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Mark Evans creates ‘jewelry for walls’
Story and Photographs by CYNTHIA TRAINA In a stylishly appointed Victorian just steps from Fillmore Street, with opera drifting through rooms overflowing with art, Mark Evans spends his days transforming salvaged frames into convex mirrors encrusted with dazzle that sell for thousands of dollars. In rooms that double as both studio and gallery, he blends…

Cynthia Traina
Oct 273 min read


And just like that, Fillmore changes
STREET TALK | CYNTHIA TRAINA Things come and go on Fillmore Street, but rarely with such suddenness as the latest departures. The Starbucks just south of Geary closed with only two days’ notice. Alexis Bittar’s boutique at Fillmore and California disappeared just as abruptly. So did the Byredo cosmetics emporium at Fillmore and Pine...

Cynthia Traina
Oct 93 min read


Vantage Realty Market Update - September 2025
San Francisco Market Update: Rates Cut, Luxury Sales Surge

Cynthia Traina
Oct 93 min read
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