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May 2024

May Calendar

Usher in the height of spring with a quirky tea party, a classic car parade, the Mill Valley Music Festival and more.

Mill Valley Music Festival
by Donna Berry Glass
April 30, 2025
Bay Area Wellness

Bay Area Companies Dedicated to Women’s Health — and Happiness

These Bay-Area-based health products are dedicated to improving wellness and comfort in all stages of a woman’s life.

by Grace Towle
May 1, 2024
Marin Magazine celebrating women content

Editor's Letter: Celebrating Women in Charge

Thoughts on women-owned business and breaking the glass ceiling.

by Mimi Towle
May 1, 2024
Hand strums acoustic guitar, live music in Marin this May

Five Concerts to See in Marin This May

A selection of some live music happening in Marin this May.

by Mimi Pinson
April 30, 2024

Marin Resident Writes Biography of a Friend in Tupac Shakur: The Authorized Biography

Author Staci Robinson writes the life story of her friend, Tupac Shakur, in an estate-authorized biography.

Book cover for Tupac Shakur: The Authorized Biography, written by Marin resident Staci Robinson
by Mimi Pinson
April 26, 2024
Home on Thomas Way, Tiburon

Sailor's Delight: A Remodeled Bayfront Home is a Dream Come True for a Water Lover in Tiburon

The home is an ideal environment for the owner to enjoy quiet moments of solitude, entertain friends and family and enjoy life at the water’s edge.

by Lotus Abrams, Photos by Mario Serafin
April 24, 2024
Dipsea Race 1918

How the "Dipsea Hike" Let Women Enter the Dipsea Race in 1918

1,500 runners will participate in the Dipsea Race this year, with nearly a third of them being women. Yet, it hasn’t always been this way.

by Jim Wood
April 24, 2024
Clear Bottom Kayak Lake Tahoe

7 Ways to Spice up Summer With a Lake Tahoe Girls' Trip

Grab your girlies, pack your best gossip, hiking boots, swimsuit, cocktail dress and leave all the outrageous expectations behind — it’s time to embrace your best life in Lake Tahoe.

by Christina Proctor
April 24, 2024

Behind the Scenes at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens with CEO and Executive Director Tanya McVeigh 

How she came to work at the zoo, the zoo’s conservation efforts and what lies ahead for the beloved local institution.

by Lotus Abrams
April 24, 2024

4 Books on Mindfulness, For a Happy, Healthier Existence

Go beyond fear, anxiety, nagging self doubt and the feeling of constant overwhelm with the help of one of these books, written by local authors.

Mindfulness
by Cheryl Popp
April 24, 2024
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You’ve probably driven on Shoreline Highway in Tam You’ve probably driven on Shoreline Highway in Tam Junction past this landmark and asked, “What’s its story?” There’s a neon sign still standing that all but screams, “FIRESIDE MOTEL.”

Here’s the story. It started hundreds of years ago as a coastal Miwok fishing spot and burial ground. Then, in the late 1880s, the North Pacific Coast Railroad built a station nearby and, for unknown reasons, named it Manzanita. The railroad had not only a line, but a station in that area. And until 1931, when the first Richardson Bay Bridge was completed, Shoreline Highway was the only way to reach Sausalito and catch the ferry into San Francisco.

Some dispute the date, but many agree that in 1916, shortly after Shoreline Highway was first paved, a cigar dealer named Thomas Moore acquired the key Tam Junction property, built a distinctive two-story, two-arch edifice and, hoping to capitalize on the nearby train station, named his structure Manzanita Villa. Many say it was a tavern and dance hall and, in fact by 1923 with Prohibition in full swing, Moore made his intentions ever so clear by changing the name to Manzanita Roadhouse.

It soon became known as a “blind pig;” Prohibition era code for a speakeasy. Moore’s Manzanita Roadhouse lasted until 1936, when for unknown reasons he closed it. In 1941 it reopened as Emil Plasberg’s Top Rail Tavern and it remained open through World War II when Paul and Ora Smith bought the place. The new owners surrounded it with 26 motel units and, in a nod to the massive stone fireplace in the original main building, named it Fireside Motel. As noted in the above postcard, it was a “Class A motel.”

Though Janis Joplin, Clint Eastwood and the stripper Carol Doda were reportedly among its many patrons, the entire enterprise ceased to exist in 1997. The buildings sat vacant until the late-aughts, when the motel units were demolished. However, the familiar two-arched structure still stands. Today it is the social center and administrative office for the 50 units of low-income and senior housing that have been built and occupied and now surround it.

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As many counties in California continue to make st As many counties in California continue to make strides towards creating more affordable housing, Marin is still lagging in its efforts. California is a tapestry of 58 counties, spanning rural mountain forests to dense downtowns. Each community is unique, but the need to build housing is universal — and California has underproduced housing for 40 years. As a recent New York Times article succinctly put it: “California’s housing crisis is well documented and severe.”

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When Ali Heston Wensley and Ben Wensley met on the When Ali Heston Wensley and Ben Wensley met on the first day of freshman year at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, they became fast friends, instantly drawn by a shared sense of humor. Though they didn’t start dating until many years later, Ali says that somehow, they always knew they would end up together. “‘Best friends’ is what we used to say, despite the many eye rolls from those close to us,” says Ali, who was born and raised in Marin. “I’ve been famously quoted saying, ‘I can’t start dating Ben yet because once I start, I’ll never stop!’”

The wedding planning got underway after a mid-hike proposal at the Marin Headlands near Fort Cronkite. While the couple originally thought they’d tie the knot in California, they ultimately chose T-Lazy-7 Ranch located in Aspen, Colorado, where Ali’s mom grew up. Ali recalls spending summers at the ranch with her sister, cousins and grandparents every year. “It’s always been such a special place for our family,” she says. “When Ben and I started dating, we began visiting once in the summer and once in the winter, and it quickly became a special place for us as a couple too.”

Witnessed by 115 of their closest friends and family, the couple said “I do” on a lush meadow surrounded by aspen trees beneath a snow-capped mountain with their best friend officiating. At the reception, the party kicked off with a 15-minute dance party following the couple’s first dance, with all of the guests invited to hit the dance floor before sitting down to dinner. “This idea came from our DJ, and although we were initially skeptical, it was a huge hit and ensured that even our youngest and oldest guests got some dance time,” Ali says. While the couple relished celebrating with their guests, one of their most meaningful experiences occurred before any of the festivities began, when they read their vows privately to each other by the river. “It was the perfect way to start the day and helped calm our nerves later — untraditional, but one of my favorite moments,” Ali says.

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Victoria Jeane Smith and Michael Sullivan met thro Victoria Jeane Smith and Michael Sullivan met through family in San Diego when they were just kids. Their lives would take them on different paths for many decades, however, until they got together about 15 years ago. “She was married until sometime in the late 1980s, and I was married until my wife died in 2010,” Michael explains. “Then I looked Vicky up, and we started a relationship.” Last year, the couple, who split their time between Marin and San Diego, decided to make their relationship official. “Our lives were already entwined, emotionally and economically, and ultimately it’s a lot easier to manage things when you’re married,” Michael says.

While it may have taken the couple years to reach the altar, planning the wedding took a mere matter of months. They said “I do” this past August aboard the Hotel California luxury yacht in Angel Island’s Ayala Cove surrounded by 40 close friends and family members. An additional 60 guests watched the ceremony via simulcast at the Golden Gate Yacht Club in San Francisco, where the reception was held later that day. “Given that we own the yacht and are members of the yacht club it seemed the logical solution,” says Sullivan, who owns Live it Up Charter.

Keeping the planning straightforward yet personal, Live It Up Charter coordinated all of the details of the wedding; the business’ captain, John Curry, officiated the ceremony; and Victoria’s daughters designed the floral arrangements. When it came to selecting wedding attire, the bride and groom made some intentionally untraditional choices: They both donned cowboy hats and she wore tall red cowboy boots. “We went shopping together to pick out clothes that would look special but weren’t particularly wedding attire,” Michael says. Doing the day their way ensured the celebration truly reflected the couple’s lives together. “It was the best wedding I’ve ever been to,” Michael says.

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Teya and Max McKone dated for more than 10 years b Teya and Max McKone dated for more than 10 years before they were ready to say “I do.” The Marin locals met in high school in 2013 and started dating soon after. Both attended college at UC Berkeley and eventually moved in together after relocating to New York City, where they live now and where Max proposed. “Tey and I shared our first kiss under the Hippie Tree in Tiburon on June 22, 2013. And this past Saturday, over 10 years later, I asked Tey to marry me under the first blooming cherry blossom in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden,” Max shared in a letter to their friends and family announcing the happy news.

As the couple dove into wedding planning, it became clear to Teya that her parents’ backyard in Novato would be the perfect venue to host the celebration. “I realized how special it would be to have a wedding somewhere with so many precious memories not only for me and my family, but also for Max and his family, as they have been part of my life for more than 12 years,” Teya says. Making the occasion even more personal, the couple’s family and friends pitched in to help with everything from designing the wedding invitations to transforming the backyard into a wedding wonderland.

After reading their vows in private under a big oak tree, Teya and Max committed their lives to each other publicly before more than 200 friends and family members. Teya’s brother played guitar during the cocktail hour, and the guests dined and danced into the early hours of the morning. Still, they found time to share a few moments alone. “We managed to escape from the crowd and have a private dinner, just the two of us, behind my parents’ house in a little garden,” Teya recalls. “It allowed us to really take a breath, be present with each other and soak in the beauty of the day.” Once everyone left, Teya, Max and Teya’s siblings stayed up until 3 a.m., recapping the previous day’s celebration. “It unfolded exactly as we had hoped, and we wouldn’t change a thing!” Teya says.

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