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Explore Marin City History

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Marin City: the rich history and current challenges of a historic African-American enclave.

by Mark Anthony Wilson

November 20, 2015

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It's Baby Harbor Seal Season in Marin: Here's What You Should Do if You Encounter a Pup

4 Marin Family Photographers Share Their Experience, Tips and Tricks

A Bottle-Themed Look at the Past at the Marin History Museum

Experience New Orleans Like a Local

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JOIN US FOR OUR 1 YR ANNIVERSARY PARTY JUNE 3RD

JOIN US FOR OUR 1 YR ANNIVERSARY PARTY JUNE 3RD - 11 AM to 5 PM  An all-day bash featuring - Live Music & DJ Set - Vendor Fair with Lululemon, Urban Remedy, Every Man Jack, Jyzen, and more - Special Vendor discounts - Group Fitness Demos - Silent Disco Fitness Class - Flash Mob Dance Party - Hosted BBQ and Drinks - Breathwork and Cold Therapy Workshop - Evexia Personal Trainer Q&A Panel - Very Special Workshop on Finding Your Freedom with Warren & Scott, and Ryland Hormel  Come get a full tour of the club and see what makes us the Best in Marin!  We had an amazing year and are 70% of the way to our member goal and Wait List. You won’t want to miss out. Come join us for the celebration  #MillValley #tiburon #sausalito #marin #marincounty #bayareafitness #bayarea #sanfran #sflife #novato #cortemadera #sanrafael #larkspur #sanfrancisco https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrzooURprzo/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

Best of the County Voting Ends Today! If you hav

Best of the County Voting Ends Today!

If you haven't cast your vote now's the time to do it. Let us know where you love to get your hair cut, your favorite BBQ joint or the best place for pizza and then look out for the results in our August issue.

Click on link in bio to vote.

Nataliya Anon immigrated to the U.S. from Western

Nataliya Anon immigrated to the U.S. from Western Ukraine 30 years ago, as a college student. Now the Tiburon resident, a mother of young children and the founder and CEO of Svitla Systems — a global software development company based in Corte Madera — devotes much of her energy to Hromada, the nonprofit she cofounded in 2017 to support the people of her homeland. Over the past year, as Ukrainians fight a war with Russia, Hromada’s mission has gained urgency. We sat down with Anon to hear about her background and her commitment to supporting the people of Ukraine. ✍️: @fullbloomday — Link in bio for details 🇺🇦

🚨flashback friday!!🚨 Nearly 102 years ago, M

🚨flashback friday!!🚨 Nearly 102 years ago, Marin County received a Christmas Day blast that shrouded Mount Tamalpais in white and left the City of Belvedere with battered-down homes and fences. In the above photo, taken in late December 1921, Mount Tam is wearing a white shawl while overlooking the damage. The thin strip of land barely above water in the background is today’s San Rafael Avenue; and the road in the foreground is Beach Road. The two-story buildings at the far right and far left not only survived the storm, but are both still standing today. So why does this area look so different now?

Well, for the next 20 or so years the area depicted in the 1921 photo remained dominated by that large bay. Then in the early 1940s, according to Pictorial History of Belvedere, “Developer Harry Allen, owner of the Belvedere Land Company, got the grand idea to fill in most of that bay and create fingers of land where waterfront homes could be built.” Today the completed project includes 234 homes that are priced into the many millions of dollars and are scenically surrounded by acres of placid water.

However, following World War II, when Allen first started asking $5,000 for a lagoon-front lot, there was considerable sales resistance. Again, according to Pictorial History of Belvedere, many a lookie-loo would leave Allen’s sales office muttering, “Who’d ever want to live in a mudflat?”

As cofounder of Marin Open Studios (MOS), Kay Carl

As cofounder of Marin Open Studios (MOS), Kay Carlson has worked tirelessly to ensure this annual event promoting local artists’ work has survived — and thrived. Now in its 30th year, the 2023 event kicks off with the gallery opening and fundraiser gala at a new location, the new Sausalito Center for the Arts, followed by open studios at locations countywide the first two weekends in May. A talented artist in her own right, Carlson is a landscape painter who finds inspiration in Marin’s many scenic locales. Click the link in bio to read more.

#marincounty #marincountyca #marincountylife #marinarts #sausalito #bayarea #bayareaarts #bayareaartscene #sausalitocalifornia #sausalitocenterforthearts

3 Bay Area Iranian women use their art to speak ou

3 Bay Area Iranian women use their art to speak out against brutality. Feature by @jdarznik. Read this story and others in our latest issue — link in bio!

#marinmagazine #iran #Iranian #iranprotests #bayarea #celebratingwomen #CelebratingWomen #girlpower #california

“I think one of the things I love about the Gold

“I think one of the things I love about the Golden Gate Bridge is that it always amazes me how many different views, angles, and perspectives there are of it. And I'm going to try to show them all to you. 😉” - @stuinsf. Stu! We can’t wait to see what other ones you have to show us 🙌

Marin’s favorite music festival returns with an

Marin’s favorite music festival returns with an amazing lineup. Bring a lawn chair, a hat and a refillable water bottle to the field behind the Mill Valley Community Center and celebrate the return of live music in a festival format. For more May events in Marin and beyond, check out the link.

#marincounty #marincountyca #marincountylife #millvalleymusic #millvalleymusicfest #millvalley #millvalleyca #millvalleylife #bayarea #bayareamusic

In a time when most documentaries are watched via

In a time when most documentaries are watched via streaming service, DOCLANDS Documentary Film Festival offers audiences the special opportunity to experience some of the best films from around the world the way they were intended to be seen: on the big screen. Here are the 5 must-see movies at this year's festival — link in bio.

The DocLands Documentary Film Festival runs from May 10 to 14 at Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center.

#DocLands #documentary #film #films #filmmaking #FilmFestival #filmfest #marincounty #marincountyca #SanRafael

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