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Mill Valley Music owner Gary Scheuenstuhl outside his shop at 320 Miller Ave. 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 August 29th arrival of Record Store Day – the…

This post is being updated constantly to reflect the latest decisions by businesses under the shelter in place order. [Last Update 10.16.20]. Below you’ll find a working list of who’s open, who’s closed, who’s changing aspects of their business to best serve customers given the need for social distancing. ​NOTE: THIS IS AN EXTREMELY FLUID…

Even those who previously entered the contest but didn’t win can do so again for the chance to grab this last $100 gift card! Jared Fensin of Mill Valley Patti Flynn Boston of Mill Valley Janneke Munoz of San Rafael Stephanie Ryder Nina Watson What do the aforementioned people have in common? Well, they’ve each…

Scenes from the work around town by Clean Mill Valley volunteers, along with the logo of its Adopt-a-Spot program, which allows anyone to adopt a section of a street in their neighborhood, an area of a favorite Step, Lane or Path, or an unsightly corner at a bus stop. So much of the tangible and…

It’s so nice, let’s do it twice.  With the Miller Ave. street closure continuing to draw rave reviews from all over the Bay Area, City officials have approved a second weekend-long street closure in downtown Mill Valley, this time on part of the Throckmorton Ave. block from Bernard St. to near Vintage Wine & Spirits.…

Note rescheduled date due to the ongoing heatwave and possibility of rotating outages. PG&E’s Alto substation, which provides power to Mill Valley and surrounding areas. With the COVID-19 crisis continuing to wreak havoc on our lives and our local economy, we’d be remiss if we didn’t keep our eyes on fire season, which has already…

Due to the continued inability to host large gatherings as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, organizers of the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival canceled the event in June for the first time in its 64-year history.  Organizers have said that while they are disappointed, they remain undeterred and full of resolve about the power of the…

Nearly every waking moment since the Bay Area-wide shelter in place order went into effect in mid-March has been rife with stress for Mill Valley business owners.  But few moments can compare to the harried period of applications filed to the Small Business Administration‘s Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Impact Disaster Loan program, when owners worked with local bankers…

Paula Purcell, at top center, owns the Paula James shop 365 Miller Avenue. Two years ago, Mill Valley resident Paula Purcell dove headlong into opening the Paula James clothing, art and accessories retail shop at 365 Miller Avenue, the space formerly occupied by Anne Taylor’s Sienna Rose store. In doing so, Purcell hoped to build a deeper connection to her…

In their nearly 35 years in business, Mill Valley Coffee Shop owners Phil and Lorraine Adams thought they had seen it all: Economic upturns and downturns; a flood of new residents and families into town – and actual floods, literally washing right through their door; vast turnover among the businesses around their corner of Locust and Miller…