Posts Tagged ‘Health & Wellness’
Flowers Foods Is Set to Buy Mill Valley’s Simple Mills for $795 Million – Company Will, Upon Closing, Continue to be led by CEO Katlin Smith and her leadership team at 414 Miller Avenue
Flowers Foods Is Set to Buy Mill Valley’s Simple Mills for $795 Million – Company Will, Upon Closing, Continue to be led by CEO Katlin Smith and her leadership team at 414 Miller Avenue.
Read MoreScop Family’s Chabad Mill Valley, Hosts a Teen Challah Bake – Sun., Feb. 9, 7-9pm
Chabad Mill Valley, the local chapter of one of the largest Hasidic groups and Jewish religious organizations in the world, has been in Mill Valley for 20 years. Chabad Mill Valley founders Rabbi Hillel and Chana Scop, who saw a 20-year dream become reality when they opened Brooklyn, a Project of Chabad Mill Valley, in the space formerly occupied by True Botanicals in the downtown strip of shops on Miller Ave. near the Depot Plaza, have another reason to celebrate. They’re hosting a Teen Challah Bake! Delicious refreshments! Make your own Challah dough. Explore the coolest braiding techniques. Challah toppings bar. Take home your own masterpiece to bake.
Read MoreCurated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of Jan. 5th
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Read More‘We Get it’: Democrats Aim to cut California’s cost of living in 2025 – Bay Area Democrats have new focus on affordability but few details as the legislative session begins
“We get it,” Democratic state Sen. Dave Cortese said. “The Democratic Party, has, in effect, just been called out by the voters on that issue.” The state’s Democrats say they’ll focus this year on making California more affordable, and party leaders are increasingly railing on the high costs of staples such as groceries and home electricity bills.
Read MoreMill Valley Flowers’ Customers & Friends From Far & Wide Share the Passing of Annabella Margarita Eriksson, Husband to Lars Eriksson, Who Ran Mill Valley Flowers Together for Many Years
We invite all who loved her to visit once the stone is completed, and in her memory, she requested that you continue to bring beauty and love into your lives by filling your homes and special occasions with flowers. Mill Valley Flowers, the small shop she cherished, will continue to carry on her legacy through her daughter, son-in-law, grandchildren, and her team of devoted designers, who have been with us for over a decade.
Read MoreSFGate Via California Association of Realtors’ Chief Economist: Bay Area Housing Market in 2025 Sees Sales Rising by Roughly 10% – But Buyers May Gain More Leverage
“Although price growth has slowed since rates have returned to historic norms and inventory has increased this year, supply remains tight, and affordability has deteriorated, so a full recovery to pre-pandemic levels is still a few years out, even though sales are expected to continue rising in the Bay Area during 2025,” Levine said.
Read MoreLocal Kitchens Partners with Bay Area Institution Koi Palace to Launch Its Award-Winning Dim Sum at All Local Kitchens Locations, Including Mill Valley @ 741 E Blithedale Ave #775b
Founded in 1996 by brothers Willy and Ronny Ng, Koi Palace set out to bring the rich tradition of Cantonese dim sum to the Bay Area. After nearly three decades, the restaurant has become an icon in Northern California’s culinary landscape, earning widespread acclaim for its authentic, meticulously crafted dishes. This dedication to quality and avor continues as Koi Palace brings their fan-favorite dishes to all Local Kitchens locations.
Read MoreMarin IJ Editorial: Tam Valley Housing Proposal’s Scope Clashes With Other County Plans
How much say the board will have is uncertain given the state Legislature’s pro-housing initiative that has effectively undermined local review and control over proposed housing developments. The proposal calls for building a 32-unit affordable apartment complex on a half-acre at 150 Shoreline Highway. The location, in a classified flood zone, runs into the county’s planning focus to limit development in areas that might be threatened by climate change and rising tides.
Read MoreMarin IJ’s Leanne Battelle: What Came & Went in Marin’s Food Scene in 2024
Mill Valley got its first swanky day-through-midnight craft cocktail and chef-driven food venue with the opening of Corner Bar in April, moving into the prominent downtown space briefly occupied by Coho in 2023 and, before that, Vasco for 23 years. In July, Petaluma-founded Angela’s Organic Ice Cream debuted its fourth North Bay location in Mill Valley. In August, Tam Valley resident and chef Tony Adams opened Mill Valley Pasta Co., a downtown retail store catering to cooks and gift givers alike. Adams also operates a factory store in San Rafael and maintains a strong presence at seven Bay Area farmers markets along with other retail outlets.
Read MoreMarin IJ: California Housing Program’s Collateral Beneficiaries: Lobbyists, Lawmakers
“Those profiting from these transactions were unwilling to accept any meaningful accountability requirements, including that rents be discounted meaningfully from general market rents,” said Mark Stivers, director of advocacy for the California Housing Partnership, one of the program’s critics. “Greater accountability to the public is still very much needed.”
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