First black-owned comedy club opens in San Francisco
San Francisco's newest addition to its nightlife is a new comedy club and cocktail lounge 18 years in the making.
Berkeley small business donated uniforms to Ukrainian Olympians
A small business out of Berkeley designing gymnastics uniforms is going out of its way to show support for Ukrainian Olympians by donating uniforms.
$15M in grants offered to diverse, small businesses in Oakland
Kaiser Permanente is partnering with organizations in shelling out millions of dollars for Oakland small businesses.
West Oakland launches new night market to revitalize the neighborhood
West Oakland is home to a new night market that launched Thursday night.
Beloved Oakland bookstore on 'shaky ground,' best-selling author rallies community for help
A call for help for the owner of a beloved, long-running neighborhood bookstore in Oakland following illness and a downturn in business on the heels of the pandemic.
SF-based online store Dare Fashion suffers $300,000 in losses after office burglary
Thieves stole $300,000 in equipment and merchandise from a small business in San Francisco in early May. Dare Fashion sells inclusive clothing online, and manufactures its products in the Bay Area.
Chinese mom's South Bay business transforms lives of special needs students
One mom’s quest to help her own son with special needs is now helping so many others in the community.
Merchants in Noe Valley demand delay in road repairs to protect businesses
A group of small business owners along 24th Street in Noe Valley are frustrated, asking the city to postpone a road repair project that could threaten business.
Pizza shop pranked with large order, saved by local business owner's generosity
A prank caller duped PizzAroma's Maumee location in Ohio into baking 16 large pizzas, which were never picked up, resulting in a $112 loss.
Block party series to support San Jose small businesses kicks off
The event will highlight small businesses each month until October in different business districts throughout downtown San Jose.
Popular Italian restaurant in San Francisco pivoting amid tough economic realities
Popular casual Italian restaurant Che Fico Alimentari in San Francisco is pivoting its business strategy. It's not exactly closing for good, but they are making some big changes due to tough economic realities.
Valuable coins placed throughout San Francisco by shop owner for scavenger hunt
A San Francisco coin collector and shop owner in the Marina District plans to give away $10,000 worth of rare coins in a scavenger hunt. The hunt begins Friday.
The Burger Pit in San Jose closes for good after 70 years in business
A San Jose-based restaurant chain is shutting down its last restaurant after more than 70 years in business.
Business owner goes on hunger strike over Valencia Street bike lane
A six-month trial of a new bike lane down the middle of San Francisco's Valencia Street is causing pain for businesses and worry for some cyclists as they maneuver in and out of the bike lane into traffic lanes.
First day of Ramadan met with conflicted emotions this year
Monday, Muslims across the world, and here in the Bay Area, marked the first day of Ramadan, a holy month of prayer, charity and fasting.
Woman seeks to help save her grandmother's longtime San Francisco business
"Help save my grandma's local shop in San Francisco." With her 82-year-old grandmother's store struggling in the wake of the pandemic, a woman seeks to help keep the longtime business open.
Chinatown, Sunset District receive new grants to hold night markets and revitalize city
Two San Francisco neighborhoods are receiving grants from a nonprofit to hold night markets.
Business booms at San Jose pie shop after Tesla backs out of large order
The owner of the Black-owned business posted a message on social media saying Tesla contacted her to order 2,000 of these pies for about $6,000.
Taraval street and utilities project enrages merchants
For a half-decade, merchants along a stretch of San Francisco's Taraval Street have been suffering under the $90 million L Taraval Project. San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency and its Public Utilities Commission did it to create safer streets for pedestrians, Muni passengers and cyclists.
San Jose businesses to get free surveillance cameras to combat crime
San Jose’s mayor and a police captain on Wednesday carried new equipment into an Edenvale neighborhood restaurant.