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.
Whether you’re looking to explore something new, support a neighborhood business, or stay informed about upcoming events, the Enjoy Mill Valley Blog is your trusted source for local insight — thoughtfully curated and proudly community-driven.
As 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.
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In the Wake of Mill Valley’s Long Overdue Reckoning Over Racial Inequity, Historical Society Takes a Look at How We Got Here
The immediate wake of the George Floyd murder – and the endless tragedies for Black Americans that preceded them – sparked such a stark, galvanizing global moment of protest in 2020, including in Mill Valley, that it was easy to view it in a vacuum. But the folks that run the Mill Valley Historical Society, and particularly those who create the annual MVHS Review, know all too well that nothing exists in a vacuum. Their 32-page, 2021 edition looks at the long overdue racial reckoning in Mill Valley, Marin and beyond in 2020, and puts it within the broader context of history.
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Covia’s ‘House Mill Valley’ Program Unveils More Opportunities
Tired of long commutes? Want to live where you work? Home Match can help! Home Match is a shared housing program in partnership with the City of Mill Valley and the “House Mill Valley Initiative” that improves lives and communities by bringing people together to share homes.
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Marin 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.
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Zero Breast Cancer Turns 25, Hosts Renowned Dipsea Hike Sept. 25, Virtual Hike Sept. 18-Oct. 9
Zero Breast Cancer has long been an essential Bay Area nonprofit. But as it nears its 19th Dipsea Hike for Zero Breast Cancer fundraising walk on Sept. 25 – with a virtual version set for Sept. 25-Oct. 9, it’s got a couple of extra reasons to celebrate in 2021.
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Local Stalwart Jamie Clark Band to Perform at Miller Closure – Aug. 28
Late summer is almost here, the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival and Mill Valley Film Festival are on the horizon and it’s high time to bring one of our local stalwarts to the Miller Closure (5-10pm) for a scintillating set of live music on Aug. 28 (6-8pm), part of our ongoing effort to infuse vitality into our community during this insane rollercoaster ride that the COVID-19 crisis hath wrought.
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Artist Arlene Wohl Shows Her Mixed Media Fiber Work at O’Hanlon Loft in September – Artist Reception on Sept. 11, 5-7:30pm
Marin fiber artist Arlene Wohl is set to showcase her work at the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts throughout September, with an opening reception set for Saturday, Sept. 11 (5-7:30pm), with a poetry reading from Clive Matson at 6:30pm.
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Mother-Daughter Duo Brings California Girl Jewelry to Strawberry Village
California Girl Jewelry, which specializes in rare, colored gemstone fine jewelry, opened within Strawberry Village. The mother-daughter duo of Mariellen Baker and Denise Forbes say they’re thrilled to be in the 94941 after five years near San Francisco’s Union Square.
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Murphy Productions’ Sunday Salon Returns to Celebrate Women at Amphitheatre in Old Mill Park – Aug. 29, 6-8pm
Murphy Productions, the acclaimed firm Daniel Patrick and Erma Murphy, has been hosting Sunday Salons – potluck-style meals that have attendees performing music, poetry, dance, storytelling and much more – for many years. The COVID-19 crisis has certainly put a damper on in-person event over the past 17 months, but the duo continues to march on.
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Despite Genuine Efforts to Address Racial Inequity in Marin, We’ve Got a Long, Long Way to Go – Let’s Keep Celebrating Biz Owners Like Strength Den’s Denzel Allen
Mill Valley resident Denzel Allen had a horrible, but unfortunately not shocking, start to his Friday last week. As he got set to go to his martial arts practice in San Rafael, Allen, the owner of the Strength Den MV strength training facility on Miller Avenue in Mill Valley, got a voicemail from a Novato resident he’d never met.
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Mill Valley Recreation’s ‘No Clubs, Just Play’ Returns to MV Golf Course – Aug. 22, 2-7pm
Want to wander, play, picnic and relax amidst 42 acres of pristine hills, creeks and mature redwoods right in your own backyard? Mill Valley Recreation’s No Clubs, Just Play event, returns this Sunday, Aug. 22 from 2-7pm, to the 9-hole, par 33 Mill Valley Golf Course for all kinds of community uses – except golf.
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Volunteer in an Art-Laden Redwood Grove at the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival in Old Mill Park – Sept. 18-19
With nearly 140 artists scattered and thousands of patrons scattered throughout the massive, gorgeous redwood grove at old Mill Park, the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, set for Sept. 18-19, is a massive undertaking. To make it all happen, organizers need an outpouring of volunteers.
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