Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Only county-wide Earth Day festival will include top musical acts, speakers, a teen spot and a one-of-a-kind Congressional candidates environmental forum.
For years, Marin didn't have a county-wide Earth Day celebration. Smaller events took place at schools and parks throughout the county, but in 2010 Fairfax resident Hannah Doress brought the Marin-wide event to College of Marin. This year, Earth Day Marin returns and will be held at the home of the Marin County Fair: the Civic Center Lagoon Park. "We were thrilled at the response to the first Earth Day Marin Festival and plan to continue what was most popular as well as expanding," said Doress, who's again producing the event through her event management company, Hannah Doress Events. This year's festival will be held on April 21, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Civic Center Park and will include performances, like world music act Zulu …
Take an architectural tour of this local bungalow.
Local nominees will be in the hunt at the Academy Awards this Sunday.
As in typical nearly every year, several Marin residents will be among those competing in this weekend's 84th Academy Awards. While some of the biggest movie makers in Marin are well-known, the filmmaker leading the Oscar charge this Sunday is relatively unknown. Novato photographer Robin Fryday is nominated for her short documentary The Barber of Birmingham. Along with being her first Oscar nomination, it was also her first film as director. This is not the first nomination for Mill Valley resident Ren Klyce, however. Klyce was nominated for sound editing and sound mixing on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, to go with last year's nomination for sound mixing for The Social Network. Klyce has previously been nominated for sound-mixing for…
Despite proliferation of biodegradable foodware, those products aren’t being composted at the two waste management facilities in Marin. As a result, people’s choices might not be as eco-friendly as they think.
Greenwood School 8th grader Leyla Spositto and her classmates knew something was amiss just a few weeks into the school year when they saw the trash piling up. Greenwood administrators had chosen San Ramon, Calif.-based Choicelunch as the school’s new lunch provider largely because nearly all of its packaging was made of compostable materials – from corn-based bio-plastic cups to potato-based “spudware” forks and spoons – and therefore would be diverted from the landfill. The move fit with one of the school’s core values of environmental stewardship. But when Greenwood environmental science teacher Julie Hanft told the students that so-called bio-plastics weren’t being composted in Marin, Greenwood’s 7th and 8th graders, who handle the …
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The following was reported by the Fairfax Police Department. It does not indicate conviction. To stay updated when we post the police reports, click the Keep Me Posted button.
The following is a selection of calls made to the Fairfax Police Department from Feb. 17 to 20. The full reports can be found on the department's website. To receive an update when we post the police reports, click the Keep Me Posted button. Friday, Feb. 17 Vehicle Accident – No Injury: A car came around a corner at Dominga and Napa Avenues too fast, lost control and ran into a parked car at 1:41 a.m. DUI: The driver who struck the parked car was arrested for DUI and booked into the county jail. Suspicious Circumstances: Several homeless subjects with all their belongings moved into the bushes at the rear of the Pavilion, off of the ballfield. They may be setting up camp. Officers determined it was unfounded. With Subjects: An officer …
The following was provided by the San Anselmo Police Department. It does not indicate conviction. Stay updated when we publish the police reports by clicking the Keep Me Posted button.
The following is a selection of calls made to the San Anselmo Police from Jan. 17 to 20. The full police reports can be found on the department's website. To receive an update when we publish the police reports, click the Keep Me Posted button. Monday, Feb. 20 Disturbing the Peace: There was an anonymous report of a verbal and physical altercation between a man and woman on San Anselmo Avenue at 1:07 p.m. It was determined it was verbal only. They were counseled and went to bed. Assist Fire: A car exploded in the backyard of a residence on Rutherford Avenue at 4:09 p.m. Officers provided traffic control, while the fire department handled the matter. Assault: Two subjects were fighting on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard at 9:17 p.m. Officers …
Amanda Lucas wins in Japan -- after a visit from Darth Vader.
Metropolitan Transportation Commission is look for high school students to fill 36 paid summer internships this summer.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is searching for Bay Area high school students to intern this summer at transportation agencies throughout nine Bay Area counties. The MTC high school internship program offers paid summer internships at agencies all over the Bay Area. The MTC, which oversees transportation planning, financing and coordinating of Bay Area roads to local transit agencies, is accepting internship applications until March 8. "The program's purpose is to introduce student to potential careers in transportation," MTC Executive Director Steve Heminger said in a statement Friday. Students will be employed either full-time or part-time for up to 10 weeks between June 26 and Aug. 31 with public agencies in a department …
As Ski Week kicks off, fewer Marinites are headed to the snowless Tahoe than usual. Have you been to Tahoe this year?
At The Jolly Roger Corner, you get a glimpse into Drake's oldest high school newspaper The Jolly Roger. These stories are written by Drake students, published in the Jolly Roger, and republished here with permission. Check out more articles, photos, reviews and insight into our local school at drakejr.com. As Drake's Ski Week starts, the Jolly Roger looks at the ghost town that has been Tahoe so far this year. Are you heading there this week? Is it getting livelier? BY LINCOLN RICHARDS As you drive around the corner of Highway 89, the usually-bustling hub of the north shore, Tahoe City, is little more than a ghost town. The snow that usually coats the town is nowhere to be seen. If you have driven through Tahoe City this winter, you have…
Lots going on in our Ross Valley this week.
Good Traffic for Good Earth The new Good Earth store has been packed since it opened and there is no end in sight for the hugely successful new location. Big, clean, crisp, fantastic -- these are the words this writer is hearing about the new digs, and from what I’ve seen from the outside (and the great Patch video!) it is clearly a hit with more than a few. I keep saying I’ll wait until the crowds disperse to hit the aisles, but that isn’t happening any time soon. Congratulations on a job really well done! Any business that moves in across the street can’t help but do well with all of the new traffic, and the soon-to-be Avatar restaurant will surely be among those. Wonder what will happen to the now vacant (but likely not for long) old …
Hannah Doress
1:47 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Thanks for the coverage! You can learn more about the genesis of Earth Day Marin 2010 by watching this video of Nancy Boyce and Let's Go Green: http://marinlink.org/?p=1950. Going further back into history there have been some fabulous Marin-wide Earth Day celebrations by different producing organizations including ones in 2005 and 2000 and previously. Each year Marin residents rally for the … more ›