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Business Briefing: Holiday gift buying off Castro's beaten paths

December 7, 2022

Oftentimes veering off the beaten path bears fruit. So is the case for holiday shoppers who venture to San Francisco's LGBTQ Castro district for their gift buying needs this yuletide.

Beswick leaves GGBA to start consulting firm

by Eric Burkett
Nov 30, 2022

After a year leading the world's first LGBTQ chamber of commerce, Terry Beswick has departed the Golden Gate Business Association and struck out on his own as a consultant for small businesses and nonprofits.

Business Briefing: Artist draws up mascot for SF Castro district

by Matthew S. Bajko
Nov 2, 2022

It began as a request from his boyfriend, Mau Dominguez, who wanted something special to wear while working as a server at the Castro gay bar the Edge.

Business Briefing: SF electrologist caters to trans clients

by Matthew S. Bajko
Oct 12, 2022

The demand for electrologists who offer transgender-affirming care in San Francisco is such that within months of Melanie Ampon opening Hearten Electrolysis in June, she had compiled a waiting list of more than 40 prospective clients.

Gay SF business leader works to revive city's downtown core

by Matthew S. Bajko
Sep 14, 2022

Ryan McNeill, a gay senior executive with Bank of America, is assisting with reinvigorating San Francisco's downtown area as it adjusts to new working patterns brought about by the ongoing COVID pandemic.

Business Briefing: Queer herbalist aims to redefine wellness

by Matthew S. Bajko
Sep 7, 2022

Having kept her herbal apothecary in San Francisco's Mission district afloat since the start of the COVID pandemic in 2020, Laura Ash has now launched a new online venture aimed at redefining how people view wellness.

Business Briefing: Oakland DJ, radio host James helps show off city's Pride

by Matthew S. Bajko
Aug 16, 2022

East Bay native Christie James is helping to showcase the local LGBTQ community next month as one of the organizers of the Pridefest Oakland 2022 celebration.

News Briefs: B.A.R.'s Besties voting is now underway

by Cynthia Laird
Aug 9, 2022

Voting is open for the Bay Area Reporter's readers' poll known as the Besties.

Business Briefing: Local biz Barb aims to restyle hair care sector

by Matthew S. Bajko
Jul 13, 2022

For women and gender-nonconforming individuals with short haircuts, finding hair care products made specifically for them can be a challenge.

Business Briefing: COVID leads massage advocate to adapt business

by Matthew S. Bajko
Jun 8, 2022

In business for 22 years, Candace Combs moved her In-Symmetry Spa to San Francisco's Mission Creek neighborhood 11 years ago.

Business Briefing: Comics shop welcomes readers of all persuasions

by Matthew S. Bajko
May 11, 2022

There are no aisles of bookcases overstuffed with comic books at Sour Cherry Comics in San Francisco's Mission district neighborhood.

Business Briefing: Company aims to flip the script on female contractors

by Matthew S. Bajko
Apr 13, 2022

Erica Anenberg likes to be hands on in her work, especially when it comes to home renovations. For decades she has bought properties around Southern California and fixed them up herself.

Business Briefing: Couple revives downtown Livermore taproom

by Matthew S. Bajko
Mar 9, 2022

Years ago Kristen Iosco had tended the bar at Tap 25, a taproom in downtown Livermore showcasing more than two-dozen beers on tap. She then was hired as the general manager at Almanac Beer Co., a taproom and brewery in Alameda.

Business Briefing: Equator Coffee pairs perfectly with Golden Gate parks

by Matthew S. Bajko
Feb 9, 2022

Bicycling over the Golden Gate Bridge on weekends from her Marin County home to check in on Equator Coffee's latest San Francisco location, Helen M. Russell marvels each time she sees the neon signage for the company she co-founded.

Business Briefing: Queer nursery co-owner plants new roots

by Matthew S. Bajko
Jan 12, 2022

In the coastal community of Pescadero a roughly seven-acre parcel recently was acquired by Delano Nursery where it plans to expand its business and grow more of the plants it sells rather than importing them from overseas.

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