Enjoy Mill Valley Blog
The Enjoy Mill Valley Blog is the official storytelling platform of the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce — and the most comprehensive source for what’s happening in and around town.
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Jamie Johnson’s Impact Designs Is Catching Lightning In a Bottle With Enamel Lapel Pins
“Lapel pins are incredibly ‘in’ right now,” Johnson says. “Kids have them on their bags, employees have them on their aprons, expressing messages on behalf of a cause, pride slogans and happy faces – it’s really fun to see.”
Read MoreAerena Galleries Hosts Image Consultant Julie Greene – Nov. 17, 6pm
On Thursday, Nov. 17th (6-7:30pm), the team behind ÆRENA Galleries is welcoming intuitive image consultant Julie Greene to speak about “Art as a Transformative Tool for Inspiration + Introspection.”
Read MoreFans Live Serves Up a Stream of Sold-Out Bobby Weir & Friends’ Benefit Gala For Sweetwater’s 50th Anniversary – Nov. 17
As previously reported, the Sweetwater Music Hall – Mill Valley’s venerable live music institution and one of the most exciting live music venues in Bay Area history – has been serving up sonic brilliance that can go toe-to-toe with big name cities like San Francisco and Oakland for five decades. The legendary venue has spanned…
Read MoreMarin IJ’s ‘We Are One Marin’ Campaign Rolls Into Third Year, Expands Focus on Racially Diverse Businesses to Include Businesses Owned By Veterans and Those With Disabilities
The Marin IJ has been given the green light to continue the WeAre One Marin campaign into its third year effective Nov. 1, following a commitment from MCF to extend its generous support for another 12 months. The initiative is expanding to also include businesses owned by people with disabilities and those owned by veterans.
Read MoreCurated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of Nov. 7
If you want to support this Enjoy Milll Valley Blog, including all of the News You Can Use below, you can make a tax-deductible donation of $75 or more to the Enjoy Mill Valley Fund, which supports shovel-ready beautification and infrastructure improvements throughout Mill Valley, from flower plantings and restoration of landmarks like the Gravity Car and Clock Tower to the free Movies…
Read MoreJoin MV Chamber, City & MV Schools in 4th United Against Hate Week – Nov. 13-19
Convened by Not In Our Town, a national anti-hate organization, Bay Area cities committed to an annual week of action and awareness. United Against Hate Week has spread to dozens of cities across the U.S., and includes the Mill Valley Chamber, City of Mill Valley and Mill Valley schools.
Read MoreMill Valley School District Inks Letter of Intent to Buy Six Affordable Housing Units Within Phil Richardson’s 25-Unit Proposal, Which Heads to Planning Commission Nov. 17
An unexpected narrative twist emerged Thursday when the Mill Valley School District board of trustees unanimously agreed to sign a letter of intent with Richardson’s Blithedale Terrace, LLC, to buy six below-market rate units for use as district workforce housing.
Read MoreParks & Rec Commission Directs Staff to Study Three Expanded Depot Plaza Options: More Adaptable Open Space With Tables, Engine No. 9 Locomotive and Outdoor Art
Let’s start with the easy part: Mill Valley residents have a deep, profound love for the Depot Plaza. It gives us yet another opportunity to remind ourselves that longtime local architect and civic leader Richard “Dick” Jessup and others spearheaded the idea to transform the former train station-turned-bus station at the center of Mill Valley’s downtown into the plaza.
Read MoreSupervisor Moulton-Peters, Tam Valley Sea Level Rise Task Force Convene Seminar
In partnership with District 3 Supervisor Stephanie Moulton-Peters. the Tam Valley Sea Level Rise Task Force is assembling a group of experts to better inform the community and seek to wrap up the initial scoping and outreach phase of preparing the Tam Valley area for the impacts of sea level rise.
Read MoreTam Glad’s Adam Cohen Takes a Flyer With Aaron Singer’s Seaplane Adventures
Cohen has turned his attention to Seaplane Adventures, the operation run by Aaron Singer, long-time pilot and resident of Sausalito and Marin county for over 25 years. Singer is both the owner and pilot for the company. He invited Cohen to his office located in an old kindergarten room adjacent to the aircraft sitting on the water.
Read MoreTeddy Bear Tea: A New Holiday Tradition Emerges in Homestead Valley – Dec. 10
The Homestead Valley Community Center, which encompasses the Center, the grounds and meadow, the pool, and the great room facility, is set to debut a new event in town: Teddy Bear Tea.
Read MoreNational Real Estate Owner EDENS Buys Strawberry Village, Seeks to Infuse It with Vitality
Business owners: EDENS is looking to engage with local nurseries, farmers markets, restaurants, artists, musicians muralists, interior designer, bakeries, toy store shops and much more.
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