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The owners of Nail Motif at 94 East Blithedale Ave. “It’s emotional whiplash.”That’s how one restaurant owner described the series of false starts and reversals for various industry types hoping to reopen over the past six weeks, all driven by key COVID-19 metrics like positive case rate per 100,000 people and the percentage change of the…

From bacon-scented air freshener to inarguably the best collection of greeting cards in Marin, Bob Bijou’s Two Neat shop at 111 Throckmorton Ave. has been an institution in Mill Valley for more than 34 years – with a little something for everyone. Two Neat regularly extends its product lines, launching a section a few years back to…

Golden Gate Village in Marin City. Two years ago, the Marin County Civil Grand Jury published “The Clock is Ticking,” a report highlighting the Marin Housing Authority’s history of decline and neglect of its only low-income family apartment complex, Golden Gate Village in Marin City.On Aug. 6, Golden Gate Village residents made it clear that,…

Mill Valley City Council and staff. The Mill Valley City Council this week unveiled its choice to facilitate its Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force it is forming, dove deeply into its police department’s use of force over the past three-plus years and received a lengthy, in-depth presentation on how MVPD’s policies align with the…

A scene from Happy Feet Dance School’s performance of “If I Only Had a Brain.” Music by Harold Arlen, Choreography by Cece Bechelli. Of all of the things we’ve had to put on long-term pause during the COVID-19 crisis, the limitations on our ability to gather in groups and shake those hips and tap those…

Richard Habib, owner of Alexander’s Artisan Rugs in Mill Valley, just celebrated his 42nd year in the rug business, as well as his fourth year at his location along the landmark brick walkway at 1 El Paseo Lane and Sunnyside Avenue. ​That anniversary came with a cherry on top, as his longtime local shop was named Best Rug Shop in Marin from…

The Tribe Rising India virtual auction is live through Sept. 21 – GO HERE TO ACCESS. Santal children at St. Xavier in Kolkata, India. Courtesy image. Santal children at St. Xavier in Kolkata, India. Courtesy image Just like all of us, the past five months for Mill Valley residents Annette and Paul Venables have been…

Business owners throughout Marin have been constantly innovating on ways to bring vibrancy to their commercial neighborhoods, all while striking a balance between liveliness and the absolute necessity of a safe, socially distant environment.  The owners of the Strawberry Village shopping center are doing just that, launching Saturday Sounds, a live music series that happens…

While micro schools and pods have gotten plenty of attention in recent weeks amidst the kerfuffle around what format Mill Valley’s schools will open with later this month, a group of organizations and a local musician are teaming up to help children who lack access to those same opportunities. Mill Valley-based children’s music recording artist…

Loving Cup’s Liz and Dez Fiedler and Pizza Hacker’s Jeff Krupman launch The Junction, a tap room, beer garden and community gathering space showcasing 30 small batch microbrews on tap, dozens more available to go, as well as Krupman’s renowned pizzas, salads and, eventually, bagels. Opens July 29.  At top left, Dez and Liz Fiedler and…

“Customers? We’re family.” That’s Scott Valley resident Carol Lenherr’s explanation of her family’s patronage of Malugani Tire Center for many decades of the shop’s more than 70 years in business. At businesses like Malugani, Piazza D’Angelo, Mill Valley Market, La Ginestra, Sofia Jewelry, Jolly King Liquors, Rocco’s Pizza and others, family and business are inextricably linked. La GinestraSalvatore and Maria Aversa moved to Mill Valley as a…