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One of the most difficult aspects of the COVID-19 crisis to navigate for government officials has been violations of health and safety protocols, from businesses not complying with the relevant health and safety protocols to people not wearing masks or practicing social distancing. After first unveiling a task force comprised of representatives from municipalities throughout Marin…

Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival’s ‘MVFAF: Beyond the Park’ will put the work of 16 artists into the storefront windows of downtown Mill Valley merchants Sept. 18-20. See list below for participating merchants. Throckmorton Theatre Set Designer Steve Coleman’s window tribute to the renowned late puppeteer Lettie Schubert. Courtesy image. The folks behind the Mill…

State’s new framework for COVID-19 metrics provides clarity and presents possibilities for continued business reopening but also requires continued vigilance. The main dining room at Buckeye Roadhouse. By nearly all accounts, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s unveiling late last week of the new Blueprint for a Safer Economy, a revised statewide framework for business reopening amidst the COVID-19…

Multi-faceted nonprofit organization seeks sponsors. GO HERE FOR INFO. Performing Stars, the nonprofit arts organization in Marin City that has supported more than 3,000 children in its 30-year history, was founded by Felecia Gaston, at top right. Courtesy images. Felecia Gaston, founder of the Performing Stars nonprofit organization in Marin City that has lifted up…

Sunday evening collaboration between Throckmorton Theatre and Mill Valley Chamber draws rave reviews – and inquisitive kiddos. Scenes from the Sunday evening performances of SF Opera Orchestra musicians affiliated with the Throckmorton Theatre as part of the Miller Ave. street closure each weekend. Courtesy images. ​For Beni Shinohara, the joy of performing outside alongside her…

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Karen Olson, owner of Juice Girl, whose restaurant participates in the Great Plates Program. Over the course of the COVID-19 crisis in Marin, there have been no shortage of innovative programs to both feed frontlines workers and the elderly while also generating some much-needed revenue for local restaurants. Since March, that has included Feed the Frontlines…

Rev. Moose, executive director of National Independent Venue Association, at left, is joined by LCD Soundsystem front man James Murphy and Senator Chuck Schumer at a press conference announcing support for bipartisan legislation aimed at providing relief to independent live venues, promoters and festivals. Courtesy image. The COVID-19 crisis has been devastating, to varying degrees, for…

Joan Baez’s portrait of her sister, Mimi Farina. Courtesy image. Three years after Donna Seager and Suzanne Gray landed the first solo painting exhibit from legendary singer-songwriter and activist Joan Baez with “Mischief Makers” a series of acrylic paintings of some of the most famous “risk-taking revolutionaries” at their Seager Gray Gallery at 108 Throckmorton Avenue, the trio are collaborating again. This time Baez, the…

Because Marin has among the highest testing rates in the state, local case rates are adjusted downward, which places Marin among counties that may move into the less restrictive “red” tier starting September 8, a move that could set the stage for some indoor dining. The Shavery Barbershop and Revery Salon on East Blithedale Ave. Mill…