It's been yet another eventful week in and around the neighborhood. Here's a recap of the latest:

Will 1741 Powell St. become a condo building or a subway station? The former Pagoda Theater site led the North Beach news cycle this week. On Tuesday, we reported on plans to build luxury condos on the site, and District 3 Supervisor Julie Christensen quickly responded, saying she and D8 Sup. Scott Wiener have plans in the works to push the city to buy the land for a future Central Subway station. 

Concerns over homelessness continue to simmer. "It’s disgraceful that we as a society allow these people who are clearly mentally ill to be out roaming around. We need to do something and we need to do something quickly," said one woman at the neighborhood watch meeting for the Gateway Apartments and Townhomes along the Embarcadero, wherein residents shared concerns of robberies, auto break-ins and other safety concerns in the area.

The Top of Broadway Community Benefit District (CBD) spoke this week about their successful efforts in cleaning up the Broadway section of North Beach. Over the past year, they've handled 1,274 graffiti incidents, 606 illegal dumping incidents and more.

With only seven weeks to go, expect plenty of North Beach political news to come your way. This week, check out San Francisco Magazine's take on the D3 race. Quote: "For Mayor Lee and his inner circle, a Peskin victory would be akin to Victor Laszlo boarding the plane and soaring away at the end of Casablanca."

Wondering about the fate of the former North Beach La Boulange? So are we. This week, we reported that certain locations (Pac Heights, Hayes Valley, Cole Valley) will likely reopen soon with involvement from founder Pascal Rigo. Meanwhile, the SF Biz Times caught the news that L.A.-based Lemonade is looking at additional former locations. The plot thickens.

In other food news, we marked the opening of the East African restaurant Massawa on Green Street in the old HDR Smokin' Grill space. "This area is good to create a unique kind of food,” the manager told us.

In case you missed it last week, 7x7 had a roundup of where to stay, eat and drink if you're hanging around North Beach, and Chron critic Michael Bauer logged a review of the Italian eatery Ideale, on Grant Avenue near Vallejo. 

In the local arts, Bill Weber's restored Jazz Mural at the corner of Broadway and Columbus was unveiled this week, so swing on by and check the revived work.

And finally, take a Vine ride with BigVicSF on the Las Casitas Railway, a private funicular that travels up and down the hill for residents of 717 Bay St.

On to your weekend events:

Saturday, September 26th

Alex Miller Trio: The group plays the music of the great guitarist Django Reinhardt, as well as  original tunes, at Rose Pistola beginning at 9pm. (532 Columbus Ave.)

Biking Safety Traffic Skills: The Traffic Skills 101-1 course is a four-hour (1pm-5pm) presentation which covers all you need to know for biking in the Bay Area, including rules of the road, biking in city traffic, handling intersections and avoiding collisions. (North Beach Library, 850 Columbus Ave.) 

Chinese Historical Society - Museum Day Live!: As part of the Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day Live! event, the CHSA will offer free admission to anyone with a Museum Day Live! ticket from 11am-4pm. You can learn more about the event and getting tickets here. (965 Clay St.)

Dan Soder: Best known for his frequent appearances on MTV's Guy Code, the comedian will entertain audiences for two sets at Punch Line Comedy Club, at 7:30pm and 9:30pm. (444 Battery St.)

Daydrink Comedy Brunch: Doc's Lab's monthly brunch and comedy show starts at noon and will feature comedians including East Bay-based Adrian McNair, SF-native Kate Willett, Scott Luhrs, Torio Van Grol and San Jose-based Butch Escobar. (124 Columbus Ave.)

Daze on the Green: The SJ-based cover band performs at Maggie McGarry's beginning at 10pm. (1353 Grant Ave.)

Filipino American History Month: Get a jumpstart on October's Filipino American History Month at 2pm by learning about their historical legacy with the Pacific coast salmon trade from SF Maritime Park Rangers in collaboration with the Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc. and the Filipino American National Historical Society. (2905 Hyde St.)  

Native Elements Reggae: The Daly City-based reggae group will play  at Pier 23, starting at 8pm. (Pier 23, Embarcadero)

NetSuite Open Squash Championships:  The squash tournament will be held this weekend on the south lawn (bocce court area) of Justin Herman Plaza. Check here for more.

Norm Macdonald: The popular SNL alum, who  also performed the final stand-up act on the Late Show with David Letterman, will perform two sets at Cobb's Comedy Club, at 7:30pm and 9:45pm. (915 Columbus Ave.)

Open Mic - 100 Thousand Poets for Change: Bring your poems to this open mic event at the Beat Museum starting at 4pm. (540 Broadway)

West Coast Songwriters Conference: Taking place at Fort Mason both Saturday and Sunday (8:30am - 6pm) aspiring musicians and music industry professionals are invited to join the West Coast Songwriters for their 35th anniversary and networking conference. More details can be found at www.westcoastsongwriters.org. (2 Marina Blvd)

Sunday, September 27th

A Celebration of Antonio Benítez-Rojo and Woman in Battle Dress:  Swing by City Lights Books at 5pm for a free reading of Antonio Benítez-Rojo 's novel about a transgressive woman whose life became the subject of Cuba's most sensational legal trial. (261 Columbus Ave.) 

Electric Squeezebox Orchestra: The 17-piece big band returns for their routine weekend-ending performance at Doc's Lab, starting at 5:30pm.

Latino Engineering Day: Free for the public and in collaboration with the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, the Exploratorium will host Latino Engineering day with panel discussions, presentations on the science and engineering heritage of Latinos, and activities such as crash testing a piñata. (Pier 15, Embarcadero)

Laurie Burke: The cover band singer will perform late night at Tupelo starting at 1:30am following The Love Gangsters. (1337 Grant Ave.)   

Norm Macdonald: The comedian ends his weekend stint in San Francisco with a final performance at Cobb's Comedy Club at 7:30pm.

Rattle Cans: The SF-based rock 'n' blues outfit will perform a free show at Pier 23, starting at 5pm.   

SF Comedy Showcase: The showcase of up-and-coming SF comedians returns for its weekly 8pm performance at the Punch Line Comedy Club.  

Sony Holland:  The jazz singer will round out the weekend of musical performances at Rose Pistola at 8pm.

The Love Gangsters: The jazz and soul group will perform at 9pm at Tupelo. 

Did we miss anything good? Let us know in the comments.