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Mill Valley Music Fest News: For now, Given the Current Macro-Economic Climate & Profound Changes in Music Festival Economics & the Impending MVMS Construction Project, We’ve Decided to Take a Pause in 2026 From MVMF. We’ll Keep Innovating & Serving our Members and Community in Every Way We Can. But for now, We’ll Pause MVMF in 2026. We’ll see you around, and we’ll be back!

We hope to get back to being a source of amazing music again in our community. For now, given the current macro economic climate and profound changes in music festival economics, we have decided to take a pause in 2026 from producing the Mill Valley Music Festival. We will keep innovating and serving our members and community in every way we can. But for now, all these years later, we have decided to take a brief pause from producing the Mill Valley Music Fest in 2026. We’ll see you around town, and we’ll be back!

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Best Way to Find One’s ā€˜Why’ at Work: The Always Creative Grace Kraaijvanger, Founder of The Hivery Co-Working Space, Garners Kudos From Pacific Sun!

The Pacific Sun just spotlighted The Hivery among the Best of Marin 2025!Ā Named Best Co-Working Office Space byĀ Pacific SunĀ readers, The Hivery in Mill Valley is more than just a place to work—it’s a movement. A hub for creativity, mentorship and meaningful connection, The Hivery provides women with the space and support they need to build the next chapter of their lives. Founder Grace Kraaijvanger built The Hivery on three guiding values: kindness, creativity and community. Her goal? To create a metaphorical—and literal—space where the creative and collaborative process is embraced not just by artists, but by anyone seeking purpose-driven work and a life that matters. ā€œIt’s a movement about working in an entirely different way,ā€ says Kraaijvanger on her site. ā€œWe hug, we belong, we learn, we mentor and we elevate.ā€ In Marin, where the line between work and purpose is often beautifully blurred, The Hivery proves that success doesn’t have to come at the expense of one’s soul.

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Makers Market at The Lumber Mill Valley Lumber Yard Continues in 2025, Runs Saturdays Thru Dec. 13!

Makers Market at The Lumber Mill Valley Lumber Yard Continues in 2025, Runs Saturdays Thru Dec. 13! Saturday, August 16 from 11am – 5pm (Facebook event) (Eventbrite); Saturday, September 20 from 11am – 5pm (Facebook event) (Eventbrite); Saturday, October 18 from 11am – 5pm (Facebook event) (Eventbrite); Saturday, November 15 and Sunday, November 16 from 11am – 5pm (Facebook event) (Eventbrite); Saturday, December 13 from 11am – 5pm (Facebook event) (Eventbrite)

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The 2025–26 Enjoy Mill Valley Guide Has Arrived Just in Time to Celebrate Mill Valley’s 125th anniversary on September 1!

The 2025–26 Enjoy Mill Valley Guide has arrived just in time to celebrate Mill Valley’s 125th anniversary on September 1! It’s packed with local history, ā€œthen & nowā€ photos, a 1900–2025 timeline, and endless inspiration for things to see and do. Inside, you’ll find feature stories, a complete Chamber member directory, and a calendar full of member events. It reached 25,000 Marin Magazine subscribers in August—pick up your copies at the Chamber office or at our next After Hours. The guide’s arrival comes right on the heels of an amazing, blockbuster series of events that comes with Mill Valley’s celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the 94941!! Join us Labor Day Weekend as we celebrate Mill Valley’s 125th! Additional details about the events below, including specific times and locations, are coming soon.

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Mill Valley Supports Neurodiverse Artists in ā€œArtists Without Boundariesā€ Exhibit

Artists Without Boundaries will be featured at the Mill Valley Community Center in its DEI Exhibition Space. Artists Without Boundaries, is a visual arts installation honoring the creativity and perspective of neurodiverse artists. Opening on August 5, the exhibit features vibrant works from students at The Helix School alongside pieces from several talented local artists. The show features a rich array of mediums—from expressive paintings, photography, and digital art to mixed media. Presented by local non-profit PAASS (Project Awareness and Special Sports), Artists Without Boundaries is deeply rooted in the organization’s mission to foster opportunity and understanding through sports and the arts, the exhibit gives neurodiverse artists a platform to share their unique perspectives.

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The Richmond Bridge Saga Continues, as a Revised Bike Path Plan Has Been Submitted

Members of the Marin County Bicycle Coalition have been remaining committed to maintaining 24/7 access to the multiuse path on the bridge. ā€œWe would rather they keep their $1.6m and keep the trail open,ā€ Tarrell Kullaway, the organization’s director, said in an email. ā€œWe do not believe that the things the trail pilot was supposed to test have been tested yet,ā€ Kullaway said. ā€œIn particular, the toll plaza, where the biggest bottleneck occurs, and the lack of safe connections on the Marin side should be addressed before data can be deemed accurate.ā€ Kullaway also noted that the path from Main Street to Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in San Rafael is incomplete, making access to and from the bridge on the Marin side challenging for some.

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Marin IJ Restaurant Review: Mill Valley’s Tamalpie Still Delivers Great Food, Cocktails

I’d describe the pizza served at Tamalpie in Mill Valley as one with a Neapolitan crust and California-style toppings. This style suits its clientele just fine. The crust is thinnish, softly chewy and just a little crisp on the bottom. Toppings are fresh and first-rate, like Hobbs’ meats and house-made tomato sauce. Tamalpie, which opened in 2011, is firmly grounded in Mill Valley at the foot of Mount Tamalpais with a list of pizzas named after hiking trails and old camps on the mountain, like Cascade, Railroad Grade and Bootjack.

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Marin IJ: Martin Cruz Smith, ā€˜Gorky Park’ Author Who Lived in Mill Valley for a Time, Dies in San Rafael at the Age Of 82

Born Martin William Smith in Reading, Pennsylvania, he studied creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania and started out as a journalist, including a brief stint at the AP and at the Philadelphia Daily News. Success as an author arrived slowly. He had been a published novelist for more than a decade before he broke through in the early 1980s with ā€œGorky Park.ā€ His novel came out when the Soviet Union and the Cold War were still very much alive and centered on Renko’s investigation into the murders of three people whose bodies were found in the Moscow park that Smith used for the book’s title.

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