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Three weeks ago, after Gov. Gavin Newsom indicated that mass gatherings were unlikely to be sanctioned until a COVID-19 vaccine is available and herd immunity is developed by people who contract the virus and survive, Gabriella Calicchio, who oversees the Marin County Fair, announced the cancellation of the event. “We have up to 30,000 people or more a…

The Mountain Play and Ross Valley Players garnered a pair of awards at the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle‘s Gala for their 2019 holiday season co-production of She Loves Me. The virtual gala, held on April 30, celebrated the work produced by Bay Area theatre artists in 2019. She Loves Me director ​Nicole Helfer received an award for choreography, while actor…

From left, the Mill Valley Golf Course, Boyle Park Tennis Courts and the Mill Valley Skate Park. Courtesy images. [UPDATE 5.21.20]: THE MILL VALLEY SKATE PARK IS NOW OPEN! Details below. Beginning Tuesday, May 26, there will be a $4/ticket fee to reserve a 50-minute session at the Mill Valley Skate Park. All ticket sales are final.…

Clockwise from top left, The Image Flow’s Stuart Schwartz, FitWise Pilates owner Ronda Priestner, Juice Girl’s Karen Olson, WIGT’s Megan Acio and Ultimate Fitness owner Randy Green. Courtesy images. Like many of us – check that, all of us – over the past many weeks amidst the COVID-19 crisis, WIGT Printing owner Megan Acio was…

Announcement comes one day after Gov. Newsom indicated that California is “weeks, not months” away “from making measurable and meaningful changes to our stay-at-home order.” Governor also hints at possibility of 2020-21 school year beginning earlier than than usual to account for “learning loss.” Mill Valley’s Depot Plaza, April 2019. In a move straight out…

Seed Releaf co-founder Iyse Petter, at center, along with meals from Floodwater that were delivered this week to students and their families from the Venetia Valley schools. Courtesy images. Mill Valley continues to churn out robust philanthropic efforts to bring meals to those who need them in creative ways. Nutritionist Ilyse Petter, founder of O Baby Bar, has…

Feed the Frontlines volunteers delivered food to MarinHealth Medical Center earlier this month. Courtesy image. The community-driven movement that is Feed the Frontlines Marin continues to build momentum, with nearly $45,000 in donations funding more than 2,000 meal and juice deliveries to frontline workers during the COVID-19 crisis so far. Now Tam High senior Kylie…

George Lawson Gallery, one of a pair of acclaimed galleries that moved from San Francisco to Mill Valley in 2019 and which was set to debut its latest exhibit last month before the shelter in place order to combat the COVID-19 outbreak shut down art galleries, won’t be reopening once that order is lifted, Lawson announced today. “The COVID-19 crisis…

We hope you’re already aware of the Mill Valley Chamber’s COVID-19 MV Business Fund, which in the 10 days since its launch via GoFundMe, has raised more than $49,000 and thus funding at least 49 direct cash, $1,000 grants to local businesses who applied on a first come, first served basis. We also want you to be…

In response to a massive number of applicants and incredible donor support to date, MV Chamber doubles fundraising goal to $100,000. Once Around owner Louise Dockstader. Courtesy image. When Louise Dockstader learned that her downtown Mill Valley arts & crafts hub Once Around had garnered a $1,000 direct cash grant via the Mill Valley Chamber’s…