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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…

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…

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…

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!…

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 – and the low 40s morning temperatures that have made themselves known in recent days – have wiped out…

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…

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…

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…

Family Holiday Hunt, Virtual Tree Lighting, Holiday Performances, Santa & #ShopMV Like all of Mill Valley’s landmark events, Winterfest, the 94941’s annual holiday celebration, will look a little bit different in 2020. But much like our friends at the Mill Valley Film Festival, Marin Theatre Company, MV Memorial Day Parade and, well, every business and nonprofit…

There simply hasn’t been a more critically important public servant in Marin than Dr. Matt Willis over the past year, as Marin County’s public health officer has steered us through an unbelievable year of medical and economic turbulence, from a rollercoaster of COVID-19 data to the decisions governing the reopening of the economy. At a virtual Outdoor Art Club…