This Week in Noe Valley: Hi-Way Burger Opens, Small Frys Moves and Pet Chain Denied

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

• Hi-Way Burger and Fry ($7 burgers and diner food) now open in former Caskhouse space [Eater]
• Small Frys is moving to the Podolls space [NVSF]
• San Francisco sues developer with a history of under-permitted work, including in Noe [SocketSite] 
• Planning Commission rejects LA-based chain pet store for Noe Valley after local merchants protest [ABC7]
• For lease: Castro Computer Services [NVSF]
• More on the opening of Douglas corner market [Eater]
• Squirrels fishing [merridithj]

[Photo: Fog is coming via lagrens] 

This Week in Noe Valley: Attacker Sought, Mandelman’s Mandate, Hi-Way Burger Coming Soon

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

• Mother attacked with baby at 28th St and Sanchez, endures a skull fracture [ABC7]
• Mother recovering, search for the suspect continues [CBS]
• Community plea: Have you seen this person? [flyer]
• Also on 28th St, city worker killed in accident [ABC 7]
• Podolls is closing by the end of the month [SF Chronicle]
• The Dubliner is one the best spots to watch the World Cup [Thrillist]
• Douglas café and market is open on the corner of Sanchez and 29th [DouglasonSanchez]
• Rafael Mandelman wants to tackle homelessness [SF Chronicle]
• Oped From Mandelman: Thank you, District 8 [Bay Area Reporter]
• Sheehy won’t pursue District 8 in the fall [@MLNow]
• Hamano sushi is dinner only now [NVSF]
• Hi-Way Burger in the old Caskhouse space is opening end of June [Hoodline]

[Photo: Noe charm via satusanne] 

NVV June 2018: 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.

June 2018

Front Page: Retailers continue to hurt on 24th St as locals opt for online shopping instead; The Noe Valley Farmer's Market ditches use of plastic bags this month; Healthy Spot pet store faces resistance from local merchants - vote slated for June 21.

Cost of Living in Noe Valley: 11 single family homes sold in April for an average price of $2.5 million; 10 condos sold for an average of $1.9 million. A $5.2 million home sold on the 1300 block of Noe.

Store Trek: Seokyo new Korean restaurant at 1740 Church Street near Day

Rumors and Tidbits: Real Foods has been sold to local investors who hope to bring the space up to code and rent it out as 3 retails stores by this fall. The former Hamlet space at 1199 Church is for sale, liquor license and all for $3.5 million. Hi-Way Burger should be opening in the old Caskhouse space by the end of June. The space next to St. Clair's Liquors is nearing completion and will be leased, not sold. Modern Family Law has moved into the ground floor of 4126 Castro near 24th. TMI Colonics has moved to 1340 Haight St. Shoe Biz is now owned by shoe retailer Anthem. Unconfirmed (but rumored) is that Rabat may remain in Noe Valley by downsizing to just the corner space where it started. Whole Foods is now starting to enforce the "one hour while shopping at Whole Foods" rule. 

[The Noe Valley Voice]

This Week in Noe Valley: Retail Struggles, Drive-by Shooting and a Little Bit of Magic

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

• An ode to the bar mix at the Lone Palm on the edge of Noe Valley [SF Weekly]
• Is SF undercharging tech buses? [SF Weekly]
• Over the hill, Castro retail is struggling [SF Weekly]
• In fact, all of SF retail is struggling, and the next mayor needs to address it [Bay Area Reporter]
• Local small pet store owners unite against an LA chain [@gillibits and @omnivorebooks] 
• Mandelman recovers ground in D8 Supervisor race against Sheehy [SF Chronicle]
• Local drive-by shooting injures 2 - no arrest made [CBSLocal]
• Review of Seokyo Korean Japanese restaurant on Church [ABC7]
• TMI Colonics makes a movement to 1340B Haight Street [NVSF]
• Look around: Noe Valley really is a magical place [@pantone7605]

[Photo: Basking via easybreezyofficial] 

NVV May 2018: 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.

May 2018

Front Page: Recycle for Change is setting up a clothing recycling box in the Harry Aleo public parking lot on 24th near Castro; local author and organizer Leslie Crawford has a new book called Sprig the Rescue Pig; James Lick students are terrorizing 24th St. merchants with vandalism, shoplifting and crime when they get out of school each day; a new column for kids debuts this month called Kids Ask Katie.

Feature: SF mayoral candidates are considering a vacancy tax on empty storefronts; Kids Ask Katie tackles the question of whether there are robberies in Noe Valley (spoiler: none in the last year).

Cost of Living in Noe Valley: Single family homes are scarce and selling at a high premium: Just 10 homes were on the market for sale and all sold for over asking. The most expensive home was a $3.1 million home on 23rd St.

Store Trek: Arte Bella (formerly Shop Monroe) at 3920A 24th St. at Noe

Rumors and Tidbits: Nothing is happening at Real Foods, although the building is still listed for sale; after 46 years in Noe Valley Rabat clothing and shoe store on 24th at Noe is retrenching to Berkeley; the former Mill Clothing space is for rent for $9,000 per month; the former See Jane Run, Cardio-Tone and Isso spaces remain empty for seismic retrofitting; the former Pete's Cleaners is renting for over $5,000 per month; The Podolls is closing and looking for a new space to open this summer; the offices vacated by Opes Mortgage Advisers and Climb Real Estate is temporarily being occupied by Compass Real Estate; LaPanotiQ is expected to become a Mediterranean restaurant; the Japanese restaurant that had looked to occupy for the former Hamlet space has decided not to open after all and the space is closed. Chez Marius is under new management and will still feature live jazz on Tuesday and Thursday nights; First Republic Bank is opening on the corner of Castro and Jersey on May 14; Umpqua bank is offering another free shred-in on Saturday May 19, and also has a display for local artist Lilli Lanier (a 36-year Noe Valley resident) in their lobby.

[The Noe Valley Voice]

This Week in Noe Valley: Rabat Closing, a Home Then and Now, and Spoiled Brats

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

• Rabat is closing after 46 years in Noe Valley – 20% off all clothing [rabatshoes]
• Fire at 23rd and Church put out quickly thanks to SFFD [SFLocal798]
• A Victorian from June 2017 and what it looks like now [NVSF]
• Cool artist rendering [@dan_mchale1]
• Noted: “Noe Valley is the spoiled brat capital of San Francisco” [@mattmangels]
• If you own a house in SF, it’s earning an average of $60/hour – or $125K per year [NY Times]
• Noe Valley bakery makes a mean rye bread [KQED]

[Photo: Red fairy house via juliegeb] 

NVV April 2018: 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 2018

Front Page: There's new sand in the giant sandbox and new gravel at the dog run at Upper Noe Rec Center, among other improvements; The owner of a local pre-school lost her Sonoma home in the wildfires and the community has rallied to help; Interview with Jennifer Katz, a local child speech therapist; Group drumming and dancing is on deck for the Town Square every second and fourth Sunday from 3-5pm.

Letters: An ActionSF member loved last month's ActionSF profile; Word Week was a success; An odd note from neighbor Sharon who wants another overly solicitous neighbor to leave her alone.

Feature: Two remodels, one at 79 28th Street [Ed.--permit application withdrawn 3/9/18] and another at 505 Grand View face hurdles from the city and planning commission.

Cost of Living in Noe Valley: Four super luxury homes sold in February, all between $4.9 and $5.5 million which pushed the average value of a Noe Valley home close to $3.6 million. Condo sales averaged $1.6 million.

Short takes: The Noe Valley Garden Tour is looking for volunteers [Ed.--website not updated]; Curry Without Worry is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a free party on April 14 in the Town Square from 3-5pm; Candidates for the mayor's race and the District 8 supervisor seat will speak on April 28 from 2-4pm at St. Aidan's Church.

Store Trek: Azil Boutique, 4010 24th St. at Noe

Rumors and Tidbits: Roughly 200 people showed up for the first Noe Valley Town Square movie night (The Princess Bride) - the next movie night will be July 7 at 7:30pm for a showing of Tortoro. Subscription artisan box company Globe In is moving into the former Cliche Noe space and hopes to open their showroom in May. Upscale Vive La Tarte bakery and cafe is moving into the former Bliss Bar space and will serve lunch including a tacro (a taco crossed with a croissant) in a few months. Sultan's Kebab moved into the former Lazeez space and the owner reports 70 percent of their business is pick-up and take away. Douglas Fir is a new market opening soon in the former Bom Dia space soon (possibly by the end of the month). Pete's Laundry and Cleaners is closed after 30 years on 24th St. after being priced out. Rabat on 24th at Noe is closing by this summer after 47 years and retrenching to their Berkeley store. The Podolls at 3985 24th St. is closing soon, perhaps as early as this summer. The Harry Aleo parking lot on 24th near Castro will soon be getting a collection box for recycling shoes, clothes, bedding and textiles.

[The Noe Valley Voice]

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]