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A quick glance at any of the trash bins around Mill Valley reveals an abundance of one particular source of waste: single-use coffee cups. A pair of local leaders, Ambatalia owner Molly de Vries and Susan Lopes of the Mill Valley Chamber, have partnered with UPSTREAM, which sparks innovative solutions to plastic pollution by helping businesses and…

For parents, students and teachers, the return to in-person learning in April served as a reminder of the inherent power of gathering children together, safely, to grow across a variety of subjects and mediums. Kiddo!, the organization largely responsible for funding arts education teachers and specialists as well as supplies for all art, music,  curriculum-integrated…

Mill Valley Public Safety Building at 1 Hamilton Drive. Possible site location outlined in yellow. In a year-plus in which the Mill Valley City Council has sought to tackle a wide range of major issues like police reform and the lack of affordable housing in the community, council members have hinted at their frustration at the limitations…

Marin County’s move into the least restrictive yellow tier remains on pause.  Marin County Public Health Officer Dr. Matt Willis told the Board of Supervisors this week that Marin continues to lead the state in vaccination rates – 82 percent of eligible residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine – the flip side of…

Tam High’s mountain bike club teams, as participants in a high school club sport, have long existed outside the Marin County Athletic League (MCAL). They compete in the NorCal High School Cycling League, which was founded in 2001, and are school-sponsored. That longstanding relationship snowballed into a kerfuffle over the past week when questions arose late last week…

Even after 14 months of digesting an avalanche of confusing, maddening and ever-changing data and guidelines from public heath officials, the past few days have been especially whiplash-inducing for Californians. On May 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidance saying that available evidence demonstrated it was safe for fully vaccinated people to go without masks…

The Marin County Board of Supervisors unanimously declared a drought emergency this week in response to historic dry conditions, taking the step to further urge countywide water conservation and potentially setting the stage for state and federal disaster aid and new tools to prevent reservoirs from depleting, including the proposed $5.1 billion drought package that Gov.…

For more than a decade, Marina O’Neill has honored the adventurous spirit of grandmother Freda Marie Been in thrilling fashion, naming the flagship boat of her Sausalito-based SF Bay Adventures – an 80-foot, gaff-rigged tall ship available for private tours for up to 49 people and public sails – the Schooner Freda B. “She was an amazing woman,” O’Neill says.…

The California Film Institute‘s annual Doclands documentary film festival wrapped this weekend, showcasing dozens of films across 10 days with a mix of safe in-person screenings and streaming. As the fest wrapped Sunday, organizers unveiled the awards winners from the slate. “Our audiences have recognized Jennifer Abbott’s masterful filmmaking skills by choosing her exquisite documentary The Magnitude of All Things,…

Scenes from the Throckmorton Theatre’s “Tours & Tales” experience. When you step inside the Throckmorton Theatre for its new “Tours & Tales” adventure – and yes, we’re skipping over the part where you ponder the possibility, because it is an absolutely spectacular must-do – it’s important to take a beat before you dive in. Once…