What do dogs, cats, song birds, chickens, rabbits, and turtles all have in common? A second chance provided by the Marin Humane Society (?MHS?)!
MHS turns 100 this year and is celebrating that milestone on June 3rd with festivities for all ages. There will be contests (e.g., biggest dog, smallest dog, best [...]

Mothers’ Groups/Clubs

Corte Madera/Larkspur Mothers’ Club: playgroups and monthly meetings, 415/451-7234, website
MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers): inspirational speakers and monthly meetings, 415/485-1497
Novato Mothers’ Club: playgroups, outings, and mixers, 415/458-4203, website
Ross Valley Mothers’ Club: playgroups and family fun, 415/721-4576, website
San Rafael Mothers’ Club: meetings, 415/451-7355
Southern Marin Mothers’ Club, meetings for moms in Sausalito, Mill Valley, and Belvedere, 415/273-5366
Marin [...]

Community Centers

Hamilton Pool, Novato - 883-6387
Lucas Valley Community Center, San Rafael - 472-3202
McNear’s Beach Park, San Rafael - 499-6387
Marinwood Community Center, San Rafael - 479-2335
Mill Valley Community Center, Mill Valley - 383-1370
Sleepy Hollow Pool, San Anselmo - 453-3091
Strawberry Recreation District, Mill Valley - 383-1610
Terra Linda Recreation Center, San Rafael - 485-3344

School Pools

College of Marin, Kentfield [...]

Defying national and statewide trends, the Marin County real estate market posted strong numbers in both sales and prices of homes sold in April 2007. As reported in the Marin Independent Journal (”IJ”), homes sold last month for a median price of $1,010,000 according to figures compiled by DataQuick Information Systems-the first county in [...]

As noted in a recent news report in the Marin Independent Journal, growth rates in Marin were relatively low over the past year. Overall, population growth was 0.9 percent last year (for a total population of 255,982).
In Novato, however, the population grew by 2.4 percent to 52,426, largely due to new housing in [...]

Nothing beats the feeling of eating and relaxing outdoors in a waterfront setting–or even better, on patios situated over the water. Below are a few Marin County restaurant offering outdoor dining with a watery twist.
In Sausalito:

Cafe Il Piccolo, 660 Bridgeway, 415/457-2460
Fish, 350 Harbor Dr., 415/331-3474
Horizons, 558 Bridgeway, 415/331-3232
Northpoint Coffee Co., 1250 Bridgeway, 415/331-0777
Paradise Bay, [...]

Everybody knows about Stinson Beach–even people from The City (that’s San Francisco, if you didn’t know).  But, Marin has other beaches and hang-outs which are distinctively less crazy and more Zen.  Here are a few: 

Drakes Beach – take Sir Francis Drake Blvd. towards the Point Reyes lighthouse and turn left on Drakes Beach Road
McNear’s Beach  — go [...]

Nothing beats a sunny morning at the local Farmers Market. And Marin has some very good ones with lots of seasonal local and organic produce. Here are some worth checking out:

Corte Madera (Town Center Courtyard, noon to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays, year-round)
Civic Center (at the Civic Center, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on [...]

Few have it better than us. Marin is a wilderness lover’s haven from the rest of the World’s chaos. With 80% of Marin’s lands preserved, it is no wonder that outdoor enthusiasts from hikers & bikers, kite-flyers and lepidopterists, all flock to our wonderful area in the North Bay. Below is a [...]

A recent story in the Marin Independent Journal about the City of Novato?s efforts to normalize and accelerate home re-sale inspection processes was well received by many of my clients. As you probably know, all homes sold in Novato must be inspected prior to being sold. While many people think that the home re-sale inspection [...]