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Sean McGrew, One of the Most Impactful Figures in Recent Mill Valley History, Passed Away in Late February – Join us in Celebrating His Life and Memories of our Friend and Loved One
Join us in celebrating the life and memories of our friend and loved one Sean O’Neill McGrew. We will gather to honor the joy, love, and cherished memories that Sean brought to our lives. The event is set for Friday, August 1st, 2025 at Trocadero Clubhouse, Stern Grove, San Francisco, from 5-8pm. Please share this invitation to friends we may have missed. If possible, please RSVP to carlifullerton@gmail.com or oskar_rosas@hotmail.com. Casual dress and aloha spirit welcome.
Read MoreMarin 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 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 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 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.
Read MoreSF Chronicle: Why Martin Scorsese — and you — Should Get Back to Watching Movies in Theaters (Despite Netflix, there are Still Plenty of Reasons to See Films on the Big Screen)
Famed director Martin Scorsese made news last month when he explained to film critic Peter Travers why he no longer went to see movies in a theater. Citing audience cellphone use, incessant talking and generally restive behavior that often drowns out dialogue, the director of “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull” and “Goodfellas” told Travers he’d had enough. Of course, big screens in the U.S. were in big trouble long before Scorsese’s admission. The pandemic only turbo-charged the pre-COVID trend away from theaters in favor of home-based entertainment media. In the first half of 2020, Netflix added more than 26 million subscribers. So when shuttered theaters reopened, audiences — specifically American audiences — did not rush back in droves.
Read MoreMakers Market at The Lumber Mill Valley Lumber Yard Continues 2025 Makers Market Outdoor Series – Saturday, July 19th (& every 3rd Saturday!) | 11am-5pm
Makers Market at The Lumber Mill Valley Lumber Yard Returns to the 2025 Makers Market Outdoor Series – Saturday, June 21st, 2025 (and every 3rd Saturday!)
Read MoreO’Hanlon Center Hosts Ian Dogole & René Jenkins – Sacred Spaces and Wild Places, July 19, Doors at 6:30 show at 7:00, $25 ticket O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave. Mill Valley!
O’Hanlon Center Hosts Ian Dogole & René Jenkins – Sacred Spaces and Wild Places, July 19, Doors at 6:30 show at 7:00, $25 ticket O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave. Mill Valley!
Read MoreMakers Market at The Lumber Mill Valley Lumber Yard Returns to the 2025 Makers Market Outdoor Series – Saturday, June 21st, 2025 (and every 3rd Saturday!)
Makers Market at The Lumber Mill Valley Lumber Yard Returns to the 2025 Makers Market Outdoor Series – Saturday, June 21st, 2025 (and every 3rd Saturday!)
Read MoreKaren Goldberg, Owner of Tamalpie and The Warehouse Consignment Exchange, Passes the Baton to Debbie Loughran
After four wonderful years at this location, the time has come for a new chapter. I’m retiring this space and moving on to pursue new projects and passions. To those we’ve had the joy of helping and inspiring through our unique pieces and finds—thank you. Your support has meant everything. It’s been an honor to have a little part of me and the furnishings I’ve loved become part of your homes, your families, and your lives. I’ve truly had a wonderful time. I’m excited to share that I’ve sold the business to another passionate entrepreneur, Debbie Loughran, who will carry on the spirit of what we’ve built. She’ll be expanding the offerings with additional services such as interior design, design-and-build solutions, and upholstery work.
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