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San Francisco, California
January 2010 |
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January News Briefs
Café Flore Named Small Business of the Year State Senator Mark Leno presented the "Small Business of the Year" award from the California State Senate to Café Flore owner JD Petras at a dinner reception on Dec. 17. Hearing the news, Petras stated, "As a gay owned and operated small business, Café Flore is honored to be recognized by Senator Leno. We are committed to supporting charity and community-building events that benefit the Castro and larger community." At 2298 Market St., Café Flore has been a hub since 1973. Under its second owner in 25 years, the bohemian coffee shop has seen an expansion of offerings that includes hosting numerous benefits, donations to charity events, additional sidewalk seating, a full bar license and expanded hours of operation. The business's loyal customer base has garnered it "Best Café" awards in regional readers' surveys. Nightly drink specials and weekend DJs have helped weather the economic downturn to keep 35 staff employed. MUNI Fast Pass Fares Rise After Rough Year for Safety The arrival of 2010 has ushered in price changes with San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency. The cost of a month-long adult fast pass has risen from $55 to $60 or $70, with the more expensive option including BART in the city and the more inexpensive one offering only MUNI trains or buses. These fare hikes come on the heels of a topsy-turvy year for MUNI safety. In 2009, MUNI riders witnessed a host of injuring-causing incidents including a historic streetcar crash in the Castro, a stabbing of a young woman on the N-Judah, train derailing in the Twin Peaks tunnel, and an L-line train crash near West Portal station, which prompted a Board of Supervisor’s safety meeting. Route service changed on Dec. 5, terminating the service of some entire lines, such as the 7-Haight bus. Daily fares also increased in July from $1.50 for an adult pass to $2.
NOIR CITY Festival at the Castro Theater January 22-31 The 8th Noir City festival, the world's largest film noir festival, returns to the Castro Theatre for ten days, January 22–31. The theme for this year's festival is“Lust and Larceny.” The festival will feature the Film Noir Foundation’s latest preservation project, a restored version of the fabulous 1951 noir Cry Danger. Most of the funding for this restoration came from revenue generated by the NOIR CITY 7 festival. Cry Danger joins The Prowler (1951) as a neglected noir classic saved through the joint efforts of the FNF and the UCLA Film and Television Archive. A third preservation project has been chosen, which will be announced during this year’s festival and unveiled at Noir City 9 in 2011. Programmer Anita Monga didn’t have to reach too far for the theme of this year’s festival: “Lust and Larceny.” One or the other (or both) usually propels the plot in film noir. “We’ve assembled 24 films, a mix of established classics and incredibly rare titles, and pair them in double bills emblematic of this year’s theme,” she says. “Our goal is not only to save films, but to maintain, for as long as we can, the communal experience of ‘going to the movies’—as it was when these films were first screened. The festival will once again be held at the palatial Castro Theater, 429 Castro at Market. For more info, go to www.noircity.com Friday, January 22 Two by writer Bill Bowers Saturday, January 23, Matinee Robert Siodmak Rarities Saturday, January 23, Evening Gala Re-Premiere Sunday, January 24 Marilyn Noir Monday, January 25 Belita: The Ice Queen of Noir Tuesday, January 26 Tribute to John Garfield Wednesday, January 27 Bad Girl Night! Thursday, January 28 Night of Frisco Noir Friday, January 29 Richard Widmark Remembered Saturday January 30, Matinee Saturday Afternoon at the Picture Show Saturday, January 31, Evening One Dangerous Dame: Gloria Grahame Sunday, January 31 Getaway Day *Never released on DVD .
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