This Week in Noe Valley: Little Lambs at the Market and More Openings and Closings

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

• Lambs at the Farmer’s Market on Saturday, because Noe Valley [@IndyMapper]
• Pete’s Cleaners on 24th St at Vicksburg priced out of the neighborhood and closes [NVSF]
• Beautiful spring sunrise [fogcityfitclub]
• NoVY one of the small businesses to win a VISA award [@cjmcginnis]
• New market called Douglas opening this spring on Sanchez in old Bom Dia space [Noe Valley SF]
• “It’s hard to believe now that in 1990 ... 1 percent worked in tech. Now it’s more than 11 percent, and in SoMa, Mission, Marina, and Noe Valley, it feels like 50.” [Modern Luxury]
• Sultan’s Kebab (in the old Lazeez spot) is now open [@PianoCarnie]
• The stained glass window in the Noe Valley Ministry [knucklesamwick]
• Inside Noe Valley’s “cheapest” apartments [Hoodline]
• An “unlivable” historically protected Noe Valley Victorian gets a makeover [Metropolis]
• Mark Leno gets the SF Democratic Club endorsement for mayor [SF Examiner]
• Yep, Burning Man was born in part in a Noe Valley basement [Wallpaper]
• Retail activism in Noe Valley [@Holo_its_Maris]

[Photo: Paula Harris and Noe Valley Pet Co have been part of Noe Valley for 19 years via smylocalpetshop] 

NVV March 2016: 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.

March 2016

Front Page: Janis Joplin's psychedelic Porsche that she drove while living in Noe Valley sold for $1.76 million in December; A profile of Todd David, president of the Friends of Noe Valley and political director of Scott Wiener's Senate campaign; The proposed Town Square animal sculptures are criticized for being unsafe to climb and for looking like "lumps;" Word Week is back March 20-26.

Letters: A plea for Noe Valleyeons to consider the Affordable Housing Density Bonus Program; A long rambling letter from someone who misses Real Foods and hates what's happening on 24th St; No love for Whole Foods' loud holiday trucks and parking grab; A complaint about Haystack Pizza adding $2.25 to the bill for whole wheat crust; An appreciation for Wilkes Bashford (RIP).

Features: Alex Louh of the old St. Paul's Market died of cancer in January. RIP Father Tom Seagrave a former Noe Valley priest at St. Paul's parish. In memory of writer and teacher Jane Underwood.

Cost of Living in Noe: The most expensive home sold for $4.5 million on Cesar Chavez at Noe. Rents are cooling off slightly (but not much).

Short Takes: The Peaks, Valley Tavern and The Dubliner will all be celebrating St. Patrick's Day in style on March 17; The Noe Valley Easter Egg Hunt is back, on Saturday March 26 (10 to noon) at Douglass Park thanks to sponsorship from the Droubi and Roddick families.

Store Trek: Lazeez Mediterranean Grill, 3915 24th St. (reviews here)

Rumors and Tidbits: A For Lease sign has appeared in the window of 1298 Church St. - the completed but unused restaurant is seeking a new tenant; Mylene's beauty Shop has transformed into Moe's Barber and Beauty Parlor on 24th St.; chef Paul Svensson was at the Noe Valley Farmer's Market with a film crew for a possible documentary about food (maybe); The bathrooms are now open at Noe Courts; BJ Droubi is retiring and moving to Sacramento - the real estate business is going to her daughter Lamisse; SFPD beat officer Lorraine Lombardo has retired; The restored Noe Valley firehouse at 3816 22nd St. is for rent on Airbnb for $1500 per night; Smash and grab car break-ins are on the rise (moral: don't leave anything in your car); Shoe Biz is no longer a small local shop; The Rabbit Hole Children's Theater is moving into the corner of Diamond and 24th (a former laundromat).

[The Noe Valley Voice]

This Week In Noe Valley: Easter Egg Hunt Cancelled, NIMBYs Out In Force, And True Love SF Style

News from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs:

• Amazing: No Douglass Park Easter egg hunt this year because of lack of sponsors [@jerware]
• Desperate home buyers throw stock options at sellers for the Space Invaders house on Clipper [Business Insider]
• Lite for Life packs up suddenly after 30 years in the hood – and the space is now for rent [NVSF]
• More condos over retail coming to 24th Street – neighbors bemoan parking [Ed.--Hearing continued to 4/23/15] [SocketSite]
• Stern Grove Pop-Up Concert coming to Noe Valley Town Square May 10 [Stern Grove]
• Alexis Coe leaves Noe Valley for a cabin in the Russian River woods - and shares it all [Pacific Standard]
• What $5,000 in rent gets you in Noe Valley (and the rest of the city) [Curbed]
• Noe Valley’s Joseph Quinn is tapped by Governor for SF Courts [SDGLN]
• Another local over-achiever and explorer Michael Creasy heads for the North Pole [CALICO]
• Neighbors unhappy about the proposed Tom & Rai noodle shop on 24th St with late night music [NVSF]
• A destination restaurant from the Ichi sushi team (with oysters) opening soon on the edge of Noe Valley [Tablehopper]
• Too many kids dominating the soccer field at Upper Noe Valley Rec Center [@SFJKdineen]
• Maybe they could move up the hill [@supersoccersf]
• The Noe Valley Voice asks: Is Noe Valley Losing Its Charm? [NVV]
• And the NVV does a little soul searching maybe? [@NoeValleySF]
• A true San Francisco love story [San Francisco Travel]

[Photo: Bom Dia via no_barkin]

This Week In Noe Valley: A New Perk For Google Bus Riders, Easter's Coming, And 24 Hours in San Francisco

News from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs:

• Want a high-tech job? Pretend you’re waiting for a Google Bus… [SF Gate]
• Local artist Josie Iselin explores the secret life of seaweed [SFGate]
• The going rate to rent a nice room in the neighborhood is $1500 and up [KQED]
• Details on the April 19 Easter egg hunt and concert at the NV rec center [FONVRCN]
• Meeting to discuss proposed changes on San Jose Ave and underground utility wiring [UNN]
• Inside a stylish Victorian on 25th St [Lonny]
• 24 Hours in SF with Noe Valley resident Victoria Smith aka SF Girl by the Bay [Design*Sponge]

[Photo: @UrbanHikerSF]

This Week In Noe Valley: Easter To-Dos, Old Noe Valley, And Modern Sushi

News from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs:

• Here's an alternative for those missing the cancelled Noe Valley Easter Egg Hunt [SF RecPark; related: NVMPA]
• Even better - help the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence clean up Dolores Park [The Snitch]
• A 1906 view of Noe Valley (note the elevated railway in front of St Paul's) [@SF_Historian; more: BurritoJustice]
• Russian Roulette at Tataki South [Refinery29]
• And Saru Sushi in pretty photos [EatsPorkJew]

[Photo: knucklesamwick]

NVV March 2013: 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 outside sources as the Voice doesn't post stories online until the middle of the month.

March 2013

Front Page: A 3-page profile of the wacky and colorful Sheila Ash, owner of Noe's Nest (a B&B at 1257 Guerrero); Bliss Bar plans to rebuild - but it may take awhile; Word Week starts on March 16; the community garden behind Sally Brunn Library is full of shoots, plants and leaves.

Letters: The Noe Valley Democratic Club asks dems of all stripes to join the dialogue; a supporter of the Noe Valley Town Square urges Noe Valleyans not to sound so entitled by claiming we're under-served as a community; another neighbor urges Scott Weiner not to force seismic upgrades for homeowners and renters - and Scott Wiener replies.

Farewell: "The highest ranking woman in the history of Judo" and Noe Valley dojo owner Keiko Fukuda died last month.  

Cost of Living in Noe: A 1904 Victorian on 22nd St. at Sanchez that sold for $2.89 million in 14 days was one of only 5 single-family homes to close in January. No condos sold (a first in many years).

Store Trek: Caskhouse (caskhousesf.com), Spark Creativity (sparkcreativitysf.com).

Rumors: Scott Weiner celebrates the team championing the Noe Valley Town Square (pledges are nearing $500,000); @CookieTimeTruck is no longer in the Ministry parking lot; Ed Lee pays a visit to the parklet in front of Just for Fun to congratulate our community benefit district; Mark Zuckerberg owns a home close by and has been spotted on 24th St (and at the Saturday Farmer's Market); Elisa's Health Spa is for sale; the 6th annual Easter egg hunt has been cancelled; Umpqua Bank has nearly $10k in grants available; Opes Advisers is expanding into the former Children's Playhouse; and winners of the Tech Search Party announced.

[The Noe Valley Voice]

Volunteers Needed: Easter Egg Hunt

The 5th Annual Noe Valley Easter Egg Hunt is next Saturday, April 7. Sylvia Buettner needs "about a dozen volunteers to help with refreshments, hiding eggs, corralling kids in the hunt area, set-up and clean-up, etc." Email Sylvia to sign up.

What: Noe Valley Easter Egg Hunt
When: Saturday April 7, 10am-12pm
Where: Douglass Park Playground, 26th and Douglass
Cost: Free