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In darkness at 5am Monday morning, customers arrived at Safeway in Strawberry hoping to get a jump on the weeks(s) ahead. They were greeted by just-posted new store hours of 6am-midnight, and dozens patiently queued up in the darkness, ready to stock up.Several people said they were shopping, at least in part, on behalf of…

Due to the just-issued shelter-in-place order across six Bay Area counties, the Mill Valley Public Library will remain closed through April 7, with book drops locked and requisite extended due dates. But the good news is that the Library offers many resources that can be accessed from the comfort of your home. You can read eBooks and listen to eAudiobooks on…

Twenty months after legendary Mill Valley musician Sammy “the Red Rocker” Hagar closed his El Paseo restaurant at 17 Throckmorton Avenue, citing his need to tend to his myriad business, media and musical interests, the group that took over from Hagar in July 2019 is on track to open Paseo: A California Bistro in the space in the coming months. Paseo:…

This weather is something else right? On one hand, we’re desperately in need of some rain to both avoid drought conditions and in the hopes that the ground and brush aren’t terribly dry by the fire season rolls around.  On the other hand, these days of blue skies and sunshine sure are glorious! While they…

At Seager Gray Gallery through March 31: From left, Dean Allison, Kitchen Floor Series #2; Adrian Arleo, Genesis; and Aggie Zed, Animal Figures. Courtesy images. For each of the past six years, Donna Seager and Suzanne Gray of the renowned Seager Gray Gallery have presented an examination of artists and how they interact with their materials,…

Scenes from the 2019 Milley Awards gala. Photos by Jim Block. Nominations can be made in five categories: Literary Arts, Musical Arts, Performing Arts (Film, Theater and Dance), Visual Arts and Contributions to the Arts Community. ​ Organizers of the 2020 Milley Awards, Mill Valley’s annual celebration of the community’s vast amount of creative achievement and distinguished…

Scenes form some of Terra Marin School’ spring break and summer camps. Courtesy images. Terra Marin School and the Terra Mandarin Preschool, which opened in late 2018 in the former Ring Mountain Day School space on Lomita Drive in Mill Valley, has unveiled its latest series of spring break and summer camps spanning a wide range of topics and age groups.…

The Outdoor Art Club continues its series of engaging speaker events in 2020 with ​licensed marriage and family therapist Gail Weiner, who will share clinical research, inspirational stories, and practical steps for living your most authentic, connected life with the people you care about most. The event, set for Thursday, March 26 at 1pm at the Outdoor…

Aizuri Quartet (Emma Frucht and Miho Saegusa, violins; Ayane Kozasa, viola; and Karen Ouzounian, cello) performs in Mill Valley on March 8. Courtesy image. The Mill Valley Chamber Music Society, the non-profit, all-volunteer organization founded in 1973 to present classical musicians in Mill Valley at affordable ticket prices, concludes its 47th season on March 8 with a…

Fourteen months ago, Chris and Lindsey Wanner opened the second Bay Area location of their West Coast Wine • Cheese shop, nestling into the 700-square-foot space at 31 Sunnyside Ave. that was the former home of the Weathered Nest vintage home accessories space adjacent to Kitchen Sunnyside restaurant in downtown Mill Valley. As the moniker suggests, the Wanners leave…

Photo courtesy Marin Conventions & Visitors Bureau. The Mount Tam watershed is one of Marin’s most valuable resources, and our uses of it are limited in order to protect it. Hiking, biking, and horseback riding are permitted with some constraints, but what about electric bikes? In September 2019, Marin County supervisors approved a new policy that…

Mill Valley Lumber Yard. As part of our EMV Films series highlighting some of the myriad creative businesses, organizations and people in Mill Valley, we’re spotlighting the Mill Valley Lumber Yard and the array of innovative retail shops, restaurants, makers and creators at this gorgeously restored historic property dating back to 1892. We’ll be highlighting…