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
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
Mill Valley history: Mount Carmel Salvage Shop
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
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