Posts Tagged ‘Mill Valley’
Scop 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 MoreSweetwater Music Hall is Honoring the Late, Legendary Austin de Lone on Jan. 8! Show Is Sold Out But the Amazing Folks at SW Have Made It Available on Youtube (See Below)
Sweetwater Music Hall is Honoring the Late, Legendary Austin de Lone on Jan. 8! Show Is Sold Out But the Amazing Folks at SW Have Made It Available on Youtube (See Below)
Read MoreThe Outdoor Art Club is Having a Massive Estate Sale at their One West Blithedale Clubhouse on Jan. 31st & Feb. 1st to Benefit Their Commercial Kitchen Renovation, Last Remodeled in the 1960s!
Party guests will have first dibs to shop our amazing collection of vintage handbags (Chanel, Gucci, Valentino, Coach, etc.), vintage designer clothes and shoes (Chanel, Manolo Blahnik, Christian Dior, Valentino, Loro Piana, etc.), mid-century Dorothy Thorpe barware, fine jewelry, Le Creuset and Alessi kitchenware, vintage furnishings, 20th-century oil paintings & pop art – including an original, iconic circa-1966 Bob Dylan poster (the Milton Glaser one, with Dylan’s wild rainbow hair).
Read MoreMarin Theatre Executive Artistic Director Lance Gardner Returns to the Stage in Gripping Political Thriller – Feb. 6 – March 2
Marin Theatre Executive Artistic Director Lance Gardner returns to the stage for the first time in over five years to play Trebell, whose promising career is curtailed by the threat of scandal over an illicit affair in Waste. The play cynically focuses on the insiders who scheme to use the scandal to manipulate political outcomes. The Times called it “Provocative. Intellectually stimulating and emotionally gripping. A masterpiece of its time.” Its Off-Broadway revival was hailed by The New York Post as “A remarkable play, full of thought and life.”
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 MoreMill Valley Resident Audra Weiss, 57, Passed Away on Dec. 31, with her husband and children by her side. Audra was a quiet yet powerful force who walked through life exuding grace, strength and class.
Born and raised in Coram, NY, Audra graduated from the Whitman School at Syracuse University and forged a career in healthcare communications. She met her husband Jim through a mutual friend and found they had been living parallel lives. He also went to Syracuse, bled Orange and worked in the same field but they had never met. Like “When Harry Met Sally,” they built a strong friendship that led to an unbreakably strong marriage of nearly 25 years. She knew from the get-go that she’d happily trade in her stellar professional career for a lifelong role of motherhood.
Read MoreSweetwater Music Hall is Honoring the Legendary Austin de Lone, Who Has Performed Around the World and has been a Stalwart Supporter of the Sweetwater from the Beginning – Jan. 8!
Sweetwater Music Hall is excited to honor Austin de Lone, the legendary musician in Mill Valley and beyond, who has played all over the country and around the world for many years, and has been a stalwart supporter of the Sweetwater from the very beginning. Austin is going to hang up his rock ’n’ roll shoes, but has one more party up his sleeve to which you are invited! Please come and pay tribute to Austin and his many musical companions as we toast and roast him on January 8.
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 MoreSF Chronicle: Here are 21 New Laws that Californians Must Start Following in 2025, While New Laws are set to change the workplace, including a ban on these types of meetings
“For the past six years, through boom, bust and pandemic, California’s Legislature has ended each session with a blitz of new laws that aim to make housing more plentiful and affordable.
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