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

by | Nov 21, 2021 | City of Mill Valley, Depot Plaza, Diversity & Equity, Downtown Mill Valley, Health & Wellness, Kids, Parks & Recreation, Public Restrooms

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

by | Nov 21, 2021 | City of Mill Valley, Depot Plaza, Downtown Mill Valley, Health & Wellness, Parks & Recreation, Volunteerism

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

by | Nov 11, 2021 | City of Mill Valley, Depot Plaza, Downtown Mill Valley, Kids, Mill Valley History, Mill Valley Lumber Yard, Philanthropy, Volunteerism

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

by | Nov 9, 2021 | Depot Plaza, Dipsea Race, Downtown Mill Valley, Health & Wellness, Mill Valley in the News, Mount Tamalpais, Parks & Recreation

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

by | Nov 2, 2021 | Depot Plaza, Dipsea Race, Downtown Mill Valley, Health & Wellness, Mount Tamalpais, Parks & Recreation, Sports

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...
Heartstrings Bridge Band, Michael LaMacchia 3io to Perform Live at Final Miller Closure of 2021 – Oct. 30, 3-7pm

Heartstrings Bridge Band, Michael LaMacchia 3io to Perform Live at Final Miller Closure of 2021 – Oct. 30, 3-7pm

by | Oct 27, 2021 | Arts & Entertainment, Depot Plaza, Downtown Mill Valley, Food & Drink, Live Music, Miller Avenue, Public Restrooms, Restaurants, Shopping

From left, Heartstrings Bridge, Michael LaMacchia and Club Evexia. The Miller Closure is going out with a Halloween-fueled bang. The vitality-inducing shutdown of the block between Throckmorton and Sunnyside avenues has spanned much of 2021, with restaurants and...