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Photo courtesy Marin Conventions & Visitors Bureau. The Mount Tam watershed is one of Marin’s most valuable resources, and our uses of it are limited in order to protect it. Hiking, biking, and horseback riding are permitted with some constraints, but what about electric bikes? In September 2019, Marin County supervisors approved a new policy that…

Mill Valley Lumber Yard. As part of our EMV Films series highlighting some of the myriad creative businesses, organizations and people in Mill Valley, we’re spotlighting the Mill Valley Lumber Yard and the array of innovative retail shops, restaurants, makers and creators at this gorgeously restored historic property dating back to 1892. We’ll be highlighting…

An exercise at Mt. Tam United Methodist Church’s summer Peace Camp. Courtesy image. Mt. Tam United Methodist Church is launching a parent-centric gathering around wellness and continuing its popular summer Peace Camp. Tricia Wiig, the church’s Children, Youth and Families Minister, says the six-week Parent Wellness Circle will help participants gain insights into their own wellness and focus…

Image courtesy of Wikimedia (Creative Commons). Picture this: the Marin Headlands, home to some of the most spectacular hiking, running and cycling trails in California, as well as a haven for nature lovers and much more, is instead home to 30,000 people living in 50 apartment towers on a 21,000-acre site, alongside single-family homes, low-rise apartments…

A rendering of the interior of Mill Valley Baking Co. at 17 East Blithedale Avenue. Mill Valley Baking Co. owner Karen Fong and her daughter. Courtesy image. Mill Valley residents longing for the days of Beth’s Community Kitchen, the scrumptious downtown bakery from Beth Setrakian that relocated to Bolinas in 2015, look like they’re in…

Scenes from the Mill Valley Friends of Parks and Recreation fundraiser at the Mill Valley Community Center on Feb. 6, 2020. Photos by Gary Ferber. From soccer, baseball, lacrosse and football teams playing on sports fields and residents of all ages using the community center pool and fitness center to community gathering points like Downtown…

Richard Howell. Courtesy image, Award-winning composer, producer, educator and musician Richard Howell brings his multi-generational jazz ensemble Sudden Changes, which has roots in revival meetings that summon positive energy and compassion for coexistence through the frequency of love, to the Throckmorton Theatre on Feb. 22. Howell, who has worked and recorded with legends such as Etta James, Chaka Khan,…

Want to get more involved in your community but sure exactly where to start? There’s a free event that’s perfectly suited for you. The 7th Annual Mill Valley Volunteer Day, where a plethora of fantastic organizations will be on hand to help you navigate the volunteer opportunities that exist in the 94941, from schools, government…

While plenty of horrifying examples of #MeToo moments have been exposed in recent years, the movement has also shed light on the subject’s complexities, particularly those in which the accused is a loved one.  In the Marin Theatre Company‘s ongoing quest to tell stories “that feel more of the moment and feel more urgent in terms of…

Mill Valley Chamber Music Society presents a Feb. 23rd performance by award-winning violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky and pianist Wu Qian. Courtesy images. The Mill Valley Chamber Music Society, the non-profit, all-volunteer organization founded in 1973 to present classical musicians in Mill Valley at affordable ticket prices, continues its 47th season on Feb. 23 with a performance by award-winning…