This Week in Noe Valley: North Bay Fire Sadness and How to Help

The latest news from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs:

• How to help people affected by the fires [SF Chronicle]
• Omnivore is collecting donations of pet supplies for Sonoma animal shelters [@omnivorebooks]
• Local chef Richie Nakano is raising money, buying food and helping to deliver meals to evacuees and rescue workers. [@linecook]   
• More SF businesses pitching in to help [Eater]
• Local artists supporting relief efforts [7x7]
• So many eerie pictures of all the orange smoke and ash in the air [ariawave, mystarpower, @ssgeek , sfgrecia, surfseafamily, bestbayareatours, peaceofhair]
• Bay Area experiencing worst air quality ever [SFGate]
• Police investigating Noe Valley armed vehicle robbery [Hoodline]
• Noe Valley’s Contigo gets a rave from SF Chronicle's Michael Bauer [@michaelbauer1]
• Ardiana is the pizza church [SF Weekly]

[Photo: Smoky sunrise via monsieurbecco]

This Week in Noe Valley: Plant Thieves, Uma Casa Love and Fleet Week

The latest news from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs:

• Plant thieves are rampant in SF [Hoodline]
• Some of the biggest shoppers on Valencia St? Noe Valleyeons [SFGate]
• Uma Casa brings Portuguese fine dining to Noe Valley [The Mercury News]
• Mayor Lee and Supervisor Sheehy tour Noe Valley to encourage local business [Hoodline]
• It’s beginning to look a lot like Halloween [cjung5 and the_pickled_hutch and daijaaana]
• Celebrating Fleet Week at the Farmer’s Market [nativebaking]

[Photo: Old Noe Valley via juliegeb]

NVV Oct 2017: We Read It So You Don’t Have To

The Noe Valley Voice is published ten times a year and has been a neighborhood fixture since 1977. Here are notable highlights from the latest issue. Links are to stories we've covered here on NVSF or other resources. Follow the NVV link at the bottom for full articles and all the ads.

October 2017

Front Page: Clipper St traffic calming will start to happen in 2018; the city is approving more tall multi-unit building on 24th St but neighbors are not thrilled; BistroSF Grill and Chez Marius feature live music on certain nights; the Noe Valley Gala fundraiser is happening Oct 27; lots of Halloween fun happening on Oct 29 at Noe Valley Pet Company and in the Town Square.

Letters: The St. Philips 79th annual festival was a big success, writes the school principal. 

Cost of Living in Noe: The average cost of a Noe Valley home tin August was $2.5 million and the most expensive home sold was $3.95 million; the average price for a condo was $1.6 million.

Short Takes: Halloween happiness: Merchants on 24th St will be welcoming trick-or-treaters on Halloween from mid afternoon to dusk - or catch the early fun at the Halloween pet parade on Oct 29 starting at Noe Valley pet co from 2 to 5pm. The Town Square will also host a Spooktacular on Sunday October 29 from 3-7 pm.

Store Trek: Urban Remedy, 3870 24th Street at Vicksburg

Rumors and Tidbits: We had a heat wave in SF in Sept and it was very, very hot in Noe Valley; There are lots of vacant storefronts on 24th St; District 8 supe candidate Rafael Mandelman has taken over the shop space next to Just for Fun through the June 2018 election; Mehak Vohra, a 21-year old tech entrepreneur and Noe Valley resident is running for mayor - as is NV resident Mark Leno; Wednesdays are sauna days in the Noe Valley Town Square from 6:30 to 9pm every week; The Star Bakery sign has been hijacked by GetzWell Pediatrics (bummer); Stephen Moore is opening his mercantile shop to the public this month in the spot where The Ark used to be; Astrid's Rabat is celebrating 40 years in Noe Valley; and the 2nd annual NV Girl's Film Festival was a big success this year (despite "a lot of submissions by middle aged men") and some of the winners are on YouTube.

[The Noe Valley Voice]