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City of Mill Valley first responders, Local Scouts and I Love a Parade Committee’s Larry “the Hat” Lautzker gathered outside City Hall to honor the fallen heroes of Memorial Day. Courtesy image. For the first time in recent memory, the landmark Mill Valley Memorial Day Parade, which regularly draws more than 6,000 spectators each year and…

Mailman Marcus. For the first several months of the school year, Sycamore Park resident Amy Torrano, a first grade teacher at Saint Vincent de Paul School in San Francisco’s Marina district, was bringing in “mystery readers” to her class – mostly her students’ parents. When schools closed and the shelter in place order went into effect, Torrano…

[UPDATE 5.28.20]: Our whole family tested negative last Friday. If we all do so again May 29, we will be in the clear. No more isolation from each other – back to regular quarantining!To one degree or another, we’ve all been in some form of crisis mode for months now. We long for a return…

“Wear a Mask” by Amos Goldbaum. Paint the Void, a San Francisco project to paint murals on boarded-up storefronts during the coronavirus pandemic, is currently featuring the work of Amos Goldbaum, who drew inspiration from a group of mask wearers in Milll Valley during the flu epidemic of 1918. Goldbaum’s mural will be on display on…

Clockwise from top left, Bloomingayles, The Image Flow, Tony’s Shoe Repair, Quality Auto Body, Juice Girl and The Workroom have put up posters to thank the Mill Valley community for their donations to the COVID-19 Mv Biz Fund. Photos by Paula Reynolds. Since its launch in April, the Mill Valley Chamber’s COVID-19 MV Business Fund has raised…

The cast of “The Addams Family” in 2018. Courtesy image. From improv/acting workshops to chamber music concerts and performances by local stalwarts like Kimrea, Joe Neto and Michael Doucet and Tom Rigney to, of course, Tuesday Night Comedy, perusing the Throckmorton Theatre‘s calendar for March 2020 would leave any lover the arts simply breathless, both in…

​Just three weeks after Piazza D’Angelo opened for takeout/delivery amidst the shelter in place, co-owner Luigi Petrone and Felicia Ferguson have adopted the entrepreneurial spirit that has inspired so many businesses in Mill Valley by launching Piazza Alimentari, an Italian mom-and-pop corner store. The shop’s inventory, which you can find here, includes fresh, simple meals, along with…

Marin County Public Health Officer Matt Willis. It’s the topic of conversation all over Mill Valley, Marin County and beyond: how will we know when we are ready to take the next steps towards a safe, measured reopening, bolstering a ravaged local economy and providing a much-needed jolt to a community in crisis? Marin County…

Piazza D’Angelo restaurant, 35 Miller Ave., May 2020. For many, these past few months have been among the most turbulent of our lifetimes. Count Felicia Ferguson among them. The co-owner of Piazza D’Angelo embarked on 2020 with a new baby at home and a new role in the community as president of the Mill Valley…

March was looking to be a blockbuster month at the Sweetwater Music Hall. On the heels of a show In late Feb. by acclaimed singer-songwriter Jerry Joseph, the venerable downtown Mill Valley music venue had lined up a series of fan favorites, from The Garcia Project featuring local legend Maria Muldaur, along with Petty Theft,…