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With Star-Studded Films Like ‘Cyrano,’ ‘Dune’ and ‘The French Dispatch,’ 44th Mill Valley Film Festival Is a Return to Some Degree of Normalcy – Oct. 7-17
The 44th edition of MVFF features many of same virtual options of 2020, but it also boasts an excellent lineup of in-person appearances from some Hollywood A-listers. They include BAFTA Award-winning director Joe Wright, set to show the Opening Night California premiere of “Cyrano,” a re-imagining of the timeless tale of a heartbreaking love triangle involving Cyrano de Bergerac, played by Peter Dinklage, and featuring ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust and with brilliant swordplay in a duel.
Read MoreArts Commission’s Concerts in the Plaza Returns Sept. 11-12 With Local Stalwarts and Some Special Guests
UPDATE: To allow for plenty of social distancing at the Mill Valley Arts Commission’s Concerts on the Plaza, the Miller Ave. Closure (between Sunnyside and Throckmorton avenues) will be in effect on Saturday, Sept. 11 from 5-10pm, and on Sunday, Sept. 12 from 11am-9pm).
Read MoreMask Up and LOL as Comedy in the Plaza Returns – Sept. 22
Comedy in the Plaza – the Mill Valley Arts Commission’s annual night of hilarity on the downtown plaza – regularly draws some of the best standup comedians in the business, and this year’s edition, in a year when we could all use some laughter, is no different. The event is set for Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 6pm.
Read MoreAs Marin’s Staffing Shortage Continues, the Debate Over What’s Driving It Rages On
Of all of the complexities of the COVID-19 crisis, few have been more perplexing than the staffing crisis, particularly in the service industry. Staffing remains a major limiting factor when it comes to Marin’s major industry sectors returning to normalcy, particularly for restaurants, some of whom have had to reduce capacity because of lack of sufficient staff.
Read MoreMarin County Parks Seeks to Put Measure A on June 2022 – Have Your Say in Their Community Survey
Marin County Parks, the agency that manages the vast majority of those parks and open spaces, is asking users to take a community survey about their use and value, particularly as it seeks to put an extension of Measure A, a quarter-cent sales tax to support parks and open space that was first approved by voters in 2012, on the ballot in June 2022.
Read MoreAs It Nears 50 Years in Business, Stefano’s Pizza Has Made the Managers of Its Six Stores Partners
In 1972, with interest rates nearly at 20% making the real estate industry the antithesis of the unstoppable force that it is today, Mill Valley realtor Bob Valentino was on the hunt for a career change. He found it by buying Stefano’s Pizza at 8 East Blithedale Avenue from John Butler in 1972. “I’m an Italian kid from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,” he says. “But I didn’t have a clue about making pizza.
Read MoreMarin Joins Bay Area Health Officials to Require Masks Indoors to Prevent COVID-19 Spread
#MaskUp, ya’ll. The recommendation to wear a mask in indoor public spaces is back to being a mandate. Marin County Public Health officials once again locked arms with their fellow Bay Area public health officers to require masks indoors in public places, regardless of vaccination status, starting at 12:01am on Tuesday, August 3.
Read MoreDave Fromer Soccer, MV Recreation’s Fall Soccer Program Starts Sept. 7
Dave Fromer Soccer and Mill Valley Recreation have unveiled their Fall Soccer Program, Fromer officials say this unique 8-week program consists of weekly team practices and games on Saturdays. The combination of 2x/week team practices with an outstanding Dave Fromer Soccer coach, and playing small-sided games on Saturdays provide players a great way to improve quickly, and have lots of fun.
Read MoreBay Area Bars and Restaurants Start Requiring Proof of Vaccination
If Marin County Public Health Officer Dr. Matt Willis’ decision to lock arms with six of his fellow Bay Area counties to strongly recommend everyone wear a mask in indoor settings wasn’t enough of a reminder that we’re far from out of the COVID-19 woods, there’s plenty more. Willis’ agency last week reported the first COVID-19 death of a county resident since mid-May…
Read MoreSeat of Power: ‘Mapping MV History’ Explores the Archives of City Hall at 26 Corte Madera Avenue
Have you ever found yourself looking at a building downtown, admired its architecture and wondered what it looked like in the past? What businesses were there before? Mapping Mill Valley History is a new project that invites you to tour familiar streets and buildings and see how they have evolved over the years. It’s a collaboration between the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce and the treasure trove that is the Mill Valley Public Library‘s Lucretia Little History Room.
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