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Angela’s Ice Cream Co-Owner: “There’s Something About This Place. There’s the Beauty, the Connection to the Larger Bay Area – People in this Region Vote with Their Dollars”
At the other end of that Throckmorton Ave. block, there’s also no doubt that another relative newcomer, blockbuster hangout haven for a slightly different clientele is Angela’s Organic Ice Cream, the latest edition in a long line of fantastic ice cream shops in the 94941 (shout out to Baskin Robbins’ incredibly long run ‘til it closed in 2011.) In each case, the lines out the door say it all. Angela’s Organic Ice Cream was originally founded in Petaluma as Lala’s Creamery. Angela Garat and her son, Ignacio, purchased the business and recipes in 2017, and it’s been full speed ahead ever since. There is MUCH more to come, as you’ll read here.
Read MoreCar Talk: Jason Sibley Liddle Makes the Leap to Expand on Mill Valley’s Ever-Growing Car Culture with Moto Ranch Marin
“Creating such communities isn’t easy these days, with work-from-home, social media, and a sense of isolation haunting previously bustling places,” Liddle says. “This is my niche way to chip away at the loneliness pandemic, genuinely and with the intention of strengthening community bonds. Refine what real community is, amplify it, and repeat it in other places that need it. That is how I plan to create and spread positivity in the world—my contribution to the human race.”
Read MoreCindy Kamm, for Whom ‘Painting Is a Means to Express My Passion for the Color, Design & Magic of the Natural World, Is Our Artist of the Month for November – Artwalk Is Nov. 5th, 5:30-7:30!
For Cindy Kamm, “painting is a means to express my passion for the color, design and the magic of the natural world that surrounds us.” “My intention is to use the canvas as a window to stimulate the imagination of the viewer by creating real and imagined landscapes. Much of my work is based on biological principals and images, with an eye towards connectivity and ecology. My years of observation as a naturalist and teacher of biology has helped me see and express these connections.
Read MoreMill Valley Music Festival Organizers Unveil Early Plans for the 4th Edition of Classic Bay Area Event on May 10-11, 2025, With Early Bird Weekend Passes on Sale Thursday, Oct. 23rd at 10am!
”We love our community deeply and we are proud to keep this amazing, family-friendly, multi-faceted May weekend event flourishing and raising the profile of this wondrous place,” says Jim Welte, executive director of the Mill Valley Chamber. “The launch pad of the Mill Valley Music Festival is Friends Field, in the heart of the 94941 and surrounded by some of the Bay Area’s gargantuan Bay Area monoliths – the 2,500-foot Mount Tamalpais, Muir Woods National Monument, and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area just across the Golden Gate Bridge. Adventure, delicious cuisine, a myriad of arts and culture, and an amazing depth of music history are our jam. Come have one of the best homegrown live music experiences in the Bay. While we get to building the 4th edition of this vibrant event, make your plans for an avalanche of pure joy in the spring!”
Read MorePoet and/the Bench Welcomes Elina Peduzzi and Rosemary Carmen Smith for ‘Interconnected Opposing Forces’ – Thursday, October 24, 3-7pm
Bonnie Powers and Jeffrey Levin, owners of the multi-faceted Poet and/the Bench lifestyle store and jewelry atelier space at 11 Throckmorton Ave., continue to curate creativity, with ‘Interconnected Opposing Forces,’ an event set for Thursday, October 25 from 3-7pm. The event features a pair of artists via both sculpture and Cut Paper Collage. Seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interdependent and interconnected. Finding harmony and balance in systems in which the forces are constantly changing, can trip the imagination into innovation gear. Such is the story with the two artists, featured in Poet and/the Bench’s latest exhibit.
Read MoreThe 47th Mill Valley Film Festival Wrapped on Sunday Night, with a Number of Films, Directors and More Spotlighted Over 11 Days & Nights!
The 47th Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF47) proudly announced its prestigious award recipients, recognizing exceptional talent across a wide spectrum of cinematic disciplines. MVFF47 honored the following individuals and ensembles during special Spotlight Programs and Tributes.
Read MoreBarely a Year Since Safeway Debuted a Beautifully Remodeled Store in Strawberry Village, It Did So Again this Month at Safeway @ Camino Alto – With a $3,000 Donation to Kiddo!
Safeway at Camino Alto made a $3,000 donation to Kiddo!, the Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation
Read MoreThe 47th Mill Valley Film Festival Boasts an Abundance of Cinematic Riches, Including Appearances by Actors Jude Law & Ralph Fiennes, Amy Adams in Nightbitch as Well as ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Director Edward Berger at the 47th Mill Valley Film Festival – Oct. 3-13
On the heels of the exhilarating return of the Sequoia Cinema earlier this year, along with the unveiling of the ever-creative new Visual Design for the 2024 Mill Valley Film Festival, and the amazing news that BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated actor Jude Law will appear at the 47th Mill Valley Film Festival (October 3–13), there’s even more exciting MVFF coming our way. “Conclave,” a Vatican-set drama that takes us inside one of the world’s most secretive events, will make its West Coast premiere as the opening night film of the 47th Mill Valley Film Festival, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, with its star Ralph Fiennes set to appear in person.
Read MoreSacramento Bee: With a 7.40 Rating, Marin Would be the 7th Happiest Nation in the World, Between the Netherlands and Canada, if it Were its Own Country
“We find that happiness is aligned with specific quality of life ratings. In particular, jobs, leisure, and housing,” Baldassare said, according to the report. “In our polling, we also looked at personal finance. But the biggest change we’ve seen over time has been satisfaction with jobs, which went from 52% saying they were very satisfied in our first polling to 31% today.” Other polling, by Gallup, asked Californians to rate their satisfaction of life from 1 to 10. A research team from the University of Oxford then compiled all 215,801 responses into a map of the state, broken down by county.
Read MoreLarry the Hat’s 26th Annual Community Block Party Returns With a Free Concert Featuring Matt Jaffe & the Distractions and a Taylor Swift Tribute Band – Sept. 29th, 1-5:30pm
Swifty is a Taylor Swift tribute band “by Swifties, for Swifties.” Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Swifty captures the infectious energy of the Eras Tour. Young actor and musician Gillian Eichenberger sparkles as Taylor, and features a live band headed by prolific singer/songwriter Jon Chi. Bust out your bodysuit, throw on your friendship bracelets, and get ready to “Shake It Off” to your favorite songs! Dance party, costume contest, Taylor inspired drinks specials! Matt Jaffe & The Distractions will perform special guests, Westamerica Tai Kwondo performance and class, Kids Zone with Dave Fromer Soccer, Mill Valley Rec Center Crafts and Camp Funderblast.
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