‘Green’ Grant for District 4 Property Owners
Parkside property owners: would you like a street tree or sidewalk garden? A generous grant from AT&T will pay most of the costs for street trees and sidewalk gardens to be planted in front of your property. Street trees and sidewalk gardens increase your property value, clean the air, reduce stormwater run-off and beautify the […]
New Businesses on Taraval
Taraval Street is always bubbling with life as new businesses stake their claim and make a start in our neighborhood. If one takes the time to walk the street you will perhaps see more than you would expect. There are over 300 shops, services and offices on including its side streets. Here are just a […]
Taraval Facade Improvement Program
The Taraval Parkside Merchants Association successfully applied for a Capital Grant from the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development. We will be working on implementing a Facade Improvement Program for at least four businesses on Taraval Street. Hopefully these facelifts will inspire continued improvements along our corridor!!! From a press release from the Mayor’s […]
Island Cafe to Close, Sushi Raw on the Way?
While having another satisfying lunch yesterday at the Island Cafe/Sunset Taqueria, the owner Melinda told me they’re closing down, perhaps by the end of April! Formerly “J.T.’s,” formerly “Zim’s,” formerly (sixty years ago) Shumate’s Pharmacy, the corner spot at 901 Taraval Street on the corner of 19th Avenue is a gateway business to the Parkside […]