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“Mom-and-Pop” Shops Bolster the Power of Marin County’s Small Business Presence, Ranking It No. 1 in California, According to Financial Tech Firm
Jim Welte, executive director of the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce, said the study seems to match his understanding: Marin has a lively small-business community. “Four out of the five commercial areas in Mill Valley are centered on small businesses.,” he told the Marin IJ. “Mill Valley is very much a mom-and-pop-centric town.”
Read MoreWith Construction Waning, Let’s Eat, Drink, Shop, Gather & Enjoy Mill Valley’s Return to Expanded Lunch and Dinner Service Again!
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Read MoreMarin Theatre Company Unveils 2023-24 Season – ‘Where Did We Sit on the Bus?’ Runs Through May 28
The third play of the current season, the West Coast premiere of Where Did We Sit on the Bus?, runs through May 28. Brian Quijada’s one-person musical play investigates where Latinos fit in an American racial history narrative that too often poses a false dichotomy of Black or white. Satya Chávez, who wrote some of the show’s compositions, stars, and Matt Dickson directs.
Read MoreMill Valley Volunteer Firefighters’ Memorial Day Pancake Breakfast Returns on May 29, 7-11am! Here Are Details of All of the Blockbuster Weekend Fun!
Let’s be clear: pancakes are always a good idea. That’s especially true when they serve as the tasty entree to a blockbuster Memorial Day weekend. It all begins with the return of the Mill Valley Volunteer Firefighters’ Association’s Pancake Breakfast from 7-11am in front of Mill Valley City Hall (26 Corte Madera Avenue) outside Southern Marin Fire Department Station 6 with pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice, milk and coffee.
Read MoreMV Historical Society Takes a Trip Through Mill Valley’s Era of Being a Rock ‘n Roll Mecca – May 28
The 44th annual MVHS Walk Into History will be on Sunday, May 28. This year’s event celebrates the “Rock ’n Roll mecca” that was Mill Valley in the 1960s-1980s, with music halls and stores frequented by both homegrown and world-famous musicians and bands.
Read MoreTime, Patience, Some Nimble City Councilmembers and Stakeholders Have Revealed a Proposed New Home for the Historic Engine No. 9 Locomotive
“As a fourth generation Mill Valley resident, I understand the importance of honoring our history,” Mayor Jim Wickham said. “We are happy to have been able to find a temporary home for the locomotive that will help future generations learn about Mill Valley’s rich past.”
Read MoreMill Valley Chamber to Showcase the Artwork of 33 students Tam High Students in Zachary Gilmour’s Drawing and Painting Class in May
The title of the exhibition, whose medium acrylic on canvas, is “My Community – portraits of teachers, coaches, friends, parents and other members of the community that the student wished to recognize.”
Read MoreBlight Is in the Eye of the Beholder, But What Can We Do to Incentivize Commercial Property Owners to Invest in Theirs?
We welcome your thoughts in the comments section on how our community can address these difficult issues by building much needed – and required – housing in the coming years while also matching the vibrance of the incredibly multi-modal Miller Avenue with beautiful multi-use properties.
Read MoreApplications for Mill Valley Memorial Day Parade on May 29th Go Live – As Do Sponsorship Opportunities
The I Love a Parade committee – Lautzker, Clifford Waldeck and Paul Moe – have added a new “Become a Sponsor” option for Chamber Members and the community on the website. The options for sponsoring are on the form.
Read MoreBank of Marin to Showcase a Baker’s Dozen of Mill Valley Artists as Part of Marin Open Studios – April 17-May 31, May 2nd Reception
The featured artists include a number of renowned locals: Barry Toranto, Melissa Pharm, Tom Zizzo, Doug Herr, Linda Wegmann, Irene Belknap, Meili Zhao Buinisma, Victoria Mimiaga, Tina Fossella, Nicholas Coley, Nance Miller, Liana Steinmetz and Tom Doyle.
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