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City of Mill Valley Leaders, Staff, Family and Friends Give Outgoing City Manager Jim McCann a Send-Off
Former City of Mill Valley Manager Jim McCann, front and center in the top photo at an sendoff on Jan. 21, and below with city officials at events around town. When Jim McCann took the helm of the City of Mill Valley in 2010 after an 11-year stint in in the same role in Calistoga,…
Read MoreSave Those Corks: West Coast Wine • Cheese on Sunnyside, Ambatalia in MVLY Join ReCork Network
ReCork, North America’s largest natural wine cork recycling program, collects and repurposes natural wine corks. The organization has planted 8,000+ cork oak trees, and recycled 109+ million corks. Ambatalia, Molly de Vries’ do-it-all sustainable shop in the MV Lumber Yard, and West Coast Wine • Cheese at 31 Sunnyside, have joined the network. Recycle your…
Read MoreHardly Strictly Bluegrass Late Founder’s Cohorts Return to Sweetwater for ‘Hellman Winter Stomp’ – Feb. 23
The Hellman Winter Stomp, seen here in 2019, returns to the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley on Sunday, Feb 23. Photo by Ken Friedman. Expect plenty of picking-and-grinning later this month when the music-loving family that has brought the world Hardly Strictly Bluegrass joins with friends for the Hellman Winter Stomp, an evening of American roots music, a buffet…
Read MoreThe Redwoods’ Rock the Ages to Join MV Middle School Choir, Throckmorton Chorus at Throckmorton – Feb. 9
Fans of choral singing have one heck of an event in their near future, as The Redwoods’ Rock the Ages chorus teams with the Mill Valley Middle School Choir and Throckmorton Chorus to perform at the first annual Mill Valley Sings! Choral Festival on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 2 pm at the Throckmorton Theatre. The trio…
Read MoreFor Danna Lewis, a Multi-Faceted Life Coach, Author, Brand Advisor, Radio and Podcast Host, the Time Is Now
Danna Lewis. You’d be hard-pressed to find a personal and professional journey more circuitous – and yet seemingly destined to culminate with success as a multi-faceted development coach and author – than that of Danna Lewis. The Florida native’s career arc is teeming with 25 years of business experiences, from Wall Street, financial services, healthcare…
Read MoreBloom Hosts Gold, Platinum & Silver Fundraiser – Feb. 13
Bloom’s retail shop at 1557 4th Street in San Rafael. Bloom, the San Rafael-based nonprofit that provides free wardrobes and life skills training to men, women and families transitioning to a life of self-reliance and looking for a job, has come up with yet another creative way to raise money to support its clients. The organization,…
Read MoreEileen Fisher’s MV Shop to Sell Renew Pieces – Feb. 14-23
Eileen Fisher, at left, and the interior of her Mill Valley store at 149 Throckmorton Avenue. For more than three decades, sustainability has been among the goals of businesses across an array of industries, particularly among those businesses looking to reduce the impact their manufacturing process has on the environment. And while legions of businesses…
Read MoreLove Is in the Air @ Mill Valley Lumber Yard – Feb. 8
The Mill Valley Lumber Yard is readying a pre-Valentine’s Day event that promises offers and discounts, new products, refreshments, Valentine’s-themed activities and much more from each of the retailers at the 129 Miller Ave. hub. The “Love Is in the Air” event is set for Saturday, February 8th, 10-5pm. Here’s what you can expect: Ambatalia and…
Read MoreThe Image Flow Unveils Group Photography Exhibition, Showcasing Student Photos from 2019 – Opens Feb. 1
Photo © Michael Puff. Fine Art Nude Photography Workshop. Throughout 2019, aspiring photographers from all over the age spectrum took subject-specific classes and workshops at The Image Flow, the Miller Avenue-based creative hub and photography center. Those workshops ran the gamut from Photography Basics to a hands-on Tintype Workshop. Now the folks at The Image Flow are…
Read MoreThe Redwoods Earns California Green Biz Certification
The Redwoods, under a rainbow. Courtesy image. There are dozens of Mill Valley businesses that have been certified under the California Green Business Network, including stalwarts like Acqua Hotel, Sage Educators, Goodman Building Supply, Bank of Marin, Body Kinetics, Grilly’s, Mill Valley Car Wash, the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center, Mill Valley Inn, Mill Valley Market, Mountain Home Inn, Proof Lab and WIGT Printing, among others.…
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