This Week in Noe Valley: Solstice Crack Is Back, Douglass Shooting, Celebrating SF Pride

The latest news from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs as we all weather the coronavirus fallout - and now the reopening.

• In which SF Gate discovers the delightful Noe Valley Solstice Crack (more here) [SFGate and NVSF]
• 28-year-old man shot near Douglass Park – in critical condition [SFGate]
• Mr. Digby’s gets the Soleil Ho treatment - a love letter to Midwestern comfort food [SF Chronicle]
• Noe Valley has 15.5 percent tree cover (compared to Sea Cliff’s 29.3 percent) [SF Examiner]
• Pride house [comotevas]
• Awesome sign of the times [lizatblackrose]
  

[Photo: Pride celebration 2021 over the hill at Dolores Park via @irapolis]

These Weeks in Noe Valley: Gentrification Debate, New Eatery Coming, Welcome Changes to the Farmer’s Market

The latest news from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs as we all weather the coronavirus fallout - and now the reopening.

• Chronicle headline: “Neighborhoods like the Castro and Noe Valley are fighting gentrification…” Outrage ensues. [SF Chronicle]
• You never know who might be working at Whole Foods [@heshtallman]
• Sadness: Anti-semitiism hits close to home [ABC7]
• Owners of the popular La Lucha Coffee Bar in the Mission are opening a new location in the former Douglas space on Sanchez soon [@NoeValleySF]
• Welcome changes to the farmer’s market as San Francisco gets vaccinated [noevalleyfm]
• The rainbow chocolate cake at Noe Valley Bakery for Pride is really something [Eater]
• June Noe Valley Voice: A new kids store opens, another closes, and other happenings on 24th St [NVV]
• Happiness: Live events return to Omnivore [@Omnivorebooks]

[Photo: Orange Sutro via thestevebayes]