Posts Tagged ‘Mill Valley’
City Council to Take Up Outdoor Business Program Again, Eyes Extension Through Oct. 31
City officials have sought a framework that limits outdoor use to June 1 to Oct. 31. The Mill Valley Chamber wholly supports the decision to extend the existing program through Oct. 31, 2022, to allow city officials runway to conduct a study that identifies longer term plans for outdoor use. The Chamber in no way presumes or pre-judges the outcome of such a study
Read MoreWith $75 Million in Federal Funds Coming to Marin, County Officials Are Thinking Big
In Marin, the county has committed to spending its first $25 million in American Rescue Plan Act money in six areas: $6.7 million on Project Homekey and homelessness services; $5 million on racial equity; $5 million to address climate change; $4 million on fire facilities; $2.3 million on COVID-19 economic impacts; and $2 million on public health and mental health services.
Read MoreStarbucks Employees at Strawberry Village Seek to Unionize
The campaign, according to the Marin Independent Journal, “is being led by baristas who are in high school. The workers want increased starting wages for baristas, extra pay when the store is short staffed, credit and debit card tips and a voice in whether to allow mobile orders during a rush or short staffing.
Read More‘Mapping MV History’ Digs Into the Gorgeous, Historic El Paseo
El Paseo, the moniker for the gorgeous, red-bricked lane at 17 Throckmorton Ave. that has connected the street to Sunnyside Ave. for decades, is also home to Dennis McNicoll’s Gallery 15 and Jeffrey Levin and Bonnie Powers’ ever-creative Poet and the Bench lifestyle store and jewelry atelier space.
Read MoreMountain Play Returns With Jay Manley-Directed ‘Hello Dolly’ – May 22, 29 & June 5, 11 & 19
Organizers are taking up the production of Hello, Dolly, the 1964 musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman based on Thornton Wilder’s 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955.
Read MoreCurated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of April 11
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Read MoreMill Valley Music Fest Headliner Ben Harper Launches Mad Bunny Record Label
Since his debut with Welcome to the Cruel World in 1994, Harper’s career has been steeped in both breadth and depth, recording both as a solo performer and with the Innocent Criminals, Fistful of Mercy, Relentless7 and Charlie Musselwhite. And at 52, he’s making it clear that he’s taking a long view of the road ahead.
Read MoreWe’re Baaaaack: A Blockbuster Memorial Day Weekend Returns with Parade, Pancakes, Carnival & Much More – May 27-30
The Mill Valley Memorial Day Parade will be ‘LIVE’ on May 30th this year. The parade kicks off with the special Veterans Ceremony, which includes the student K-8 essay contest, “What does Memorial Day mean to me?” starting 9:45 at Lytton Square followed by the parade at 10:30.
Read MoreFaced With a Dearth of Candidates, City Skips June Council Election, Appoints Wickham, Burke and Perrey
Well, that was uneventful. The City of Mill Valley’s scheduled June 7th City Council election was canceled last week due to a lack of candidates for the three open positions on the five-member council. City officials estimated that scrapping the vote will save the city $45,000 in election expenses.
Read MoreNY Times: Should Policymakers Be Willing to Rethink the Status Quo of Cars and Trucks as Dominant Users of Public Space?
“Not allowing public space to evolve is self-defeating. We might miss out on useful changes to our hometowns or better ways of moving people and goods around.” “Officials and all of us need to ask what we want for our communities. That means thinking comprehensively about uses of roads and sidewalks.”
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