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Mill Valley Planning Commission Approves Paint Color Changes for Sluggish, Nine-Unit 500 Miller Ave. Project
The current state of affairs of the 500 Miller Ave. project as of Sept. 24, 2020. The current state of affairs of the 500 Miller Ave. project as of Sept. 24, 2020. It’s been nearly two years since the Mill Valley Planning Commission rejected a proposal, within an informal study session, from the then-owner of the 500…
Read MoreFrom Black Lives Matter & MV Fall Art’s Fest ‘Beyond the Park’ to Arts Commission’s ‘Knitting Us Together,’ Art With Purpose Abounds on Depot Plaza in Downtown MV
Outside of Mill Valley’s usual tentpole events throughout the year, the rhythms of the Depot Plaza on an average day stretches from the morning coffee klatsch to workers enjoying a midday lunch to afternoon scootering of little ones. For myriad reasons, that rhythm is markedly different now. It might have something to do with the fact that…
Read MoreHolding Pattern: County Public Health Officer Defines Success as Staying in ‘Tier 2′ for at Least Two Months’
Crucial “equity metric” comparing a county’s COVID-19 percent positivity rate across low-income neighborhoods and more affluent neighborhoods will likely slow Marin’s reopening. On the heels of Marin’s long-awaited reopening progress on Sept. 15 for an array of business sectors for the first time since late June – retailers and hair salons could expand to 50% capacity, nail…
Read MoreStanford Professor to Speak at OAC on ‘NicoTeen: Curbing the Youth Nicotine Vaping Epidemic’ – Oct. 1
As the Mill Valley City Council took steps this week to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products and prohibit the sale of tobacco products at pharmacies, an expert on nicotine addiction is set to speak at the Outdoor Art Club on Oct. 1 in an event open to the public via Zoom. NicoTeen: Curbing the Youth…
Read MoreIn a Year Like No Other, MV Music Readies 2nd and 3rd Chapters of 3-Part Record Store Day – Sept. 26 & Oct. 24
Like just about every business owner on the planet, Mill Valley Music shop owner Gary Scheuenstuhl’s past six months have been about adaptation to conditions beyond his control. For Scheuenstuhl and record shop owners all over the country, the September 26th arrival of the second of three chapters of Record Store Day – the world’s largest single-day music event to support independent…
Read MoreThe Well Known Strangers feat. MV’s Austin de Lone & Rob Anderson Release New Single ‘The Mountain Song’
Drinks at the neighborhood pub in Shasta led to a close encounter with the State of Jefferson, a freight train, and the secret alien colony in the mountain. The first single off the Well Known Strangers’ forthcoming full-length collection celebrates the bohemian splendor and brash eclecticism of their home state of California and all of the terrestrial…
Read MoreIt’s a New Day at Bootjack Wood Fired, With Historic Alan Scott Oven and Baker Cam Esaryk at the Forefront
From left, Kyle Swain, Cam Esaryk and Ged Robertson outside Bootjack Wood Fired at 17 Madrona Street. Photo by Mo DeLong. The historic wood burning Alan Scott brick oven inside the space at 17 Madrona Street in downtown Mill Valley has been at the heart of an array of beloved restaurants over the years. Its…
Read MoreMill Valley Library Foundation Teams With a Quartet of Local Artists on a Free, Downloadable Coloring Book
For regular users of the Mill Valley Public Library, it’s no secret that our little town has one of the most innovative teams in the Bay Area, constantly churning out creative content that has been pushing the envelope for years and has also found a way to nimbly adapt to the COVID-19 crisis. So it…
Read MoreConcerts Still on Hold, Sound Summit to Stream 2016 Sets From Wilco, Los Lobos, Bill Frisell & More – Sept. 27
Live stream is free and all donations will benefit Sound Effects, the organization’s relief effort for Bay Area musicians who have not been able to perform amidst the pandemic. In a surprise to no one, Sound Summit executive producer and Mill Valley resident Michael Nash canceled the 2020 edition of the event in June. In doing so, the annual…
Read MorePhil Richardson Is Back With a Plan for His Lot at 575 East Blithedale, This Time With Some Affordable Units – Can He Galvanize Community Support This Time?
Various vantage points of renderings of Phil Richardson’s proposed project at 575 East Blithedale. Courtesy images. To say that Phil Richardson’s journey to building a multi-faceted development project on his vacant 575 East Blithedale Avenue at Camino Alto lot has been circuitous would be a vast understatement. Each time Richardson has gone to City Hall…
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