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UPDATE 11.12.20: Hohoho, Santa Claus is coming to town, and has already been spotted around town, most recently on a visit to Tony’s Shoe Repair to get his boots, belt and buckle polished to shine bright for the Holidays. Santa will mostly be coming to you virtually this year, enabling us to see each other joyously…

From left, Quoc Phan of Tam Bikes, Super Duper Burger’s Jesus Garcia and Tamalpie owner Karen Goldberg. As part of our EMV Films series highlighting some of the myriad creative businesses, organizations and people in Mill Valley, we’re spotlighting the family-centric businesses of Miller Avenue, including Tam Bikes, Super Duper Burger and Tamalpie. Sponsored by…

What a $&#&%^* of a year. That’s the word from the folks at Equator Coffees at Proof Lab, and to show their gratitude to their diehard supporters through a year that seen one too many major calamities to contend with, they’re throwing a Customer Appreciation Day on Friday, Oct. 30. ​ “We have been so appreciative…

Tim Fleming, at center, conducts an eCycling session with clients in the parking lot across the street from his Endurance Performing Training Center on Madrona Street in downtown Mill Valley, Courtesy image. Forty-two days after Marin County came out of a herky-jerky appeals process with the California Department of Public Health and moved into the red tier 2, Marin…

Southern Marin Fire Protection District firefighters put out a small blaze at Vasco restaurant in Downtown Mill Valley on Monday, Oct. 26. Image courtesy City of Mill Valley. Vasco owner Paul Lazzareschi was one of the few restaurant owners in downtown Mill Valley whose eatery stayed open during the early hours of PG&E’s Public Safety…

Anyone who’s stayed at the historic West Point Inn over the course of its 116 years atop Mount Tamalpais knows that it’s an inimitable experience – a rustic, off the grid, community-oriented facility completely surrounded by nature. But despite being resilient enough to survive the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic that killed 50 million people, the closure of the…

Betty Goerke. Mill Valley resident Betty Goerke, the chairperson of the Miwok Archeological Preserve of Marin (MAPOM) and a professor emeritus at College of Marin, is about as steeped in the Coast Miwok history and culture and as anyone could ever hope to be. The Milley Award winner continues to be the gift that keeps on giving to teachers…

Emily Ulhorn of Mill Valley Rotary Club, at center, is joined by Yaker Kawoh and Wyna Barron from the Marin City Food Pantry at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Courtesy images. From wildfire victims to Scout Hall’s renovation, just to name two, the Mill Valley Rotary Club has been a force for good in the 94941…

Any hopes that we could avoid a Public Safety Power Shutoff during another horrific fire season AND amidst the COVID-19 pandemic have been dashed. Due to expected severe weather conditions, PG&E plans a PSPS from Sunday evening 6-8pm through at least Monday evening, depending on conditions.​What that means: As of this moment, PG&E’s Future Power Outages Map…

The COVID-19 crisis has ravaged every sector of Mill Valley’s economy over the past seven months, but few industries have faced as many whiplash-inducing fits and starts as restaurants and food-serving businesses. But as we begin to inch our way toward the orange tier 3 within the statewide Blueprint for a Safer Economy framework as soon as Oct. 27…