Marinscope (Novato residents: To start a no obligation free trial home delivery of the Novato Advance, email Publisher Sherm Frederick at shermfrederick@gmail.com.) There will be new meaning for “home for holidays” for students in Novato and San Marin high school students. They will remain at … [Read more...] about School Update: Many kids will be home through the holidays
Mill Valley
Slow down, take in ‘The Golden Hour’
By Derek Wilson Marinscope When the sun sinks down over the water, life starts to slow down and the world takes on a golden hue. This is the so-called “Golden Hour.” The O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley is hosting an online exhibit of paintings, photographs and sculptures … [Read more...] about Slow down, take in ‘The Golden Hour’
Mill Valley History: The Nest and Sans Souci
In 1890, “The Nest” at 116 Cascade Drive was one of the first weekend/summer cottages built in Cascade Canyon. The owner was Jerome Stanford, nephew of Leland Stanford, a governor of California and founder of the Leland Stanford Jr. University. The cottage originally had seven tiny … [Read more...] about Mill Valley History: The Nest and Sans Souci
Ring the Alarm: Hate targeting Jews on the rise
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope School officials in Marin County held a Zoom meeting last week as a follow-up to anti-semitic Instragram accounts that targeted Jewish students at Redwood High School. The accounts said students at Redwood were “organized in anti-semitism” and were … [Read more...] about Ring the Alarm: Hate targeting Jews on the rise
Mill Valley History: Banana Republic started here
There are now over 500 Banana Republic stores in the US and 100 more in other countries. The first store was in Mill Valley. Mel and Patricia Ziegler worked for the San Francisco Chronicle. He was a reporter. She was an illustrator. They lived in an apartment on Russian … [Read more...] about Mill Valley History: Banana Republic started here
Marin 911: Leaf blower spat elicits non-church words
Mill Valley Oct. 1 - 7, 2020 Leaf Blower Beef: The use of gas-powered leaf blowers are verboten in Mill Valley. An angry citizen called the cops about one being used on East Drive. Police arrived and found a landscaper employee with a gas-powered leaf blower. But it was not on, so no citation … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Leaf blower spat elicits non-church words
Election ballots on the way
Be on the lookout for your voting ballots for the Nov. 3 General Election. They have been sent to all active, registered voters in Marin County. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, voters are encouraged to return their completed ballot by mail. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before … [Read more...] about Election ballots on the way
Mill Valley Film Festival
The first Mill Valley Film Festival, a three-day event, began on Friday Aug. 11, 1978, in Odd Fellows Hall at 142 Throckmorton with champagne at 7 p.m. followed at 9 p.m. by a tribute to filmmaker James Broughton, widely known as one of the most influential pioneers in the realm of avant-garde … [Read more...] about Mill Valley Film Festival
Buckle up for post-election violence
By Sherman R. Frederick Battle Born Media Gun sales from coast to coast and throughout the fruited plain have soared in the runup to the presidential election. And where are sales really up? In the seven presidential “toss up” states of Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New … [Read more...] about Buckle up for post-election violence
Mill Valley History: Locust Business District
When the Golden Gate Bridge was completed in 1938, Greyhound buses replaced the train service from Mill Valley to the Sausalito ferry. However, the tracks were left in place for freight trains. In 1950, the Locust Business District was quite a bit different from what it is today. … [Read more...] about Mill Valley History: Locust Business District