http://www.potrerohillsf.com A neighborhood guide for Potrero Hill, San Francisco Fri, 09 May 2008 17:05:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Donors Choose is a non-profit organization that makes it easy for anyone to donate to public school projects in need of funding. The Blogger Challenge runs through the month of October and we've selected a few projects that were requested by teachers from Daniel Webster Elementary School in Potrero Hill. One ... http://www.potrerohillsf.com/2007/10/donorschoose-blogger-challenge/ Lots of event happening on the Hill this month, so mark your calendars (click on the links for more info): Sat Oct 13 Potrero Hill Festival 2007 Sat Oct 27 Farley's 17th Annual Pet Fest + PhotoBooth 8th Annual Potrero Hill History Night Speaking of the Potrero Hill History Night, Channel 7 recently featured the Potrero ... http://www.potrerohillsf.com/2007/10/october-is-potrero-hill-month-2/ Dr. Frank Gilson of Potrero Chiropractors is spearheading a school supply fundraiser for Starr King and Daniel Webster elementary schools. We're helping out with the effort, by collecting funds online. Help support our local schools by making a donation to purchase basic supplies such as clipboards, binders and dry erase markers. You ... http://www.potrerohillsf.com/2007/07/support-potrero-hill-elementary-schools/ The SF Chronicle reports that the Slow Club will be taking over 2495 Third St., the space formally housing the Third Street Cafe. Owner Erin Rooney got the keys to the space -- it formerly housed the Third Street Cafe -- just last week. She's hoping ... http://www.potrerohillsf.com/2007/05/more-restaurants-coming-to-dogpatch/ This weekend was the first public open house of The Potrero, the Hill's newest condo development with a ground floor tenant of Whole Foods. This got me thinking about what the potential impact of Whole Foods might be on Potrero Hill. I've posted the following question on LinkedIn Answers (it's a ... http://www.potrerohillsf.com/2007/03/economic-and-environmental-impact-of-whole-foods/ The website for Potrero Hill's newest residential development, The Potrero, has launched, and includes a neighborhood film featuring residents and business owners lauding Potrero Hill for it's great weather, views, and amenities. Featured residents in the film include Avery McGinn (Klein's) and Roger Hillyard (Farley's). Check it out: Potrero Hill Neighborhood Film http://www.potrerohillsf.com/2007/03/neighborhood-film/ Dogster was recently highlighted in a Business 2.0 article for it's Agility and Creativity ... the article also name checks our neighborhood: Along the way the site has become a case study in how to fail well - by launching features quickly, seeing what works, and fixing things on the fly. ... http://www.potrerohillsf.com/2007/03/potrero-hills-dogster/ The Trust for Public Land plans to begin renovation of the Potrero Hill Park (located near the tennis courts at 22nd & Arkansas) this March or April. The renovation will include demolition of the old playground, removal of the asphalt path, and some of the trees and plants in the playground. ... http://www.potrerohillsf.com/2007/03/potrero-hill-park-lower-playground-renovation-update/ The Examiner reports that the Potrero Hill Whole Foods is scheduled to open this summer, and will have 100 dedicated parking places. One neighborhood business which will surely be affected is the Good Life Grocery on 20th St, which has been on the Hill since 1974. Several customers, particularly those online, have ... http://www.potrerohillsf.com/2007/03/potrero-hill-whole-foods-set-to-open-this-summer/ "We do not have a housing crisis in San Francisco. We have an affordable housing crisis." - Sophie Maxwell, Dec 12 The SF Guardian ran an editorial and an article about the resolution on development in the eastern neighborhoods put forth by Sophie Maxwell: Sophie Maxwell has introduced a resolution that would make ... http://www.potrerohillsf.com/2006/12/affordable-housing-in-potrero-hill/