Here are some news items from around the neighborhood that you might have missed this week.
Makeshift Society (235 Gough) is expanding to New York. The shared freelancing space has started a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a Brooklyn location, just a year after opening here in Hayes Valley. They're also having an anniversary party from 6pm to 9pm tonight, which will double as a fundraiser for the new location. If all goes well, Makeshift East (our name, not theirs) will open in early 2014. On Friday, Curbed featured some details and photos from the construction site that was formerly home to Hayes Valley Farm. As Curbed notes, crews have been clearing the site for about a month in preparation for a development that will bring 182 residential units and ground floor retail spread across four separate buildings. Danny Zelig of the Krav Maga Institute (539 Gough) will be demoing his ability to "Defend Against Multiple Attackers" in a workshop on October 2nd. It's part of Curiosity Atlas's event entitled "How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse," with others sessions teaching skills like disaster preparedness, making a utility belt, and lockpicking. The fun takes place at the Verdi Club, and tickets start at just $10. Zonal (568 Hayes) has started a new event series showcasing the work of local artists. Every Sunday from noon to 5pm, the shop will host a different "artist/artisan in residence", allowing customers to interact directly with creators. The leadoff artist was/is woodworker Jacob May, and the program should feature a new artist every week from October through December. Hayes Valley got a shoutout in an article posted on the website of The New Yorker on Friday. "The neighborhood that first enacted a ban on chains, in 2004, Hayes Valley, has become so upscale that its own supervisor, London Breed, says she doesn’t shop there," the author writes. Finally, speaking of London Breed, the District 5 Supervisor quit Twitter this week. She had been asked what was the biggest obstacle to creating safer streets for bicycling, and responded with "the bad behavior of some bicyclist" [sic], which caused a minor uproar in the Twittersphere. Breed later clarified her position, but quit Twitter altogether, noting that "it's too hard to have nuanced policy discussions in 140 characters." Enjoy the weekend, Hayes Valley!
Makeshift Society (235 Gough) is expanding to New York. The shared freelancing space has started a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a Brooklyn location, just a year after opening here in Hayes Valley. They're also having an anniversary party from 6pm to 9pm tonight, which will double as a fundraiser for the new location. If all goes well, Makeshift East (our name, not theirs) will open in early 2014. On Friday, Curbed featured some details and photos from the construction site that was formerly home to Hayes Valley Farm. As Curbed notes, crews have been clearing the site for about a month in preparation for a development that will bring 182 residential units and ground floor retail spread across four separate buildings. Danny Zelig of the Krav Maga Institute (539 Gough) will be demoing his ability to "Defend Against Multiple Attackers" in a workshop on October 2nd. It's part of Curiosity Atlas's event entitled "How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse," with others sessions teaching skills like disaster preparedness, making a utility belt, and lockpicking. The fun takes place at the Verdi Club, and tickets start at just $10. Zonal (568 Hayes) has started a new event series showcasing the work of local artists. Every Sunday from noon to 5pm, the shop will host a different "artist/artisan in residence", allowing customers to interact directly with creators. The leadoff artist was/is woodworker Jacob May, and the program should feature a new artist every week from October through December. Hayes Valley got a shoutout in an article posted on the website of The New Yorker on Friday. "The neighborhood that first enacted a ban on chains, in 2004, Hayes Valley, has become so upscale that its own supervisor, London Breed, says she doesn’t shop there," the author writes. Finally, speaking of London Breed, the District 5 Supervisor quit Twitter this week. She had been asked what was the biggest obstacle to creating safer streets for bicycling, and responded with "the bad behavior of some bicyclist" [sic], which caused a minor uproar in the Twittersphere. Breed later clarified her position, but quit Twitter altogether, noting that "it's too hard to have nuanced policy discussions in 140 characters." Enjoy the weekend, Hayes Valley!
