by Laura Surma 501 Fell Street, formerly Apollo Market & Deli, has been reborn as Mazzat, a restaurant that sheds its dual convenience store/restaurant identity for contemporary foodie appeal at affordable prices. The cafe retains its unassuming charm but invites … Read More
By Karen Mauney-Brodek Over the next year, our neighborhood will continue to see proposals for new development. We will see pop-up retail and temporary uses of land and buildings that otherwise would stand empty. We will also see some long-term … Read More
By Nora Brereton In October 2010 CommunityGrows began a year-long Seed-to-Mouth cooking program at Margaret Hayward Recreation Center at Golden Gate and Laguna on Monday afternoons. The students who come for the after-school programs have been making great food every … Read More
By Bob Barnwell The Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association’s Public Safety Committee met on January 3rd to discuss difficult encounters with homeless in Hayes Valley, Western Addition and the Lower Haight. Dariush Kayhan, the Director of Homeless Policy for the Mayor, … Read More
By Joseph Sargent For a rare chance to hear some free opera right in your own backyard, don’t miss the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s upcoming production of Handel’s Alcina! A concert version of this treasured opera will be performed … Read More
Do you have a four year old or a child who will turn four by December 2, 2011? Are you looking for an engaging, explorative and academic school environment for your child? If so, check out John Muir’s Pre Kindergarten … Read More
On Thursday March 3rd, Friday March 4th and Saturday March 5th the mosaic artist, Laurel True, will be at the Hayes Valley Playground to install tiles onto the mosaic seat walls. Laurel is an inspiring and amazing person who has … Read More
by Booka Alon The Hayes Valley Farm will be celebrating its one year anniversary this coming Sunday, February 13th, with a potluck event. The celebration will start at 3PM. We will have acoustic music and a silk-screening station. Come bring … Read More
by Bob Barnwell This coming Monday the HVNA Public Safety Meeting is sponsored by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi. Come to discuss safety issues in Hayes Valley, Western Addition and the Lower Haight. It will be held on Monday, February 7th at … Read More
by Thea Selby In response to the recent violence in the Lower Haight and to neighbor and merchant concerns, we are holding a hands-on Lower Haight Safety Meeting tomorrow at the Peacock Lounge, 552 Haight Street, at 7pm. Join Police … Read More
February is Black History Month and the AAACC has a series of performances that will occur at the de Young this Friday. “The African American Art & Culture Complex (at 762 Fulton Street) will collaborate with the de Young Museum … Read More
The HVNA January 27th, 2011 general meeting was busy with five presentations. The first three presentations focused on upcoming opportunities for our youth in the neighborhood with benefits for the community at large. Rob Connolly, the President of Boys & … Read More