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Marin Magazine Opens ‘Best of the County’ Contest Up to Readers – and We’ve Done the Heavy Lifting For You!
Over the years, Marin Magazine‘s Best of the County issue has highlighted the best our community has to offer, from where to eat to beauty to outdoor activities. They’re doing things a bit differently this year, opening up voting entirely to readers and expanding the scope of to include the wider Bay Area. For each category, they’re…
Read MoreMill Valley Arts Venues, Thousands Across the Country Await Word on Shuttered Venue Operators Grant
The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program, long delayed in its launch after it was included in the $900 billion stimulus passed by Congress in December 2020 (yes, you read that right) as the Save Our Stages Act, has had a bumpy rollout to say the least. The program is designed to provide $16 billion in dedicated funding for beleaguered live music, theater…
Read MoreMakers Market Kicks Off 2021 Open Artisan Faires at MV Lumber Yard – 2nd Saturdays, June Through December
For the past 15-plus months, the word “event” has incited a similar reaction to the name Voldemort, as the idea of gathering together in any-sized group, for any reason, was verboten. That’s changing this month, and Makers Market‘s regular series of Open Air Artisan Faires at the Mill Valley Lumber Yard will be among the first to return to the…
Read MoreGet Ready for a Traffic Slowdown as Caltrans to Close Several Hwy. 101 Lanes For Richardson Bridge Repairs
Caltrans plans to make emergency repairs on northbound U.S. Highway 101’s bridge spanning Richardson Bay in Mill Valley, according to Bay City News Service. Lane and ramp closures will take place between June 1 and June 18, said Bart Ney, spokesperson for Caltrans’ District 4 office. The emergency repairs will require closures of lanes #3,…
Read MoreMTC’s ‘Brilliant Mind’ Draws Raves for ‘Nicely Nuanced Performances,’ ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’-Style Innovation That Enhances Storytelling – Runs Thru 6/13
Despite being hemmed in by the inability to gather audiences and experience the power of theater in person due to the slowly-receding COVID-19 crisis, the Marin Theatre Company continues to innovate. MTC’s latest is Brilliant Mind, a co-production with Storykrapht, a partnership between multi-talented actress and writer Denmo Ibrahim and Marti Wigder Grimminck to reimagine theater in the…
Read MoreWest Coast Wine • Cheese on Sunnyside Is a Pandemic Biz Success Story That Leaves MV Without a Wine Bar
West Coast Wine • Cheese owner Chris Wanner and his wife Lindsey. Courtesy images. Sometimes it takes a catastrophic event to rethink everything, to realize that a crisis has carved out an unexpected, bountiful new lane that reshapes the successful business you’ve built. The devastation wrought by the COVID-19 crisis has certainly provided that realization for…
Read MoreMill Valley Fall Arts Festival Doles Out Scholarships, Gets the Green Light to Return to Old Mill Park on Sept. 18-19
Clockwise from top left, Lindsey Tenaglia, Luke Osborne, Natalie Nong and Fiona McDermott have received MVFAF scholarships and will have their art showcased at the 2021 MVFAF on Sept. 18-19. Courtesy images. On the heels of a 15-plus month avalanche of major event cancellations and virtual replacements, we just got word that the 64th Mill Valley…
Read MoreLibrary Foundation to Launch a Walkathon with Raffle, Goodies, Literary Character Dress-Up & More – Oct. 24
“Mill Valley Story Walk” will begin and end at the library itself, with plenty of fun planned for up and down Miller Ave. The Mill Valley Library Foundation has long established itself as a powerhouse organization in support of one of Mill Valley’s treasures: the Mill Valley Public Library. It has done so in myriad ways,…
Read MoreAfter a Lengthy Layover in Orange Tier, Marin Moves to Yellow Tier, with ‘Beyond the Blueprint’ Arriving June 15
Marin’s move to the Yellow Tier today will likely be brief as we go ‘Beyond the Blueprint’ on June 15. Stuck on pause in the orange tier within the statewide Blueprint for a Safer Economy framework since March 24, Marin is now able to move to the less restrictive yellow tier as of June 1, Marin County Public Health Officer…
Read MoreAfter a Trip Down a Musical Memory Lane, Bob’s Tree Service Owner Says MV’s Full of Serendipitous Moments
A post from longtime Mill Valley resident Bob Emrich, owner of Bob’s Tree Service: “I started a tree business in Mill Valley three-plus years ago, and I have never looked back. It has been a great experience, and the best part is the people I meet in this cool town of ours. One of them…
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