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Editor's Letter: Our 8th Year of Celebrating Women

This month, we look at women’s achievements, Ring Mountain and Marin Open Studios.

Editor's Letter
by Mimi Towle
15 hours ago
April 2026 Marin Magazine

Editor's Letter: Seeking Solutions for Housing and More

This month, we look at housing in Marin; the state of the city and sustainability.

by Mimi Towle
March 19, 2026
March 2026 Marin Magazine

Editor's Letter: Sun's Out, Phones Down!

March brings so much joy here in Marin, from longer days and spring blossoms to the Fire Horse celebration for Chinese New Year.

by Mimi Towle
February 19, 2026

Editor's Letter: Weddings & Wellness in 2026

Our February issue looks at weddings, wellness travel and housing in Marin.

by Mimi Towle
January 28, 2026

Editor's Letter: Dream Big by Giving Back This December

Use our guide to giving in Marin and help turn local nonprofits’ dreams into reality this holiday season.

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by Mimi Towle
November 24, 2025

Editor's Letter: Why Free Speech... Is Not Free

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by Mimi Towle
October 28, 2025

Editor's Letter: Consumer Season Has Begun

It’s that time of year again, when the weather gets cooler and the sales come out. What’s a consumer to do?

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September 26, 2025
September Marin Magazine

Editor's Letter: How the Arts Bring Us Happiness and Health

How a journey far away sometimes is what brings us close to home.

by Mimi Towle
August 25, 2025
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August Editor's Letter: Best of the County, and the Community

This month, it’s all about the Best of the County.

by Mimi Towle
July 28, 2025

Editor's Letter: Wellness for All

July in Marin, and how we can optimize it for health.

July 2025 Marin Magazine Edit Letter
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June 26, 2025
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Marin Gives Back: Our Nonprofit Partners, 2025
Marin Gives Back: Our Nonprofit Partners, 2025
Marin Roots, SF Plates: 3 Chefs Bringing North Bay Flavor to the City
Marin Roots, SF Plates: 3 Chefs Bringing North Bay Flavor to the City
When Death is a Part of Life: How Death Doulas Use Love, Ritual and Courage to Reshape the Way We Say Goodbye
When Death is a Part of Life: How Death Doulas Use Love, Ritual and Courage to Reshape the Way We Say Goodbye
Why We Love Larkspur: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About This Friendly, Fascinating City
Why We Love Larkspur: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About This Friendly, Fascinating City
In the Company of Giants: How an Annual Trip Hosted by WILDCOAST Protects Whales
In the Company of Giants: How an Annual Trip Hosted by WILDCOAST Protects Whales
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She left Marin in pursuit of something bigger, onl She left Marin in pursuit of something bigger, only to realize everything she needed was back home 🐄

Discover how Vivien Straus’ return to her roots led to the creation of the Cheese Trail and sparked a mission to support local dairy farms. 

Tap the link in bio to read the full story 🔗

#marinmagazine #marincounty #cheesetrail
The May issue is finally here! 🙌 We can’t wait fo The May issue is finally here! 🙌

We can’t wait for you to give this one a read. Here’s what you can look forward to:

🌈 Eat the Rainbow
A Mother’s Day brunch celebrates spring with sunny fruits and leafy greens full of vitamins

🧀 Following the Cheese Trail
Straus Home Ranch manager Vivien Straus, @therealvivienstraus, reflects on how returning home inspired the creation of the Cheese Trail project

🚺 The Big Shift
Understanding the hormonal stages of a woman’s life from puberty to postmenopause

🎨 The Business of Art
Four women Marin Open Studios artists share how they are able to profit from their work

🏝️ Hawai’i Getaways
Traveling as a multigenerational family or a group getaway, the island of Hawai’i truly offers something for all ages and affinities

Read all these great stories and more in our May issue. Link in bio 🔗

📷 Cover art by Clàudia Sauret Verejo, @mot_claudiasauret 

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🚨 Giveaway [Closed] 🚨 Win 2 tickets to the 47th An 🚨 Giveaway [Closed] 🚨 Win 2 tickets to the 47th Annual San Francisco Decorator Showcase!

Explore an extraordinary Queen Anne-style Victorian residence at 2315 Broadway Street in Pacific Heights. Built in 1897 and designed by architect Moses J. Lyon, the historic home spans nearly 10,000 square feet and will serve as the setting for the iconic design event, taking place April 25 – May 25, 2026. This year’s house is a must-see celebration of creativity, craftsmanship and community.

How to Enter ⬇️

1. Follow @marinmagazine
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3. Comment below (bonus points if you tag your favorite SF Showcase designer)

We will randomly select 5️⃣ winners on Friday, 4/24 at 3pm PT. 

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Congratulations!

Learn more about the Decorator Showcase in our bio 🔗

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Believe it or not, the term “420” started right he Believe it or not, the term “420” started right here in Marin County. 

It began as “420 Louis,” a meetup code used by a group of local teens known as the Waldos. 

“420” signified the time.
“Louis” was the place — a statue of chemist Louis Pasteur. 

There, they discussed their plans to search Point Reyes for a crop of marijuana, which was conveniently marked on a map they were given by a friend’s brother in the U.S. Coast Guard. 

Unfortunately, the Waldos — Dave Reddix, Larry Schwartz, Steve Capper, Mark Gravitch and Jeffrey Noel — never found that X on the spot, but the term “420” stuck. 

More than 50 years later, it’s everywhere — referenced in pop culture, printed on everything imaginable and even used in legislation (bill H.R. 420).

It’s also inspired a fair share of innovation, particularly in the beer and whiskey industries. In 2011, 40 years after “420” was coined, Lagunitas Brewing Co. created The Waldos’ Special Ale, which they describe as “the dankest and hoppiest beer ever brewed by Lagunitas.” 

Then in 2023, longtime friends and neighbors, Jeremy Marshall, head brewer at Lagunitas, and Mike Griffo, head distiller at Griffo Distillery, released Still Waldos, a single malt whiskey made from 100% barley mash from Lagunitas Waldos Beer mash bill. 

Their 2026 release was aged for six years, but really, it’s been more than 50 years in the making. 

Cheers to the Waldos and the treasure hunt that started it all. 

Read our “High Times” article in our bio 🔗

#marinmagazine #marincounty #420 #thewaldos #sanrafael #pointreyes #lagunitasbrewing #griffodistillery
Every day is Earth Day, as they say. But this year Every day is Earth Day, as they say. But this year, being ecologically and sustainably minded is more important than ever. Here are five suggestions across the Bay Area to celebrate and protect our planet. 

Party for the Planet at Safari West, @safariwest
📍Santa Rosa 
🗓️ April 18, 10am–3pm
Before or after your safari to see the glorious creatures, you and the family can dress up as your favorite animal and learn from 40 visiting conservation groups. 

Green Business Expo & Earth Day Festival, @yerbabuenagardenssf
📍San Francisco
🗓️ April 18, 11am–3pm 
This beloved San Francisco festival includes live performances, a green business expo and activities that the entire family can enjoy, including a tree planting demo. 

Oakland Earth Day, @oakland
📍Oakland
🗓️ April 18
For 32 years, Oakland has celebrated Earth Day through various volunteering events such as restoring a green space, coordinating a clean-up or leading a planting effort.  

San Mateo Earth Day Bayfront Cleanup, @cityofsanmateo
📍San Mateo
🗓️ April 25, 9am–12pm 
Be prepared to get dirty, have a good time and help the environment at this annual Bayfront cleanup. Enjoy music and games, plus BBQ and refreshments afterwards.

Earth Day Marin, @greenchange_net
📍Mill Valley
🗓️ April 26, 12–3pm 
This all-ages event features 50 booths hosted by green businesses and environmental community groups to help build a more just and sustainable world. 

Missing an event? Comment it below!

📷 Courtesy of Mill Valley Green Change

#marinmagazine #marincounty #earthday #sustainability #bayareaevents
In February, Marin newspapers announced the sale o In February, Marin newspapers announced the sale of Larkspur’s Silver Peso saloon to the owners of Sam’s Anchor Café, a legendary bar and restaurant in Tiburon. Buried in copy about what will or will not change with the sale, was this sentence in the Marin I.J.: “It became the Silver Peso in 1961, when former Navy diver Chester Wolmack purchased the bar with money he earned salvaging silver coins from Manila Bay after World War II.”

Those words caught the eye of Tiburon numismatics (the study of coins) historian Dan Hipple. According to him, and based on writings of the U.S. Naval Institute, here’s his version of how Wolmack got his money — and Larkspur’s Silver Peso got its name:

“In 1941, as the Japanese were soon to occupy the Philippine Islands, U.S. forces moved 18 tons of silver pesos from the U.S. federal mint in Manila to Corregidor, the island fortress protecting Manila Bay. The plan was that then a U.S. submarine leaving the area would take the bounty to a friendlier location. But the sub was already loaded with goods being evacuated so they dumped the 14 to 17 million silver pesos in cloth bags and wooden boxes into Manilla Bay for safe keeping.

Then, following the fall of the Philippines, Japanese forces got wind of the submerged loot and ordered  captured American divers to recover the pesos. But U.S. divers sabotaged the effort and recovered only about two million pesos and the Japanese halted the effort. In 1945, with the war ended, the U.S Navy recovered another five million pesos and then, for unknown reasons, that project was abandoned.

Jump ahead to 1947 when two American fortune-seekers got lucky on their last dive into Manila Bay and found 500,000 silver pesos in wooden boxes. Yet no U. S. Naval Institute records indicate who the two divers were, or what became of the money. Was one of them the late Chester Wolmack? When he bought the Larkspur bar in 1961 he claimed it was with money made recovering pesos from Manilla Bay and then he named the bar ‘Silver Peso.’ After a fair amount of reading on this subject, one might say Chester’s our man. He’s one of the two men who in 1947 made a lucky last dive.

✍️ Jim Wood

📷 City of Larkspur
If you’re planning a home renovation in Marin Coun If you’re planning a home renovation in Marin County, you’re likely focused on choosing the right countertops, finding a reliable contractor and staying on budget. But here’s the question most homeowners forget: what happens to everything you tear out?

Home renovations contribute roughly six pounds of waste per square foot, according to waste management and site services company Prime Dumpster Inc

For a modest 1,500-square-foot kitchen and bathroom remodel, that’s nearly 9,000 pounds of materials heading, well, “somewhere”. And that’s just the building materials. 

Consider the furniture: According to the EPA, Americans send over 12 million tons of furniture to landfills every year (that’s enough to fully furnish nearly nine million people in one-bedroom apartments). Most of that furniture is less than 15 years old, and about 80% of discarded furniture ends up buried rather than reused. 

The good news? That “somewhere” doesn’t have to be a landfill. In and around Marin, we have great resources that make sustainable renovation not just possible, but surprisingly straightforward. It takes a little planning upfront, and the rewards can be more than just feeling good. 

Check out these resources in our bio 🔗

✍️ Kathryn Soter, Executive Director of the Good Future Design Alliance 

#marinmagazine #marincounty #homerenovation #waste #homerenovationwaste #sustainablerenovation #sustainability
Due to an unprecedented number of fraudulent votes Due to an unprecedented number of fraudulent votes, particularly through the use of AI bots, we have decided to cancel this year’s Best of the County. 

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Twenty-five hundred years ago, the Greek philosoph Twenty-five hundred years ago, the Greek philosopher Heraclitus articulated a fundamental law of the Universe when he proclaimed that life is a constant state of flux. Here in Marin County, we have tested that principle for decades, as Marinites have strived to preserve life as we have always known it in the county, including idyllic vistas, emerald open spaces and low-density housing. While the vistas and open spaces are not going anywhere, local leaders say Marin’s resistance to affordable housing is no longer sustainable. As land and housing prices continue to soar, they believe that workforce housing projects are critical for the environment and our quality of life.

“Everyone wants Marin to stay the same,” says Sarah Jones, Marin County Director of Community Development. “The paradox is that Marin cannot stay the same unless we have workforce housing for people who work here.” The “workforce” Jones refers to includes teachers, law enforcement officers, healthcare workers, caregivers for the elderly and other essential workers who either will not take jobs in Marin because they cannot afford to live here, or must commute from afar, impacting their ability to do their jobs, increasing home-insecurity and adding cars (and pollution) to our already congested roadways.

These same local leaders also believe that we have entered the moment for change — a historical juncture where not only is the California state government imposing mandates on the county, but the majority of Marin citizens recognize that we must provide housing for the people who ensure that our communities thrive.

Read the full story in our bio 🔗

✍️ Kirsten Jones Neff

#marinmagazine #marincounty #marinhousing #workforcehouseing #housingcrisis
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