Oscar-Nominated Film Producer Orian Williams Debuts Exhibit of B&W Photography at Solstrice Gallery in Mill Valley  – Dec. 2

Oscar-Nominated Film Producer Orian Williams Debuts Exhibit of B&W Photography at Solstrice Gallery in Mill Valley – Dec. 2

Best known for his Academy Award-nominated film, Shadow of the Vampire and the BAFTA and Cannes-winning film, Control, alongside documentaries about Billy Idol and Syd Barret of Pink Floyd, Orian Williams is a visionary, Variety Magazine nominated Top Ten film...
Dazzled by the Mill Valley Lumber Yard, Amanda and Richard Weld Expand their Ultra-Creative Tantrum Shop to Mill Valley

Dazzled by the Mill Valley Lumber Yard, Amanda and Richard Weld Expand their Ultra-Creative Tantrum Shop to Mill Valley

They might not be in the music industry, but the Mathews family – the driving force behind the massive, brilliantly re-envisioned adaptation of the Mill Valley Lumber Yard starting in 2012 – knows a hit when they see one.  The latest example of that happened in the...
Marin County Officials Unveil Online Database and Map of Public Art Throughout Marin!

Marin County Officials Unveil Online Database and Map of Public Art Throughout Marin!

As we’ve chronicled for the past few years, Mill Valley has continued to have a certified, extended artistic moment. That moment spans from micro to macro. The former is dominated by seemingly ubiquitous public art in the form of art boxes, art benches, celestial...
Marin IJ: Homestead Valley’s Tim Ryan Creates Whimsical Public Art Projects, Garners 2023 Milley Award

Marin IJ: Homestead Valley’s Tim Ryan Creates Whimsical Public Art Projects, Garners 2023 Milley Award

Readers of this space know that we are longstanding Tim Ryan enthusiasts, particularly for his unending creativity and community spirit – see here, here and here, to name just a few. But Ryan has devotees in spades, and we can count the Marin Independent Journal among...
Makers Market Toasts 5-Year Anniversary at MV Lumber Yard, Hosts Open Air Market – Oct. 14, 11am-5pm

Makers Market Toasts 5-Year Anniversary at MV Lumber Yard, Hosts Open Air Market – Oct. 14, 11am-5pm

Makers Market’s monthly Open Air Markets return have long been staples at the Mill Valley Lumber Yard, spotlighting some of the best local makers offering jewelry, organic body, CBD products, candles, plants, home goods, apparel, glass, and more. The latest...