i just can't get enough of these mailboxes. they are so pretty. i like the way people stick numbers on them, and the numbers fall off. i like the paint and dents and stickers and rust and chipped off bits. the flower shaped ventilation holes (or whatever those holes are—maybe they're so you can se...

I just dreamt about a grilled cheese and ham sandwich and a milkshake, which I take to mean that chocolate cake for lunch was actually a miserable idea. (But it was there!) I miss J.P. Licks in Jamaica Plain. The two times I tried to order a milkshake at the local McDonald's, they were out. How on e...

When Mission Mission noticed earlier today that 988 Valencia, the spot that the ill-fated American Apparel would have lived in, is now up for rent, SF Appeal took the ball and ran with it. "What should fill the AA space?" they ask. The spot is going for $7,500, which jibes with what the AA spokesboy...

The 15-story hotel coming to 942 Mission St will occupy the former headquarters of porn firm Kink.com. There will be a green roof atop the six-story Mission Street front, and it'll be relatively barebones: no restaurant bar or meeting space. Mint Developers plans to get the project moving as soon as...

[Photo by SkyscraperPage user peanut gallery] The roving building photogs of SkyscraperPage caught this shot of the SPUR Urban Center at 654 Mission St. Looks like the finish line's in sight now that the glass is going up. When it's done (grand opening's May 28, says the Urban Center director), the ...

Giants C Bengie Molina, coming off his fourth straight season with at least 15 home runs, hit his first long ball of the spring Sunday against the Athletics. He finished 1-for-2 and is batting .261 (6-for-23) so far....

With Angels SP Ervin Santana likely to miss the first week or two of the season with inflammation in his right elbow, pitching prospect Nick Adenhart has a better chance of making the opening day roster. Adenhart, who struggled with a 9.00 ERA in three starts with the Angels last season, allowed two...

Giants SP Tim Lincecum is dominating hitters this spring the same way he did last season. The 2008 NL Cy Young Award winner pitched three hitless innings for the Giants in a 5-4 loss to the Angels on Friday, giving him a total of seven scoreless innings in three exhibition starts. Lincecum said he c...

Giants third baseman Jesus Guzman hit a solo home run in the fourth inning, his second homer of the spring. He was signed as a free agent last winter after spending the 2008 season in the Oakland organization....

Giants SP Joseph Martinez, given a start while No. 5 starter Jonathan Sanchez is with the Puerto Rican team for the World Baseball Classic, gave up four runs on five hits and two walks in two innings of work in an exhibition game against the Athletics on Thursday. "He got his ground balls," said San...