for remodeling, your favorite corner beer bar is back!

SUCCESS! OPEN!

— Shotwells Bar – Beer (@Shotwellsbar) June 14, 2013

I guess you put your paddle in your boot when it’s time to dance! Here’s more info:

This is our first party back in SF after our very successful tripp to New York City! We had a great time at PIPS in Brooklyn, but we’re *real* happy to be home.

To mark this occasion, we booked DJ Hyperballoyd, who promises a nonstop barrage of heart-pounding dance music. Expect Daft Punk, Hot Chip, M.I.A., LCD Soundystem, plus sick dance remixes of your favorite pop hits.

RSVP and invite your friends!

Danny White has been doing his thing for years now, and even though he can’t do it at the Attic anymore because of some NIMBY nonsense, he’s nonetheless been keeping the party going at Amnesia instead.  Tonight marks 8 fucking years of spinning everything from Holy Ghost and Hot Chip to the Pet Shop Boys and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, which is a pretty damn long time to stay in the game!  There’s also going to be a documentary filming earlier in the evening, so stop on by if you’ve got some stories to share!

Check out all the deets here.

Well you might not be able to pair tamales with craft beers at Zeitgeist anymore, but Almanac and Roosevelt’s have got you covered. Here’s the deal:

Cervezas y Tamales
Roosevelt’s Tamale Parlor Beer Dinner
June 17th

Roosevelt’s Tamale Parlor and Almanac Beer are teaming up for a delicious Mexican Feast paired with Almanac’s Seasonal Ales. Join us for what is sure to be an epic feast.

Menu

Frijoles Con Agua Soup

Prawn Ceviche Tostada
Radish Jicama Slaw, Avocado
Honey Saison

Chef’s Seasonal Tamales
House Gravy
Extra Pale Ale

Puebla Chicken Mole
Housemade Tortillas, Jasmine Rice, Beans
Biere de Chocolat

Barrel Noir Float
Humphry Slocombe Horchata Ice Cream

Event Details:

$45 prix fixe menu & beers, plus tax and tip.
June 17th, reservations available from 5:30-9
To make a reservation, contact Roosevelt’s at (415) 824-2600
2817 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Please no changes or substitutions

Our pal Brittney shares a little positivity:

There is a man who rides the 12 with me most mornings, and every time I see him he makes me smile. Because he is always smiling. Always. Rain, shine, vagrant pissing in the corner–smiley bus guy is smiling.

He never takes a seat, even if one is available. He slides his backpack around to wear on the front, conscientious of space, and he always smells like Mountain Spring soap and cinnamon toothpaste.

Smiley bus guy is a shining beacon in Muni shit storm. [link]

Watch:

[via kottke.org]

“Denise” from New York, in the comments section of our original post about the incident, lays the blame:

Moving from NYC one year ago, I have to say I thought I’ve seen everything until I landed in SF. The lack of visible police officers in the city is the #1 problem. The NYPD wouldn’t tolerate half of the behavior that goes on here. And, I’m sorry to say, the men in this city don’t act like real men. That guy didn’t have a weapon and could have been restrained. Drugs or no drugs. The craziness is tolerated here every day!

Thanks, Denise!

[Photo by C'mon Pony]

Launch is in August, but no luck here in the Mission. Mission Local reports:

[T]here are no firm plans to build stations in the Mission at this point. SOMA, the Financial District and Embarcadero will share 35 stations with 350 bikes during the first stage of the pilot, which ends in early 2014. Other regional partners will divvy up the remaining bikes between San Jose, Mountain View, Palo Alto and Redwood City. A second stage, to be determined, will expand the service by up to 1,000 bikes. [link]

Dumb! I LOVE bike sharing. I go to DC every now and then just to ride their bike-share bikes. I went to New York last week to be there for the launch of their program, and it was awesome in every way (even despite several first-week glitches). Bike sharing will be awesome in SF, and for SF, so I’m bummed there’s no Mission service planned. Cross your fingers.

(Thanks, Jess.)

UPDATE: Although, I guess New York has the same problem. (But at least there are like three stations in central Williamsburg.)

Hapa Ramen is coming to the Mission! Inside Scoop has the inside scoop:

Hapa Ramen honcho Richie Nakano — noted liker of noodles — has a new partner in the endeavor: Tobi Stuart. As many enterprising chefs can tell you, there’s a lot more that goes into opening a restaurant than just cooking, and as Nakano puts it, having Stuart aboard will allow him to stay in the kitchen. Together, they’ve taken over an address that they’re keeping under wraps for now, though it’s on Mission Street … in the high teens. They still need a change-of-use permit and all that entails, and a full build-out is required for the 2,400 square foot space, which is hoped to clock in at roughly 70 seats, including a counter.

Read on for more.

P.S. Read Girls Love Noodles!

[Photo by The Chronicle/Liz Hafalia]