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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 COVID-19…

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…

The COVID-19 crisis has put the kibosh on so many of our favorite events and creative pursuits in 2020, but the Mill Valley Arts Commission‘s annual Click Off Photography Competition, which sends photographers of all ages and ability throughout Marin County to capture images in one of four categories, will not be one of them. Organizers are readying the Click…

Various vantage points of renderings of Phil Richardson’s proposed project at 575 East Blithedale. Courtesy images. To say that Phil Richardson’s journey to building a multi-faceted development project on his vacant 575 East Blithedale Avenue at Camino Alto lot has been circuitous would be a vast understatement. ​Each time Richardson has gone to City Hall…

Eric Rogers of Wagstaff + Rogers Architects, at middle right, and scenes from the Treehaven home he designed. Courtesy images. Like most of us, Eric Rogers has spent a ton of time focused on the wildfires that are currently raging up and down the West Coast, and have been doing so for the better part of…

From top, the work of Bibby Gignilliat, Sharon Paster and Rachel Davis, all selected for the de Young Open’s juried community art exhibition. Courtesy images. Remember when we could go to museums and galleries to check out amazing art?!? We sure do long for those days. While we wait for that moment to return and…