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Johanna Pfaelzer. Courtesy image. As lovers of our renowned Marin Theatre Company know all too well, 2020 has not been kind to theater organizations given our inability to gather in a room and immerse ourselves in theatrical performances. But as MTC Artistic Director Jasson Minadakis has shown, one positive out of the COVID-19 mess is…

Recent scenes form Terra Marin Schools. Courtesy images. After launching Terra Marin Micro-Schools in August and drawing media coverage from the likes of NBC Bay Area and the Marin Independent Journal for its use of 12-student cohorts that visited  locations throughout the Bay Area and conducted school in nature five days a week, Terra  Marin Schools, Wendy Xa continues to innovate through…

Helen Russell and Dana Williams. From his presence at – and sponsorship of – some of Mill Valley’s major events, as well as his multi-faceted marketing and community engagement, Compass real estate agent Dana Williams has long been a ubiquitous presence in Mill Valley. Spurred on by the desire for connection during the pandemic, Williams…

City of Mill Valley’s Public Safety Building at 1 Hamilton Drive. A citywide review this month of an array of options to potentially create an affordable housing development in town for the first time since 1986 quickly became largely a neighborhood’s defense of a pair of City-owned vacant lots near Scott Highlands Park. City officials…

Mark and Curtis Fong and Ivan the bird at Critterland Pets. Mark Fong needs – and has long deserved – a vacation that extends beyond a quick weekend camping jaunt. “It’s been a long run – it’s time to hang it up,” Fong says. That’s Mark’s take on his decision to close his Critterland Pets,…

Thirteen months ago, Kelly Scott opened Sundry, her second retail shop in downtown Mill Valley, a kitchen- and garden-focused complement to The Goods, her shop around the corner laden with “unique gifts, vintage finds, locally sourced treasures and lots of cashmere” at 6 Miller. Scott, the former owner of the Alpha Dog shop, plans to close Sundry in mid-November, but in the meantime,…

Some of the contemporary works on display at the Desta Gallery. Emebet Korn at her Desta Gallery. Desta Gallery, the Emebet Korn’s recently relocated art gallery from San Anselmo to downtown Mill Valley, is set to officially celebrate its arrival with an “Inaugural Opening Reception” on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2-4:30pm in a reserved space just…

At an event to celebrate its placement on the wall at 34 Miller Ave., local artist Wesley Cabral speaks about his creation of the “Heroes” Mural celebrating the late Rep. John Lewis and actor Chadwick Boseman. Art once again took center stage this weekend in downtown Mill Valley, as a bevy of local business owners…

Mill Valley Recreation is looking for businesses to participate by decorating their (socially distant) parking space or trunk in fun and engaging ways. Participants remain in their cars.  Scenes from Mill Valley Recreation’s “Trunk or Treat” event in 2018. As we’ve all become accustomed to in the COVID-19 era, Halloween 2020 is, in the words…

What does one of the most renowned event production companies in the Bay Area do when you can’t, um, have events?  Get creative, as always. Daniel Patrick and Erma Murphy of Murphy Productions are hosting a “Mystery, Magic & the Macabre” edition of their regular Saturday Salon on October 31, 6-8pm, via Zoom. “It’s a trick,…