This Week in Noe Valley: Celebrating Noe Valley Retailers and Another Backdoor Demolition

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

• Noe Valley Cheese Co. has been in business for 33 years! [SF Weekly]
• Just for Fun is added to SF’s Legacy Business Registry as a valuable cultural asset [SFGate]
• An Insta interview with Jack Epstein of Chocolate Covered: “I now sell the largest collection of artisanal bars in the country to my knowledge.” [mokaorigins]
• Opinion: Noe Valley Bagels has authentic bagels [@mmullany]
• Alas, Video Wave still struggling [SFWeekly]
• The history of Noe Valley in a nutshell [SFWeekly]
• Observation: Tumblr sold for less than a 2 bedroom in Noe Valley [@backlon]
• Another backdoor demolition in Noe Valley [@Socketsite]
• 3789 24th St (formerly Isso) is now a lash salon [Yelp]
• Summer glow [mr_ottoh]
• Squirrel! [tikki_n_friends]

[Photo: Charles Kung of Noe Valley Cheese Co. via SFWeekly]

This Week in Noe Valley: 24th St Gets a Psychic, Cool Bird Mural and a Developer Behaving Badly

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

• Rare Device space becomes ... Third Eye Psychic Shop [@catherineb415]
• Beautiful local bird mural [@mitchellaileen]
• Sketchy Noe ‘nudist’ rental [Bold Italic]
• California (including Noe Valley) is a cash cow for 2020 presidential candidates [The Union]
• Noe Valley restaurants gets the Eater treatment [EaterSF]
• How local chain Ambiance still thrives on 24th St [Retail News]
• SF developer gets a tiny $1.2 million fine for behaving very badly - a lot [SF Chronicle]
• Former Noe Valley beat cop Lorraine Lombardo raises money for the Italian policeman stabbed by Marin teens [ABC7]
• Cool backyard views [discovereverie]
• Summer in the hood [outhousecreative]
• Rare gingko fossil found [houseofarkay]
• Just a neighborhood barber shop [moes_barbershop]
• Goats! [sagemcrae]

[Photo: Story time in the Town Square via charliescornerbookstore]

This Week in Noe Valley: Wine Bottle Murder Case Mystery, Fairies of Noe Valley and We'll Miss You, Apple!

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

• A writeup of Bon Appetika, a “New American and Indian” restaurant on 24th Street [Hoodline]
• More details on the wine bottle murder case (!) on Alvarado [SFist]
• No love for the Noe Valley Voice's anti-vax coverage [NVV]
• We have a new district 8 safety coordinator [Bay Area Reporter]
• Noe Valley resident Beth Murray stepping down as the managing director of the War Memorial and Performing Arts Center [SF Chronicle]
• The fairies of Noe Valley have unionized [@davidNbreslauer]
• Word [@kevin_middleton]

[Photo: Apple! Farewell! via @DavidLeeBBC] 

This Week in Noe Valley: Dog Park Hours Cut, 25 Years of Chocolate Covered and Affordable Housing RIP

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

• Rec and Park cuts operating hours at Noe Valley dog park citing noise and fights [SF Examiner]
• Chocolate Covered celebrates 25 amazing years [Jewish News of NorCal]
• Spotted: A gravestone to affordable housing in Noe Valley [@minorcharactr]
• “These are mostly Boomers who are sitting in single-family houses in Noe Valley that increase in value by $60,000 a year” [Citylab]
• Excitement for the dinner menu at Mahila [SFist]
• A llama petting zoo at SummerFest [@SeventyMeters]
• Woman found dead (possible murder) at 500 Alvarado [SF Chronicle]
• No bad views [zephyrmontego]

[Photo: Dolores St via c1v0] 

This Week in Noe Valley: Mahila Opens, Heat Wave 2019, Noe Valley Voice Gives More Mojo Anti-Vaxxer a Platform

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

• Mahila Malaysian restaurant opening this weekend [SF Chronicle]
• More about who's behind SkinSpirit [Haute Living]
• Noe Valley Voice gives More Mojo anti-vaxxer the front page for her platform [NVV]
• Why it’s 100 degrees in San Francisco in June #heatwave [NY Times]
• In Noe Valley, even the dog bowls are from Heath (natch) [SFist]
• Beautiful entryways [juliegeb]

[Photo: Mornings via @dougl1sqrd] 

This Week in Noe Valley: Azalina to Open Soon, Wishes for the Old Rare Device Space

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

• New Malaysian restaurant Azalina to open on June 15 [EaterSF]
• Even Steph Curry has sticker shock for SF unreal estate [@taleenashaleh]
• What will go into the old Rare Device space? [@gripgrand]

[Photo: $1.5million Noe Valley fixer via sf_daily_photo] 

This Week in Noe Valley: Hair-Raising Anti-Vaxxer Thread, Love for Omnivore and Where to Watch the NBA Finals

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

• If you’ve ever wondered what goes on in those anti-vaxxer talks – here’s one at More Mojo that was live-tweeted by a neighbor [via @kane]
• Love from the city supes for Noe Valley Pet Co [@omnivorebooks]
• Speaking of Omnivore, why this gem of a bookstore is so amazing (and we live here!) [Mercury News]
• Avedano’s is closing – so be sure to visit Barron’s if you want to keep a butcher in our hamlet [SF Chronicle]
• Valley Tavern is a top pick for where to watch the NBA Finals [SF Station]
• Yoga Mayu profile [@sfyogamag]

[Photo: Noe Valley house via sf.beforesunset] 

This Week in Noe Valley: “Gritty” Noe Valley and Remembering When “Noe Valley Was Nothing”

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

• 10 properties Zuckerberg owns across the US, from Palo Alto to HI, Tahoe to "gritty" Noe Valley [BI via @MaulieDass]
• $1.3 million tear down in Noe Valley gets outsized attention [KRON4]
• Local artist Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) is the Google doodle on May Day [@NVSF]
• Tip from a reader: Spin City is closing the Laundromat. Coffee to stay. [@NVSF]
• Sweet interview of 2 SF natives who remember when “Noe Valley was nothing” [SF Chronicle]
• La Ciccia is a gem [hazel_rose25]
• Youth week essay: Rude awakening on the streets of Noe Valley [KQED]
• The holy grail of SF housing is a 3 bedroom in Noe Valley [CBS Local]
• Profile of local filmmaker Barbara Kultinis who moved to SF in the 70s [SF Examiner]
• Beautiful neighborhood succulent wall [alex_pags]
• The May Noe Valley Voice is out (biggest stories: SkinSpirit is open and neighbors meet about Doggy Style) [NVV]
• It's pink season [the415guy]

[Photo: Boat on the hill yerbabuena415]