Longtime tour company and legacy business Cruisin' The Castro Walking Tours is for sale, its owner told the Bay Area Reporter. Kathy Amendola made the decision due to her looking at other opportunities.

“This tour really is the pulse of the Castro,” said Amendola, a lesbian and queer woman and San Francisco resident. “It’s a powerful entity, I have to say.”

Cruisin’ The Castro is certified as a San Francisco legacy business, meaning it has operated for 30 years or more, according to the city’s registry. Amendola bought the company in 2005 for $50,000 and told the B.A.R. it’s now worth over $100,000.

“The tour business is really rich in so many ways, particularly financially,” she said in a phone interview. “I want someone to continue the legacy business, but someone who’s passionate, ha

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