It’s Almost Time to Once Again Shake Your Tail Feather, as the Arts Commission’s Free Concerts in the Plaza Return – Sept. 7 & 8, 11am-7pm

It’s Almost Time to Once Again Shake Your Tail Feather, as the Arts Commission’s Free Concerts in the Plaza Return – Sept. 7 & 8, 11am-7pm

by | Aug 18, 2024 | Arts & Entertainment, City of Mill Valley, Depot Plaza, Diversity & Equity, Downtown Mill Valley, Food & Drink, Health & Wellness, Live Music, Miller Avenue, Restaurants, Shopping

The 94941 is chock full of incredible live music all year long – it’s built into the fabric of who we are as a community. That fabric includes major live music festivals like the incredible Mill Valley Music Fest, Sound Summit, one of the biggest and most...
City of Mill Valley Takes Next Steps to Make the Community Case on a November Ballot Measure to Address $150M-$180M Infrastructure Needs

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

by | Aug 11, 2024 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, Depot Plaza, Downtown Mill Valley, Emergency Preparedness, Health & Wellness, Mill Valley in the News, Miller Avenue, Parks & Recreation, Public Restrooms, Volunteerism

The Mill Valley City Council recently voted to move forward on a proposed sales tax increase to the voters in the Nov. 5 election. The measure would raise the 8.25% rate by a percentage point to support city services, facilities maintenance and public safety. The...
Mill Valley Engine No. 9 Reconstruction Garners In-Depth Coverage from San Francisco Chronicle Reporter’s Carl Nolte

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

by | Aug 1, 2024 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, Depot Plaza, Downtown Mill Valley, Health & Wellness, Miller Avenue, Parks & Recreation

The continued effort to restore the historic No. 9 locomotive, most recently by reconnecting the train engine with an 8-ton boiler, according to the Marin IJ, had another jolt of good news recently, as longtime San Francisco Chronicle columnist Carl Nolte reported on...
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 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!

by | Jul 17, 2024 | Art, Arts & Entertainment, City Council, City of Mill Valley, Depot Plaza, Downtown Mill Valley, Food & Drink, Holidays, Kiddo!, Kids, Live Music, Mill Valley Lumber Yard, Mill Valley School District, Miller Avenue, Restaurants

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

As the City of Mill Valley Looks to Make the Case in November for a 1% Sales Tax Hike, Dick Spotswood Spotlights the Bay Area’s Larger Revenue Needs

by | Jun 24, 2024 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, Depot Plaza, Downtown Mill Valley, Emergency Preparedness, Health & Wellness, Mill Valley in the News, Miller Avenue, Parks & Recreation, Public Restrooms, Volunteerism

The Mill Valley City Council agreed last week to seek voter approval of an effort to pass a 1% Sales Tax increase ballot measure in November to establish a dependable source of local funding for crucial City services and facilities over the next 10-15 years. That...
Remember the Wiggle and the Fervor that Followed About What to Do With the Additional Space? City Officials Have the Budget to Expand the Plaza

Remember the Wiggle and the Fervor that Followed About What to Do With the Additional Space? City Officials Have the Budget to Expand the Plaza

by | Jun 18, 2024 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, Depot Plaza, Downtown Mill Valley, Health & Wellness, Miller Avenue, Parks & Recreation

As you’ll certainly recall unless you weren’t in Mill Valley at the time, there was quite the kerfuffle in 2022 around what Mill Valley residents might want to do with the former wiggle, i.e., the expansion of the sidewalk along the block of Miller between...