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Glen Park

Glen Park's Bosworth Bridge Gets a Sky-Blue Makeover — and a Party to Match

A years-long community art project has transformed a plain concrete span into a mosaic-covered landmark, with a public celebration set for September 26.

Glen Park's Bosworth Pedestrian Bridge at Lippard Avenue has completed a dramatic transformation, emerging from a plain concrete span into what organizers call a first-of-its-kind tiled bridge in San Francisco. The bridge is now painted sky blue and features colorful mosaics on its pillars inspired by Indigenous patterns — the result of a collaboration between Glen Park Beautiful, the Department of Public Works, and students from the Glen Park School afterschool program.

Castro

Planning Commission Unanimously Clears 29-Unit Condo Project at Former Eros Site on Market Street

The San Francisco Planning Commission last week reapproved a 7-story, 29-unit mixed-use building at 2051 Market Street, the former site of the Castro's long-running gay club Eros, with modified plans.

The San Francisco Planning Commission voted unanimously last week to reapprove a seven-story condominium building at 2051 Market Street, the former location of Eros, a gay sex club and sauna that operated in the Castro for roughly 30 years before closing. The vote, reported by Hoodline on September 8, clears a long-running project toward construction.

Castro

Two Castro Retail Fixtures Closing as September Ends — Fave and Entour Both Call It Quits

A queer-owned screen-print shop and a 20-year-old men's clothing store are both shuttering by the end of September, adding to a string of recent Castro retail departures.

Two longtime or recently established Castro businesses have announced they will close their doors by the end of September, underscoring ongoing pressure on brick-and-mortar retail in the neighborhood. Fave, the queer mall and screen-print shop at 329 Noe Street, will close on September 26, less than three years after opening in April 2024 in the former Great Tan space. Owner Danae Lintz posted news of the closure in the store's window, citing insufficient foot traffic and rent that exceeded what sales could support.

Upcoming Events

Friday, September 18

Castro Night Market — Season Finale

📍 18th Street between Hartford & Collingwood, Castro · 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Saturday, September 19

Glen Park Night Market — Final Market of 2026

📍 Kern Street at Diamond, Glen Park · 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Saturday, September 26

Bosworth Bridge Celebration

📍 Burnside Street at Paradise Avenue, Glen Park · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Saturday, September 26 (week runs through October 4)

SF Good Neighbor Week Kickoff

📍 Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco (citywide events through October 4) · 12:00 PM

Ongoing — every Wednesday through November 18

Castro Farmers' Market

📍 270 Noe Street, Castro · 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM

More from the Neighborhood

Angela's Organic Ice Cream Scoops Up Long-Vacant Castro Storefront

Petaluma-based Angela's Organic Ice Cream opened a new Castro scoop shop at 3998 18th Street (at Noe), filling a storefront that had sat vacant after a planned specialty butcher shop abandoned its…

Entour, 20-Year Castro Clothing Store, to Close by End of September

Entour (2319 Market Street), a gay-owned men's clothing store that has been a Castro fixture for two decades, has announced it will close at the end of September 2026.