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Marin IJ Restaurant Review: Mill Valley’s Tamalpie Still Delivers Great Food, Cocktails
I’d describe the pizza served at Tamalpie in Mill Valley as one with a Neapolitan crust and California-style toppings. This style suits its clientele just fine. The crust is thinnish, softly chewy and just a little crisp on the bottom. Toppings are fresh and first-rate, like Hobbs’ meats and house-made tomato sauce. Tamalpie, which opened in 2011, is firmly grounded in Mill Valley at the foot of Mount Tamalpais with a list of pizzas named after hiking trails and old camps on the mountain, like Cascade, Railroad Grade and Bootjack.
Read MoreAfter a Tumultuous Run, Budget Avelo Airlines Is Set to Cease Operations at Sonoma County Airport Budget and Shutting Down West Coast Operations
Budget airline Avelo shutting down West Coast operations. Avelo Airlines shutting down Burbank operations by December, strengthening East Coast presence
Read MoreMarin IJ Editorial Board: With DEI decision, Bridge District Focuses on Practical Necessity
The Trump administration’s anti-DEI mandate is apparently committed to letting politics get in the way of government’s job of keeping public assets safe and in good repair. San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma counties send a lot of tax dollars to Washington. Getting some of it back to help make sure this vital bridge survives an earthquake is more important than a symbolic mandate from the White House. The board’s decision reflects its responsibility for maintaining a strong and safe bridge. In its prudent and practical decision, the board’s sound public policy is trumping politics, as it should.
Read MoreSomeone’s Written a Children’s Book About SF’s Famed Bob’s Donuts in Mill Valley and Elsewhere
SF donut shop institution Bob’s Donuts has been further immortalized as the subject of the new children’s book Bob’s Donuts for Breakfast, which tells the tale of an intrepid dog and squirrel who are trying to get themselves some donuts. It’s been a heck of a year or so for the 65-year-old family-owned SF favorite Bob’s Donuts. The 24-hour donut destination had to move to a new spot on Polk Street after some sort of landlord dispute, but their new location at 1720 Polk Street just opened in February. Meanwhile, the staff had been dealing with a tragic hit-and-run accident that severely injured one of their bakers. But now there’s a sweet topping on a year of tumult, as KGO has the interesting story that someone has published a children’s book about Bob’s Donuts.
Read MoreMarin IJ: Martin Cruz Smith, ‘Gorky Park’ Author Who Lived in Mill Valley for a Time, Dies in San Rafael at the Age Of 82
Born Martin William Smith in Reading, Pennsylvania, he studied creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania and started out as a journalist, including a brief stint at the AP and at the Philadelphia Daily News. Success as an author arrived slowly. He had been a published novelist for more than a decade before he broke through in the early 1980s with “Gorky Park.” His novel came out when the Soviet Union and the Cold War were still very much alive and centered on Renko’s investigation into the murders of three people whose bodies were found in the Moscow park that Smith used for the book’s title.
Read MoreCafe of Life, Mill Valley’s Trusted Healing Team, Reminds You to Book Your Next Massage Today – Online Scheduling Now Available!
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Read MoreHigh Tech: Southern Marin Fire Protection District Is Set to Host Demonstration of Pivotal’s Next-Gen eVTOL Aircraft
“We’re excited to explore how this innovation can enhance emergency readiness and aerial situational awareness,” said SMFD Fire Chief Chris Tubbs. “This is a unique opportunity to see next-generation aviation in action, right here in Southern Marin.” The Helix is a single-seat, electric aircraft classified under FAA Part 103, requiring no pilot’s license. With a cruising speed of approximately 63 mph, a 20+ mile range, auto takeoff and landing, and triple-redundant safety systems—including a ballistic parachute—it is being evaluated nationwide for both personal and professional use.
Read MorePoet and/the Bench Hosts Workshop / Unbound!, an Exquisite & Wild Floral Workshop With Floral Designer & Stylist Tiffany Blaylock and Poet and/the Bench’s Uncommon Ceramicist Ian Hazard-Bill! July 27: 5-7pm
Each participant will be styling using one of Ian’s vases, made especially for this workshop and which you will take home with your floral creation. Tiffany will provide 2 separate demonstrations of arrangements concepts. Modern Sculptural and Wild Garden. Learn how to use mechanics, tools and other floral instruments; how to prepare flowers and cutting of leaves and stems; choose flowers from bunches Tiffany selected at the flower mart to make 1 vase arrangement and 1 hand held arrangement for transport; Light bites and drinks graciously served by Paseo Bistro.
Read MoreSanta Rosa Press Democrat Editorial Board: CEQA Reforms Clear a Path for Housing
The two bills signed by the governor create sweeping exemptions for urban infill housing developments up to 20 acres. Projects still will have to exclude sensitive areas like wetlands, prime farmland and protected species habitat. Predictable regulatory review without prolonged lawsuits should lower development costs and allow more projects to go forward more quickly and less expensively.
Read MoreSFGATE Unveils Winners of the Best of Bay Area 2025 and, Not Surprisingly, Mill Valley Got Some Love Once Again
To no surprise on our part, Mill Valley businesses and nonprofits were successful in capturing awards across a variety of business types, a particularly massive achievement considering the fact that SFGate’s Best of Bay Area included the entire Bay Area in its purview: “A reader-driven popularity contest with more than 150 categories accepting nominees, per Editor in Chief’s Grant Marek.
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