Mill Valley History
‘Mapping MV History’ Digs Into the Landmark Mill Valley Lumber Yard
MVLY is the subject of the latest installment of Mapping Mill Valley History, a collaboration between the MV Chamber and the MV Public Library‘s Lucretia Little History Room in which we invite you to tour familiar streets and buildings and see how they have evolved over the years. MVLY signifies an aspect of the early and ongoing commercial character of Mill Valley, including the connection between the town and its region to the 19th century lumber trade.
Read MoreCity Council Gives Green Light to Historical Signs Around Town Connecting the Past and Present
From the Mill Valley Historical Society and its annual review to the Mill Valley Public Library’s Lucretia Little History Room, the 94941 has long been steeped in its past, from inception to today and everything in between. On Monday, the Mill Valley City Council gave the green light to MVHS’ proposal to install historical signs at significant sites around town.
Read More‘Mapping MV History’ Digs Into the Sweetwater, a Bay Area Music Icon
Have you ever found yourself looking at a building downtown, admired its architecture and wondered what it looked like in the past? What businesses were there before? Mapping Mill Valley History is a new project that invites you to tour familiar streets and buildings and see how they have evolved over the years. It’s a collaboration between the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce and the treasure trove that is the Mill Valley Public Library‘s Lucretia Little History Room.
Read MoreMill Valley Historical Society Invites Kids to Paint a Full-Sized Model of Engine No. 9 Locomotive – Sept. 18, 25 & Oct 2
Calling all art-loving kiddos: The Mill Valley Historical Society is inviting children and their families to come to the Mill Valley Lumber Yard (129 Miller Ave.) on a trio of upcoming Saturdays – Sept. 18, Sept. 25, and Oct. 2, from 11am to 2pm – to help paint a full-size model of historic Engine No. 9, a 100-year-old steam engine that is the only surviving piece of the once world-famous Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway.
Read More2021 Spirit of Marin Awards to Honor Mill Valley Market, City Manager Alan Piombo – Sept. 24
In a typical year, the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce selects a business or “business citizen” of the year at Bank of Marin’s annual Spirit of Marin Awards to be honored for their community contributions and achievements. As we all can attest, 2021 was not even remotely a typical year, so the Chamber is honoring both a business and a business citizen.
Read MoreIn the Wake of Mill Valley’s Long Overdue Reckoning Over Racial Inequity, Historical Society Takes a Look at How We Got Here
The immediate wake of the George Floyd murder – and the endless tragedies for Black Americans that preceded them – sparked such a stark, galvanizing global moment of protest in 2020, including in Mill Valley, that it was easy to view it in a vacuum. But the folks that run the Mill Valley Historical Society, and particularly those who create the annual MVHS Review, know all too well that nothing exists in a vacuum. Their 32-page, 2021 edition looks at the long overdue racial reckoning in Mill Valley, Marin and beyond in 2020, and puts it within the broader context of history.
Read MoreTomas Dessle’s SunHunter Band to Perform Aug. 7 (6-8pm) and Food, Drink & Shopping Abound @ Miller Closure – Aug. 7-8
For this weekend’s Miller Closure, here’s your Saturday afternoon/evening program, in no particular order: wander around and pop into a store you’ve never been to before, buy a gift for that special someone (maybe you are that special someone), explore different part of Mill Valley than your norm, and be ready to enjoy the sweet sounds of Mill Valley native Tomas Dessle’s SunHunter band from 6-8pm on the Depot Plaza. Top it off with as much shopping, strolling and smiling as possible.
Read MoreAs It Nears 50 Years in Business, Stefano’s Pizza Has Made the Managers of Its Six Stores Partners
In 1972, with interest rates nearly at 20% making the real estate industry the antithesis of the unstoppable force that it is today, Mill Valley realtor Bob Valentino was on the hunt for a career change. He found it by buying Stefano’s Pizza at 8 East Blithedale Avenue from John Butler in 1972. “I’m an Italian kid from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,” he says. “But I didn’t have a clue about making pizza.
Read MoreNick Brown & Friends to Perform, StretchLab Serves Up Free Demo Stretches, and Food, Drink & Shopping Abound @ Miller Closure – July 31-Aug. 1
For this weekend’s Miller Closure, here’s your Saturday afternoon program, in no particular order: eat a bunch at your eatery of choice (12pm Sat. thru Sunday early evening), see our friends at StretchLab’s free demonstration stretches (1-4pm), shake your tail feather to the sounds of Nick Brown & Friends (6-8pm) on the plaza and do as much shopping, strolling and smiling as possible.
Read MoreMutual Admiration Society: Watershed Restaurant Hails Local Trio’s Unrelenting Support Through Pandemic
Throughout the pandemic, restaurant owners have had no shortage of reasons to huddle up and plan for the ever-changing road ahead, from the consistent upheaval of mask requirements, indoor (and then outdoor) dining prohibitions, how to manage the massive spike in takeout and delivery business and much more. And then there were less stressful yet still important decisions to be made to be made by Watershed owner Ged Robertson, chef-partner Kyle Swain and their team.
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