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News articles on April 17, 2008

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  • Opaque at the Ritz Carlton New SF Restaurant Has Diners Eating In The Dark

    Ben Uphues hired only blind and sight impaired staff for his restaurant called Opaque. The restaurant had a dry run Tuesday night at San Francisco's Ritz Carlton, but will open next month. Opaque is already a hit in Los Angeles and San Diego.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 17, 2008.

  • Castro and Market S.F.: 'No Turn' lettering fixed on Castro Street

    Hipsters and trendy marketers have taken to writing "nu" instead of "new," but the "Nu" on the asphalt at Castro and Market streets was a mistake that caught the eye of ChronicleWatch tipster Tony Jasinski.

    Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 17, 2008.

  • Perbacco (230 California) Oy Vey: Passover Night At Perbacco. Kapeesh?

    Passover celebrants will find an unlikely spot to pass the Seder this year: FiDi Italian eatery Perbacco (230 California) is going kosher for its first annual Passover Night (PDF), next Tuesday, April 22.

    Published by SF Weekly on April 17, 2008.

  • Fort Mason Drink of the Week: Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream Liquor

    Skyy isn't my favorite vodka by a long shot (that distinguishment goes to Ketel One), but its creator, Maurice Kanbar, hit a home run with his chocolate cream liquor "Vermeer," which I tried for the first time at Sunday's Chocolate Salon at Fort Mason.

    Published by SF Weekly on April 17, 2008.

  • Balboa Park Missing S.F. girl may be runaway, police say; family calls that 'lies'

    Family members continued to scour the neighborhood in Balboa Park where Billie McGee was last seen and said they feared she had been kidnapped.

    Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 17, 2008.

  • Mission Terrace SAN FRANCISCO / Suspects in court in housemate's death

    Hoskins was killed in December, authorities said, but Carelli's van was not towed from the Mission Terrace home where the three lived until Jan. 24, after a neighbor told police he had seen Carelli hit Hoskins over the head with a piece of lumber and then drag him inside the home.

    Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 17, 2008.