Tea merchant fights on, flouts eviction order
A Lagunitas tea seller is standing his ground after a receivership, an appeal that reached the California Supreme Court, national news coverage and, finally, an eviction order. David Lee […]
Point Reyes man loses home, dog in car fire
For years, Cameron Murray’s five-finger flamenco guitar was part of the soundtrack of downtown Point Reyes Station. But last Wednesday night, in a matter of minutes, Mr. Murray lost […]
Lingering whales delay commercial crab opener
Commercial crab season is on hold from the Mendocino County line south to the Mexican border until at least Dec. 16, after the California Department of Fish and Wildlife […]
West Marin historian shares sample of personal photography collection
A technician sporting a bowtie, a pocket protector and a souvenir belt buckle stands proudly in front of an array of radio transmitter devices. A dentist wearing a bolo […]
North Marin Water calls for patience with salinity level
North Marin Water District is still warning its customers in Point Reyes Station, Olema and Marshall about salty drinking water even as a brand new well is pumping more […]
Neighbor rallies support for ailing valley contractor
Forest Knolls carpenter Stefan Ritter was born in the small village of Pörmitz in what was then East Germany. Growing up, he watched his uncle lay brick with mortar, […]
Inverness artists outside of time
Gordon Onslow Ford and J.B. Blunk, friends who lived side by side for four decades in Inverness, are together again in the current exhibition at the Blunk Space in […]
Shoreline gets grant to better food services
Two go-getter moms nabbed a $150,000 grant to improve the food service program at Shoreline Unified School District last month. Marianne Recher and Maggie Beth Levinger, who discovered the […]
State approves seashore air tour rules
The National Park Service has secured approval from the California Coastal Commission for a new plan to restrict commercial air tours that fly over Marin and San Francisco. The […]
Dave DeSante, birding visionary, dies at 80
Dave DeSante, a West Marin luminary of ornithology, died on Oct. 18 at the Marin Headlands. He was 80 years old. Dave’s meticulousness and vivid passion led to major […]
Lagunitas School to devise policy on elementary program mergers
Discussions about the possible merger of Lagunitas School’s Montessori and Open Classroom programs reignited at a school board meeting late last month. The idea, which stirred emotions when district […]
Election odds and ends
Elections produce shareable anecdotes and head-scratchers, and the one just completed was no exception. One of my all-time favorite candidate names popped up this year, running for a seat […]
