- 40-year-old legacy Japantown business and video rental shop Japan Video and Media is closing permanently, and today will be its last day in business. Owner Takeshi Onishi said he’s retiring and declined to comment to the media, but KPIX says, “The store is expected to close on May 27.” [KPIX]
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- While the decision is not yet final, it sure looks more and more like the very ugly but beloved-to-some Vaillancourt Fountain at the Embarcadero is done for. Despite a recent visit from its creator Armand Vaillancourt, the fountain does not appear in the new plans to remake the Embarcadero as a larger…