Say goodbye to an icon. Streetlight Records on 24th Street, a beacon for music lovers for more than 30 years, is set to close at the end of January 2009. Photo by Pamela Gerard

Whole Foods to Take Over Bell in February
Streetlight Set to Close Local Store
Last Reel for Noe Valley Video
Economic Crisis Brings a Flurry of Worries
Merchants Hold Out Hope for Happy Holidays

Noe Library Wins State Preservation Award
Greening Advances Along Guerrero
Latest Honor for Judo Master Keiko Fukuda
Noe Motion: Living T'ai Chi in Everyday Life

Short Takes
More Books to Read

Calendar
Crime Beat
The Cost of Living in Noe: Slip-Sliding Away
School Report
Rumors Behind the News: Old News
Letters to the Editor

The Last Page: Memory