Point Reyes Station News

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Perla Batalla, who lived briefly in Mill Valley years ago, sang backup for Leonard Cohen for a decade after she auditioned for his I m Your Man tour in 1988.

The Dance Palace will host its 39th annual Holiday Crafts Fair from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 503 B St.

Building Supply Center will host a free barbecue to benefit the Point Reyes Food Pantry from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec.

'A lot of these ideas of eating locally ... come from people really examining the value of having a hyper-accelerated lifestyle, says Douglas Gayeton, author of 'Slow: Life in a Tuscan Town.' Life has been pretty fast for one of the fathers of slow food.

The Marin Agricultural Land Trust will host its annual holiday open house at 5 p.m. Dec.

Tony Magee, founder of Lagunitas Brewing Co., wants to grow grapes and build a brandy distillery and other buildings on his Marshall property along Tomales Bay.

It took, what, maybe five years, but I've had my fill of pork belly. Just about every place is doing it; and the scale has tipped where I've realized that more than half the time the belly is blubbery and not very appealing.

In recognition of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Homeward Bound of Marin will host its fifth annual Dine Out to End Hunger program Thursday.

Marin County health officials must ration the number of swine flu vaccination doses they offer at free clinics due to a shortage of supply, health officials said Monday.

The din was inescapable in one particular room on Saturday, with wailing babies, crying kids and anxious looking parents.

Nov. 9--WITH WINTER on the way, the idea of living in a home without a conventional heating system probably sounds like a recipe for disaster.

San Rafael architect Nabih Tahan designed his passive house in Berkeley WITH WINTER on the way, the idea of living in a home without a conventional heating system probably sounds like a recipe for disaster.

Like many young recruits, Jennifer Fusaro joined the Navy because she wanted to see the world.

After coping with a short supply, more H1N1 vaccine is set to arrive in Marin, prompting public health officials to schedule a series of free clinics to get high-risk people vaccinated.

A "Tanks to Tractors" event in Point Reyes Station on Sunday will honor soldiers who have returned home to pursue work on the nation's farms.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon will appear at a 7:30 p.m. event Friday at Toby's Feed Barn at 11250 Highway One in Point Reyes Station.

Environmental activist John Francis walks to his office in Point Reyes Station. In protest of an oil spill that polluted Marin beaches in the 1970s, Francis began walking everywhere and went for 17 years without speaking.

Green is the new black and anyone who's anyone knows that being energy-efficient and low-carbon will make you smarter, stronger, sexier and look years younger, with virtually no side effects.

Holy Halloween, Batman, those are some giant pumpkins! Half Moon Bay doesn't have a lock on gigantic gourds-- check out what we found on a leisurely drive through West Marin.