This Week in Noe Valley: Snow Daze, 27th St. Standoff and Our Beautiful Neighborhood

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

• You could almost see snow on Diablo from Noe Valley [@elisabethnicula]
• 1976: What San Francisco looks like on a snow day [SF Chronicle]
• Flowers of the Valley is one of the most beautiful flower shops in SF [7x7]
• Local violinist brings world-renowned quartet to Noe Valley [@Buzzzbry]
• Noe Valley standoff closes 27th St. at Church [SF Examiner]
• Beautiful Sally Brunn library entrance (and regal shiba) [suki_the_regal_shiba]
• We live here #solucky [holdn2aces]
• Stunning sunrise [glenboy53]
• After the rain… rainbows [kaleidoschep]
• Wow magnolias [onceuponatownsf]

[Photo: That's some gargoyle via juandelreal] 

This Week in Noe Valley: Vive la Tarte Open, Lucca Closing and Firefly Still Delights

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

• Sadness: Lucca Ravioli on the edge of Noe Valley closing in April as the owner retires [@SocketSite]
• Who knew? Bobby McFerrin once lived in Noe Valley [@SeanRaven]
• A magnificent magnolia Vulcan in bloom [@SFUrbanForester]
• 1976: Photo of snow in Noe Valley [@sfredhead]
• Open: Vive la Tarte on 24th St. [@chefjjohnnywang]
• Coming soon: Wallflower – locally owned Mediterranean restaurant to 24th St. [ABC7]
• Sweet profile of the founders of Firefly and how they continue to thrive [SF Chronicle]
• La Ciccia makes SF’s best pasta restaurants list [Eater]
• PSA: 24 Hour Fitness is not a 24 hour business in Noe Valley [@tdorie]
• This week’s spectacular sunrise [the415guy]
• Gorgeous dog posing with a mural [savannascarlett]

[Photo: Beautiful house on the hill via marytheveryberry] 

This Week In Noe Valley: The Soda Tax War Kicks Off, Remembering The Winter Of Love, And More Photos Of Snow In The City

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

• Scott Wiener and other supes support the Soda Tax ballot measure [scottwiener.com]
• Opponents of the Tax argue it makes SF more expensive; 6 people hired to canvass neighborhoods, including Noe Valley [SF Gate]
• Why housing costs keep rising in SF (short version: there isn't enough of it) [Michael Rhodes]
• Ellis Act perpetrators are the evil ones, not the Google bus riders says this op-ed [Beyond Chron]
• To be fair, the Ellis Act was a "problem" long before the Google Bus [NYTimes]
• It's the 10th anniversary of the Winter of Love [Bay Area Reporter]
• The Cesar Chavez project is wrapping up - and neighbors already feel safer [SF Gate]
• More reader photos of the great 1976 San Francisco snowstorm - including fun ones of Noe Valley [SF Gate]
• A profile of Noe resident Christine Schmidt, author of Yellow Owl's Little Prints and some photos of her charming apartment [SF Gate]
• The Tech Search Party returns to Noe Valley on Feb 8 [Tech Search Party]

[Photo: #blossom #spring via oiseaul]