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City of Mill Valley Takes Next Steps to Make the Community Case on a November Ballot Measure to Address $150M-$180M Infrastructure Needs

“From the beginning of this process a year ago, my emphasis was on this generation doing what it takes to harden our town for subsequent generations,” Vice Mayor Stephen Burke said. “A new roof on the library is certainly part of that, but it’s the deeper investments we have to make that we haven’t necessarily fully understood the scope of yet.” “We may feel comfortable at the moment, but this investment is what our generation needs to do on behalf of those who come after us,” he said.

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Since 2021, a Thriving Partnership Between Mill Valley Park & Rec and Soma Aquatics Has Provided Pool Access, Lifeguards & Basic Swim Instruction to All, Regardless of Socioeconomic Status!

“I love the duality of our program,ā€ says Jennifer Morris, a longtime supporter of the program. ā€œFamilies benefit from the free learn-to-swim lessons, high schoolers benefit from meaningful, hands-on volunteer experience,ā€ noting that the program has one paid Site Supervisor position, which they fill with a high school student. ā€œThe paid position is a great opportunity for a high schooler to get leadership experience.”Ā 

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Curated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of August 12

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Marin Magazine Unveils 2024 Best of Marin County and, Once Again, Mill Valley Garners a Ton of Honors Across an Array of Categories

To no surprise on our part, Mill Valley businesses and nonprofits were successful in capturing awards across a variety of business types, particularly in Dining, Mill Valley romped, including Le Marais Bakery, Super Duper Burger, Floodwater, Kitchen Sunnyside, Samurai Sushi, Prabh Indian Kitchen, Watershed, The Junction, Cantina, Playa, Joe’s Taco Lounge, Sol Food, Corner Bar, Depot Cafe, Antone’s East Coast Sub Shop, Mill Valley Market, Hook Fish Co., Buckeye Roadhouse, Bungalow 44, Mamahuhu, Piatti, Lam’s Kitchen, Piazza D’Angelo, La Ginestra and Gravity Tavern.

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Mill Valley Engine No. 9 Reconstruction Garners In-Depth Coverage from San Francisco Chronicle Reporter’s Carl Nolte

Organizers have several sites in mind, the IJ reports, though they are mum on specifics. Proposals still have to be vetted, Runner said, acknowledging that there are few potential sites left in Marin. ā€œWe’re still working on the long-term goals,ā€ Runner said. The restoration work on the 103-year-old, 36-ton engine is being guided by brothers Jeff and Don Millerick at a workshop in Sebastopol.

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Curated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of July 29

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Curtain Theatre Returns to Old Mill Park With Shakespeare’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream – August 10, 11,17,18,24,25,31, Sept. 1, 2 –2 pm, Sat., Sun., Labor Day Monday – Free!

A Midsummer Night’s Dream has always lived up to its name, a mad dash into delusion that transforms all who experience it.Ā  A quartet of lovers leave the court of Theseus and Hippolyta, evading a blocking parent and unjust law. They enter the realmĀ  of the contending fairy rulers, Oberon and Titania, andĀ  supernatural sidekicks that include Robin Goodfellow, better known as Puck.Ā For a special performance on Saturday August 17, the show will move from the stage into the redwood groves.Ā 

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The Sweetwater Music Hall’s Transition to a 501(c)3 Is An Absolute Game Changer – to the Benefit of Other Nonprofits and our Broader Community!

The legendary Sweetwater Music Hall has legions of longtime followers. But even the diehards might not know how a massively impactful restructuring of the organization over the past year will not only lift up one of the best live music venues in the Bay Area, but will also do so for a network of tangential organizations that can benefit from Sweetwater’s transition. In January, Sweetwater began operating as an IRS registered 501(c)(3) so that they can continue to provide music programming to their community and to their underserved and youth communities. The not-for-profit status also helps the Sweetwater with its fundraising efforts to continue as a pre-eminent independent Bay Area music venue.

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