This Week in Noe Valley: Hair-Raising Anti-Vaxxer Thread, Love for Omnivore and Where to Watch the NBA Finals

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

• If you’ve ever wondered what goes on in those anti-vaxxer talks – here’s one at More Mojo that was live-tweeted by a neighbor [via @kane]
• Love from the city supes for Noe Valley Pet Co [@omnivorebooks]
• Speaking of Omnivore, why this gem of a bookstore is so amazing (and we live here!) [Mercury News]
• Avedano’s is closing – so be sure to visit Barron’s if you want to keep a butcher in our hamlet [SF Chronicle]
• Valley Tavern is a top pick for where to watch the NBA Finals [SF Station]
• Yoga Mayu profile [@sfyogamag]

[Photo: Noe Valley house via sf.beforesunset] 

This Week in Noe Valley: Muni Pains, Cool Cops and Remembering Jonathan Gold

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

• Noe Valley resident, WWII hero and SFSU English professor Leo Litwak dies at 94 [SF Chronicle]
• How to help victims of the fires [KQED]
• Hmmm… gauche [San Franciscoian]
• Muni pains are bringing in day parkers to Noe Valley [@sfnoemom]
• The world is going to end and we're all going to die. What's worse, I'll never afford that $3M Noe Valley Victorian [@antoniogm]
• Even the cops in Noe Valley are special [@hannahgoldfield]
• Fairy housing in Noe Valley [@gillibits]
• Rabat has reopened and is offering 20% off clothing and accessories [rabatshoes]
• Check Please filmed this week at Uma Casa [@UmaCasaSF]
• Remembering Jonathan Gold at Omnivore Books [@omnivorebooks]
• Fogust is coming [tvham]

[Photo: The view with St. Paul's via lexiserrator] 

This Week in Noe Valley: Fairy Houses and Saturday Morning Demolition

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

• David Talbot posits that the SF real estate craziness is killing off the elderly – including Carl Jensen on 26th St [SF Chronicle]
• Fairytale treehouse [muzacart]
• Fairy house #2 on Sanchez [@NoeValleySF]
• Saturday morning demolition on 24th Street [@NoeValleySF]
• Baron’s Quality Meats open house today attracts a crowd [@nelson]
• More on Baron’s including plans to add sandwiches and groceries [SF Chronicle]
• Foodie Chap interviews Telmo Faria of Uma Casa [CBS Local]
• Yelpers love Saru sushi [SF Gate]
• Scene from Omnivore’s popular cookie bakeoff [adbonifacio]
• Old Noe [frabjous_warrior]

[Photo: Tulips]

This Week in Noe Valley: Orange October and Blue Angels

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

• Scott Wiener and Jane Kim in a dead heat for Senate race [SF Chronicle]
• Noe Valley “wildlife” [emichbe]
• Town Square will open Oct 29 at 10AM [@noevalleytownsq]
• Hello, Blue Angels [awelfle]
• Believen #gogiants
• A love letter to the always awesome Omnivore Books [Hoodline]
• A Noe Valley story circa 1974 [@MrsWen]

[Photo: Orange Oct via gregor701]

This Week in Noe Valley: Pocket Monsters Everywhere, Fire Fallout and Renting in the 94114

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

• Interview with Cole Hardware’s founder including details about rebuilding after the recent Mission Cole fire [Hoodline]
• ICYMI: Noe Valley is a Pokemon Go sanctuary [heronramos]
• A luxe Noe Valley remodel gets the Dwell treatment [Dwell]
• Another $4.4 million home hits the market [Curbed]
• An attic fire breaks out at 25th and Grandview and is quickly contained (no injuries)[@abc7newsbayarea]
• Now open: New trail connecting Billy Goat Hill to Walter Haas Park [@Scott_Wiener]
• Bistro SF Grill is open for dinner [@NoeValleySF]
• Crows Ravens in Noe Valley [@Siliconlaw]
• Omnivore’s summer book events look amazing (as always) [Omnivore Books]
• 94114 is the city’s most competitive rental zip code [SFGate]
• A Noe Valley woman is leading the fight to get tech companies like Uber and Airbnb to pay for what they’ve done to SF’s housing market [Good]
• Artifact from the past on 24th Street [ranivision]

[Photo: Summer color via maria.bruno.sf]

This Week in Noe Valley: Mystery Hearts Return, Great Local Spanish Food and The Bar Robbers Are Arrested

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

• The Podolls are celebrating one year in Noe Valley this month [SF Chronicle]
• Omnivore Books’ spring food and chef book event lineup is here and it's impressive as always [Omnivore]
• The former Video Wave spaces is becoming a clothing store and salon called VOILA [Hoodline]
• The Fairmount mystery hearts are back [Google maps]
• Contigo named one of 16 best Spanish restaurants in U.S. [Time Out]
• Suspects arrested for recent bar and restaurant armed robbery sprees [SFist]

[Photo: Sunset via mitali]

This Week in Noe Valley: Blood Moon, Crazy Skies and Halloween Rising

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

• Crazy gorgeous sunrise, looking over Noe Valley [Eric Wagner]
• And gorgeous sunset too [@annableker]
• Oct is here – time for Halloween [adreacabrera]
• “My racist Noe Valley neighbors” on Nextdoor [via Reddit]
• BackerKit vacates Church St for the Mission (make of that what you will) [backerkit]
• Wow! Omnivore Books will host Ruth Reichl, Yottam Ottolenghi, Jacques Pepin, Nigella Lawson and more this fall [Omnivore]
• The best shot of the bloodmoon and eclipse on Sunday from Noe Valley [@Burgerb]

[Photo: Janis Joplin on the town in Noe Valley, 1969 via nytimes. Her Porsche is being auctioned this December.]

This Week In Noe Valley: Blue Angels, Blood Moon, And…Hooters?

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

• In response to complaints about the Blue Angels [@linecook]
• SF waterfront land could be soaked by sea-level rise - could Noe Valley someday have waterfront property? [The Examiner]
• (Yes - Noe Valley could be seaside) [Burritojustice]
• Spotted in the Whole Foods parking lot #gogiants [naseisland]
• If you missed the blood moon eclipse this week because of fog, here’s what the rest of the world saw [NPR]
• The sunset and moon sightings were also spectacular [ericaaa_24 and berdim99 and ajvicems]
• Rumor or wishful thinking: Tartine coming to Noe Valley? [@NoeMom]
• Spotted: A permit for Hooters to replace Bliss Bar [@ErosRemini]
• Um, no [Uptown Almanac]
• SF Studios starts this week around the city [SFGate]
• Noeteca plans to open Mission Brasserie [Inside ScoopSF]
• Authors of Thug Kitchen cancel their NorCal (and Omnivore) engagement [SFist]

[Photo: More tolerable weather. Yay! anilla02]

This Week in Noe Valley: De-Victorianizing SF, Local Foodie Faves, And Signs of Summer Coming

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

• Hipsters and techies don't like Victorians [Left Coast Cowboys]
• Inside a stylish house on 25th St. [HomeDSGN]
• A love letter to children’s clothing popup TugTug [SF Girl by Bay]
• A local author's stroll through Noe Valley [corey m.p.]
• Noe Valley stereotype: We wear a a lot of clogs [The Tinja]
• Contigo’s chef Brett Emerson shares some spring recipes [Wall Street Journal]
• David Lebovitz AND 15 years at Noe Valley Pet Co  + 15 years ago awesome [@omnivorebooks and NV Bakery]
• La Ciccia once again on the bay’s Top 100 restaurants list [SF Chronicle]
• Endless summer dreaming [wbsurflessons]

[Photo: via daryldorko]

This Week In Noe Valley: Zuckerberg's Monster Remodel, Cyclists Spooked, Tuna Hearts And Other Frights

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

• Scott Wiener's October newsletter [Scott Wiener]
• A history of San Francisco architecture [The Bold Italic]
• What's $10-20 million to remodel a pied-à-terre if you're Mark Zuckerberg? [CNBC]
• Omnivore's upcoming events [Omnivore Books]
• This handy Halloween costume guide could spare us all (extra points for not dressing your kids like this) [SFist]
• Noe neighbors spooked by spate of cyclist deaths around the city [SF Appeal]
• Also: SFPD targeting cyclists who roll stop signs (it's about time) [SF Streetsblog]
• Fregola with cured tuna heart from La Ciccia is a must-eat pasta dish [7x7]
• Nice video of what the SF Recreation and Parks Dept does for the City [SF Rec & Park]

[Photo: pablo: "Noe knows Halloween"]

This Week In Noe Valley: Working Class SF From The Air, NIMBYs Shut Down, Chabad Compromise

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

• Omnivore Books is hosting Rene Redzepi at the Castro Theater in November [Omnivore Books]
• Listed for $2M, now on VRBO [VRBO]
• Lots of Noe homes are selling ... for a lot [Downing & Co]
• SF from the air when working class people still lived here (and there was no Sutro or Transamerica Building) [The Big Event]
• La Ciccia and Contigo are underrated? Really? [Eater SF]
• A blogger's shopping tour of Noe [LHI]
• Chabad and Noe residents reach a compromise on Chabad preschool [JWeekly]
• Winning comment: "No better way to preserve the character of a neighborhood than for the jerks among them to move away." [Socketsite]
• Todd David profiled for his fundraising work for SF Schools [SF Examiner]

[Photo: "I hate mornings" - alealex]

This Week In Noe Valley: Cesar Chavez Explained, Another Wine Walk, And More Summer Fun

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

• Must read: A brief history of how Cesar Chavez got to be so awful [Bernalwood] 
• Also check out the premiere of People Live Here, a documentary about Cesar Chavez [BH Outdoor Cinema] 
• How to love SF: fog, d-bag startup founders, Muni and all [Anisse Gross]
• SF Girl By the Bay's favorite Noe Valley shops [Anthology]
• July home sales: 10 properties, over-asking, quick close, and average $1.8M [Downing & Co.]
• 3rd Annual Noe Valley wine walk is this Thurs, Aug. 22 [Restivo Events]
• Artist Mona Caron has figured out how to make telecomm utility boxes disappear- beautifully [Castro Biscuit]  
• Check out this new neighborhood before it's a neighborhood, plus a Sunday market [Urban Air Market]  
• An interview with Celia Sack of Omnivore Books [JWeekly]
• What "rustic modern" (?) looks like in Noe [1KinDesign]

[Photo: Gray_Line_SF]

This Week In Noe Valley: It's Pride Week (And A Few Other Things)

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

• Omnivore Book's Celia Sack made a quiet announcement Wednesday [@omnivorebooks]
• So it was Andy Anduha who was arrested near Bernal last week for stealing packages [SF Examiner; also NVSF]
• FOCC is looking for help to green Ames and Quane St - two alleys at the eastern edge of Noe Valley [FOCC]
• Some of British writer Tony Quarrington's pictures of his time in Noe Valley [Tony Quarrington]
• Jerry Kuns is blind and has a beautiful garden full of texture, smells and sound [San Francisco Magazine]
• Joyriding kids take out a stoplight and flee from the awesome Prius that labels them Noe Valley hoodlums [f6x]

[Photo: zoxcleb]

This Week in Noe Valley: Town Square Pizza Party, Lost Railroad Tracks, And More Real Estate Madness

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

• Pizza party planned for after final Town Square vote on June 4 [NVTS]
• The lost railroad tracks of the Mission and Noe Valley [Curbed]
• Noe Valley homes average $1.97M in April; the median price is only slightly saner  [Downing & Co]
• Omnivore Books June newsletter with events and happenings [Omnivore] 
• Clipper Corner dog grooming is shutting down; space available [@NoeValleySF]
• Scott Wiener's May newsletter [Scott Wiener]
• Raw sewage leak at 22nd and Hoffman has plagued neighbors for 6+ months [CBS]

[Photo: Burritos & Mosquitos]

This Week in Noe Valley: Mystery Blackout, La Nebbia Love, And Honor For Victims Of Violent Crime

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

• Omnivore's May newsletter wants you to learn how to cook [Omnivore]
• A $780,000 shack is reincarnated as a $3.1M home with a cottage [California Home & Design]
• More La Nebbia love from the interwebs [Zagat]
• The garden tour is coming May 11 [FONV]
• Hog and Rocks chef moves to Potrero and misses Noe Valley – a lot [7x7]
• Yellow is the "it" color of the moment for Noe dining rooms [Home Design Lover]
• Total blackout in Noe Valley for 13 minutes on Thursday night – confusion ensues [@rsarvar, @KristinHenry]
• Victims of the 24th St rapist honored by DA Gascon for their courage in testifying against assailant [SF Appeal]

[Photo: Campoy83]

This Week In Noe Valley: Phone Grabbing, Foodie Events, And Scott Wiener Is Winning

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

• J-Church phone grab. Again. No seriously - AGAIN. Put your phone away. [Mission Local]
• Bingo Night at St Paul's [SFGate]
• How to find adventure in San Francisco: "Throw a little glitter on it, Honey!" [DesignStudio]
• More on how Caskhouse ended up in Noe Valley [Gorilla Analytics]
• Scott Wiener makes the far left mad. Whatever. [7x7]
• Noe Valley Bakery makes a mean birthday cake [Red Tricycle]
• Omnivore Book's March foodie events [Omnivore Books]
• Omnivore's Celia Sack also knows a thing or two (or three) about crab [Edible SF]
• Average January single family home sold for nearly $2M [Downing & Co]
• And yet...words fail. Probably "good bones," but the last three photos... [James Maxwell via Pac Union]

[Photo: Tamar Hurwitz]

This Week In Noe Valley: Package Thief Claims Entrapment, Open House Insanity, And Trust Fund House Lust

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

• Package thief suspect alleges vigilatism and entrapment, pleads not guilty and is held on $150,000 bail [SF Appeal]
• 24 Holidays on 24th St began today [NVMPA]
• Open house insanity for underpriced listing [Curbed SF]
• Omnivore Books adds online sales [Omnivore Books]
• CH&D Exec Editor wants to live in smug skateboarder house; derides those who question how it was financed [California Home & Design]
• In case you were wondering why travel was so hard last week [@BuzzFeedAndrew]

[Photo: SF Conservatory of Music Brass Quintet by @immortalsrun]

Noe Valley Word Week Starts Sunday

The Friends of Noe Valley present Word Week in Noe Valley:

Sunday, March 11th
My Favorite Book
Local celebs read from their favorite books and tell why. 3-4pm at the Noe Valley Library. Come hear Senator Mark Leno, Supervisor Scott Wiener, former Supervisor Bevan Dufty and his daughter Sidney, Noe Valley artist Ramon Sender, and Noe Valley Association Executive Director, Debra Niemann plus more.

Marshmallow Madness!: Dozens of Puffalicious Recipes by Shauna Sever. Enjoy yummy, puffy madness at this fun event from 3-4pm at Omnivore Books on Food, 3885a Cesar Chavez Street.

Monday, March 12th
Nonfiction Night
Organized by Judy Levy-Sender and Ramon Sender of Odd Mondays fame. On an even Monday at 7pm at Phoenix Bookstore. Five non-fiction authors will be reading from their work and answering questions from the audience.

Ginny Pizzardi: SF Noe Valley psychotherapist and author of Lessons In Loss-What Every Therapist Needs To Know. In her book, Pizzardi shows beginning and experienced therapists and laypersons what they need to know to face grief and loss.

Reverend Robert Warren Cromey: Retired Episcopal priest who is a therapist and the author of Sex Priest. Cromey is known for his courage in speaking out on rights of homosexuals and all beleaguered minorities.

Sydney Gurewitz Clemens: SF teacher and author of Pay Attention to the Children: Lessons for Teachers and Parents from Sylvia Ashton-Warner. This memoir tells of the influence of New Zealand author Sylvia Ashton-Warner, on Clemens’ work in Harlem and in Bayview-Hunter’s Point. Sydney has written two other books and is also a poet.

Bill Yenne: Author of novels and many history books has written about Noe Valley and most recently has written Cities of Gold. This book charts 5 centuries of quests based on rumor, inuendo, fable and fantasy about explorers, new world cities and people still seeking gold.

Mike Miller: Known for 50 years of activism with SLATE, SNCC, Mission Coalition and his pioneering work in the Organize Training Center. His book, A Community Organizer’s Tale details some of his accomplishments in community organization.

Chloe’s Kitchen: 125 Easy, Delicious Recipes for Making the Food You Love the Vegan Way by Chloe Coscarelli. Book discussion and signing from 6-7pm at Omnivore Books on Food, 3885a Cesar Chavez Street.

Tuesday, March 13th
How I Got My First Book Published
Authors dish all the dirt. 7pm at St. Philips Church. A panel of four local authors will discuss the ins and outs of getting a book to press. On the agenda are:

Michael Aleynikov: Ivan and Misha: A Novel in Stories – Northern California Book Award Best Gay Fiction, 2011

Chris Cole: His first novel is in the hands of his agent and prospective publishers

Carolyn Cooke: Daughters of the Revolution; The Bostons: Short Stories

Julia Flynn Siler: The House of Mondavi: The Rise and fall of an American Wine Dynasty; Lost Kingdom: Hawaii’s Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America’s First Imperial Adventure - San Francisco Chronicle’s bestseller list

Wednesday, March 14th
Notes From a Maine Kitchen by Kathy Gunst. Food and book signing, 6-7pm at Omnivore Books on Food, 3885a Cesar Chavez Street.

Thursday, March 15th
Happy Birthday Phoenix Books! Come celebrate the birthday of Noe Valley’s very own Phoenix Books with authors, music, and food. 7pm at Phoenix Books.

Friday, March 16th
Winning Student Writers Read Winning literary work from the kids in Noe Valley schools will be read by the student winners. 4-5pm at the Noe Valley Library. Come one come all to congratulate our budding authors!

Saturday, March 17th
A Taste of Paris: Words, Wine and Crime! Spend the afternoon with Cara Black, Noe Valley mystery writer, whose latest book is Murder at the Lanterne Rouse. 4-5:30pm at Le Zinc. $62 includes an autographed hard cover book, 2 course hors d’oeuvres and wine. RSVP to Le Zinc.

Midsummer Romance at Omnivore

Celia Sack packs the event calendar at Omnivore Books as full as she can, and she's a natural host. Yesterday she played photographer and Twitter witness to a marriage proposal (highlights by The Bay Citizen here). Celia's summary? "You know what the best part was for me? All of y'all cheerleading, stressing, wondering, & congratulating. Just made it SO fun." Sweet.

Noe Foodie News

Looking for gifts for the foodies on your list for the holidays? Noe Valley got two mentions in the NY Times' A Very Foodie Christmas story today:

On a recent ham crawl through Spain with Jose Andres, Chris Cosentino was appalled to learn that back fat of Iberico de Bellota pigs is used as sausage filler. He decided to rescue the misused treasure, import it and render it the best lardo possible. At Incanto, he wraps the velvety tissue around Asian pears and adds red clover, a sprinkle of sea salt and good olive oil. His wife, Tatiana Graf, suggests you simply apply a cool sliver to a grilled slice of crusty bread. $49 per pound.

When cookbook collectors or obsessive readers of food literature want to find obscure gems or culinary heirlooms, they hit up Noe Valley’s Omnivore Books. After much nagging on the part of her devotees, the owner Celia Stack [sic] has finally conceded to running a cookbook-of-the-month program, with a welcome twist: each pick is signed by its author. $120 annually.

[NY Times: A Very Foodie Christmas]