Some might think it would take a couple of nuts to open a vintage shop on foot-traffic-starved Balboa Street in the Outer Richmond. For Mixed Nuts owners Brandon Clark, 28, and Jon Rolston, 39, ...

There’s no denying that the wine bistro, a yuppified version of the gastropubs now springing up in major American cities, is having its day. Examples such as Nora’s Wine Bar on the west side, as well ...