City of Mill Valley
Mill Valley Announces the 2025 Milley Creative Achievement Honorees, Highlighting Honorees at the Mill Valley Community Center – Oct. 26th
Seven accomplished Mill Valley residents will be honored at an elegant program and buffet supper from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, October 27 at the Mill Valley Community Center. The six will receive bronze statuettes designed by the late sculptor John Libberton. Mill Valley is the only city in Marin County that officially recognizes the talents and achievements of people in the arts.
Read MoreWhere to Shop Plastic-Free in Marin—For Your Health and the Health of the Planet!
We’re in Week 4 of Plastic Free July—and if you’ve picked up some new tips and have taken just one action, you’re already making an impact. This week, we’re focusing on one of the most important shifts you can make: Avoiding plastic isn’t just an environmental choice—it’s a health decision. Here’s why: 99% of plastic is made from fossil fuels, and it contains harmful additives like BPA, phthalates, and PFAS. These chemicals leach into our food, drinks, and personal care products, especially when exposed to heat or oil. Exposure has been linked to serious health issues: Hormone disruption; Infertility and reproductive harm; Early puberty; Immune system suppression; Certain cancers (breast, prostate, testicular)
Read MoreSean 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 MoreCurated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of July 13th
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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 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 MoreCurated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of July 6th
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Read MoreSF Chronicle: These are the new Laws Californians Must Start Following on July 1
“For the past six years, through boom, bust and pandemic, California’s Legislature has ended each session with a blitz of new laws that aim to make housing more plentiful and affordable.
Read MoreCurated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of June 21st
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