Nicasio News

The Marin County Fair is always the biggest holiday attraction over the Fourth of July weekend, but Sausalito gives it a run for its money when it comes to patriotic celebration.

Marin will again serve up Fourth of July activities throughout the county ranging from traditional pancake breakfasts in Novato, Corte Madera and Marinwood to Inverness foot races, outdoor music in Nicasio and bayside fireworks in Sausalito.

Jeffrey Halford, acclaimed San Francisco-based, Americana/Acoustic/Blues singer/songwriter/guitarist who fronts long-running ensemble Jeffrey Halford & The Healers, has been called 'An Americana heavyweight' as well as 'the West Coast's Answer to Bruce Springsteen' for his heartfelt songs about the conditions of the everyday man and woman in ...

Feed Rider at Halleck Creek Every morning Ian Libaire has to rely on his family members to help him dress.

Halleck Creek Ranch, a nonprofit therapeutic riding club for disabled youth and adults, will have an open house and horse show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 16.

The seventh annual firefighters' pancake breakfast will take place from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Nicasio School at 5555 Nicasio Valley Road.

"Ranches and Rolling Hills," a sale of Marin-inspired landscape art to benefit the Marin Agricultural Land Trust, will begin with a preview lunch at 11 a.m. May 16 at the Druids' Hall at 4499 Nicasio Valley Road in Nicasio.

A blustery day in Marin on Tuesday blew a tree into a Nicasio porch, knocked down power lines in Novato and pushed 43-mph winds through Mill Valley and Point Reyes.

When Jeromy Zajonc heard his friends Logan and Noah Miller planned to ask Academy Award-winning actor Ed Harris to star in a film about their father - despite having no experience as screenwriters or directors - he was sure they would succeed.

A Nicasio man was arraigned Friday on charges he bit off part of his girlfriend's lip, causing permanent disfigurement, authorities said.

It's a free two-fer. On April 9, 19 Broadway will split the bill with opener Tres Mojo - a fusion of funk, reggae, samba, jazz, blues and just about everything else - with the alternative country stylings of Moonlight Rodeo, which features guitarist Kurt Huget.

Slow food supporters Mark and Myriam Pasternak own Devil s Gulch Ranch in Nicasio and the crowing rooster at right.

Matt Weinstein and his wife, Geneen Roth, victims of Bernard Madoff, are seen at their home in Nicasio, Calif., Wednesday, March 11, 2009.

The Associated Press 4 comments Bernard Madoff's expected guilty plea leaves many of his ruined investors worried that the disgraced financier will take his secrets to prison with him.

A federal agency warns that scammers are trying to take advantage of a provision in the recently passed federal stimulus package to steal personal financial information from retirees or people with disabilities ...

Local Public Issues , posted by Louise L Mathews, a resident of the San Anselmo neighborhood, 3 hours ago Louise L Mathews is a member of Pacific Sun Destination San Anselmo.

E.T., a champion show dog from Nicasio, began to jump up and down when he heard the cheer of the crowd.

Local Public Issues , posted by Adrienne Pfeiffer, a resident of the Bolinas neighborhood, 1 hour ago "KWMR changes Bolinas frequency to 89.9 fm to provide listeners with improved reception and uninterrupted ...

Plans for a 1,799-square-foot home, 315-square-foot guest quarters, shed, access road and septic system on a 14.69-acre parcel near Nicasio will be considered by county supervisors at 11 a.m. Tuesday.

A 40-year-old West Marin man and his 19-year-old son pleaded guilty Wednesday in the theft of a trove of tools and a Weber grill this month from a home under construction in Nicasio.