Mission Mission

God just didn’t want us to burn down our beautiful city.

— Shotwells Bar – Beer (@Shotwellsbar) February 4, 2013

I’m not sure I believe in god, but okay maybe.

Who is to blame for this Super Bowl loss? Valencia Street. The whole street.

— OMG the Mish (@omgthemish) February 4, 2013

I’m not sure I get it, but it sounds interesting.

“The City Goes Wild.” Must’ve been fun.

[via Scene and Not Heard]

Sounds ok to me! Go Niners!

[Photo by Dan K.]

“The City bleeds gold,” it says.

[Photo by Lil Stinky]

Grab a Candlestick T in Niners red this Saturday at the Ferry Building or Saturday afternoon on Valencia +19th. Sunday on Valencia 11-2:30.

— Amos Goldbaum (@AmosGoldbaum) February 2, 2013

The Bold Italic asked them why:

We were so sad to hear you’re closing up shop. Why is The Curiosity Shoppe closing?

Don’t be sad! The simple answer is that it’s time. We’ve had an amazing run and met so many unbelievably creative and talented people through the Shoppe, we just feel that now is the right time to open up some space in our lives for other creative opportunities.

We keep hearing about the rising rents on Valencia St. You guys have been there for years – were rent prices factors in your decision at all?

No. This wasn’t a financial decision, it was a creative one. That being said, of course the neighborhood is changing, and it is a lot of work to run a business in the Mission. But we never wanted to be anywhere else, and in the time since we opened we’ve seen Valencia go from a local destination to a national (and even international) one as well. We’re extremely proud of all of the other small businesses in the neighborhood that continue to make it such a unique and inspiring place.

Read on for talk of their future plans, their collab with Target and more.

Oh and note that the online shop is closing too, so get it while the getting’s good.

[Photo by Street View]

Jay left our delightful neighborhood for LA a few years ago to pursue his artistic passion by creating one of my favorite TV shows ever, the hilarious Bob’s Burgers.  Now he’s back for the weekend to show off some of the other rad stuff that been oozing from his imagination, and you can see it all for yourself tonight over at Fecal Face Gallery here in the Mission!

Not content to merely infiltrate your eyeballs, he’ll also be invading your auditory cortex the very next night along with his former partner-in-crime Josh Yule at the night they both started way back before he left:  Smithsfits at the Knockout!  And check it out, they’re giving away Smithsfits pins to the first 50 people who show up!

See you there!