Mill Valley News

NEW YORK Six-inch-wide stripes painted in front of Marin Independent Journal subscribers' houses on eight roads in Mill Valley Calif., will soon disappear.

In the world of the Grateful Dead, Bob Drobatz is known as the Starburst Commander.

A Mill Valley lawyer was charged Thursday with breaking into a hotel refrigerator to steal yogurt, authorities said.

The Marin Humane Society's first major expansion in 20 years was unveiled Tuesday when a van full of dogs from Fresno pulled up at a new processing area behind the society's main building in Novato.

"Newsom hears chilling stories from truants" : Thank you, Mayor Gavin Newsom, for describing the fact that truancy is largely due to the home environment.

Send your question to Umbra! Q. Dear Umbra, Is it more environmentally sound to throw tissue paper in the toilet or in the trash? I'm disturbed by how much toilet paper is used by one family alone and wonder just what it takes to remove all that paper from the sewage system and from the waste stream.

A Mill Valley couple who ran a Sausalito yacht brokerage pleaded guilty in Marin County Superior Court on Thursday to embezzlement and grand theft charges.

A Mill Valley couple pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from clients at their yacht brokerage.

January 27, 2010 - Larkspur Hotels & Restaurants, the rapidly growing Bay Area-based hospitality company headquartered in Larkspur, California, appoints Greg Mauldin as General Manager of the recently launched Larkspur Hotel Mill Valley in scenic Marin County, just three miles from the Golden Gate Bridge and 40 minutes from wine country.

The Marin County Bicycle Coalition presented the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday with a scathing critique of a draft report that evaluates the relative merits of three bicycle/pedestrian routes connecting Mill Valley and Corte Madera.

"This is a live-work town and we don't have live-work," says developer Mike House.

Twin brothers Logan and Noah Miller wrote, directed and starred in their film, 'Touching Home,' which will be distributed by the California Film Institute;s new division, CFI Releasing.

Enjoy this remodeled 3 bed 2 1/2 bth Craftsman style home located a few blocks from downtown Mill Valleys Cafes, Theaters, Market, Boutiques &Bookstores. Nearby parks, biking&hiking trails.

Contrary to popular misconception, not every drama critic would rather be making theater than writing about it.

A lightning strike shattered a large redwood tree in Kentfield early Tuesday, damaging nearby homes as wind and rain continued to lash Marin and the Bay Area.

The One-Sinner Show David Templeton oozes religiosity in almost every minute of his two-act monologue Wretch Like Me, but in the end he admits he was brainwashed into being a self-confessed "Jesus freak." His story of a southern California adolescence where he found faith is packed with humor and David's vivid impersonations.

The song was a collaboration between many artists and featured Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and Elton John, and raised money for the American Foundation for AIDS Research.

It got me to thinking of other Marin spots where it's possible to enjoy the comfort of an open fire, very seductive at this time of year.

Sammy Hagar has announced he'll play a benefit concert for Tessa Ulvestad, a 3-year-old Mill Valley girl who is recovering from a life-saving kidney transplant.

A gas station employee fended off an armed robber in Mill Valley by swinging a wooden rod at him, the sheriff's department reported.