On the heels of a 15-plus month avalanche of major event cancellations and virtual replacements, the Mill Valley Chamber of Commers reports that “we just got word that the 64th Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, one of Mill Valley's landmark events and an arts-centric postcard to the beauty, vibrancy … [Read more...] about MV Arts Festival is on … and in person!
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City Championship week is here. Upsets, always a part of Boyle Park lore, were held to a relative minimum this year, with the grand exception of the 7-seed Tigers shocking the top-seed White Sox in Majors. The Majors City Championship was played Tuesday, June 8 — too late for press … [Read more...] about Mill Valley Little League
Mill Valley LL/Week of May 24-30
There was a time, in the dark of winter, that Mill Valley Little League was unsure if would have a 2021 season, owing to COVID-19 concerns. Now, as the final day of school beckons, and summertime calls to all families in town, a wildly successful season will reach its exciting and welcome climax … [Read more...] about Mill Valley LL/Week of May 24-30
O’Hanlon Center: Comfort in blue
By Derek Wilson Marinscope Feeling blue? You’re not alone. “There are so many things behind the color blue. For some, it can convey sadness. There is that term we use, ‘I’ve got the blues,’” said Sausalito artists Bia Bower. “But I can honestly say that when I paint with blue, it’s more of … [Read more...] about O’Hanlon Center: Comfort in blue
MILL VALLEY LL/Week of May 17-23
Playoffs beckon the first week of June, and the final week of regular season games before Memorial Day promise to bring even more action to Boyle Park and Friends Field. In Majors, the A’s and White Sox are tied atop the standings; in Minors, the Tigers and Diamondbacks are tied for the top spot; … [Read more...] about MILL VALLEY LL/Week of May 17-23
Early Mill Valley newspapers
In 1893 19-year-old Frederick Runyon founded Mill Valley’s first newspaper, the Mill Valley Times. His father financed it. It came out every other Saturday during the summer. The four-page, 6-1/2” by 9” newspaper cost five cents. Runyon’s printing press is on display in the … [Read more...] about Early Mill Valley newspapers
Arthur Gensler dies at Mill Valley home
Marinscope Famed architect M. Arthur Gensler Jr. died last week in his Mill Valley home at the age of 85. He built his design businesses into a large global architect firm. The Wall Street Journal in reporting his passing wrote: “Art Gensler had modest ambitions for the architectural firm he … [Read more...] about Arthur Gensler dies at Mill Valley home
Mill Valley LL/Week of May 10-16
The playoffs are just two weeks away, and this special return of baseball to Boyle Park in 2021 has provided all the regular season thrills a ball fan could ask for. The Majors standings are led by the 9-1 White Sox, but the Giants and A’s are hot on their tails at 8-2. The Minors standings are a … [Read more...] about Mill Valley LL/Week of May 10-16
MILL VALLEY LL/Week of May 3-9
The age-old truism ‘there is no clock in baseball’ was proven multiple times last week in Mill Valley Little League, as games were marked by walk-offs and comebacks all over Boyle Park and Friends Field, headlined by a wild affair between two of the top teams in Majors: MAJORS White Sox 14, … [Read more...] about MILL VALLEY LL/Week of May 3-9
Goodbye Drake … Hello Archie
Update: The Board of Trustees approved the name Archie Williams High School Tuesday night (May 11). It will replace the name of Drake High School. Marinscope After an embarrassingly strange trip, bringing frustration and ridicule from alumni and the community, the re-naming committee … [Read more...] about Goodbye Drake … Hello Archie