PacificSun.com @ July 5, 2010 # Comments Off
Perhaps with his sights set on frittering the menu away from its breakfast niche, Sroa painted the front entrance an eye-catching gold, stocked a full bar in the back, extended its hours and reopened as Old Town Bistro–a tasty addition to the burgeoning Novato restaurant scene.
by Jason Walsh
PacificSun.com @ July 5, 2010 # Comments Off
Julia Fischer of Fairfax and her feline Frisco recently reunited after more than a month apart.
by Nikki Silverstein
Jessica Bernstein-Wax @ July 4, 2010 # Comments Off
Neal Gottlieb worked 166 days in a row when he opened his first ice cream shop in San Rafael’s Terra Linda neighborhood in 2005.
Will Jason @ July 4, 2010 # Comments Off
The timing couldn’t have been better for Jim McCann, Mill Valley’s new city manager. He took over just a week after city staff and the City Council performed the difficult task of wringing $400,000 from the new $25 million budget, which took effect July 1.
Richard Halstead and Brent Ainsworth @ July 4, 2010 # Comments Off
Marin residents celebrating the Fourth of July demonstrated that parades, one of the most basic and oldest means of human amusement, remain popular in this jaded, digital age.
Brent Ainsworth @ July 4, 2010 # Comments Off
A Mylar balloon floated into a power line Sunday in Bel Marin Keys, snapping the line and destroying a parked car that was burned by the live wire, fire officials said.
Dan Nied @ July 4, 2010 # Comments Off
VENTURA – At the Patagonia offices in Southern California, Billy Smith bounces from one department to the other like a pinball.
Brent Ainsworth @ July 4, 2010 # Comments Off
A group of homeowners who live just yards away from Highway 101 near downtown Novato have been rewarded for their doggedness in pursuit of a soundwall to block noisy traffic.
Richard Halstead @ July 4, 2010 # Comments Off
Originally published July 26-27 as a print and E-edition exclusive, our two-day, four-part coverage by IJ reporter Richard Halstead begins here. To subscribe to the print edition or E-edition, go to marinij.com/subscribe.
Rob Rogers @ July 3, 2010 # Comments Off
Under normal circumstances, San Anselmo vegetable grower Jerome Draper doesn’t have – or need – a lot of help.