Health & Wellness
Mark Tatum, 61, Becomes First Non-Californian to Win the Dipsea Race Since 1986
In the midst of the oddity that has been the past 20 months, including a coronavirus-induced cancellation of the 2020 edition of the Dipsea Race and a postponement of the 2021 race from its planned June 13th launch to Nov. 7, Sunday left some room for yet another rarity.
Read MoreGet In Where You Fit In: Play Marin Launches First Annual Diversity and Inclusion Walkathon – Nov. 14
Paul Austin’s Play Marin has long sought to offer Marin City youth the opportunity to participate in organized sports and extracurricular activities “to intentionally give kids of diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds the opportunity to learn and grow together through play.” To that end, on Sunday, Nov. 14 at 10am (meet at 9am), they’re hosting Play Marin’s first annual Walk-A-Thon.
Read MoreHaving Shut the Doors on Its Physical Spaces, The Hivery Rolls on with Digital Memberships
The Hivery founder Grace Kraaijvanger made the gut-wrenching decision to close the physical spaces of her female-fueled “co-working space and inspiration lab,” but as she made clear in that initial note of sadness, the Hivery continues onward in offering its Hivery Circle digital membership, a one-of-a-kind digital membership.
Read MoreAfter Lengthy Delay, Dipsea Race Runners Are Ready to Bolt From the Start Line This Sunday, Nov. 7
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 has come. But it’ll be tough to pick a winner.
Read MoreMarin County Public Health Lifts Indoor Mask Mandate for Vaccinated People in Most Settings
Just three days removed from metrics that appeared to force Marin to wait at least three more weeks before it could lift its indoor mask mandate, those metrics took a sharply positive turn late last week. As a result, the mandate, in effect since August 2, was lifted effective today at 12pm, making Marin the first county in the Bay Area to stop requiring face coverings in nearly all public places.
Read MoreDo Your Part: Outdoor Art Club Hosts Blood Drive – Nov. 17, 10am-2:30pm
In conjunction with Vitalant, the Outdoor Art Club hosts its semi-annual blood drive on Wednesday, Nov. 17 from 10am-2:30pm at the OAC Clubhouse at 1 West Blithedale Drive.
Read MorePerforming Stars in Marin City Launches 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive for Low-Income Families in Southern Marin
The Performing Stars nonprofit organization in Marin City, founded by the force of nature that is Felecia Gaston and has lifted up more than 3,000 children and introduced them to the arts, is seeking donations to make this Thanksgiving Food Drive a success. A $50 donation will feed a family of four. They are respectfully requesting a financial donation of any amount.
Read MoreAs Businesses Across Virtually All Industries Juggle Staffing Shortages and Supply Chain Chaos, Your Empathy and Support Is Vital
Life is weird and hectic but demonstrably better than it was for much of the previous 18 months. But businesses across a broad spectrum of industries are still very much in crisis mode, and they could really use your empathy and support at the moment, and would be grateful if you could resist the impulse of hopping on Nextdoor or Yelp to share your experience. This piece is not to chastise but to educate and make ourselves aware of the reality of the moment.
Read MoreMt. Tam Church Serves Up a Wildfire Response Pancake Breakfast – Oct. 24, 9am-12pm
Mt. Tam Church invites the community to an outdoor pancake breakfast and help supply wildfire victims, survivors and relief volunteers with wildfire cleaning kits and wildfire bucket kits. Suggested donation, adult $20 and child $10. All proceeds go towards kits.
Read MoreWith Planned 2022 Opening in Long-Dormant Former Gira Polli Space, MIXT Will Complete a 15-Year Quest to Be in Mill Valley
Since Leslie and David Silverglide first created MIXT (previously Mixt Greens), a long-popular, fast-casual restaurant that specializes in both build-your-own and made-to-order salads, as well as grain bowls, market plates and sandwiches sourced from local, organic and sustainable ingredients in 2005, they’ve had their eyes on Mill Valley.
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