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New City Manager Todd Cusimano Seeks to Navigate The Road Ahead for Outdoor Business Use With an Extension thru April 2023 & Extra Time For Those Who Need to Address Parking Requirements
City of Mill Valley leaders continue to do the heavy lifting necessary to create an outdoor business use program that is right-sized for the 94941 community, respects the varying priorities of different business sectors and acknowledges the overwhelming popularity for all things al fresco. New City Manager Todd Cusimano seems determined to strike that balance.
Read MoreLights, Camera & Get In on the Action at the 45th Mill Valley Film Festival – Oct. 6-16
This year, the festival’s 45th edition marks a return to the norm, with the retention of at-home virtual screenings Organizers have landed a stellar cast of all of the above for MVFF’s 145-film program from Oct. 6-16. “This year is kind of like the phoenix rising out of the ashes of the craziness of the last few years.”
Read MoreAs Blithedale Project Continues, We Keep Ramping Up Our Support For downtown Businesses & Nonprofits – Check Out Our New Signs Reminding You to #ShopMV!
Earlier this year, we created – with generous design assistance from Poet and/the Bench and the support of the City of Mill Valley – an array of banners, both on Miller Ave. and on the Depot Plaza, to urge residents and guests to support the people that serve as backbone of our community. Now we’re deploying some signs around town to do the same.
Read MoreScintillating Live Music + Fashion Show + Beer Garden to Benefit Kiddo! = Larry the Hat’s Community Block Party – Sept. 25
On Sunday, Sept. 25 from 1-6pm, Larry the Hat’s “Mill Valley Community Block Party” once again takes over the block of Miller Ave. between Throckmorton and Sunnyside avenues, with the Depot Plaza used for kids activities.
Read MoreMill Valley Market Rolls Out Welcoming Outdoor Furniture
Some of those Downtown Project’s bulb-outs were large enough to create more outdoor sidewalk space, particularly for the venerable Mill Valley Market at 12 Corte Madera Avenue. The market’s leadership recently placed a welcoming array of outdoor gathering spaces.
Read MoreSupporters of Late All Wrapped Up Owner Lisa Walsmith Are Turning Her Inventory Into a Massive Fundraiser for Trio of Marin Nonprofits – Sept. 10, 10am-4pm
The sale is set for Saturday, September 10th (10am-4pm) in the parking lot adjacent to the Mill Creek Plaza building at 38 Miller, offering deep discounts on gifts items like candles, children’s toys, books, cards and wrapping materials. All items are 50% off or more.
Read MorePlanning Commission Unanimously Backs One-Year Extension of Non-Seasonal Outdoor Business Use and Evaluation of a Permanent Program – Ultimate Decision Goes to City Council in September
“If we took this to a public vote, this would be a landslide.”So said some of the residents who turned out Tuesday evening for the Mill Valley Planning Commission’s hearing on issues related to the City Council’s unanimous decision in April to pare back some of the elements of our community’s incredibly popular use of outdoor space.
Read MoreAt an August 23rd Hearing, City Council Seeks Planning Commission Blessing of a Proposal to Make Outdoor Dining Only Seasonal and Bar Use of Private Property If It Reduces Parking
At an April 2022 hearing, City Manager Alan Piombo told the council that “in order to make zoning changes, the Planning Commission would need to review those changes prior to them coming back to council for adoption. But there would be no open or ongoing deliberation over what the program would look like.” That hearing is set for Tuesday, August 23 at 6:30pm.
Read MoreMill Valley Fall Arts Fest Returns to Old Mill Park – Sept. 17-18
More than 130 artists showcased their work at MVFAF in 2021 and turnout was excellent, despite a consistent drizzle, a clear indication that one of Mill Valley’s landmarks remains as popular and well-regarded as ever. Now the MVFAF team looks to build on that success with the 2022 edition, set for September 17-18.
Read MoreLet’s Dance: Arts Commission’s Free Concerts in the Plaza Are Almost Here – Sept. 10-11
Come Sept. 10-11 (11am-7pm), the Depot Plaza’s going to be rockin.’ The Mill Valley Arts Commission is bringing back the series with two full days of live music featuring an array of acclaimed local bands, as well as a few exciting special guests. For both events, City officials are closing the block of Miller Ave. between…
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