Thrice As Nice: Chabad Mill Valley Hosts Trio of Hanukkah Celebrations – Dec. 1 at Brooklyn, Dec. 2 in Tiburon and at the Enjoy Mill Valley on Dec. 5

Thrice As Nice: Chabad Mill Valley Hosts Trio of Hanukkah Celebrations – Dec. 1 at Brooklyn, Dec. 2 in Tiburon and at the Enjoy Mill Valley on Dec. 5

Chabad Mill Valley founders Rabbi Hillel and Chana Scop The 2021 edition of our in-person, safety-first Winterfest arrives on Dec. 5, but in the meantime, it’s time to celebrate Hanukkah, otherwise known as the Festival of Lights, which kicked off on Nov. 28 and...
Skip to My Loo: With Public Restrooms in Stark Decline in U.S. Cities, Let’s Celebrate Mill Valley’s in the Heart of Downtown

Skip to My Loo: With Public Restrooms in Stark Decline in U.S. Cities, Let’s Celebrate Mill Valley’s in the Heart of Downtown

The public restroom at 87 Throckmorton Avenue. Bloomberg reported at length last week under the headline, “Where Did All the Public Bathrooms Go?” that U.S. cities “have been closing or neglecting public restrooms for decades, leaving millions with...
Clean Mill Valley Turns 9, Remains Vigilant on Reducing Litter, Leaning on Volunteers and Businesses

Clean Mill Valley Turns 9, Remains Vigilant on Reducing Litter, Leaning on Volunteers and Businesses

From left to right:  Alison Ferguson, Susan Zimmer, Liz Schumacher, Jan Hiti, and Annie Lazarus Nine years after a group of local activists got together to address the abundance of litter in town, Clean Mill Valley, powered by a group of dedicated volunteers and...
A Coalition of Creative Mill Valley History and Train Buffs Hopes to Expand Plaza to Include the Historic Engine No. 9 – Here’s How You Can Support Them

A Coalition of Creative Mill Valley History and Train Buffs Hopes to Expand Plaza to Include the Historic Engine No. 9 – Here’s How You Can Support Them

Engine No. 9 As we’ve been reporting regularly over the past three years, Friends of No. 9, the organization formed by the Mill Valley Historical Society, Friends of Mt. Tam, Marin History Museum and others, purchased the Engine No. 9, the only surviving piece...
Mark Tatum, 61, Becomes First Non-Californian to Win the Dipsea Race Since 1986

Mark Tatum, 61, Becomes First Non-Californian to Win the Dipsea Race Since 1986

Scenes from the 110th Dipsea Race, featuring winner Mark Tatum, at top center, followed by 2nd place finisher Dan King and third place runner, and defending champion Brian Pilcher. Photos by Steve Disenhof. In the midst of the oddity that has been the past 20 months,...
After Lengthy Delay, Dipsea Race Runners Are Ready to Bolt From the Start Line This Sunday, Nov. 7

After Lengthy Delay, Dipsea Race Runners Are Ready to Bolt From the Start Line This Sunday, Nov. 7

2019 Dipsea Race. Photo by Photo by Steve Disenhof. For legions of Dipsea Race runners that have patiently waited through a coronavirus-induced cancellation of the 2020 edition and a postponement of the 2021 race from its planned June 13th launch to Nov. 7, the time...