Mission Mission

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(And read all about the Lusties in our buddy Joshua’s new piece for the Bold Italic.)

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Uh, starting tomorrow. Congrats to Mission Bowling Club and the Roxie! Here’s some official stuff:

New Planning Code Summary:

Mission Alcohol Restricted Alcohol Use District

Code Changes: Sections 249.60
Case Number: 2011.0710T /Board File No. 11-0482

Initiated by: Supervisor Kim

Effective Date: December 15, 2011

The Way It Was: The Mission Alcohol SUD prohibits new establishments from distributing – including selling or serving – alcohol within the geographic area of the SUD. The SUD also prohibits the expansion of existing establishments that sell or serve alcohol. There were two specific exceptions from the prohibition: bona fide restaurants and nonprofit theaters (with live performers) could sell and/or serve alcoholic beverages.

The Way It Is Now: Two exceptions have been added to the prohibition, to allow single-screen movie theaters to serve beer and wine, and to allow bowling alleys to serve alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a full service restaurant that is integrated within the bowling alley.

[PDF] [Photos by Google Maps]

Our buddy Broke-Ass Stuart (pictured) landed a regular celebrity bartending gig at Dear Mom, everybody’s favorite new bar. Let’s all go down there later and order lots of complicated cocktails!

Got an IM from my buddy Josh:

Josh: spork is closing
an institution
i hope they demolish that ugly building
Sent at 4:16 PM on Tuesday
me: they should turn it into a kfc
where’s this news?
Josh: EVERYWHERE
http://www.tablehopper.com/chatterbox/spork-in-the-mission-closing-this-friday-after-a-five-year-run/
how about a drive through kfc in the shape of a chicken leg
i remember it
used to stink up valencia
air was greasy
Sent at 4:20 PM on Tuesday
me: yeah, hopefully they just demolish that ugly building
also i quote you on this topic?
can i*
Josh: what is the quote
yes why not
you pick the quote
how about a drive through KFC shaped like the Colonel
right through the legs

That Tablehopper link delivers some bittersweet news:

If you recall, the building is slated to be demolished and turned into condos in the near future, so it doesn’t look likely that anyone will move into the space.

Condos! Yay! Read on for a statement from the Spork owners.

[Spork pic by Google Maps] [KFC pic by Merchant Circle]

The Tenderloin Geographic Society spotted this object on a curb. They have a few guesses as to what it is, but I’m thinking their first one (Monkey hot tub, doy) is right on the money.

Speakeasy is hosting, and there’s lots going on:

Punk Swap Meet:
Saturday, Dec 17th, 1-6 PM
1195 Evans Avenue

-Tons of tables selling records, zines, clothes, crafts
-Tape swap–bring a mix to trade!
-$3 beers on tap
-Food from Eagle Dog (with veg/vegan options)
-DJ’s Kirka Sherpa, Güera, JoNeric, and 1 TBA.

If anyone’s interested in setting up and selling, email joneric94609@gmail.com.

You’re sure to find the perfect gift for the punk on your list! RSVP and invite your friends!

The artist Jenny Odell explains:

[R]ather than hanging out in the actual, physical Dolores Park, I’ve been spending hours cutting out every single person in the very crowded Google Earth view of Dolores Park.

I guess we’re a little late to this as it showed as part of a group show at Intersection for the Arts in October. But better late than never. Read on for more explanation and a look at all the people on Pier 39.

[via ivorydaggers]

UPDATE: The show is up through mid-January!

These are new prints by artist Claire Nereim. Find these and more in her Etsy shop, or I’m pretty sure Needles + Pens might have one or two of her forever calendars for sale.

Mission Local last week reported on the fire:

The building that caught fire Thursday morning, critically injuring two, has a long history of building code violations and a pending report in which it is “deemed unsafe,” public records show.

In a notice of violation dated Jan. 5, 2009 — a complaint that’s still pending and unresolved — the box labeled “unsafe building” is checked and, among nine violations, “there are no smoke detectors,” the report states.

That proved disastrous on the morning of Dec. 1, when a fire broke out in the upstairs unit at 3356 24th St. Residents said that others who smelled the fire woke them up just after 4 a.m. No one remembered hearing any alarms go off.

Twenty-three tenants living in two adjacent buildings were evacuated.

Read on.

The benefit party will have music, food and a photobooth, as well as a raffle and other entertainments. RSVP and invite your friends!