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The Store & The Local owners Evan Woolf and Ronnie Unger. There’s been no shortage of evidence over the years that the landscape for retailers has been consistently getting harder year after year, from the ever-growing footprint of big box retailers to the one-click, instant gratification online shopping that is laden with fraught consequences for…

After an unusually long, COVID-induced span of relative inactivity on Friends Field behind the Mill Valley Community Center, the field has seen the return of youth sports across all of its fields as Marin has progressed through the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy framework. Passers-by may have also noticed a new outdoor event series on the…

Makers Market‘s regular series of Open Air Artisan Faires at the Mill Valley Lumber Yard return this month as owner Suzy Ekman and her team look to emerge from the latest shutdown and dip their toes into outdoor, socially distanced markets. With springtime in the air, the outdoor fair, set for Saturday, March 13, 11am-5pm, features a dozen local…

Miller closure joined by a partial closure of Bernard St. outside Vasco restaurant. ​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 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…

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…

Despite the most horrific year for Mill Valley businesses in recent memory, local businesses have been incredibly resilient through the COVID-19 crisis. They’ve also innovated constantly, built out their ecommerce infrastructure and food takeout/delivery systems and worked with the Chamber and the City to repurpose private and public spaces to make it safer for customers to engage with…

Since his arrival in Mill Valley in 1974, Larry “the Hat” Lautzker, purveyor of hip apparel, producer of an array of live concerts (remember those?) as well as some of the 94941’s most cherished events, including the Mill Valley Memorial Day Parade and the Community Block Party for more than 15 years, has been a force…

Performing Arts Academy of Marin (PAAM), Mill Valley residents Annie and DJ Thistle’s multi-faceted artistic juggernaut that also includes tumbling and gymnastics hub Tumblespot, is launching on January 18 a new Studio Fine Arts Club Program for students ages 3-6. “This fun and active curriculum allows children to develop social skills and talents at a young age,” the Thistles…