Corte Madera News

Products that improve balance will be the topic of the next meeting of the Marin County Multiple Sclerosis Group set for noon to 1:30 p.m. Feb.

A a€¢ Musicians from Redwood High's Music Department offer up a "Night of Blues" musical fundraiser on Friday, Feb.

"Firefighters arrived quickly to find a large column of smoke and fire burning to the rear of the main lumber supply building and aggressively attacked the fire," Fire Chief Chris Grey said in a statement.

THERE IS NOTHING routine about endorsing the concept of some day turning San Quentin State Prison into a transit hub with 1,500 or more homes.

A a€¢ Both the Larkspur and Corte Madera libraries will host free discussions of Michael David Lukas' novel The Oracle of Stamboul this week.

The developer of a 180-unit apartment complex planned for the former WinCup site in Corte Madera will donate $250,000 to help alleviate traffic as part of an agreement approved by the Town Council, Mayor Bob Ravasio said.

Dedication to Special Education, a volunteer parent group that raises money for special education programs in Marin, will pull the winning raffle ticket for Toyota Prius at 3 p.m. Saturday at Toyota Marin, 445 E. Francisco Blvd.

A Some gardeners are already starting their seeds in hopes of a bountiful Spring crop, but the supporters of a community garden in Corte Madera are still looking for fertile ground.

Want to get out and make a night of it? Here are a few tips from The Chronicle's Datebook staff on where to go and what to do around the Bay Area this evening.

"Medicare and Your Options," a presentation by the Health Insurance and Advocacy Program, is set for 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Aegis Living of Corte Madera, 5555 Paradise Drive in Corte Madera.

Marin transportation officials seeking to revamp Highway 101 have reached an agreement with developers planning a 180-unit apartment complex in Corte Madera that will allow both projects to move forward.

Since Jan. 20, health officials have documented four outbreaks in preschools, schools and children's centers, and six outbreaks in long-term care facilities.

Older, wiser and much more jaded, I look a bit askance at commercial approaches to the sweet observation of Saint Valentine's Day.

A a€¢ L'Chaim! Enjoy a drink with author and brewer Jeremy Cowan at Book Passage in Corte Madera on Friday at 7 p.m. Cowan, author of Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah , shares his brewing tips and the tale of " How It Took 13 Years, Extreme Jewish Brewing & Circus Sideshow Freaks to Make Shmaltz Brewing Co an International Success." a€¢ The Marin Municipal ... (more)

The California Highway Patrol will offer a "Start Smart" teen driver class at 7 p.m. Feb.

The Marin Municipal Water District Board of Directors will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday to discuss water rates for the coming year.

Dr. Richard Olney, one of the nation's top medical researchers who was seeking a cure for Lou Gehrig's disease when he contracted the disease himself eight years ago, died Friday in his Corte Madera home.

There seems to be a major collision coming over a stretch of Highway 101. The Transportation Authority of Marin is appealing a plan by the Town of Corte Madera to develop the former WinCup property into a mixed-use housing and business center.

Want to get out and make a night of it? Here are a few tips from The Chronicle's Datebook staff on where to go and what to do around the Bay Area this evening.

And while she has "some legitimate concerns" about the safety of crops created in a laboratory, that's not the reason the Corte Madera resident has volunteered to collect signatures for a California ballot measure that would require foods containing genetically-modified organisms to carry a special label.