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Advocating for an ALS Cure: Mindy Uhrlaub's Memoir

Discovering she was a genetic ALS carrier brought about unexpected inspiration.

Mindy Uhrlaub and her mother
by Mindy Uhrlaub
2 weeks ago
Two men and a woman stand in front of a house with a front porch.

Parenting a Prader-Willi Syndrome Child: What Legendary Marin Musician Austin de Lone Taught Me About Fatherhood

Faced with the struggles of Prader-Willi syndrome, one Marin family’s efforts has inspired others to keep fighting as well.

by Jonah Steinhart
May 21, 2025
Dr. Jean Chan and a man sit on a long rock engraved with writing and characters.

Jean Bee Chan’s Journey from War Survivor to Human Rights Champion

Jean Bee Chan isn’t just another resident of Marin County; she’s a living testament to survival, resilience and advocacy for justice.

by Jenny Chan
May 9, 2025
Danna Lewis

A Book That I Had to Write: About Men, Dating and Relationships

Author Danna Lewis explains her new book about relationships.

by Danna Lewis
January 17, 2025

They Call Her the 'DNA Sleuth': Christina Bryan Finds Lost Relatives as a Genetic Investigator

Bryan’s own journey to find out about lost relatives turned into a profession that helps people find missing relations.

by Christina Bryan
November 18, 2024
Kevin Adler, Jeffrey

From Homelessness to Hopefulness: The Untold Stories We Walk By Every Day

A few years ago, the New York City Rescue Mission staged an experiment. They had several people dress up to “look homeless,” as unsuspecting members of their families walked by.

by Kevin F. Adler
February 22, 2024
First Person, '27 Chevy Roadster

The Story of a Boy and His 1927 Chevy Roadster

On Thanksgiving Day 1951, I fell in love at first sight. With a car.

by Dave Wilson as told to Bernard Boo
October 20, 2023
Landfall Leatherworks

Life in Sausalito After 7 Years Sailing Around the World

The pleasures of a moored life.

by Emma Casey
July 25, 2023

A Love Letter to Belvedere: A Nostalgic Journey Into an Idyllic Childhood

Journalist, illustrator, painter, consultant and photojournalist Paige Peterson recounts growing up in Belvedere in the 60s.

by Paige Peterson
November 5, 2020

Defying Gravity: A Marin Family's Struggle –Twice – With Life-Threatening Illness

First, her son suffered from a brain tumor, and then Janine Urbaniak Ried found herself diagnosed with cancer. A firsthand account of how she coped.

Janine Reid
by Janine Urbaniak Ried
September 15, 2020

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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
Marin Gives Back: Our Nonprofit Partners in Giving, 2024
Marin Gives Back: Our Nonprofit Partners in Giving, 2024


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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
Looking for a winery you can take both the kids an Looking for a winery you can take both the kids and the dog to? Look no further 🍷

Here are 5 family and pet friendly wineries to go to this Spring ⬇️

Mutt Lynch Winery, @muttlynchwinery
📍 Windsor
✨ Vibe: Casual
🏆 Best for: Dogs, kids

Cline Family Cellars, @clinecellars
📍 Sonoma
✨ Vibe: Whimsical 
🏆 Best for: Family picnics

V. Sattui Winery, @vsattui
📍 Yountville
✨ Vibe: Classic
🏆 Best for: Picnics, dogs

Clif Family Winery, @cliffamily
📍 St. Helena
✨ Vibe: Casual
🏆 Best for: Families, lunch

Charles Krug Winery, @charleskrugwinery
📍 Yountville
✨ Vibe: Historic
🏆 Best for: Exploration

📷 Courtesy of Sonoma County Tourism, @sonomacounty

#localgetaways #marinmagazine #winecountry #familyfriendly #petfriendly #wineries #spring
Reports of a tough job market may be greatly exagg Reports of a tough job market may be greatly exaggerated, at least depending on whom you ask. Yes, Americans with a bachelor’s degree account for a quarter of the unemployed. And professional occupations susceptible to AI automation have seen sharp spikes in joblessness. But trade work, the labor that is critical to build and maintain critical infrastructure of everyday life, is having quite a moment. For the first time ever, high-school graduates are finding jobs quicker than college graduates, an unprecedented trend. 

According to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, skilled trade jobs are projected to see 9% growth from 2024 to 2034, adding roughly 81,000 positions annually.
Data like this is music to the ears of Marin resident Mike Rowe. The affable Rowe made a name for himself as host of the Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs. In 2008, he launched the Mike Rowe Works Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to help close the skills gap by challenging the stigmas and stereotypes that discourage people from pursuing trade work. 

Since then, the organization has doled out more than $16 million in scholarships. Trade jobs are especially alive and well in Marin County, where November 2025 data from the state Employment Development Department indicated that about 28,000 of 112,800 non-farm jobs in the county—roughly 25% — were trade jobs. 

We recently caught up with Rowe to get a sense of the state of industry work and what he thinks the future holds for trade jobs across the region. Details in bio 🔗

✍️ Matt Villano

📷 Courtesy of Mike Rowe

#marinmagazine #marincounty #tradejobs #work #highschoolgraduates #scholarship #EDD #skillsgap #closingthegap
The April issue has arrived! In this issue, we ha The April issue has arrived!

In this issue, we have 3 amazing feature stories:

🧰 A Place for Everything
Kathryn Soter of Good Future Design offers tips for responsibly getting rid of home renovation waste

⬆️ Trading Up
TV host and Marin resident @mikerowe talks about the rise of trade jobs and AI’s part in this trend 

🏠 Workforce Housing
Four Marin leaders share their perspectives on the issue 

Plus a special SPACES section:

🎶 Foyer: Dramatic Flair
San Francisco designer Ken Fulk is inspired by the Laurel Canyon music scene and film noir

🏖️ Vacation Mode
Stinson Beach remodel for a family of five and their guests inspired by classic motel design 

🌳 Mid-Century Revival
Renovation in Kentfield embraces an indoor-outdoor connection while respecting the home’s roots 

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

📷 Cover art by Matthew Millman, @matthewmillmanphoto

#marinmagazine #marincounty 
#magazine #magazinecover #aprilissue #workforcehousing #homerenovation #tradejob #stinsonbeach #kentfield
It's happening! Voting is now open for Best of the It's happening! Voting is now open for Best of the County 2026 👏

Here's what you need to know:

✅ Voting closes May 29th at 4pm

✅ Each business needs 10 votes to stay on the list

✅ The most votes in each category wins Readers’ Choice

✅ The Best of the County Party will be July 31st — stay tuned for tickets!

P.S.... No cheating! We can tell if votes are legitimate 👀

So, no using bots to stuff the ballot... You know who you are. 

Ready to vote? Head to the link in our bio 🔗

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In this 1957 photo, a once handsome Victorian hous In this 1957 photo, a once handsome Victorian house is being barged across south Marin’s Richardson Bay. The four-bedroom, two and a half-story structure was built in the late 1870s and for 30 years it was the pride and joy of Dr. Benjamin Lyford and his wife Hilarita Reed Lyford, daughter of John Thomas Reed, a land grant recipient of the Tiburon Peninsula and part of Mill Valley. Then in the early 1900s, when both the Lyfords passed away, the Victorian dwelling was bequeathed to descendants and, over time, began to deteriorate. One of those descendants, John Paul Reed, eventually went on to befriend one Rose Rodrigues, the daughter of a tenant farmer whose family had lived on farm land that Reed had inherited and overlooked today’s Tiburon Boulevard. Some historians claim theirs was more than a friendship, but let them debate that. However, in 1919 when John Paul passed away, he didn’t do so without transferring to Rose (for $10) the 11 acres of land that she and her family had been living on since Rose was an infant.

Now let’s return to the forlorn Victorian property atop a barge. By the mid-1950s, it had been vacant for years and reputed to be haunted. When developer Sam Neider threatened to bulldoze it, heritage enthusiasts were aghast – they wanted to save the formerly stately Victorian, but where? Where could they put it? By now Rose was nearing 60-years-old and busy herding goats on the bayfront land that had come her way thanks to a long ago friendship with John Paul. Acting quickly, heritage enthusiasts talked with environmentalists who talked to Rose who agreed to donate her 11 bayfront acres to the Audubon Society – provided, that is, she and her goats could live there for the rest of her life. BINGO! That was where to put the Victorian!

Now, 65 years later, the house has been carefully restored and, since 1961 it has been headquarters for the Richardson Bay Audubon Center and Sanctuary, overseers of the adjacent nearly 900-acre wildlife sanctuary – the very waters the Victorian was barged across in 1957.

✍️ Jim Wood

📷 Belvedere Tiburon Landmarks Society

#marinmagazine #marinhistory #lookingback
Sausalito Restaurant Week is underway! Publisher Sausalito Restaurant Week is underway! 

Publisher Nikki Wood and Le Garage’s owner and chef, Bruno Denis, had the opportunity to go on KRON4 to talk about the second annual Sausalito Restaurant Week.

If you haven’t been to Le Garage since its renovations, be sure to check it out this week! 

Here are this year’s participating restaurants:
1️⃣ Angelino
2️⃣ Copita
3️⃣ Cultivar
4️⃣ Le Garage
5️⃣ Poggio
6️⃣ Scoma’s
7️⃣ The Spinnaker
8️⃣ Sula
9️⃣ Sushi Ran

More details in bio 🔗

#marinmagazine #marincounty #localgetaways #sausalito #sausalitorestaurant #sausalitorestaurantweek #themarindish
Sausalito Boat Rentals is now open for business! Sausalito Boat Rentals is now open for business!

Longtime local favorite, Sea Trek, a family-owned business since 1982, has just added Duffy boat rentals to its offerings. These electric-powered, easy-to-drive boats can hold 8–12 people (dogs welcome for $10). Don’t worry if you have limited experience on the water — your boat will always be in contact with the Marina Plaza Harbor. Ideal for a birthday party, company meeting or simply searching for harbor seals with a sip of bubbly. 

🌊 Use code MarinMag10 for 10% off

📍 2130 Marinship Way, Sausalito

🧀 Cheese board by Maria Finn

#marinmagazine #marincounty #richardsonbay #duffyboat #marinnewintown
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