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One of the few benefits of the COVID-19 crisis is that parking, if needed, has been widely available. And let’s be honest: parking enforcement officers have taken it easy on us.As we re-emerge from the latest stay-at-home order – hopefully the last – outdoor dining is back, increased activity around town abounds and we want…

Strength Den MV owner Denzel Allen on Mount Tam. Courtesy image. Nearly three years into his life in Mill Valley, Denzel Allen, owner of the Strength Den MV training facility at 360 Miller Avenue, continues to exhibit the, well, strength that has made him a central figure in the Miller Avenue business community. In the past year,…

Toni Gattone. The Outdoor Art Club continues its series of free, engaging virtual speaker events in March with You Can Garden for Life: Gardening With Ease at Any Age? on Thursday, March 4 at 1pm via Zoom.  The event centers on Toni Gattone, who, when a back injury prevented from enjoying her favorite hobby, taught herself to garden smarter, not harder. Now the author…

Red tier allows retails shops to expand to 50% density, restaurants to open indoors at 25%.  Employees from health care industries are receiving the COVID-19 vaccine now in Marin County. Tom Brady hoisted his 7th Super Bowl trophy last Sunday as he led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a drama-free blowout over the Kansas City…

As you’ve hopefully heard by now, the vast majority of Mill Valley’s businesses got a dose of good news two weeks ago.  Restaurants and food-serving businesses, as well as the other local business sectors like salons and fitness facilities that serve as “multipliers” – that is, they create a ripple effect for surrounding businesses, with restaurant patrons shopping after a meal…

Throughout the summer and fall of 2020, the Miller and Throckmorton Ave. street closures were an undisputed success, with the “rising tide lifts all boats” mantra drawing rave reviews from neighboring businesses and infusing the community with an appropriate degree of vitality amidst the COVID-19 crisis.  As we look to continue the Miller closure and the partial closure…

The array of retailers, restaurants, artists and professionals at the Mill Valley Lumber Yard are feeling the love this week, serving up a Spread the LoveKey contest via Instagram that gives its followers another opportunity to win a gift card to a MVLY business. The details: Visit the MVLY Instagram and look for the Share the Love posts. Tag 5 friends…

Live music remains on pause for the foreseeable future, but the Mill Valley Philharmonic is certainly not wallowing in that fact. The 22-year-old organization, led by Artistic Director Dana Sadava, continues to drive its mission of creating accessible concert experiences for all ages by multi-talented volunteer musicians. That continues on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14 at 5pm, with a new…

Center also opens up the gallery by appointment for the first time in nearly a year. Poster art by Mill Valley resident Michal Mudd. We’ve been saying it for 11 months but we’ll say it again: If you’re in the business of gathering people into a space to experience and celebrate great, visual or otherwise,…

Kantola’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion course is designed to allow learners to “step into the shoes” of individuals with identities that are different from their own and learn about how others can experience the same workplace in very different ways. Courtesy image. Kantola Training Solutions, located in the former U.S. Post Office building at 55…

One of the County of Marin’s COVID-19 vaccination sites is on Kerner Blvd. in the Canal district. Courtesy image. Since Mill Valley businesses got their first dose of good news in a while on Jan. 25, with Gov. Gavin Newsom lifting the stay-at-home order out of the blue, word on the street among local business owners has been…

At its Feb. 18th meeting, City Council to review recommendations that span affordable housing, cultural and recreational engagement, economic opportunity, education and policing. Scenes from a peaceful protest in Mill Valley, June 2020. Since the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, sparking a movement to enact impactful change on systemic racial inequality throughout the U.S. and beyond,…