The North Beach Parrot

01/05/2018

This is where Washington Square Park is !!!

05/11/2017

A Fairfield man was shot and killed near Grant St. and Green St. in North Beach. Three have been arrested: a man from Oakland, a man from Hayward, and a man from San Francisco.

Be safe out there!

The 21-year-old victim had multiple gunshot wounds and died of his injuries at San Francisco General.

05/01/2017

Looking up Powell Street!

photo by twitter.com/

03/21/2017

Parrots laugh AND they high-five?!

03/13/2017

Call Mo to play Mario Kart and Duck Hunt from his car. He does parties!

“…every time a human being picks up that controller, from that console [my brother] gave me, I think they get some spirit. It’s just the feeling of making everyone happy. I just want to see more happiness in the streets.”

03/08/2017

All our flowers come from Patricia's on Columbus St., in between Green and Union. It was great to learn more about her history organizing the SF Flower Mart's vendors to fight for keeping local florists and businesses in SF: http://www.sanfranciscoflowermart.com/our-history.html

Congrats to Patricia for being honored by the SF Board of Supervisors for Women's History Month.

03/05/2017

When parking enforcement in North Beach becomes passive aggressive.

SFMTA | San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

03/03/2017

So good, I had to get another. Tony's. Original. Slice House.

02/24/2017

Bob's Burgers defaced by plain gray paint.

http://hoodline.com/2017/02/at-landlord-s-request-bob-s-burgers-mural-removed-from-20th-bryant

Sirron Norris' 'Bob’s Burgers' art on the Mission's Rhea's Cafe has been covered up, leaving neighbors and fans disappointed.

02/23/2017

hides many great European restaurants in between Bush and Pine, near Kearney street. Originally home to 3,000 French who arrived during the , it was known as SF's French Quarter. French residents shared DuPont Street (now Grant Street) with Chinese, Italian, and Irish immigrants to .

02/23/2017

"The crowded streets of North Beach simmer with toxic vitality," wrote Steve Martin's in his biography, "Born Standing Up." This 70s portrait includes Lawrence Ferlinghetti, City Lights Booksellers & Publishers, The Kingston Trio, Lenny Bruce, & Carol Doda