It is sometimes called Mill Valley’s only department store, although everything that the shop sells comes from donations from all over Marin. The Mount Carmel Salvage Shop evolved from the church’s rummage sales. In 1950 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church rented a former mortuary on the corner … [Read more...] about Mill Valley history: Mount Carmel Salvage Shop
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Mill Valley Little League — April 26 – May 2
The 2021 Mill Valley Little League season, bringing such welcome joy back to Boyle Park, barrels into May with some great baseball already having the town baseball community buzzing, headlined by the first home runs of the Majors season, and a first-half showdown between the Majors-leading A’s and … [Read more...] about Mill Valley Little League — April 26 – May 2
Marin history: Dimitroff’s in Mill Valley
Dimitroff’s in 1954. Stephen Pope Dimitroff was a well-known muralist. He and his artist wife, Lucienne Bloch, daughter of the internationally famous composer Ernst Bloch, met while working for Diego Rivera in New York. Dimitroff started his art and picture framing business in Mill … [Read more...] about Marin history: Dimitroff’s in Mill Valley
MV Little League — Week of April 19-25
Two weeks into the return of baseball at Boyle Park, and the standings are beginning to take shape. In the Majors, the A’s and Giants both sport unblemished records and are headed for a fun early season matchup on Saturday, May 1. In the Minors, both the Diamondbacks and Tigers lead the way with 3-1 … [Read more...] about MV Little League — Week of April 19-25
Mill Valley history: Miller Avenue houses in 1900
Front View of a House on the RR - about 1900. Side View of a House on Miller - 1903. In 1900, most of the fairly new houses on the northeast side of Miller Avenue were on lots that extended back to Corte Madera del Presidio Creek. Many lots were vacant. The houses had city water and … [Read more...] about Mill Valley history: Miller Avenue houses in 1900
Little League Round-Up
MILL VALLEY LITTLE LEAGUE/Week of April 12-18 Boyle Park holds a special place in the hearts and minds of the town of Mill Valley, so it was hard to underestimate the impact of seeing the kids in town back playing baseball for the first time since 2019. Even though masks may hide the smiles of … [Read more...] about Little League Round-Up
Mill Valley history: Greenwood School
In 1991, Peter and Mimi Buckley started a kindergarten in their home on Fern Canyon Road. In 1996, with 28 pupils in what they called Garden School, they tried to establish a school located at the historic Redwood Lodge in Blithedale Canyon. Their plan met determined … [Read more...] about Mill Valley history: Greenwood School
Miwok cultural leaders say ‘NO’ to Olema Trail High School
Twin Cities Times Marinscope The plan to give Sir Francis Drake High School a “more ethical name” hit a snag last week. The school’s administration and teachers had already torn down the name Drake from school signage and temporarily declared itself HS 1327 (the street address of the … [Read more...] about Miwok cultural leaders say ‘NO’ to Olema Trail High School
Tamalpais Union High School District in-person school update
Students at Tamalpais Union High School District won’t be back to campus until mid- to late-April. Five-day-a-week classes won’t start until fall. That’s the word from Superintendent Tara Taupier at an online forum on Monday, March 8. Superintendent Taupier said the timing is … [Read more...] about Tamalpais Union High School District in-person school update
Mill Valley History: Meet Manny Gomez
In 1935 he bought his first piece of property in Mill Valley for $700 from a tax delinquent list. The transaction had to go through the City Council, and quite a skirmish ensued. Thus began his long battle with city agencies over variances and ordinances. In spite of all the … [Read more...] about Mill Valley History: Meet Manny Gomez