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San Anselmo fire damages apartments, art studio
A two-alarm fire Tuesday in San Anselmo that jammed the morning commute through town caused an estimated $700,000 damage to two apartments and an adjacent art studio.
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San Anselmo fire damages apartments, art studio
A two-alarm fire Tuesday in San Anselmo that jammed the morning commute through town caused an estimated $700,000 damage to two apartments and an adjacent art studio.
Date Lines / News, notes and updates from the Bay Area arts and culture scene
Cinema alfresco A new season of Sunset Cinema starts at 7 p.m. Aug. 1 with a screening of the documentary "Paperback Dreams," directed by Alex Beckstead .
San Anselmo fire damages apartments, art studio
A two-alarm fire Tuesday in San Anselmo that jammed the morning commute through town caused an estimated $700,000 damage to two apartments and an adjacent art studio.
Local milestones for week of July 20
Several Marin students graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.: San Rafael residents Alana Anderson with a degree in architecture, Michael Corbolotti with a degree in economics Sebastian Grayson with ...
County supervisors raise garbage fees
Rates for trash collection, planning permits and environmental health inspections are on their way up under fee hikes approved by the Board of Supervisors.
Fairfax Woman Named Nation's Poet Laureate
Kay Ryan, a 62-year-old Fairfax resident, was appointed today by the Library of Congress as the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2008-09. Ryan will assume her duties as the nation's poet laureate in the ...
Towns' summer camps try to compete with private programs
Cambria Blake, 5, blows bubbles during water play time at the Parkside Preschool Summer Camp, sponsored by the San Anselmo Parks and Recreation Department.
Speed bumps stir controversy on Manor Road in Kentfield
Matt Ashworth cringes every time a car swerves around the speed bump "hump" in front of his home and runs over the metal grate in his driveway.
Heat Wave Far From Over For Bay Area
Forecasters are predicting another day of sizzling temperatures across Northern California.
Wicked heat wave, smoke blanket Marin
As temperatures topped 100 Tuesday, the massive stock of electric fans at Corbet's Hardware in Larkspur began to thin out.
High temperature records fall around Bay Area
High temperature marks for July 8 fell in four cities around the Bay Area Tuesday, and with little relief in sight for the next couple of days in inland areas, more records are likely to be toast too.
Witness recalls Corte Madera man's last gasps in fatal hit-run
On March 18, Kelly McDermott was driving on Panoramic Highway near Stinson Beach when a white pickup truck raced past him against the double yellow line.
Nation's best Big Sister is from Kentfield
Miriam Mills , the National Big Sister of the Year, visits Book Passage in Corte Madera with her Little Sister, Arleth Torres Lopez.
Newly formed chapter joins U.S. Jaycees
The newly formed chapter of the San Rafael Jaycees, initiated by the San Rafael Chamber Leadership Institute Class of 2008, has reached 20 members and is now an official chapter of the U.S. Jaycees.
How to delay need for nursing home
THE MARIN IJ'S June 22 story, "Where are we sending our elders," points out the challenges facing those with long-term care needs in Marin.
Morning two-alarm fire damages yacht club
An early-morning two-alarm fire Monday at the San Rafael Yacht Club caused moderate damage to the building.
For the enlightenment of all who have ever been interested or amused by the legend of the cow that was swallowed by the cracking earth during the 1906 earthquake, I offer a letter received from George C. ...
Air quality worsens for parts of Marin, new warnings
Air quality in northeastern Marin worsened Wednesday and will become even more smoky Thursday, according to air quality officials.
County issues health advisory as smoke blankets Marin
The county's public health officer issued an advisory Tuesday as Marin continued to be choked with smoke from area fires.