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In response to a massive number of applicants and incredible donor support to date, MV Chamber doubles fundraising goal to $100,000. Once Around owner Louise Dockstader. Courtesy image. When Louise Dockstader learned that her downtown Mill Valley arts & crafts hub Once Around had garnered a $1,000 direct cash grant via the Mill Valley Chamber’s…

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. Scenes from the 2019 Milley Awards gala. Photos by Jim Block. Organizers of the 2020 Milley Awards, Mill Valley’s annual celebration of the community’s vast amount of creative achievement and distinguished accomplishments…

In a profile late last month, we told you about Mil Valley fashion designer J’Amy Tarr‘s plan to launch “50 Jackets for 50 Strong Women,” giving 50 of her jackets to 50 women nominated for their service on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. Think healthcare workers, grocery store employees, postal workers and first responders.  Well,…

California Governor Gavin Newsom. Courtesy image. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he has signed an executive order to help essential workers in the food supply chain, including workers in the delivery and fast-food industries, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Newsom said there will be “two weeks of supplemental sick leave for workers who have been exposed to COVID-19…

Marin Theatre Company Artistic Director Jasson Minadakis announced the cancellation of the remainder of the 2019-2020 season. The economic destruction of the shelter in place order amidst the COVID-19 outbreak has dealt a serious blow to just about every business and nonprofit organization in Mill Valley. But few have suffered as much as groups whose…

County employees stand with the Masketeers’ Louise Dockstader (far left and upper left of main photo) after she delivered more than 400 masks to the Marin County Sheriff’s Office on April 13, 2020. Courtesy image. With her much-loved Once Around arts and crafts shop in the Mill Valley Lumber Yard deemed non-essential during the shelter…

Feed the Frontlines volunteers delivered food to MarinHealth Medical Center earlier this month. Courtesy image. For Kylie Frame, what began as an effort to fill the shelter in place void of her final months as a Tam High senior has turned into a movement. Frame, who last month launched Feed the Frontlines Marin, a two-pronged effort…

We hear it all the time: there’s no place like Mill Valley. Historic small town character, incomparable natural beauty, top notch public schools, world class arts & entertainment, culinary and retail scenes that rival those of much larger cities. We all benefit from a local economy driven by hundreds of unique small businesses. ​That small…

By Christina Mueller It can’t be stated any more clearly: Mill Valley businesses need your dollars. Right now. That can happen by donating to the COVID-19 Mill Valley Business Fund, which is providing immediate and direct cash grants to as many Mill Valley businesses and organizations as possible. It can also come by shopping at your…

The Mill Valley Arts Commission‘s First Tuesday Artwalk, a monthly celebration of local art throughout downtown and at venues all over town, is a great way for art lovers to feed their soul by checking out some incredible art. But it has always been a very communal, in-person activity, with spaces like the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, the…

Whether you value local businesses’ incredible contributions to the local tax base or simply fear the loss of your favorite restaurant, retail shop, arts & nonprofit organizations and service providers (hopefully all of the above!), it goes without saying that we want to see all businesses and organizations survive this shelter in place order amidst…

NOTE: Given the ever-changing dynamic for our local restaurants – County officials approved outdoor dining at the very moment City officials finalized a menu of options for businesses to use outdoor space to comply with social distancing requirements amidst the COVID-19 crisis – we’ve created a new post incorporating outdoor dining, takeout and delivery options. GO…