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Faced With a Dearth of Candidates, City Skips June Council Election, Appoints Wickham, Burke and Perrey
Well, that was uneventful. The City of Mill Valley’s scheduled June 7th City Council election was canceled last week due to a lack of candidates for the three open positions on the five-member council. City officials estimated that scrapping the vote will save the city $45,000 in election expenses.
Read MoreFriends of the Library Launches Spring Membership Campaign
While the foundation has historically coalesced around large projects like the endowment, the Friends of the Mill Valley Library has a similar but distinct mission. They’re launching a Spring Membership Campaign to increase the size of its organization and its support for the library.
Read MoreGreen Change & MV Recreation to Host ‘Earth 2050,’ a Free Event to ‘Help Create a Better World’ – April 24
Earth 2050 invites people of all ages to imagine a more just and sustainable world by 2050. Through playful activities, you will learn about simple actions you can take to protect our future, such as: use clean energy, eat sustainably, live lightly and build healthy communities.
Read More48th Annual Muir Beach Volunteer Firemen’s BBQ Returns – May 29
After a two-year hiatus, the 48th Annual Muir Beach Volunteer Firemen’s Barbecue – a festive fundraiser for the Muir Beach Volunteer Fire Department – returns on Sunday, May 29 (12-5pm) at Santos Meadows on Frank Valley Road.
Read MoreMV Volunteer Firefighters Association’s Blockbuster Pancake Breakfast to Return on May 30
Let’s be clear: pancakes are always a good idea. But when they come on the feels of two years of unimaginable turbulence, fear, loss and endless cancellations of Mill Valley’s landmark events, oh boy are we ready for the return of the Mill Valley Volunteer Firefighters Association’s Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, May 30.
Read MoreChanneling Walt Whitman’s ‘Barbaric Yawp,’ the Mill Valley Howl Returns for a Night
According to longtime Mill Valley resident Tom Singer, a psychiatrist, Jungian psychologist, writer and editor, it’s “not howling as we generally know it. It’s rather Walt Whitman’s ‘Barbaric Yawp,’ and coming from the poet whose work touches the soul of America, it is lovely and strangely moving.”
Read MoreKiddo! Celebrates Four Decade Milestone, Hosts 40th Anniversary Party at MV Lumber Yard – April 26
On April 26th, the Kiddo! community is set to celebrate a big ‘ol 40th Anniversary Party at the ever-gorgeous Mill Valley Lumber Yard (6:30-8pm). “Come celebrate as you enjoy delicious bites and beverages from Watershed Restaurant, Mill Valley Boards, Millie’s Crepes, and Eddy Wine Bar.”
Read MoreEncore: Let’s Have a Pandemic Anniversary Howl – March 22, 8pm-8:05pm
Remember when, as were stuck inside for weeks at a time if not longer, we hopped onto our patios, decks and sidewalks to howl as we navigated those bewildering initial months of the COVID-19 crisis? Two years ago this month, the world as we know it went sideways, quickly, dramatically and with horrifically cascading impacts.…
Read MoreCanal Alliance’s Matson Talks Support for the Vulnerable in a Pandemic – Virtual OAC, Feb. 24
At a free, virtual Outdoor Art Club event on Thursday, February 24 at 1pm via Zoom, Canal Alliance Development Director Sara Matson will discuss how the org is addressing the urgent financial and health needs that have confronted this vulnerable community during the pandemic.
Read MoreA Mill Valley Year in Review: Joy, Pain, Sunshine…What Else? (Lately), Plenty of Much-Needed Rain
As we near the third year of an absolutely relentless, seemingly never-ending and ever-changing global pandemic, it can be difficult to take it all in, to view 2021 with a macro-level perspective, particularly as we are currently awash in the incredibly transmissible Omicron variant. Here’s as good a starting point as any: holy sh** vaccines are an absolute wonder!
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