Peep this: a new coffee shop just opened up on Mission between 22nd and 23rd.  Normally this wouldn't be notable, but the inside of this place is straight-up badass.  The owner took the old Grand Theater's concession stand and turned it into a small coffee kiosk.  He also reclaimed some redwood floors and used them to cover up all the conduit, ensuring that Grand Coffee will be a hit with the flickrnets.  No real seating in this place, but they serve reasonably priced Ritual Four Barrel and should have tea starting next week.

Go feed your addiction, people.

Winner of best costume and best facial expression caught on camera.

Unfortunately I'm an idiot and got to Pop's right at 5pm, so I couldn't compete myself. However, I was able to be a creeper and take 'mad photos' of the race.

Proving to be the Lance Armstrong of 24th and York, Tuffy won the competition for the 5th goddamn time.  Also, since I don't want to make your browser explode, I decided to embrace Flickr and upload all 55 shots there.

Five-time champion Tuffy showering the crowd with confetti.

Valencia St. just received a nice new crop of “public posts” for the community to use for flyer posting and artwork.  From post designer Michael Arcega's site:

Valencia Street Post consists of four poles with Victorian-inspired crowns that punctuate the various bulb-outs on Valencia Street. Each 12 ft. post includes a highly ornamented crown constructed of steel with an automotive finish and UV clear-coat. The unadorned midsection is designed for community interaction. The public is invited to use the four sites as informal community bulletin boards for notices, events, ads, and the like. “Valencia Street Post” will be engraved atop each individualized ornamental crown. The word post can mean a variety of things from pole, news, postering, “post” identity, and/or “post” modern— all of which are correct. The (Stick-Style) Victorian signifier is meant to evoke the site’s history. Since most of the older buildings up to 20th Street were destroyed during fires in 1906, the area has transformed its appearance numerous times. The juxtaposition of a bulletin-street-pole with classic San Franciscan architecture embraces the past and present- leaving room for the future collaborations by the community.

Within a day or going up, the posts were getting well used:

This is by far one of my favorite pieces of art in all of San Francisco.  Brilliant in its simplicity.  Plus, it greets me on all my hungover walks to the IGA to acquire Smacks.