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The Mill Valley Lumber Yard Holiday Faire is Back! Feel the Winter Spirit Dec. 12-15th for Live Music, Unique Holiday Shopping, Photos with Santa, a Dog Parade, crafts and Much More!

The Mill Valley Lumber Yard Holiday Faire is back! Holiday Faire December 12-15th. Feel the winter spirit and join us December 12-15th for live music, unique holiday shopping, photos with Santa, a dog parade, crafts, delicious food, warm drinks and a seat by the fire pit to enjoy the festivities.

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What a Thrill: KTVU Gives Our Amazing Town the Zips Trips’ Treatment, Highlighting Our Character, History, Food, Shopping, Deep Roots of Arts & Culture and Much More!!

What a Thrill: KTVU Gives Our Amazing Town the Zips Trips’ Treatment, Highlighting Our Character, History, Food, Shopping, Deep Roots of Arts & Culture and Much More!!

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Grocery Outlet, Formerly a CVS and a Longs Drugs in Marin City’s Gateway Shopping Center, Seeks to Give Residents a Broader Array of Of Food Options

Mill Valley has long been laden with grocery stores, boasting not one but two Whole Foods Markets, a pair of Safeways along with Mil Valley Market and Good Earth Natural Foods. In recent years, Marin City shoppers have either had to head north or make due with what’s available at Target. That dearth of options…

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Amidst Supply Chain Insanity, Get Out of the House For Some In-Person Shopping That Lifts Up Your Community!

But while there’s still reason for safety-first caution with in-person shopping, there’s retail gold to be found in Mill Valley’s commercial districts, from the apparel and jewelry shops downtown and the the ever-vibrant Mill Valley Lumber Yard to funky Miller Avenue, eclectic Tam Junction and the vast Strawberry Village outdoor shopping center.

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The Case to #ShopMV: NY Times’ Wirecutter Says Shopping Local Returns 3x More Money to the Local Economy

When you buy local, your money does much more for your community than it does when you shop at national chains. Three times more money returns to the local economy when you shop locally, while eating at locally owned restaurants brings in two times more money.

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TYSA, Carolina & More Will Be Serving Drinks and Treats to Celebrate Local, Women-Owned Businesses and Holiday Shopping – Oct. 28, 4-8pm

TYSA & Carolina

Tysa Wright is teaming up with her neighbors at Carolina and a number of other brands with local ties to host a Holiday Kick-Off Block Party on Oct. 28, 4-8pm. The shops will be serving drinks and treats along with other local, women-owned businesses.

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Tomas Dessle’s SunHunter Band to Perform Aug. 7 (6-8pm) and Food, Drink & Shopping Abound @ Miller Closure – Aug. 7-8

For this weekend’s Miller Closure, here’s your Saturday afternoon/evening program, in no particular order: wander around and pop into a store you’ve never been to before, buy a gift for that special someone (maybe you are that special someone), explore different part of Mill Valley than your norm, and be ready to enjoy the sweet sounds of Mill Valley native Tomas Dessle’s SunHunter band from 6-8pm on the Depot Plaza. Top it off with as much shopping, strolling and smiling as possible.

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Nick Brown & Friends to Perform, StretchLab Serves Up Free Demo Stretches, and Food, Drink & Shopping Abound @ Miller Closure – July 31-Aug. 1

Nick Brown & Friends

For this weekend’s Miller Closure, here’s your Saturday afternoon program, in no particular order: eat a bunch at your eatery of choice (12pm Sat. thru Sunday early evening), see our friends at StretchLab’s free demonstration stretches (1-4pm), shake your tail feather to the sounds of Nick Brown & Friends (6-8pm) on the plaza and do as much shopping, strolling and smiling as possible.

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City, Chamber Host a Weekend-Long #MillerTakeover, People Hungry for Outdoor Dining, Shopping Do the Rest

Scenes from the first night of the #MillerTakeover in downtown Mill Valley. Photos by Gary Ferber. You know that feeling when you throw a party and have those anxious moments early in evening, crossing your fingers that people actually show up? Yea, that feeling didn’t last very long Friday night in downtown Mill Valley. Mill…

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Miller Ave. Takeover: MV Chamber, City of MV Team Up for a Weekend of Socially Distant Dining & Outdoor Shopping Downtown – Series Kicks Off July 10-12

A car-free Miller Ave. between Throckmorton and Sunnyside avenues will feature al fresco dining and outdoor markets from the evening of July 10 through July 12. In recent weeks, particularly with the extremely short-lived return of indoor dining, restaurants have been incredibly creative in turning outdoor public and private spaces into hubs for al fresco…

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