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Feed the Frontlines’ Founder Kylie Frame GarnersĀ AFP Golden Gateās Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Award
Tam High grad Kylie Frame, at left, spearheaded the Feed the Frontlines campaign to to feed first responders but also to support local restaurants. Tam High grad Kylie Frame, whose Feed the Frontlines Marin, a community-driven movement that raised more than $65,000 to both feed first responders but also to support local restaurants trying to sustain themselves amidst the…
Read MoreA Message From City Manager Alan Piombo:Ā Shop & Dine Local: Embrace What Makes Mill Valley Unique!
As we enter the holiday season, I would like to encourage community members to make a special effort this year to support our local restaurants, shops and service providers here in Mill Valley. This year, more than ever, we need to embrace what makes our community unique – the local shops, restaurants and businesses that…
Read MoreBook Passage’s Elaine Petrocelli Delivers Her Holiday List of Books to Give at Outdoor Art Club Via Zoom ā 12/3
On the hunt for that perfect gift for the book lover in your life? You won’t do much better than a Dec. 3 Outdoor Art Club event, where Elaine Petrocelli, co-founder of one of Marin’s premier independent book stores, Book Passage in Corte Madera, will highlight new literature and suggest books for holiday gift giving. The 1pm event via Zoom is free…
Read MoreNewsom Makes Marin’s Self-Imposed COVID Regression Official, Moves Businesses to More Restrictive Red Tier
UPDATE 11.26.20: Based on continuing rise in coronavirus case counts in Marin, we expect guidance on Nov. 27 from Marin County Public Health Officer Dr. Matt Willis about the possibility of Marin moving into the Purple Tier within the state’s COVID-19 framework. California State Capitol. Photo by Andre_m via Creative Commons. One day before Marin…
Read MoreReversal of Fortune: Citing Continued Rise in COVID-19 Cases, County Officials Stiffen Business Restrictions
Bottom line: County officials are pre-emptively reducing the density allowed for Marin businesses, effective. Nov. 17. That reduction spans multiple sectors but hits restaurants hardest, as they must shut down indoor dining for at least three weeks, as the expectation is that COVID-19 metrics in Marin will get worse before they get better with the holidays…
Read MoreAll Hands on Deck: There’s Never Been a More Critically Important Moment to #ShopMV ā Online or In Person
Do you enjoy having a gorgeous community filled with innovative shops and amazing restaurants throughout the 94941? Take an active role in keeping it that way! More than ever before, your neighborhood business owners need your support this year! Enjoy free parking from Nov. 27-Jan. 1 and do your holiday shopping in Mill Valley. #ShopMV!…
Read MoreCan Marin Avoid Post-Election COVID-19 Regression, Enabling Businesses to Sustain Momentum Into 2021?
City, County officials hope an increase in COVID-19 case counts in Marin, along with the arrival of winter weather, provides a necessary wake-up call. Hail in Mill Valley, Nov. 2020. That mid-day hail storm on Sunday ā and the low 40s morning temperatures that have made themselves known in recent days ā have wiped out…
Read More#ShopMV: MV Lumber Yard Welcomes an Array of Creators at Makers Market’s ‘Meet the Makers’ ā Nov. 14
Makers Market‘s regular series of outdoor markets at the Mill Valley Lumber Yard returns this weekend as owner Suzy Ekman and her team continue to dip their toes back into outdoor, socially distanced gatherings with a “Meet the Makers” event on Saturday, November 14 from 10am-5pm. In addition to live music from Live Music by Matt Bolton (10:30am-1:30pm) and Dave Chapman (2:00pm-5:00pm), the…
Read MoreHealth Officers Issue Holiday Guidance: Avoid Non-Essential Travel, Keep Gatherings Brief, Small & Outside
Marin County Public Health officials say travel outside the Bay Area will increase chances of infection and potentially spread the virus. With the holiday travel season almost upon usBay Area public health officers are joining hands to issue an array of recommendations designed to avoid a COVID-19 outbreak over the coming weeks and months. Public health…
Read MoreMarin Theatre Co. Adds Etemad as Associate Artistic Director AmidstĀ a Re-Envisioning ‘of Our Art Form’
Marin Theatre Co. Associate Artistic Director Nakissa Etemad. Courtesy image. Marin Theatre Company, which opened its production of American Dreams this week, announced that Nakissa Etemad is its first associate artistic director. Etemad will share producing, season programming, artist hiring, new play development initiatives, and oversight of the company’s education programs responsibilities with artistic director…
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