These Weeks in Noe Valley: Gentrification Debate, New Eatery Coming, Welcome Changes to the Farmer’s Market

The latest news from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs as we all weather the coronavirus fallout - and now the reopening.

• Chronicle headline: “Neighborhoods like the Castro and Noe Valley are fighting gentrification…” Outrage ensues. [SF Chronicle]
• You never know who might be working at Whole Foods [@heshtallman]
• Sadness: Anti-semitiism hits close to home [ABC7]
• Owners of the popular La Lucha Coffee Bar in the Mission are opening a new location in the former Douglas space on Sanchez soon [@NoeValleySF]
• Welcome changes to the farmer’s market as San Francisco gets vaccinated [noevalleyfm]
• The rainbow chocolate cake at Noe Valley Bakery for Pride is really something [Eater]
• June Noe Valley Voice: A new kids store opens, another closes, and other happenings on 24th St [NVV]
• Happiness: Live events return to Omnivore [@Omnivorebooks]

[Photo: Orange Sutro via thestevebayes]

These Weeks in Noe Valley: New Spot on Sanchez - and the World Is Reopening

The latest news from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs as we all weather the coronavirus fallout - and now the reopening.

• Former Douglas spot on Sanchez looks to be rented; use will be “similar to the prior tenant” [@SFjkdineen]
• Nature is healing: The boattram is back! [@mariobrunodesign]
• So are the nets at Upper Noe Rec Center [@SFjkdineen]
• The Lyon Martin home in Noe Valley will become a historical landmark [@NYTimes]
• History-making: The first such designation in the West for the lesbian community [Bay Times]
• Noe Valley home owners made $677,000 from the increase in property values this year [@peternocturnal]
• Masks outdoors are falling away for the vaccinated in NV [@LizHIVHep]
• May NVV: Roundup of what’s opening on 24th St; average home prices hit $3million + [NVV]
• Mr Digby’s looks yummy [@mrdigbys]
• Study in blue [wscottgreninger]
• Beautiful stairs [sf_stair_stares]

[Photo: You are not going back to the office via giddyupup]

This Week in Noe Valley: Our Hood is Beautiful, Photogenic and Full of Contradictions

The latest news from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs as we all weather the coronavirus fallout. Wear a mask, wash your hands, don't touch your face and stay safe out there, Noe Valley.

• Noe Valley crimes increased in the pandemic in every dimension [SF Chronicle]
• Noe Valley COVID rates vs the rest of the city (we’re much lower) [@missiongirl]
• Could you shop only local for a month? [@hknightsf]
• Fun history of Mitchell’s [@SFHeritage]
• April Noe Valley Voice: Qoio is closing and Pure Barre is coming to 24th St [NVV]
• Community Art Day today outside Noe Café from 10-2 [@slowsanchezsf]
• Even the bus stops are photogenic here [josh_the_bon_vivants]

[Photo: Sometimes you have to stop and take a photo via carosain]

This Week in Noe Valley: Epic Slow Sanchez Mural Completed Plus More on the New Restaurants Arriving

The latest news from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs as we all weather the coronavirus fallout. Wear a mask, wash your hands, don't touch your face and stay safe out there, Noe Valley.

• Celebrating Amos Goldbaum’s glorious slow street mural from every angle [SFist]
• More on the mural including a done flyover and an interview with the artist [SF Chronicle]
• Set to open in April, Mr Digby will feature outdoor dining with hamburgers, dry martinis and other pub fare [Eater]
• More details on the Aussie Village Rotisserie headed for the Chez Marius space [Eater]
• Things are opening up but not everyone is going too fast – like the Starbucks on 24th [SF Chronicle]
• The peaks is offering a mean mason jar Bloody Mary to go [thepeaksbar]

[Photo: Slow street mural via amosgoldbaum]

This Week in Noe Valley: The Way We Live Now + Things Opening Soon

The latest news from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs as we all weather the coronavirus fallout. Wear a mask, wash your hands, don't touch your face and stay safe out there, Noe Valley.

• The way we live now part 1 [@bats1234]
• The way we live now part 2 [novysf]
• Deep magenta magnolia in bloom [fogcityfitclub]
• Mathnasium preps to open on 24th St [mathnasiumnoevalley]
• Outdoor seating is appearing outside the old Noe Cantina – opening soon? [NVSF]
• Popup jazz ensemble at the Town Square [@nelson]

[Photo: Accidentally Wes Anderson in Noe Valley via Juliegeb]

This Week in Noe Valley: Celebrating the Horologist, the Muralist and the Craftsman that Make Noe Valley Special

The latest news from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs as we all weather the coronavirus fallout. Wear a mask, wash your hands, don't touch your face and stay safe out there, Noe Valley.

• Loving interview of local antique clock repair shop and horologist Dorian D. Clair and his apprentice who keep Bay Area landmarks ticking [SFGate]
• Thank Skeeter Jones for keeping Victorian facades gorgeous [@SFGate]
• Excellent mural takes shape on Slow Sanchez by Noe Valley resident Amos Goldbaum [SF Weekly]
• And here’s a fun interview with the artist about what it’s like painting in Noe (it involves cookies and cops) [@peterhartlaub]
• People fleeing SF in the pandemic did not go far: Top destinations are Alameda, San Mateo, Marin, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and Sonoma [SFChronicle]
• Tone deaf roundup: Garden apartment in Noe Valley is one of the 10 best Airbnbs in SF right now [Insider]
• Noe Valley Whole Foods/Amazon workers in solidarity with Alabama workers attempting to unionize [KCBS]
• SF officers stabbed with razor blade during burglary arrest [SF Chronicle] 
• Proposed SFPD budget cuts could reduce police force 11% [KTVU]
• Between January 17 and February 15 there were just 21 cases of COVID reported in Noe Valley [MissionLocal]

[Photo: Twilight on Sanchez via Shaketini]

This Week in Noe Valley: New Restaurant, New Murals and Pink Bloom Season

The latest news from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs as we all weather the coronavirus fallout. Wear a mask, wash your hands, don't touch your face and stay safe out there, Noe Valley.

• The former Le Zinc spot soon to be … an Australian rotisserie [@shaketini and GoodFood]
• SF has one of the lowest Covid rates in the US [Fodor’s]
• That time of year: Pink blooms are here [bageltaminate]
• SFPD looking to target sideshows [NVSF]
• NOVY gets a parklet/streatery mural [novysf]
• Feb Noe Valley Voice has the details on the recent neighbor shooting [NVV]
• Jewel-like downtown night views [sfbikr]
• The gorgeous new Amos Goldbaum mural in the works on Sanchez at 24th [@slowsanchezsf]

[Photo: Street Muralist Defense Forces at work on slow Sanchez via eyeofted]

This Week in Noe Valley: We’re #1 for Home Robberies, Chloe’s Reboots, and That *Was* an Earthquake

The latest news from, about and for Noe Valley from around the interwebs as we all weather the coronavirus fallout. Wear a mask, wash your hands, don't touch your face and stay safe out there, Noe Valley.

• Bridal shop Lace & Liberty from Valencia moves in to take over Cotton Basics [@shaketini]
• Castro/Noe Valley named worst SF neighborhoods for homes robbed while people were home? [@scottjames]
• The lede on this is a zinger: Tech Titans give SF the finger as they leave [SF Chronicle]
• Bye, Felicia: Tech workers can’t leave the Bay Area fast enough [NY Times]
• Slow street trash cans are looking sharp thanks to local artists [musikdog]
• Happy news from a local bookstore [Omnivorebooks]
• Chloe’s gets a new owner, hopes to reopen soon [SFGate]
• Did you feel the 4.5 earthquake Saturday night? [@NoeValleySF]

[Photo: Sunrise in the new year via @lydialyons]