NVV Sept 2019: 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.

September 2019

Front Page: A article about how good the Noe Valley Association is at taking care of 24th St. and a bid to renew the CBD; Bill Yenne has written a new book about the history of Noe Valley due out on Sept. 30; Upper Noe Rec Center hosts tons of fun events all year.

Letters: Grandma Bell turned 90 and poses with a copy of NVV on a horse; more hate for NVV's anti-vaxxer coverage in June; love for Mahila restaurant in the old Contigo space.

Features: The Noe Valley 30th St senior center celebrates its 40th anniversary.

Cost of Living in Noe Valley: The average price of a single-family home in January was $2.7 million and 34 houses changed hands in June and July.

Store Trek: Bon Appetikka Indian Restaurant, 4166 24th St. and Yoga Flow SF, 4049 24th St.

Rumors and Tidbits: The Noe Valley Farmer's Market has expanded to Tuesdays from 3-7PM; a new Burmese restaurant (Inle Burmese Cuisine) hopes to occupy the former Le Cupboard space at 1298 Church St. (open date TBD); the For Lease sign is gone from the old Pasta Gina space and the rumor is that it will be occupied by a "food takeout" or "food tech startup" service (open date also TBD). Patxi's sold itself to  Los Angeles-based Elite Restaurant Group at the end of last year and the business is now 50% takeout/delivery. Fahrenheit Salon was named one of the top hair salons in SF. The Noe Valley branch of Bank of America is remodeling for the first time in more than 75 years. The old Rare Device space has been rented by Third Eye Psychic - Chakra. Shoe Biz is sticking around after all - and shoes are still 50% off. Just for Fun is truly a local treasure.

[The Noe Valley Voice]