This Week in Noe Valley: Spin City Reboots As a Cafe, White Island Volcano Witnesses, Charlie’s Corner Reborn

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

• Spin City closing this Sunday and reopening as a remodeled café in 2020 [spincitycoffee]
• Noe Valley family was at the New Zealand volcano when it blew [Fox10]
• Charlie’s Corner gets a second chance after neighbors mobilize [SF Chronicle]
• Christmas windows [hogg.madeleine]

[Photo: Gingko fall via samantha_lorenzini]

This Week in Noe Valley: Cole Valley Hardware Eyes Return, So Much Rain - and Holiday Cheer

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

• 3 years since the fire, Cole Hardware in Bernal eyes return [SF Chronicle]
• Tom and Jerry house arrives [965koit]
• Before and after on Alvarado – finally a nice Stonehenge restoration [kj_kohlmyer]
• It takes 19 days to sell a home in SF (or 14 days in Noe Valley)[Curbed]
• Cardio Tone becomes Functional Elements [functional_elements_studio]
• Baron’s adds 100+ new grocery items (yay!) [baronsmeatssf]
• Beautiful painted ladies [sftourguy]
• Crows after a storm [cdebottom]

[Photo: The great deluge via peaceofhair]

This Week in Noe Valley: Thanksgiving Holiday Edition

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

• The backstory on Sister Act turning Noe Valley into a den of sin [SF Chronicle]
• Sutro kickflip [kylecamarillo]
• Noe Valley resident and Pairie Chef gives gingerbread houses a modern look [SF Chronicle]
• Beautiful historic train on Church [cadadj]
• What?! Mitchell’s has eggnog [mitchellsicecreamsanfrancisco]
• Gorgeous chocolates and pate de fruit from a Noe Valley confectioner [david.upchurch]

[Photo: Fall rain via Rafael415]

This Week in Noe Valley: The J Church Is Slow, Sister Act Reminiscing, and Noe Valley Homes Are a Bad Investment

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

• Fun thread with stories around Sister Act and the slumification of Noe Valley [@peterhartlaub]
• “[The J Church] isn't my favorite, because I like getting to work on time,” says Jeffrey Tumlin, SFMTA’s new transit director (plus some other gems) [@JanPaul123]
• SFMTA wants to speed up the J Church line (hallelujah) [The Bay Area Reporter]
• Noe Valley has one of the most expensive zip codes in the country [@SFGate]
• Noe Valley is also the #2 worst place to invest in real estate right now [Business Insider]
• Your pet armadillo can't poop in the Noe Valley streets [@gnusosa]
• Noe Valley Wine Walk returns Dec. 7 [idkevents]

[Photo: Beautiful doorway via oldsoulhomes]

This Week in Noe Valley: New SFMTA Head Lives Here, Aster Closed, Seafood Love for La Ciccia

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

• New head of SFMTA is a longtime Noe Valley resident [StreetsBlogSF]
• More on new SFMTA head Jeffrey Tumlin’s plan to fix Muni and BART [SF Chronicle]
• FUF is offering live holiday trees again [@SFUrbanForester]
• Nov Noe Valley Voice: Among the previously unreported stories - the Whole Foods “pick a number device” is broken at the meat counter [NVV]
• The stories behind vintage SF firehouses (Noe Valley has several) [SFGate]
• La Ciccia makes chef’s top seafood in SF lists [Bloomberg]
• Michelin-starred Aster is officially closed – For Lease sign in the window :( [Yelp]
• It’s a jungle out there [juliegeb]
• Beautiful, steep [carosain]
• Beautiful night [@bats123]

[Photo: Fog via ninadietzel]

This Week in Noe Valley: Halloween 2019 and Baron’s Meats Adds Produce

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

• Patxi’s closed briefly for failed health inspection - now reopened [Hoodline]
• Scenes from this year’s Halloween on 24th St [olivethisolivethat, carosain and FolioSF]
• The most SF Halloween costume spotted this week [@sarahfieldberg]
• Office hours with the police at Noe Valley Starbucks on Nov 7 [@SheriffSF]
• Baron’s Meats adding organic produce starting Nov 4 - could mitigate loss of Church Produce [baronsmeatssf]

[Photo: Halloween on Fair Oaks via bissignette]

This Week in Noe Valley: Fire Skies and Sadness, the IPO Wave and Halloween Arrives

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

• Eerie light – thinking about all those people up north [lawatt]
• For those not in direct line of fire, here are ways to help [@Scott_Wiener]
• There are mews in Noe Valley [@JoeNobodyCares]
• San Francisco properties, especially Noe Valley, boosted by the IPO wave [Financial Times]
• The price of cardboard has collapsed and is dragging local small businesses down with it [Hoodline]
• Halloween in Noe Valley [sffob]

[Photo: Fire sky via joannepruees]

This Week in Noe Valley: Scary Assaults, Church Produce and Charlie’s Corner Close

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

• Scary: Two assaults on 26th and Jersey – including video [NBC Bay Area]
• Group of men wearing Halloween masks and carrying baseball bats chase commuters [Bay Area Reporter]
• Church Produce received eviction notice [@nelson]
• Rumor is all staff were let go [@bcwheeler]
• Charlie’s Corner bookstore closing on Nov 8 [Charlie’s Corner]
• 4.5 quake felt across the hood [@daya_baran]
• No love for Zuck in Noe Valley [@jimstinnett]
• Doors of distinction [juliegeb]
• Colorful alley [bleee_bleee]
• Peakier Noe Valley [@AGSpinelli]

[Photo: Why we live here via seantimberlake]