“It’s Just Hard to Get Hit With”: Council Unanimously Approves a Waste Collection Hike of 8.26%, Among the Highest in Southern Marin

“It’s Just Hard to Get Hit With”: Council Unanimously Approves a Waste Collection Hike of 8.26%, Among the Highest in Southern Marin

by | Jun 5, 2024 | City Council, City of Mill Valley, Climate, County of Marin, Depot Plaza, Downtown Mill Valley, Health & Wellness, Miller Avenue, Milll Valley Chamber, Restaurants

Residents in southern Marin County will see their waste collection fees increase this summer. The Mill Valley City Council unanimously approved a rate increase of 8.26% from Mill Valley Refuse Service for its waste and recycling services at its June 3 meeting. The...
Longtime Local Photographer Amelia Plumb to Showcase ‘Psychedelic – Exploring Nature Through Experimental Film Photography’ at the Mill Valley Chamber Thru July 12th – ArtWalk is Tuesday, June 4th from 5:30-7:30!

Longtime Local Photographer Amelia Plumb to Showcase ‘Psychedelic – Exploring Nature Through Experimental Film Photography’ at the Mill Valley Chamber Thru July 12th – ArtWalk is Tuesday, June 4th from 5:30-7:30!

by | May 28, 2024 | Art, Arts & Entertainment, Downtown Mill Valley, First Tuesday Artwalk, Food & Drink, Miller Avenue, O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Parks & Recreation, Shopping

Longtime local photographer Amelia Plumb, last seen in this space creating social media photo sessions for businesses who need help creating content, is getting the First Tuesday Artwalk treatment in June, and even into July 12th. Plumb, who fell in love with...
Luke Barnesmoore of Home Match: Older Adult Homelessness and the Need for a County Homelessness Prevention Strategy

Luke Barnesmoore of Home Match: Older Adult Homelessness and the Need for a County Homelessness Prevention Strategy

by | May 28, 2024 | City of Mill Valley, County of Marin, Diversity & Equity, Health & Wellness, Housing

By Luke Barnesmoore In California, older adults are now the fastest-growing demographic facing first-time homelessness. Shockingly, 48% of the unhoused population in California is over 50, with 41% experiencing homelessness for the first time after reaching this age...
Jay Tamang, a Nepali-Born Social Worker, Longtime Whole Foods Employee and Multi-Talented Photographer, Is Set to Showcase his Dazzling ‘Natural Phenomena’ Work at the MV Community Center – June 4-July 4

Jay Tamang, a Nepali-Born Social Worker, Longtime Whole Foods Employee and Multi-Talented Photographer, Is Set to Showcase his Dazzling ‘Natural Phenomena’ Work at the MV Community Center – June 4-July 4

by | May 14, 2024 | Art, Arts & Entertainment, City of Mill Valley, Milll Valley Chamber, Parks & Recreation, Philanthropy

In the years since Jay Tamang, a longtime employee at Whole Foods Market on East Blithedale, left his native Nepal in 2004, his thoughts have rarely strayed from his home country. Tamang, who spent years there earning $2/day as a trekking guide in Katmandu before...
An Absolute Game-Changer: 2024 Mill Valley Music Fest Is Set to Become First-Ever U.S. Festival to Operate Entirely on Mobile Zero-Emission Batteries, Thanks to a Groundbreaking Partnership with Mill Valley-Born Moxion Power

An Absolute Game-Changer: 2024 Mill Valley Music Fest Is Set to Become First-Ever U.S. Festival to Operate Entirely on Mobile Zero-Emission Batteries, Thanks to a Groundbreaking Partnership with Mill Valley-Born Moxion Power

by | May 7, 2024 | Arts & Entertainment, City of Mill Valley, County of Marin, Downtown Mill Valley, Emergency Preparedness, Health & Wellness, Mount Tamalpais, Parks & Recreation

The 2024 Mill Valley Music Festival is set to become the first-ever U.S. festival to operate entirely on mobile zero-emission batteries, thanks to a groundbreaking partnership with Moxion Power, a Bay Area-based leader in mobile battery energy storage system...