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What do you do if you love fantastic film-making but can’t safely enjoy it outside of the confines of your home or your car? For the 43rd edition of its Mill Valley Film Festival, the California Film Institute says it has it all figured out, given the circumstances. ​MVFF43 organizers unveiled its full lineup this…

Like vital nonprofit organizations all over the globe during the COVID-19 crisis, Kiddo!, the Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation, which funds art, music, dance, drama, poetry, teacher grants and PE, has seen its usual stalwart fundraising engine hit turbulence. Kiddo!’s 2020-21 campaign goal is to raise $2.5 million funding, with more than 90 percent of those funds used…

Heroes by Wesley Cabral. As previously reported here, here and most recently here, As evident to anyone paying attention in the past several months, there’s been an absolute surge of conscious activism and artistic energy in Mill Valley that has galvanized the community, from youth-fueled long overdue conversations on racial equity and policing in Mill Valley to…

The current state of affairs of the 500 Miller Ave. project as of Sept. 24, 2020. The current state of affairs of the 500 Miller Ave. project as of Sept. 24, 2020. It’s been nearly two years since the Mill Valley Planning Commission rejected a proposal, within an informal study session, from the then-owner of the 500…

Outside of Mill Valley’s usual tentpole events throughout the year, the rhythms of the Depot Plaza on an average day stretches from the morning coffee klatsch to workers enjoying a midday lunch to afternoon scootering of little ones. For myriad reasons, that rhythm is markedly different now. It might have something to do with the fact that…

Crucial “equity metric” comparing a county’s COVID-19 percent positivity rate across low-income neighborhoods and more affluent neighborhoods will likely slow Marin’s reopening. On the heels of Marin’s long-awaited reopening progress on Sept. 15 for an array of business sectors for the first time since late June – retailers and hair salons could expand to 50% capacity, nail…

As the Mill Valley City Council took steps this week to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products and prohibit the sale of tobacco products at pharmacies, an expert on nicotine addiction is set to speak at the Outdoor Art Club on Oct. 1 in an event open to the public via Zoom. NicoTeen: Curbing the Youth…

Like just about every business owner on the planet, Mill Valley Music shop owner Gary Scheuenstuhl’s past six months have been about adaptation to conditions beyond his control.  For Scheuenstuhl and record shop owners all over the country, the September 26th arrival of the second of three chapters of Record Store Day – the world’s largest single-day music event to support independent…

From left, Kyle Swain, Cam Esaryk and Ged Robertson outside Bootjack Wood Fired at 17 Madrona Street. Photo by Mo DeLong. The historic wood burning Alan Scott brick oven inside the space at 17 Madrona Street in downtown Mill Valley has been at the heart of an array of beloved restaurants over the years.  Its…

For regular users of the Mill Valley Public Library, it’s no secret that our little town has one of the most innovative teams in the Bay Area, constantly churning out creative content that has been pushing the envelope for years and has also found a way to nimbly adapt to the COVID-19 crisis. So it…

Live stream is free and all donations will benefit Sound Effects, the organization’s relief effort for Bay Area musicians who have not been able to perform amidst the pandemic. In a surprise to no one, Sound Summit executive producer and Mill Valley resident Michael Nash canceled the 2020 edition of the event in June. In doing so, the annual…