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] 

New Market Opening This Spring: Douglas on Sanchez

Update (3/29/18): We heard from Maggie Spicer that the maket will simply be called Douglas and that she is part of the team with Michael Molesky and his father Jim. Maggie describes her role as "a 'guest experience' designer and brand strategist as well as a clean eating enthusiast and editor for Ambrosia & Drift magazines, and a contributor to EdibleSF."

A happy surprise for those who miss the market at 1598 Sanchez St. at 29th St. (formerly Bom Dia, and before that St. Paul's Market): Mike Molesky posted on Instagram today that he and his father Jim and designer Maggie Spicer are opening a corner store and market in the space. Called Douglas on Sanchez, the website promises “delicious things are afoot” and that the space will serve caffeine, breakfast, delicious lunch, wine and “all the ingredients to cook the perfect roast chicken.” Opening date TBD sometime this Spring.

According to their various online bios, Michael is a nomvivant and the creator of Placemarker, an app that turns your photos into a travel guide for friends as well as the former COO of video ad platform LiveRail which was acquired by Facebook for $400-$500 million; Maggie is a guest experience designer, interior designer and brand strategist as well as a clean eating enthusiast and contributor to EdibleSF. Both Mark and Maggie divide their time between San Francisco and Copenhagen, which sounds like a good mix for an interestingly curated corner market. A quick fly-by today shows there's already activity underway to ready the space for opening.

Welcome!

Photo via Douglassf.com

This Week in Noe Valley: New J Trains Coming, New Mural and Happy St. Patrick’s Day

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

• The new quieter MUNI trains are starting to role on the J Church line [SFGate]
• Noe Valley’s cool new mural at the 22nd St jungle stairs [fnnnch]
• Memories of Noe Valley Cyclery’s heyday [@jdowdell]
• Web of fog [merridethj]
• Jane Kim surging in the mayor’s race? [SF Chronicle]
• Intimate profile of Mark Leno, mayoral candidate and Noe Valley resident [SF Chronicle]
• A controversial clothes recycling bin coming soon to Noe Valley [SF Examiner]
• A very odd list that includes um, Video Wave of Noe Valley?! [@SarahNEmerson]
• Sultan’s Kebab (also of Pleasanton and Danville) replacing the ailing Lazeez [@CourtneySF]
• Hello, rainbows and double rainbows [thread]
• Photo of Noe Valley 80 years ago [dreamhomes_with_francesco]
• California #vanlife in Noe Valley [gonecoastal]
• Spectacular sunrise [dimeilushana]

[Photo: Vintage green via swissandhoney] 

This Week in Noe Valley: Insider’s Guide to Noe Valley and Our Photogenic Hood

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

• Insider’s Guide to Noe Valley from SF Chronicle reporter J.K. Dineen [Curbed]
• Free Charles Mingus documentary at the Noe Valley Public Library 3/13 [@HellOnFriscoBay]
• A view of the rainbow tower from Noe Valley [@nbcjanelle]
• SF Chronicle endorses Mandelman for District 8 Supervisor [SF Chronicle]
• Telmo Faria of Uma Casa opens another restaurant on Valencia [SF Weekly]
• Found art: Illustration of the corner of 26th and Church for an upcoming book [matt_jonesart]
• Hill by Derek Lynch [lynchart5]
• The Land of Rohan in Noe Valley [juliegeb]
• Masterclass in Fig Bread with Michael Gassen of Noe Valley Bakery [Les Dames d’Escoffier]
• Noe Hill [lynchart5]
• KRON tower? [steve_ouimet]
• It’s pink season [heartsymomma]
• Beautiful cogs of Dorian D. Clair [may.amoibe]
• The view of downtown from Noe Valley [glen.newman.12]
• We live here #lucky [lisacly]
• Gorgeous colorful doorway [mariematheson]
• Oh, magnolias [ilyatsay]

[Photo: Put a bird on it, Noe Valley via downtownmaggiebrown]