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 | Fabrics to Make Your Creations Explode With Color and Design Over the past year you may have noticed a few new shops have popped up in the ActivSpace building on the corner of 18th and Treat Streets in the Mission. One of these stores is WhizBang Fabrics, where you can find new designer fabrics as well as some vintage ones, accessories, clothing patterns and Cookie and the Dude products.More |  | Sunny Fish Taco Spot Expands to Meet Demand Until its recent expansion, El Metate's tiny dining room on Bryant near 22nd could barely accommodate its regular clientele of hipsters and local families, who'd spill out to the few sidewalk tables to wait for huge plates of fish tacos with fresh, delicious fixings. Is the magic still popping on this sunny Mission corner now that business has boomed? We snooped into the deep Mission to scope the situation.More |  | Tailor-made Bicycles by Customer Choice In my suburban hometown, we had a bicycle shop not unlike the one in the episode of the Brady Bunch where Peter gets a job repairing bikes. Instead of Mr. Martinelli, though, we had a slight-of build French gentleman named Pierre who wore a blue smock and sold and repaired every kind of bike they could fit in the tiny store, from the tricycle to fancy road racers.More |  | Cold Craft Beer at New Mission Hot Spot Opened in December 2007, The Monk’s Kettle replaces a string of mediocre restaurant ventures at the (some would say cursed) corner of 16th and Albion. Despite a few missteps by staff and kitchen, its mid- to high-end "craft beer and wine tavern" concept is flourishing; with only eight tables and limited seating at the bar, the restaurant fills up quickly, with quite a wait at the door.More |  | Making Science Fun For Kids New shops and restaurants have been popping up on the 22nd Street corridor in the Mission district between Dolores and Mission over the last year. But until now, there hasn’t been much for kids. That was, until the new toy store Kid Tech moved into the neighborhood a few months ago on 22nd between Dolores and Valencia Streets.More |  | A Collector’s Trifecta A good neighborhood shop should add complimentary color to a community. Customers should know that they can rely on the shop owners to carry the stock they need, plus bring them something new to surprise them. Bringing a new bold hue to Noe Valley, even on the foggiest of San Francisco days, is Neon Monster on Castro at 22nd, a collector’s haven for comic, record and toy enthusiasts.More |  | Legs up to the Bar The newest addition to the Bar Method franchise just opened this past January on the lobby level of Embarcadero Three Center, between Drumm and Davis Streets. Its location makes it a perfect spot for all the downtown workers who like to incorporate a workout into their day but are in need of an alternative to the small selection of basic gyms scattered throughout the Financial District.More |  | Same Great Views, Even Better Food My mother’s rule of thumb for restaurants is the nearer the water, the worse the food. Experience has shown that she is often right (Fisherman’s Wharf), but sometimes wrong (Greens). In the case of the Mission Rock Café, now under new management and a new executive chef, Bronson Macomber (formerly of Gary Danko), my mother’s rule is wrong. Sorry Mom.More |  | Scandinavian Fashion for the San Francisco Lifestyle In a major metropolitan area where you can find at least a hundred different types of cuisines in 14 square miles, I wonder why you can’t find just as many clothing stores with a regional influence as well. However, Flicka, a boutique stocked with Scandinavian goods on Fillmore Street in Pacific Heights is just that. When you think of Scandinavian products, you probably think of IKEA or even H&M. Scandinavian creations tend to be clean, modern, bold and affordable. Flicka encompasses most of that, except for the affordability.More |  | Satisfy Your Bead Needs For any beading enthusiast or, for that matter, anyone looking to take up beading as a hobby, San Francisco has a variety of good places scattered around town to choose from. All seem to offer their own charms, but if you don’t know where to start, a good place to visit is Forbeadin’ on Church Street at 24th in Noe Valley.More |
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