This Week in Noe Valley: Oyster Bar Coming Soon, Kidnapping Rumor and Pops of Color

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

• This is exciting: New seafood market and oyster bar Bellingsford to open in Noe Valley this summer [SF Chronicle]
• And right now the Bellingsford future storefront is a cool new mural [sarah.bashford]
• Unsubstantiated rumor of a possible local kidnapping [CBSLocal]
• It’s not too late: Noe Valley is home to some of the best Easter chocolate [ABC7]
• Are SF streets drowning in poo? [Forbes]
• Yes, some Noe Valley houses have pools [@luxsfre]
• Cocktails for a cause: Brian Boitano is at Noe’s Cantina April 22 [liammayclem]
• Gorgeous color in a growing sea of gray [ednaisa]
• Diamond St 1984 [daveglass_foto]

[Photo: Sunrise via walksanfrancisco] 

NVV April 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.

April 2019

Front Page: The buyer of $10 million mansion at 801 Sanchez at 21st St wants to raze the 4,600 sq. ft. building and erect a 7800 sq. ft. mansion in its place; an interview with a good samaritan and the chief trash officer of 22nd St; Noe dog park will now be open 6 days per week.

Features: The story of the bull on top of Haystack: It was a gift from the 83-year-old owner's girlfriend to celebrate his vitality. A neighbor complained that the bull's genitals were visible from the sidewalk, so he has since moved it to the roof. The bull's name is Trump, "because the president is 'just like a bull. He puts his head down and keeps on going, and he doesn't listen to nobody." Plus: More details on the permit troubles of the proposed Doggy Style, Inc.

Cost of Living in Noe Valley: The average price of a single-family home in January was $3 million; only 7 houses changed hands in February.

Short Takes: The Noe Valley Garden Tour is scheduled for May 4, 2019. The Noe Valley Easter Egg Hunt in Douglass Park is scheduled for April 20. Lots of events are also planned for the Noe Valley Town Square this spring and summer.

Store Trek: Noe's Cantina, 1199 Church St. at 24th

Rumors and Tidbits: First Republic on Castro was smashed by a truck and the perps made off with a 374-pound ATM machine. Charlie's Corner has relocated to the former Cardio-Tone space on 24th near Church as its former home undergoes soft story reconstruction. Peasant Pies is also closed for the reconstruction and renovating its space; in the meantime you can get their pies at Whole Foods. Yoga Flow Noe Valley in the old Radio Shack space hopes to open in July. Holy Kitchen Indian restaurant is closing and a group called Bon Appetikka is taking over the permit. Globe In is moving out of the former Cliche Noe space and relocating up Castro Hill with offices only. Compass real estate has swallowed Alain Pinel and now has at least four offices on 24th St. alone.

[The Noe Valley Voice]

This Week in Noe Valley: Lashes and Eggings, Aster Closes and Guamanian Food Rises, Plus Other Local Restaurant News

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

• The very sad saga of how Real Foods stood closed for 16 years – and then became a skin clinic [SF Chronicle]
• Someone is repeatedly egging the new skin place on 24th St [@hossarse]
• Also coming soon – a lash place at 4169 24th St [@ddudgeon]
• Aster is closed and will soon reopen as SF's first Guamanian restaurant [@InsideScoopSF]
• Changes in the works for Holy Kitchen on 24th Street [@nickoneill]
• The IPO millionaires are coming! [WSJ]
• The Agency is opening in the Castro. The Noe Valley office? A "kiosk." [eBAR]
• And here’s what that food shot in the photo at the top looks like [sandyeatsblog]

[Photo: Getting serious about Instagramming food at Vive la Tarte via eyeofted] 

This Week in Noe Valley: A Rash of Tire Slashings, Signs of Spring and Local Art

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

• Aster star chef Brett Cooper is leaving on March 30 [Eater]
• 9 cars have their tires slashed at Cesar Chavez and Castro [Hoodline]
• Abusive landlord Anne Kihagi spurned by city [Curbed]
• Springtime on Bill Goat Hill [doowaighne76]
• Looking at pics of a beautiful day on their phones [craighermes]
• Local art [studiogallerysf]
• Monday morning magic [pendervision]

[Photo: Spring via wandagogo] 

This Week in Noe Valley: New Muni Seats Coming, IPO Angst and a Hidden Urban Jungle

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

• Noe Valley Farmer’s Market pho maker a contender for a James Beard Award [ABC7]
• It’s not your imagination: The new Muni seats are uncomfy [SF Chronicle]
• 228 units have been part of Ellis Act evictions in District 8 since 2008 [@RafaelMandelman]
• KCBS’s Foodie Chap talks to KCBS about his restaurant, Noe’s Cantina [KCBS]
• New pizzeria opening in ex-Fattoush space and a skin clinic coming to former Real Foods retail [Noe Valley Voice]
• Blatant clickbait and tech IPO angst: Thousands of new millionaires are about to eat SF alive [NYTimes]

[Photo: Urban jungle via jillywilly] 

NVV March 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.

March 2019

Front Page: A piece about Bay Nature magazine, a tenuous connection to Mary Ellen Pleasant, the mother of civil rights in California, to a house on Laidley St; and an ode to the 48 Quintara/24th bus route.

Letters: A letter from a neighbor who has an owl in her yard on Alvarado. A thank you to the designer of the planters in the Noe Valley Town Square. Another neighbor writes that Urban Remedy uses too much plastic.

Cost of Living in Noe Valley: The average price of a single-family home in January was $2.99 million.

Store Trek: Vive La Tarte, 4026 24th St. between Noe and Castro

Rumors and Tidbits: London Breed visited Noe Valley last month and toured merchants on 24th Street. The first tenant in the newly subdivided Real Foods space is SkinSpirit skincare clinic which offers "cutting-edge products and services in its clinics, including Botox, dermal fillers, facials, laser treatments, and other non-invasive aesthetic services" - it expects to open this spring. Pete's Cleaners next to the Town Square is set to become a fish market "that would also prepare and serve seafood dishes to eat there or take out." The former Fattoush space at 1361 Church, has been rented to the owners of Bernal Heights Pizzeria which is moving from its current location at 59 30th St., on the Noe Valley/Bernal border. Royal Cleaners is closed and the space is for rent. Ditto Rare Device. And the large commercial space at 3818 24th St. that was going to become an urgent medical care facility is now DOA.

[The Noe Valley Voice]

This Week in Noe Valley: Falling Trees, Local Authors and Our Special Fire Trucks

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

• Falling tree branch takes out a fire truck, power lines and MUNI in one shot [@XtinaNV]
• Interesting: We have special fire trucks to fit down Noe Valley’s narrow streets [@SFFFLocal798]
• Word week features 20 (!) local authors this year [@noewordweek]
• Really don't want to know how this plays on NextDoor [@F6x]
• Mandelman calls for more bike racks citywide [SF Examiner]
• Saru makes another best sushi in SF list [SFist]
• Sweet history: The owners of Novy in the original kitchen [novysf]
• On a clear day you can see forever [frankcastaldini and dani_life_cruiser]

[Photo: Story time with Mayor London Breed at Charlie's Corner via @RafaelMandelman] 

This Week in Noe Valley: History on Church St., Rare Device Closing and Other Rainy Day Happenings

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

• The amazing story of the custom shoe shop on Church (spoiler: it involves the Holocaust and Mother Theresa) [SF Chronicle]
• 100 best things to eat in SF includes La Ciccia’s spaghetti bottarga [7x7]
• We’ve got rain [nakoeth]
• Sadness: Rare Device to close it’s Noe Valley store on March 1 [Hoodline]
• The ganglands of Noe Valley [@oliviasolon]
• Noe Valley nights [rustonnyc]
• President’s Day in Noe Valley [foliosf]
• Valentine in the hood [david.upchurch]

[Photo: Cat love via bbeforsunset]