Archives for February 2014

THEY CAME IN CONFUSION by Carl Wells The curious encounter was reported to me by Mortimer Phipps, one of our neighborhood’s milder and more sensitive residents.  Mortimer is a splendid graphic artist, an owner-trainer of three talented hamsters (“The keyboard tricks are impressive,” says his wife, Bea), and a lover of cashews, spicy beets, and […]

        …in which I will relate sound  to frequency  to pitch to note Dolan Eargle (B-Mus, U Texas, 1972) One Tuesday morning, taking a break on my sunny deck, I sat listening to the sounds that emanate from or descend upon Diamond St. Valley (new name). These are sounds that most of […]

We first heard about this yesterday afternoon from Supervisor Scott Wiener, who sent this note: “It’s important for people to know that whoever is engaging in this sociopathic behavior — trying to poison people’s dogs — is doing it again.  It’s important to spread the word so that people and their pets can be safe.” […]

  Dear Glen Canyon Neighbors and Folks Interested in our Glen Canyon TRAILS Improvement Project,   Our Contractor is finishing up on transforming old dysfunctional asphalt ditches on the northern side of Glen Canyon, downhill of the park entrance at Turquoise and Amber, into functional vegetated swales and is beginning work on new trails in […]

  You are cordially invited to join Supervisor Scott Wiener, San Francisco Recreation and Park Department General Manager Phil Ginsburg, Glen Park Association and park advocates for the opening celebration of the Glen Canyon Park Playground. Saturday, March 15th, 2014 9:30 a.m. Welcome Remarks and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony SF Rec and Park Department General Manager Phil Ginsburg […]

From Drewes Meats Facebook page: There will be a memorial service for Josh on Friday, February 21st at 1:30 pm at St. Paul’s Catholic Church (Church & 29th Street.)  In addition there will be a celebration of this life on Saturday, February 22nd from Noon until 4:00 PM at McLaren Park on Shelby Drive in […]

A scene from a movie titled “The Diary of a Teenaged Girl” was filmed in Glen Park on Feb. 12, 2014. The film is about a teenaged  artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother’s boyfriend. Publishers Weekly describe it this way: Gloeckner’s latest, a combination of comics and prose, […]

SAN FRANCISCO  — A man who died in a motorcycle crash in San Francisco early Saturday morning was a well-known local business owner. Josh Epple, 42, and his brother are owners of Drewes Meats on Church Street in San Francisco’s Noe Valley. Epple died early Saturday morning after losing control of his motorcycle and falling from an elevated […]

China House Restaurant at 2794 Diamond St. opened Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. The new restaurant is in the same space as Hong Sing used to be. The space has been remodeled and the restaurant features  a large menu and beer and wine. The focus is northern Chinese cuisine.

Barry and Bonnie Willdorf lived at 556 Chenery Street for 41 years and just moved to Ingleside Terraces in September 2013.  Barry was active on the committee that formed after the old market burned down and was instrumental in making the new development viable. Barry passed away peacefully at his home on February 1, 2014, […]

To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. Glen Canyon Park is a quiet natural space that can seem far removed from our enormous city, which surrounds its hillsides and thickets. The volunteers who spend their Wednesdays come with […]

The SF Municipal Transportation Agency, Supervisor Scott Wiener, the College Hill Neighborhood Association and the Glen Park Association invite you to an upcoming community meeting on Monday, February 3 to discuss proposed safety improvements for San Jose Avenue between Monterey Boulevard and Randall Street. The City, after many years of working with Caltrans and other […]