Enjoy Mill Valley Blog
The Enjoy Mill Valley Blog is the official storytelling platform of the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce — and the most comprehensive source for what’s happening in and around town.
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DocLands Documentary Film Festival Returns May 10-14, Opens With The Indigo Girls & Closes With ‘Razing Liberty Square’
When Mill Valley Film Festival organizers at the California Film Institute dove into launching the inaugural DocLands documentary film festival several years ago, they did so with the wind of an ever-growing MVFF behind them, as well as the knowledge that documentary filmmaking had taken a quantum leap forward in terms of both quality and popularity.
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Mill Valley Chamber Honors a Pair of Inspirational Teachers at Excellence in Education Awards
Excellence in Education honorees included Sandy Agajan, a Mill Valley Middle School support staffer who has been a registrar and data processor for 21 years. She was joined by Dr. David Wain Coon, President, College of Marin, at left, and Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce Director of Operations Paula Reynolds. At right, along with Wain Coon, is Chris Hill (also known to her friends as Chill) has, a science teacher, Club adviser, emergency management Coordinator, department chair, and everything in between. At bottom is a photo of all of the honorees.
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City Manager Todd Cusimano and Vice Mayor Urban Carmel Team Up for ‘What’s On Your Mind, Mill Valley’ Community Chat – May 11, 5:30pm
City Manager Todd Cusimano and Vice Mayor Urban Carmel are teaming up for a “Community Chat” at 5:30pm on Thursday, May 11 at Mill Valley City Hall and via Zoom, the first in a series of informal meetings intended to give you the opportunity to discuss current issues, ask questions, make suggestions, and share what is on your mind.”
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SF Bay Adventures Says ‘Invite the Family for a Relaxing Sail Celebrating Mom!’ – May 13+14
For more than a decade, Marina O’Neill has honored the adventurous spirit of her grandmother, Freda Marie Been, in thrilling fashion, naming the flagship boat of her Sausalito-based SF Bay Adventures.
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San Rafael Joins the Ranks of Mill Valley and Other Marin Municipalities in Backing County Reusable Foodware Ordinance
This week, San Rafael became the latest to join the list of municipalities getting behind the effort, as the City Council voted 4-0 to introduce and waive further reading of the ordinance at its meeting Monday. The ordinance is set for adoption at the council’s May 15 meeting.
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49th Annual Muir Beach Volunteer Firemen’s BBQ Returns – May 28
Muir Beach Volunteer Firefighters embody the essence of what makes Muir Beach great; the spirit of community, the willingness to step up and volunteer, and the desire to help others with no expectation for reward other than knowing that their actions make a difference. Muir Beach Volunteer Fire Department has been in operation for 50 years.
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Baffled By the Rise of ChatGPT and Its Ilk? This 12-Year-Old Mill Valley Student Has You Covered – May 18
Whatever your preferred news medium, there are few subjects dominating the discourse more these days than ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by OpenAI and released in November 2022, with OpenAI’s garnering a valuation of a whopping $29 billion. The discussion around ChatGPT has varied widely, from concerns about and the advantages likely gained by those who act…
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The Riveting Roster of Bands on the Sweetwater Stage at MV Music Fest Gets Even Bigger with Punk Rockers’ Yorn’s Apostles – See Them on May 14
Yorn’s Apostles joins the Sweetwater Side Stage, powered by the legendary Sweetwater Music Hall – serves up six incredible bands across two days at the southern end of Friends Field. Those bands will perform while our ace sound crew turns over the main stage between bands.
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From the Wreckage of Wildfires and Power Shutoffs, a Mill Valley Star Is Born – Moxion Power is Changing the Game Across Myriad Industries
In a thrilling twist, those disruptive months in 2019 have birthed a Mill Valley-grown company that is seeing a massive spike in growth and employees (nearing 300), as well as an infusion of investment from some of the biggest companies in the world. Most importantly, the company – Moxion Power, whose manufacturing facility is based in Richmond – is squarely focused on reducing the carbon footprint for industries that have historically not done so.
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Time, Patience, Some Nimble City Councilmembers and Stakeholders Have Revealed a Proposed New Home for the Historic Engine No. 9 Locomotive
“As a fourth generation Mill Valley resident, I understand the importance of honoring our history,” Mayor Jim Wickham said. “We are happy to have been able to find a temporary home for the locomotive that will help future generations learn about Mill Valley’s rich past.”
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From College Football to a Multi-Faceted Career in Business, Joe Cicero Is Primed to Create a New Fitness Hub at the Former TJ’s in Tam Junction
“You were seeing all these trends pop up with working out of the home, but you were also seeing depression and substance abuse related to it,” he says. “People still very much crave the need to be in a community and in person.”
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Mill Valley Art Dealer Anthony Meier Announces Representation of SF-Based Artist Jesse Schlesinger
Trained in a wide array of traditional crafts and material processes including woodworking, bronze casting, glassblowing, ceramics, and stone carving, Schlesinger’s work evidences an appreciation for the intricacies of craftsmanship. This is reflective of his upbringing as the son of a carpenter and his respect for his skilled fabricators and studio assistant, Robbie Gould.
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