Shannon Gray: Exploring self in the lightness of air
Shannon Gray is suspended 10 feet in the air above a grassy knoll in Bolinas. Under soft lighting, she pirouettes and then lunges forward. She makes a pass and…
Vicki Leeds: Supplying saddles and more at Cabaline
It’s hard to imagine Point Reyes Station without Cabaline, the quirky saddlery and emporium that’s been in town for 46 years. And it’s impossible to imagine Cabaline without Vicki…
Dakota Whitney: Practicing law in her hometown
In downtown Inverness, sandwiched between the post office and Vladimir’s Czech Restaurant, sits the Law Offices of Dakota S. Whitney. With its inconspicuous beige siding and drawn blinds, it…
Amelia Telc: A chef brings global cuisine to Tomales
Amelia Telc began her meandering culinary career at trendy restaurants in two big cities famous for their food: San Francisco and New York. Now she has settled in the…
Tennis club to move pickleball
Diplomacy and money seem to have resolved a dispute over pickleball at one of the Inverness Tennis Club’s private courts, where a neighbor irate over the increasingly popular sport…
County launches health dashboard
Residents of the San Geronimo Valley should welcome the news that the average lifespan from Lagunitas to Woodacre is 90 years old—the highest in West Marin. While not quite…
Vandals blast reservoir toilets
Investigators are on the hunt for the suspect or suspects who blew up two porta potties at Nicasio Reservoir on the night of Feb. 22, the latest in a…
Nick’s Cove launches fundraiser to rebuild burned boat shack
The owners of Nick’s Cove in Marshall are hoping to remove and replace the boat shack that burned down on Jan. 7 come summertime, and they’re asking locals for…
Charges of antisemitism need careful scrutiny
West Marin is more than 7,000 miles from Israel and the war in Gaza, but events there since Oct. 7 have caused a lot of emotional distress here. Horrific…
Historical societies look to their future
West Marin’s historical societies are stewarded by a handful of residents from Stinson Beach to Tomales, and more recently, the San Geronimo Valley. But the mostly volunteer historians, curators,…
Settlement reached on Bo seawall
A Bolinas property owner and California Coastal Commission staff have reached a settlement that would allow a tech billionaire to rebuild a decaying seawall to protect his home at…
Margaret Grade of Manka’s dies at 72
Margaret Grade, a pioneer of farm-to-table cuisine who brought magic to Manka’s Inverness Lodge and put her artist’s stamp on everything she touched, died on Feb. 28, seven weeks…