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The Case to #ShopMV: NY Times’ Wirecutter Says Shopping Local Returns 3x More Money to the Local Economy
When you buy local, your money does much more for your community than it does when you shop at national chains. Three times more money returns to the local economy when you shop locally, while eating at locally owned restaurants brings in two times more money.
Read MoreGive Back @ Winterfest: We’ll Have One Warm Coat and Toys for Tots Donation Stations – Dec. 5, 1-5pm, Depot Plaza
One of the most important elements of the annual Mill Valley Winterfest is an opportunity to give back. On Dec. 5 from 1–5pm at the entrance to the Depot Plaza, we’ll have a Donation Station dedicated to giving you the chance to do just that. We’ll be accepting unwrapped toy donations for the Toys for Tots program and the Performing Stars of Marin via the Mill Valley Fire Department and One Warm Coat.
Read MoreThrice 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’s celebration of the season kicks off Wed., Dec. 1 at 5:30pm at its Brooklyn space, followed one day later with a grand menorah lighting in downtown Tiburon at 5:30pm. They cap it off with a lighting of the first-ever ice-sculpted menorah at Winterfest at 4:30pm.
Read MoreSkip to My Loo: With Public Restrooms in Stark Decline in U.S. Cities, Let’s Celebrate Mill Valley’s in the Heart of Downtown
While it took seemingly forever and came at an exorbitant cost, the debut of a pair of public, ADA-accessible bathrooms in the Depot building in January 2021 was a monumental step forward for our community. The new loo, along with the public restroom at City Hall and those at various public parks around town, both provide residents and guests a place to go and, ahem, relieves the burden a bit on cafes, restaurants and stores.
Read MoreA 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
The MV Historical Society is working to create a coalition of support – which they hope will include the Chamber of Commerce and many local businesses – to urge the City to expand the downtown plaza and make a home there for Engine No. 9.
Read MoreMVFREE Members Host a ‘Spread Love’ Pop-Up for Bay Area BIPOC Artists at Proof Lab – Nov. 7, 10am-4pm
Members of MVFREE are directly supporting Bay Area BIPOC makers and artists by regularly organizing “Spread Love” pop-up retail events at Proof Lab, with the latest event set for this Sunday, Nov. 8, 10am-4pm. Proof Lab is at 254 Shoreline Hwy.
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 MorePandemic Public Art Project! Artist Teresa Rea Launches DIY ‘MV Art Zoo’ to Create Decorative Wire Animals
Teresa Rea has created a series of kits, including templates and steel wire, for anyone to make their own wire frame animal that can be placed on a fence adjacent to an SLP. In addition to the aforementioned animals, Rea has templates for coyotes, crows, dragonflies, foxes, mice, quail and squirrels as well.
Read MoreCity Officials, Arts Commissioners and Donors Gather to Toast ‘Halley’s Comet’ Sculpture Outside Community Center
Led by Mayor John McCauley, the group dedicated “Halley’s Comet,” an outdoor art piece that was installed on March 18 outside the Community Center – exactly 40 years early from its predicted next perihelion on July 28, 2061.
Read MoreTYSA, Carolina & More Will Be Serving Drinks and Treats to Celebrate Local, Women-Owned Businesses and Holiday Shopping – Oct. 28, 4-8pm
Tysa Wright is teaming up with her neighbors at Carolina and a number of other brands with local ties to host a Holiday Kick-Off Block Party on Oct. 28, 4-8pm. The shops will be serving drinks and treats along with other local, women-owned businesses.
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