The Ingleside Light's 10 Most-Read Stories Of 2024

Readers paid a lot of attention to these stories this year.

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Readers gave a lot of attention to these stories in 2024. | File photos

Touchstone Climbing is working to convert a former grocery store into a climbing gym with bells and whistles. Longtime Ocean Avenue dialysis clinic is moving into the old Target space. New restaurants, including Machu Picchu Cafe and Elena's, have opened. Charm Coffee has also opened its doors. A tragic DUI crash killed two women and a stabbing at Whole Foods. And there are plans for transit improvements and a new mixed-use development on Ocean Avenue.

Touchstone Climbing Mounts Conversion Plan For Pacific Super

The San Francisco gym chain plans to transform the empty Pacific Super grocery store into a rock climbing and fitness center.

Ingleside’s Former Target Space Has New Tenant Lined Up

One of the neighborhood’s important anchor storefronts may soon be occupied by a medical clinic known to the community.

Machu Picchu Cafe Opens Beside Balboa Park BART Station

Experienced restaurateur William Uracahua's latest project brings coffee to a corner of the neighborhood that has long wanted its fix.

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Elena's in West Portal is serving Mexican cuisine with a California twist. | Anne Marie Kristoff/Ingleside Light

Original Joe’s Owners Open Splendid Mexican Restaurant in West Portal

The owners of Original Joe's double-downed on West Portal with a new restaurant.

Charm Coffee Opens In Ingleside To Bring A 'Good Little Vibe'

Charm Coffee owner Kim Ramos has big plans for her quaint storefront.

Man Charged In DUI Crash That Killed 2 Women

Neighborhood residents Tamya Watson and Nebiet "Nedi" Barham were killed early Monday morning in a DUI crash that resulted in an arrest.

Update: Man Stabbed At Ingleside's Whole Foods Market

A man was stabbed at Ingleside's Whole Foods Market on Sunday morning.

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A study for the future of the city's subway looks at merging the K Ingleside and L Taraval light rail lines. | Ingleside Light file

K, L Rail Line Merger On The Table in SFMTA Subway Study

SFMTA's study on increasing Muni Metro Subway capacity, including a potential K and L line merger, faces community opposition.

Transit Improvements, Red Lanes Approved for Ocean Avenue

The $34.2 million K Ingleside Rapid Project was approved Tuesday by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's Board of Directors.

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A proposal has been submitted to turn a single story building on Ocean Avenue into a mixed-use building. | Courtesy San Francisco Planning Department

4-Story Building Proposed for Ingleside's Stretch of Ocean Avenue

A single-story office building in Ingleside may soon be replaced by a four-story, mixed-use development.

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