Larkspur News

Some say lawns are low maintenance, but they can actually be maintenance hogs needing major watering to keep them green and lush.

A service of installation for the Rev. Matthew Switzer is at 3 p.m. Feb. 12 at Trinity Lutheran Church in San Rafael.

"BEING FLYNN" - Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael; 454-1222; www.cafilm.org . Feb.

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.

A photo exhibit by Charles Givens of seven historical railroad logging operations, along with text panels and accompanying memorabilia, is now on display at the Mendocino County Museum in Willits.

A support group using Integrative Restoration for Grief, training to cope with grief that involves meditation and relaxation, will meet from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Feb.

A Yesterday, the Ross Valley Sanitary District began major repair work on an 18-inch pipe that runs along Magnolia Avenue in Larkspur.

Marin Services for Women, a Larkspur-based alcohol and drug treatment center, announced Tuesday it is closing immediately due to "financial difficulties." In a brief press release, interim executive director Cindy Foley said Marin Services for Women "will be closing its doors as soon as all existing clients have been transferred to other ... (more)

A Marin Cleaners 700 A Street 415.453.5841 www.marincleaners.com What to they offer? Marin Cleaners offers more than just dry cleaning services to the city of San Rafael.

As Sarah Duxbury of the San Francisco Business Times reports, Kimpton has been on a buying spree while the Riverplace's former owner, Larkspur Hotels, has been selling off its four-star properties.

Romance is in the air once again as Cupid flies around the Twin Cities in anticipation of his favorite holiday - Valentine's Day - and his favorite contest.

Work is done on the roof of Larkspur City Hall in downtown Larkspur, Calif. on Tuesday, Jan.

FRIDAY, Jan. 27, was a very good day for the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District.

Cutbacks in federal community development grants will be at issue when county supervisors meet for a "workshop" session in Room 324A at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Marin Civic Center.

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.

The Ross Valley Sanitary District board has approved spending $725,000 to immediately repair a clogged sewer pipe in Larkspur.

It was determined that a "camelback" and college textbooks, for a loss of approximately $500, were taken.

QUESTION No. 1: If a multi-million dollar corporation built an enormous, polluting smokestack spewing toxic fumes into the air next to your home, how long would it take you to picket the company, stage a protest and demand immediate action? There is no safe exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarettes and tobacco.