Eager Beanie Baby collectors, investors, and aficionados line the sidewalk outside The Ark at 24th and Vicksburg, awaiting their chance to select from the latest shipment. See Rumors. Photo by Pamela Gerard

Library Broken Into -- Twice
Seattle Coffee Chain Buys Spinelli's
Coffee Ban Still Percolating
Neighbors Adopt Two Local Parks
Extreme Pizza Gets Roasted at Friends Meeting

Poets and Plumbers Convene at Keane's
How to Give Graffiti the Brush-Off
The Drama Queen of Noe Valley: Off Stage with ACT's Carey Perloff
Watercolorist Finds a Niche Doing House Portraits
Go Climb a Hill!

Florence's Family Album: A New Lens on Life
Kids' Picks: Be Part of a Singing Rainbow
Short Takes

Police Beat: Back in Business
Rumors: Back in the Saddle

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