As we welcome 2025 with hope and anticipation of the new year, our team here at Marin Magazine is excited to be celebrating our 20th year of publishing, which means delivering an issue every month to 40,000 residents (as well as a few Marin fans scattered around the globe), weekly newsletters and much more. Our March issue will be a detailed celebration of each year starting in 2005, highlighting the trends, people and places we covered. Here’s our ask to you. If you have any favorite Marin Magazine article(s) that might have inspired you or if you were in a Marin Magazine article which led to something positive, we would love to hear from you to include it in the issue. We’ll be celebrating this milestone at Marin Art and Garden Center, with the ultimate garden party (glass of chardonnay in her hand vibe, thanks to J Vineyards) with proceeds of the tickets going to this cherished 11-acre venue in the heart of our county established in 1945. Early bird tickets will be $75, until the end of the month.
Speaking of celebrating, our team had a banner night at the San Francisco Press Awards last month, bringing home eight wins. As I contemplated each article, I saw a connection between the writer, photographer or subject and the longevity of our team here in the community. Associate editor, Mimi Pinson earned a first place for her interview with Staci Robinson about writing the authorized biography of her friend and classmate Tupac Shakur. This story came to us via longtime friend Alex Fee, who is constantly connecting us with interesting people. Speaking of Mill Valley, Jay Tamang earned first place for a photo essay called Natural Phenomena. He is also the friendliest checker at Whole Foods on East Blithedale, which is where I met him decades ago. No surprise, Alison Loomis, earned a first place with her article on Life, Liberty and The Pursuit of Salmon. She is an avid water woman here in Marin, including at the Tamalpais Outrigger Canoe Club, where I met her a few years ago. Just Bobby was created through our longtime relationship with talented photographer Bob Minkin, known for his focus on musicians, especially the Grateful Dead, and Lisa Hilgers had the fun idea to flip the orientation of the feature. I could go, and on, but the point is, we are dedicated and honored to be serving this community and are grateful for the deep bonds created throughout the years.
That’s not to say we aren’t all about innovation! In our eternal quest for Kaizen, we have reinvented our product offerings and website. Thanks to Jess Gliddon, our group digital content manager, you’ll find guides to everything from weddings, pet businesses, summer camps, home renovations and of course our Best of the County — which, with the help of her and our web developer Matthew Poole, will introduce a new voting platform this year. Matthew was the OG creator of Local Getaways, our sister publication, and is so talented at web mastery, we’ve dragged him along to help with Marin Magazine as well.
Final plug for the wedding feature: here you’ll find four beautiful, courageous couples committing to a life together. And we were thrilled that former executive editor Kasia Pawlowska shared her special day in the magical Big Sur, and friend to the magazine Jason Sims (Bungalow 44, Corner Bar) shared his moment at the Presidio Yacht Club in Sausalito (Is there a better venue?). We look forward to hearing from you regarding your favorite moments of Marin Magazine and hope to see you at the party.
