Marin March 2021

The Family Issue

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Contents MARCH 202 1

FEATURES

EAT & DRINK

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Family = Form + Function The Mill Valley home of a couple and their teenage son is laid-back, lightfilled and modern.

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Champions on and Off the Field Writer Kirsten Jones Neff introduces us to ten athletes who use their platforms to advocate for social change.

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What’s Hot: The Depot Café and Bookstore Nearly two years after it first closed, The Depot Café and Bookstore in Mill Valley re-opened for business in late January.

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Dine Listings of Marin and San Francisco restaurants — most of them offering delivery or takeout options.

Forward Thinking Forest Farm In the early 1940s, a quiet corner of the county became the first racially integrated summer camp west of the Mississippi.

MARIN HOME

IN MARIN

Backstory Interior designer Holly Hollenbeck refreshes a spacious but outdated Mill Valley home.

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Currents Springtime wildflower hikes for all levels, San Quentin Covid-19 outbreak update, the County’s new vaccination dashboard and the origins of green beer.

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COLUMNS

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Shop Local Check out these home items and accessories that everyone under your roof will love.

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Alex and Graeme MacDonald The MacDonalds, who grew up in Mill Valley, are bottling wines using their name for their own brand and in the process, writing a new chapter in the history of their family’s esteemed property.

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For the cover, photographer Jacquelyn Warner For the cover, photographer Jacquelyn Warner captured 13-year-old Luca, son of designer Elena Calabrese and Steven Younger, zipping around the family home.

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Marin Magazine Staff with family: 1. Susan, with son Pat and mom, Senator Grams, 2. Natasha and Opal, 3. Jessica and Pascal, 4. Mimi and daughters, 5. Lesley Cesare and mom, Vicki Hall, 6. Leah, twins and Moose, 7. Sharon and family.

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Happy chaos – that’s our definition of healthy family life. It’s also an apt description of publishing for a beloved community like Marin County. Many moving parts and valued voices are lovingly – and sometimes frantically – coordinated to bring you each print issue and our incredibly rich online and event content.

We hope that “happy chaos” describes at least some of how your family life has been during these complicated pandemic times.

With families spending more time together than ever, or, feeling the stress of separation and loss more than ever, we understand the struggles as well as the opportunities of this unique time. Like you, we yearn for our hometowns to return the happy chaos of normal life.

Everything we bring to you in this issue and online is designed to help improve your family’s home, life, and community. Our team brings you the best family resources in Marin County for outdoor adventures, home improvement, dining, and wellness, as well as think pieces, as we work to support the organizations and local businesses which make this such a special place. All this is with the intention, to help you, our reader, to experience more happy chaos in your lives.

How has the pandemic affected your family life? Here at Make it Better Media, Susan found herself unexpectedly delighted with the dynamics of having her mother – who has cancer – move in and adult children visiting for extended periods of time. Three generations teasing, cooking, playing and, yes, sometimes fighting together, makes for richer days than empty nester quiet.

Speaking of an empty nester, Mimi loved having both of her daughters home for the extended holidays, during which they experimented with new recipes and social distanced meals with the grandparents. However, now that they are gone, she is happy to walk back into her houseboat after day at work and not have to pick up up their mess. Sharon is nesting in her new digs in Novato with her husband and son, and Lesley is being extremely Covid-19 cautious while spending time with her mom. Pets have been important companions for our staff during the pandemic

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a new kitty named Opal, and Jessica moved to a new apartment with her cat Pascal. Leah and her husband Scott decided it would be a good idea to bring a puppy into the mix to entertain their kindergarten-age twins.

These are just a few examples of the happy chaos we have seen in our Make It Better Media Group’s zoom calls over the last few months. Observing unexpected guest appearances by children and pets during company meetings brightens our working days and deepens our company bonds. This happy chaos improves our work on your behalf too.

We have dedicated this issue to family, from our first family fun home feature, written and sourced by our new SPACES editor, and mom of a toddler, Liz Logan; to our highlight of the brothers MacDonald and their new venture based on their family’s longtime wine country relationships; to a piece by Robin Bruener, who attended our writer’s workshop and penned her experience of an empty nest in Covid-19 times.

And of course, this issue includes our summer camp listings, because NOW is the time for parents to sign up for these camps so they can start planning the rest of their summer.

As usual, we love your feedback, please let us know how you’ve been experiencing happy chaos, during the pandemic, we would love to share any tips you might have on finding the humor and the silver lining through these very unusual times. Please send emails to editorial@marinmagazine.com and reach us on social media @marinmagazine.

Cheers to chaos, Susan, Mimi and the Make it Better Media Team.

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In Marin / NEW IN TOWN

Businesses are Blooming

Eat (and shop) local

BY CHRISTINA MUELLER

E AT & DRIN K The former railroad depot turned all-day café and bookstore reopened in late January at the heart of downtown Mill Valley. The Depot Café’s kitchen, helmed by chef Mary Pult of Mill Valley, offers the same counter service model as before

and chef Johne Abraham revamped the menu and opened to the public when they expanded the menu at their new restaurant La Meza at Mt. Tam Racquet Club in Larkspur, adding Mediterranean to the Cal-Mex menu. Rice bowls, pita wraps and kebabs with house made gyro and a killer falafel burger will convert even the most ardent chickpea haters. 1 Larkspur Plaza Drive, Larkspur, lameza.com

and a veg-forward menu that tilts towards the Mediterranean and points farther east with bespoke pastries from Sausalito’s Cibo Bakery.

87 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, depotcafeandbookstore.com

Living up to its name as a “spontaneous colorful street celebration in Peru” may take a bit of Covid-free time for the new restaurant in San Francisco’s Marina neighborhood, Jaranita, to achieve. Until then, revel in the grilled chicken with huacatay sauce, small plates like salchipaps or whole roasted cauliflower, and chocolate cake with dulce de leche.

3340 Steiner Street, San Francisco, jaranitasf.com

Marin native Anthony Nunes and co-owner

The move one block closer to downtown’s

Shuk Shuka

center is complete for restaurateurs Surinder and Jyoti Sroa and one of San Rafael’s longest-running Indian restaurants, Lotus Cuisine of India.

The menu, however, remains the same. 812 Fourth Street, San Rafael, lotusrestaurant.com

au chocolat for now and a complete breakfast (and coffee) menu all day, a la France, when indoor dining resumes.

The line at their January pop-up portends good things. 250 E Blithedale Avenue, Mill Valley, lemaraisbakery.com

Into the new building where Tony Tutto’s once held court near downtown Mill Valley come the Parisian style treats from Le Marais Bakery, the San Francisco original. Look for take and bake cinnamon rolls and pains

The Ghiringhelli family, life-long Marin residents who own Trattoria Ghiringhelli in Novato, FairFix Cafe, Ghiringhelli Pizzeria and Deer Park Villa in Fairfax, added a new wine shop and tasting room, Ghiringhelli’s Novato Vino, adjacent

to their Novato restaurant. Unique and hard to find wines by the bottle or taste, light bites of cheese boards and flatbreads and indepth dinner menus are available to go or to enjoy onsite. 1535 South Novato Blvd, Novato, novatovino.com Top Chef Season 3 alumna and fan favorite, chef Casey Thompson, goes deep on the all things local and seasonal at her new restaurant Folktable within Cornerstone Sonoma marketplace.

New in Town is an ongoing bulletin on new businesses throughout the Bay Area. Are you or someone you know opening a new business? We want to hear about it! Email christina@makeitbetter.com.

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Lotus Cuisine of India

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Gingerbread pancakes at breakfast give way to small plates and tartines at lunch with larger plates of black truffle chicken pot pie and lentil stew at dinner. 23570 Arnold Drive, Sonoma, folktable.com

SHOP Artisan cheese boxes are the latest foray from the Marshall family that helped Marin rethink dairying, land use and carbon-centered farming. Curated by Vivien

Straus, creator of The California Cheese Trail, each Straus Home Ranch Cheese Box features locally made cheeses, chocolates and other local goodness. An initial collection featured Bivalve Dairy’s Foundry Fresh and Cowgirl Creamery’s Hearts Desire. straushome ranch.com Lotus Cuisine shares an adjoining wall with its partner, Lotus Market Organic Grocery, where Quarry Hill Antiques

South Indian and Fijian sspices, snacks, prepared dinners and the regional breakfast cake, idli, are available. 805 Fifth Street, San Rafael, lotusmarkets.com Many successful turns at the Gem Faires in San Rafael lead motherdaughter duo, Mariel Baker and Denise Forbes, to turn M. Baker & Co into California Girl Jewelry. Open since February in Mill Valley’s Strawberry Village, the shop features rare colored gemstones, like Blue Wing Tanzanite or green Paraiba tourmalines, sapphires, Tahitian pearls and diamonds.

800 Redwood Highway, Mill Valley, california girljewelry.com

MICHELLE DREWES (QUARRY HILL)

Shuk Shuka, the Middle Eastern marketplace and catering hub for freshly prepared condiments (Spicy Kick Zhug, tahini) spices, chocolate babka, hummus, challah and other regional specialties, now delivers to Marin on Fridays and ships everywhere in California from its San Francisco headquarters. shukshuka.com

Keep track of all the businesses that have been brave enough to open during the pandemic by checking out new restauranst, shops and other openings at marinmagazine.com/new-in-town.

Mill Valley resident and owner Hilary Sessions was inspired by the eclectic sellers at the Marche St Ouen in Paris and East Coast locales to open her shop Quarry Hill Antiques in late 2020 at Mill

Valley’s Lumberyard.

Look for antique furniture, vintage decor and art curated by Bettina Stiewe of Upstart Modern in Sausalito.

129 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, quarryhill antiques.com Sausalito resident Kendar Kawala and her partner, Sarah Hoffman, launched into the canned wine business to deliver independent wine producers to your door. Their Novatobased business, Maker Canned Wine, recently launched Cab Pfeffer with Ser Winery and a sparkling rose with Bodkin Wines. makerwine.com Green Biotics, the lifewellness brand known for embracing the naturally healthful elements

of teas, coffees, vitamins and supplements opened late last year at The Village at Corte Madera. 1618 Redwood Highway, Corte Madera, green-biotics.com The spare design aesthetic and delicate floral and natural fragrances for which the British brand Jo Malone is known descended recently at a new storefront at The Village at Corte Madera.

1710 Redwood Highway, Corte Madera, jomalone.com The SoCal jewelry brand Gorjana, beloved for its easy-to-layer pieces, arrived in late 2020 at

The Village at Corte Madera. 1618 Redwood Highway, Corte Madera, gorjana.com

SE NIOR LIVING Opened in February, the former Hamilton Hospital was reimagined as a new senior living facility in Novato’s Hamilton neighborhood.

Elegance at Novato offers independent living apartments, a spa and wellness center, onsite restaurants and a rooftop lounge complement the assisted living and memory support services. 516 E Hospital Road, Novato, elegance-living.com

Christina Mueller has been in food media for over 10 years. Her work has appeared in many print and online publications including Sunset magazine, Edible Communities, and Eater, among others.

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MOONSTRUCK FINE JEWELRY, a working artist studio in downtown Mill Valley, showcases an ever-changing and eclectic mix of imaginative fine jewelry. We’re loving these pieces in warm gold accented with bright diamonds right now, modern classics with clean lines and timeless appeal.

MOONSTRUCK FINE JEWELRY

IF YOU LIKE WATER, you’ll love this “Waterfall” wedding band with stippled finish of 14K yellow gold over 1 carat total weight of flush and bead set diamonds.

STEPHAN-HILL JEWELRY DESIGNERS

1226 Fourth Street, San Rafael 415.459.5808, stephan-hill.com

11 Bernard Street, Downtown Mill Valley 415.383.0462, moonstruckfinejewelry.com

FLOWERS OR CHOCOLATES? (Neither.) California Girl

Jewelry is a women owned and operated full service boutique. We are one of the top fi e global leaders in rare colored gemstone fine jewelry design.

We offer custom jewelry with thousands of loose gemstones.

CALIFORNIA GIRL JEWELRY

Strawberry Village Shopping Center, #124, Mill Valley, 650.504.0646, californiagirljewelry.com

BELINDA WICKWIRE JEWELRY is your destination

for antique and repurposed jewelry. Belinda loves to mix the old with the new, creating gifts for those religious milestones and special occasions. Come on by for a truly unique shopping experience.

BELINDA WICKWIRE JEWELRY

526 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo, 415.785.7519 Belinda@belindawickwirejewelry.com instagram.com/belindawickwirejewelry

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In Marin

CE L E B R AT I N G T H E PEO PL E , PL ACE S A N D C AU S E S O F T H I S U N I Q U E CO U N T Y

Walk on the Wild Side Get out and take in the early colors of spring on one of these hikes throughout the county.

BY KASIA PAWLOWSKA

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In Marin / CURRENTS

When’s My Turn?

WILDFLOWER WALKS Even though the winter of 2020 was a washout in many ways, in terms of rainfall things were pretty dry. Thanks to an atmospheric river in January and some other later rains however, the wildflower prospect is looking bright. So strap on your mask and hiking books and take in the kaleidoscopic beauty of Marin’s hillsides in all corners of the county. Whether you’re seeking a butt-burning climb or a family-friendly stroll, here are a handful to get you started. Detailed maps of hikes like these and more can be found online via One Tam and AllTrails, among others. onetam.org KP TRAIL

DIFFICULTY

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Ring Mountain

Easy

2.7 miles

Tiburon Indian paintbrush, buttercup, checkerbloom, yellow lupine

Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center

Moderate

1.3 miles

California goldfield, iris, monkey flower, tidy tips

Marin Headlands, Hill 88

Moderate

3.9 miles

Yellow sticky monkey-flower, Indian paintbrush, California poppy

Mount Burdell

Moderate

5.2 miles

Milkmaid, blue hound’s tongue, yellow buttercup, iris

Mount Tamalpais South Side Ramble

Hard

6.6 miles

Hound’s tongue, white milkmaid

Want to know where the county stands giving residents Covid-19 vaccinations? Well, there’s a site for that. Marin County Public Health has created a new dashboard that’s updated daily to show the number of people who live in Marin that have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine. The stats include data from area hospitals and clinics as well as from Marin County Public Health locations. People who work but don’t live in the county are not reflected in the figures, along with San Quentin State Prison and people receiving doses at local pharmacies.

The County vaccine webpage includes information about dose distribution, scheduling appointments, facts and myths about Covid19, and answers to frequently asked questions about the virus. Additionally, Marin County Public Health launched a vaccine interest form that allows all Marin residents to be notified when they are eligible to receive the vaccine. Residents may also receive a nightly status email update by registering at coronavirus.marinhhs.org/subscribe.

Keep informed about the latest coronavirus developments at marinmagazine.com/ covid-19

Find other ways to explore Marin’s great outdoors at www.marinmagazine.com/outdoors.

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Prison Outbreak Aftermath Nearly a year after the Covid-19 lockdowns began in California, the state’s Office 6 hours before they boarded the buses. Other issues revealed in emails show that of the Inspector General — the independent oversight body for the prison system California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) management pressured the — released a damning report detailing the blunders with how transfers California Institution for Men to rush the transfers, including the medically

BY THE were handled that led to a massive outbreak and dozens of deaths at San vulnerable. This along with most people being housed in cells without solid Quentin. The review states that executives from each agency ignored health NUMBERS doors, which allowed the virus to flow in and out of the cells freely, and the care staff concerns that all the transfers hadn’t recently been tested for the prison staff working throughout the prison, likely led to transmitting the virus. Furthermore, prison staff increased the risk of transmission by performing virus from location to location. Here are some numbers about the prison outbreak at temperature and symptom screening of at least 55 incarcerated people more than San Quentin. Visit oig.ca.gov for more info including a time-lapse of the outbreak. KP

189 INCARCERATED PEOPLE

TRANSFERRED IN MAY

2,237 incarcerated people positive by August

277 STAFF MEMBERS POSITIVE BY AUGUST

28 deaths at San Quentin

192 deaths statewide

in prisons since March

OPPOSITE: TOP LEFT: FRANK SCHULENBERG; BOTTOM RIGHT: PATRICK FORE/UNSPLASH

Prison issues are complex. Get to understand them better here: www.marinmagazine.com/prison-reform.

St. Patrick’s Slime Story Ahh... green beer. Just the sound of the name makes your stomach curdle, doesn’t it? In spite of references to the verdant beverage popping up as early as 1910, a New York physician named Thomas H. Curtin is usually credited for creating the drink around 1914. The beer is created by adding blue dye, which mixes with the yellow, and ta-da — green. But brewers use the term differently. “Green beer” is beer that’s too young and still contains acetaldehyde, which can taste bad as it’s not yet fully fermented. KP Read about more fun holiday traditions to take part in at www.marinmagazine.com/holidays.

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In Marin / SHOP LOCAL

DOMESTIC DESIGNS Home items that everyone under your roof will love.

BY KASIA PAWLOWSKA

Columbine Home, Maps Deluxe Edition book, $50, columbinehome.com A perfect item for any family, this book features places of historical and cultural interest, eminent personalities and iconic animals, so you can travel the globe without leaving the couch.

Prevalent Projects, Sandoval Alchemy Aromatic Spray, $46, prevalentprojects.com Go beyond Febreze with this room spray that combines gilded notes of bergamot and creamy sandalwood to create a warm scent inspired by the golden age of the California bohemian.

FarmHouseUrban, Large Abaca Basket, $425, farmhouseurban.com Hide your messes in style with the help of this sturdy yet pliable basket that holds its shape even when empty. Made of natural abaca fiber, it measures 28” x 20”, but also comes in two smaller sizes.

Ruby Livingdesign, Marguerite Magazine Holder, $300, rubyliving.com Elegantly display your magazines in this unique holder. Clear bent glass lends a visually light look and the vintage brass finish adds a note of luxury and warmth.

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The Invisible Costs of Covid

Not all tolls of the pandemic are straightforward and measureable.

BY ROBIN BREUNER

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couldn’t sleep last night, but that is nothing new. I had this sense of the life I’ve known and had the privilege to enjoy for the last twenty years, disintegrating piece by piece around me.

This feeling started creeping into my consciousness a few months ago. My twenty-seven-year-old son told me he was thinking about letting his apartment in San Francisco go along with his good tech job, and instead, moving to Berlin, as in Germany, as in another continent. I understand this. When I was in my 20’s, I had the opportunity to travel before the responsibilities of a family grounded me.

He told me that his group of friends was breaking up, and Covid was the catalyst. Many of his college friends from Northwestern had moved to San Francisco out of college to pursue jobs in the tech industry. Now with remote working, they no longer needed to stay and pay the insane rents. Some were moving back home to the East Coast or to the Midwest. Some were going back to grad school. A few were getting married and moving out of the City.

Over the last couple of weeks, visions of Ben and his girlfriend Maizie moving into their first apartment together filled my mind.

They maneuvered the competitive San Francisco rental hunt expertly and found themselves an enviable one-bedroom apartment off lamo Square Park, one of San Francisco’s millennial havens. Ben, in particular, devoted so much energy toward each item of furniture they purchased, creating a beautiful interior for the first time in either of their lives. They have a tight circle of friends with whom they’ve shared dinner parties, poker games, camping and Airbnb trips. I thought they were settling in for the long haul. I felt fortunate to have them just across the bridge while many of my friends’ kids were a plane ride away.

Covid has changed all that. Certainly, I am not talking about dire health or job and financial issues, and I am grateful for that, but there is an insidious mental toll of Covid.

Although he is young and finding a way to pivot, I saw a flicker of sadness in his eyes when he told me that his group of best friends were splitting up. Maizie and he feel sad to give up the apartment and many of the things that they’ve only just bought, but their world has changed. They are tired of working day in and day out in long full-time jobs. Trading off who works in the bedroom and who works in the living room, all the while appreciating the fact that they’ve been able to keep their jobs.

My daughter, who is three years younger than her brother, has decided that she wants to do the same. She had been living with us for the past year since Covid and beyond, but had been itching to move out, as is natural for her age. Her plan had also been to move to San Francisco with her best friends once she got a permanent job. As of a month ago, she got her wish and found an apartment, but with remote work continuing indefinitely, she is watching her brother’s example and may follow in his footsteps to somewhere far away from me.

I tell myself I understand. It’s a unique opportunity to do something different in a world that has changed overnight. I have Read about how others in the community has been coping with Covid-19 at magazine.com/covid-19.

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always encouraged my children to be independent, as I was, and to have their own experiences. I have my own tight-knit group of friends that had been growing stronger each year over the last twenty years. I expected that we would rely on each other as our kids found their own lives, separate from us. We’ve traveled together, watched basketball, baseball and football games together. We’ve discussed everything under the sun over cocktails and wine, and whether laughing together or holding each other up during the difficult times, it’s been a constant.

One I’ve taken for granted. I feel like Covid has harmed that too.

Like many people in the world, I haven’t hugged a friend in nearly a year. I have only seen in person the majority of my friends a handful of times, outside, and some, not at all. I haven’t been in a group all together with them since December 2019. Two holiday seasons ago.

I’ve suggested meeting in a group somewhere outdoors, but no one has bitten. Too many of us for comfort. We’ve had so many birthdays, graduations and wedding plans disappear. Now some of my own friends are talking about moving. Covid has affected them, as well. Many of them have a constant worry for their elderly parents. One close friend’s mother passed away last week only days after contracting it. My safety net, the way I hoped to navigate through my children separating from me, feels threatened by Covid too.

My brother and sister are my ultimate mental safety net. In recent years, my brother and his family moved further away from me from Colorado to Boston. Now, he and my sister in Florida are both on East Coast time, three hours later, which often makes it hard for us to connect. My brother’s fiftieth birthday was last September. My sisterin-law’s fiftieth was two weeks ago. I haven’t seen either his family or

These last milestones were celebrated with a phone call and a present delivered

by Amazon. my sister’s family since August 2019. This is the longest we’ve been separated in fifty years. Our parents died when we were young, and that has kept us close, but not now. We have celebrated every one of each other’s milestone birthdays together with our families. These last milestones were celebrated with a phone call and a present delivered by Amazon.

Then there is my final, and most important support system, my husband. Covid has strained that relationship at times, as well.

Our entire marriage, starting with our long-distance courtship, has involved spending time apart. We met when I was living in San Francisco and he was in the Navy in Virginia Beach. He returned from a six-month cruise in the Indian Ocean three weeks before our wedding. After the early years in the Navy, he sold Kitplanes and traveled the country to air shows. After that, it was children and a mortgage and a job in real estate traveling around the country and abroad to meet with clients. I have mainly worked from home, in need of my solitary

space. Since Covid, we have both been home and home and home. There is no separation.

We argue over stupid things. I wear a mask more diligently and wash my hands much more vigilantly than he does. He was a fighter pilot, after all. He is the bigger risk taker out of the two of us. We argue about that sometimes too. We are trying to figure out how to enjoy this constant time together, but Covid has reset the rules of our formerly more independent lifestyle.

My own part-time job ended with Covid a year ago. Now I’m just waiting and wondering where I will land or where Covid will land me.

I am working on embracing more mindfulness, the principles of the impermanence of life, and practicing gratitude for all the things I do have.

In the meantime, I sleep poorly, tossing and turning, trying to keep my familiar support system from dissolving while Covid sprinkles acid on our lives. In a few months, spring will come again, and with it, the hope of more vaccines and a renewed sense of life. For now, I’ll just keep meditating on that.

Robin Breuner is a freelance writer and an occasional contributor to Marin Magazine. Prior to the pandemic, she worked as an author host at Book Passage. She is currently at work on a memoir about navigating a home renovation through the ups and downs of Covid.

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Alex (left) and Graeme (right) in Oakville 1992

To Kalon or Bust:

The MacDonald Brothers Claim Their Place in Napa History

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rothers and business partners Alex and Graeme MacDonald are building a winery business around the family name. MacDonald Winery, situated in Oakville at the heart of Napa Valley, neighbors Robert Mondavi Winery.

Their 15 acres, famously known as part of the historical To Kalon (or To-Kalon) land, is one of the most recognized — and valued — parcels in Napa Valley. The MacDonalds, who grew up in Mill Valley, are bottling wines using their name for their brand and in the process, writing a new chapter in the history of their family’s esteemed property.

Your family’s land in Napa is at the heart of your business. What is your origin story? (Alex) We went to Napa almost every weekend. The property there comes down from our mom’s side, the Hortons. It’s this incredible matriarchal line. Our grandma, Gabriele Horton (the daughter of Richard and Hedwig Detert), ran the vineyard when our grandpa died, with the help of Bob Mondavi. When you are little, you don’t even notice that there are vines. It was our playground. I remember her saying to me at some point, “Oh, it would be wonderful if you guys would make wine from the property.” And here we are.

What is your Mondavi story? (Graeme) When the family first purchased the property as a place for our great-grandparents to retire in 1954, we did not realize there was anything special about it. When the Mondavis had their big split (in 1965), our grandmother gave half the grapes to Bob and half to Peter, Solomon-like, which pissed both of them off. Grandma described Bob as a rocket and you just hold on.

Marguerite (Mondavi, Bob’s wife) was the sophistication. Bob was into the business but Marguerite changed how Americans think about wine.

The location of your grandparents’ acreage is exceptional. How did you handle the transition to make your own wine? (Alex) When our greatgrandparents, Richard and Hedwig Detert, bought the property and the 30 acres around the house, Bob Mondavi came to them and said, “If you plant this to a vineyard, I would buy all the grapes.” A handshake deal for a three-year contract led to my family selling grapes to the Mondavis for over 50 years. It was the reason for so much loyalty between our families.

In 2004, Mondavi sold to Constellation.

Graeme was two years into Davis.

(Graeme) Before the Mondavi sale, I wanted to go over to Mondavi and taste the family juice. I said I was Mrs. Horton’s grandson and remember being at the barrels and tasting with Geneviève (Janssens, Chief Winemaker at Mondavi since 1997), asking: what do our grapes add to the Mondavi product? Geneviève said, “Your family vineyard is my favorite block out of everything we own.” It was an ‘a-ha’ moment for me. We have something really special here. I approached the family about getting some grapes to experiment with Left: Graeme, Right: Alex winemaking. Our family was against it.

They didn’t want to rock the boat. So Alex and I thought about it and went back and said we would pay the same rate as Mondavi and make sure it was ok with Mondavi. Geneviève was supportive of our passion for making wine from the family vineyard.

But you were still at college. (Graeme) The first year we got grapes, I fermented them in my dorm room at UC Davis, which made me not popular with my roommates. We were trying to figure out the style of wine we wanted to make. We made 30 gallons of home wine.

Did you already know you wanted to be in the wine business? (Graeme) My first passion was farming and that started on our parents’ property at the house we grew up in, in Mill Valley. I usurped the garden when I was a kid. It kept me out of the house, but it could be overwhelming. My mom was very generous but not always enthusiastic. By 16, I knew wanted to be a winemaker. We went to school (Old Mill, Mill Valley Middle School, and Tam High) with the kid whose family owns Escalle Winery in Larkspur. Wine has a great heritage in Marin. I was interested in planting a home vineyard of 50 vines in Mill Valley. Around that time, I read Jay McInerney’s book, Bacchus and Me: Adventures in the Wine Cellar, and there was a chapter about Sean Thackrey in Bolinas. It opened my eyes. I started to ask questions when I went to grandma’s house.

Was there a turning point for you, Alex? (Alex) Graeme was definitely ahead of the game — he went to Davis and was working in Napa and realized how unique our family property was. He thought he could run the farm and I could do the sales and marketing since we complement each other so well. When we started, we knew we needed to want the same thing. We knew what happened with the Mondavis. Everything we do we discuss and do together.

A Marin childhood with summers on a Napa farm seems idyllic.

(Graeme) We were lucky to grow up with access to nature. It has so heavily influenced us. Marin has this incredible history and fascination with agriculture. My wife, Sarah, has a quote from an old Mennonite book on farming, “You don’t start raising a child at birth, but 100 years before they are born, as then is the start of shaping what they are born into.” It’s not just about me and Alex, but generations. Bob Mondavi said our great-grandfather cared about farming when no one cared, that he was the best farmer in Napa. I am a farmer from a humble family who is lucky to have property in Napa. There is no dotcom story — use it or lose it.

(Alex) One of things we hear a lot about is the barrier to entry of starting your own wine in Napa. Our approach was to try and do something that we love. That allows you to build more success if you measure in happiness.

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How did you handle the transition to becoming MacDonald Winery? (Alex) By 2008, Graeme had been experimenting for four years. We formed an LLC thinking if it fails, we will still be in our mid-20s and we can figure out what to do next. We both worked different jobs in wine, including at Mondavi, and we learned a lot doing tours and sales, managing wine clubs and making wine. Our ultimate philosophy was to make wine we wanted to drink. We now have five acres of our 15 to make ourselves.

Will you be able to use the To Kalon name?

(Graeme) There is a Carmelite monastery next door to the house and I was talking to one of the monks who discovered the phrase in the Greek bible. There is a chapter where Jesus performs his first miracle of turning water into wine, but the second wine he created and referred to as “most beautiful.” That was To Kalon.

(Alex) Mondavi used our grapes in his estate wines all these years. It was Estatedesignated for Mondavi. Some of those wines are ninety percent from our site. There is a creek on property named To Kalon. Though you are not supposed to trademark a place name, they trademarked To Kalon. There was a fight in 2000 and there is another fight now.

What happens now? (Graeme) We had a talk a while back with Constellation. They offered us licensing rights so could put To Kalon on the label but asked us to give up the creek name which is on the national registry. We said no.

Our integrity is not for sale.

(Alex) Ninety-nine percent of people in the business of wine look at To Kalon as a vineyard and a place but Constellation is pushing it as a brand. That’s pushing a conversation in California winemaking as it removes the sense of place.

How do you describe your wines? (Graeme) My fascination is in the farming. You don’t need to control anything if the viticulture is right. Doing less makes the wine taste more As Wine Country begins to open up, it’s time to think about your next visit. Find the best places to sip at www.magazine.com/wine-country.

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like a place. I really wanted to farm as close to nature as possible to capture the vitality of our location. There is a weightlessness, a freshness and an intensity on the finish. We are also influenced by the classic Mondavi wines and by their vineyard design. We are not knocking anyone down with power.

What’s next for MacDonald Winery? (Alex) The end of 2021 is the end of our contract with Mondavi. We are entirely self-funded with no investors or loans out. We always bought only what we could afford. Our first commercial release was 2010. It was 92 cases total. We try to hold back about 5 to 10 cases each year for our personal library to follow the wine as they continue to age but the rest is offered to our mailing list. The 2018 vintage will be around 500 cases and released later this year. We have been slightly increasing production each year but plan to stay around 500 cases or slightly increase in 2021.

(Alex) The more corporate approach that is now prevalent with Constellation shifts our sense of the relationship. We want to work with people that share our philosophies. Our land is organically farmed and the only parcel around that is. There is plenty of interest in getting grapes from that land. We need to figure out who we want to work with and for the right reasons. Everything we make is touched by us. It is a family thing.

(Graeme) Our size and growth is dictated by what we can do ourselves and the other big question is how do we navigate our philosophical integrity and maintain relationships?

How do we pass this on to the next generation?

We were doing something very different. We farm our vineyard like an orchard. It looks way more natural. It is a farm. I was really worried about how we compete with the wealth in the valley with all our assets in the land but I am a firm believer that if you drive your own tractor, your wine will be better than all of those.

MacDonald wines are available at Mill Valley Market and via their mailing list.

Christina Mueller has been in food media for over 10 years. Her work has appeared in many print and online publications including Sunset magazine, Edible Communities, and Eater, among others.

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Designer Elena Calabrese’s dining room includes a bookcase she designed, a Castiliglioni Arco floor lamp and a chrome dining table from Hudson Furniture. In the living room (right), there’s a Camerich cloud sofa, Milo Baughman club chairs, a Kelly Wearstler reading lamp and a Moroccan side table from Tazi Designs in Sausalito.

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A Mill Valley home for a couple and their son is laid-back, light-filled and modern.

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Another view of the living room: a heritage redwood wall, vintage Gary Gutterman chairs and a Modo chandelier from Design Within Reach.

Below: Calabrese with her German shepherd, Gigi.

othing’s too precious,” says designer Elena Calabrese of the Mill Valley home she shares with her husband, Steven Younger, and their 13-year-old son, Luca. “I often have a group of 12- and 13-year-old boys hanging out in my Milo Baughman chairs, or my son is skateboarding through the living room, right past my Kelly Wearstler lamp. My friends say I’m so chill.”

Calabrese isn’t chill just because she’s a mom; a relaxed vibe is a key component of her California-modern design sensibility. Neutral colors are a serene backdrop for a few bold patterns, and natural touches such as plants and crystals abound. The result is a space that’s both calming and playful — perfect for relaxing with family and friends. In addition to her husband and son, Calabrese’s family includes three Maine Coon cats and a German shepherd.

“Yes, I have collectible vintage chairs and expensive fabrics, but there’s nothing I feel I have to worry about,” says Calabrese, who started her company, Elena Calabrese Design and Décor, in 2009. “Everything has to be user-friendly. We enjoy our furniture and live with it, knowing, for instance, that things will have to be reupholstered over the years. Nothing is permanent.”

Calabrese studied jewelry and metal arts at California College of the Arts and worked as an accessories designer before making the transition to interior design after her son was born. In 2009, the family moved from Sausalito to this two-story, four-bedroom hillside house, trading a Bay view for more square footage and a view of Mount Tamalpais. The entryway is on the top floor, where the bedrooms are also located. Then, it’s 25 feet down to the lower floor where the To see more gorgeous homes and get more incredibe design inspiration from Marin, the Bay Area and beyond, visit our sister brand online at spacesmag.com.

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main living spaces are. In the open living room-dining room, there are nearly floor-to-ceiling windows and an impressive heritage redwood wall that has been there since the house was built in 1969. When they moved in, Calabrese had the existing flagstone fireplace retiled in alabaster ledge stone.

The main floor has an open floor plan, with a dividing wall separating the living room and dining room space from the family room, where there’s an older, super comfy couch and her son’s Xbox. Most of the mess of family life is hidden behind the wall, though Calabrese notes that their home is so casual that not too long ago there was a basketball hoop mounted in the living room, on the balcony where the upper floor overlooks the living room. “Nothing ever broke, except for one window, once, and that wasn’t because of the basketball,” she says with a laugh.

In the airy living room, there’s a cream Camerich cloud sofa, accessorized with metallic and patterned pillows and a black-and-white sheepskin throw — a welcome place for a dog or cat, which means less fur on the couch itself, Calabrese explains. The chairs are vintage: two Gary Gutterman lucite chairs from the ‘70s, upholstered in a silvery linen, and two Milo Baughman club chairs. They flank the rustic wood coffee table, which was made from a dining table that came with the house. In the past few years Calabrese had the Baughman chairs reupholstered in Kelly Wearstler’s dramatic black-and-white Graffito fabric. In fact, there’s a lot of Kelly Wearstler: from a brass reading lamp to pillows Calabrese had made in Wearstler’s fabrics. “Her style is modern but earthy, comfortable but chic,” Calabrese says. “It’s everything I’m drawn to.”

The carpet below is nubby, graphic and black-and-white.

“I enjoy warm black and off-white,” Calabrese says. “The lack of color is calming to me, and it gives me the flexibility to bring in any color with greenery or other small details. I don’t like being tied down.”

In the cocktail lounge: Things become a bit more glam in the dining area. The dining table, Milo Baughman chairs from Hudson Furniture in New York City, is chrome, with a subtle snake upholstered in a snakeskin fabric, a Castiglioni light pattern on the top, underneath glass. That was added by Calabrese’s fixture, a console designed friend who is a decorative painter. One chair is upholstered in ombre

by Calabrese and painting

by Danielle Mourning.

French velvet, the others in gray leather. A Castiglioni Arco floor lamp curves above, and underneath the table there’s a gray cowhide carpet.

A wicker bird cage reading chair, like one Calabrese grew up with, is suspended from the ceiling. “It’s a fun conversation piece,” she says. The wall-length bookshelf, which Calabrese designed herself, is made up of rectangular nooks that are filled with her favorite art books and other mementos: vintage brass figurines, paintings by Gerry Tempest, who is one of Calabrese’s relatives, and a black-and-white Howard Miller clock from her childhood home.

The dining room was once situated around the corner from the living room, but Calabrese relocated it in order to turn the dining room into a Covid-friendly cocktail lounge — the doors open to the deck. The vibe in this room, which is intended for adults, is low-key sexy. Two Milo Baughman chairs are upholstered in an Schumacher Italian brocade snakeskin fabric, and they’re paired with touches of rattan in an ottoman and a mirror. A floating white laminate and walnut cabinet is Calabrese’s own design. On it sits two geode lamps and an onyx bowl. Calabrese often accessorizes her interiors with stones, crystals or chunks of pyrite.

“They’re earthy and organic, as well as inspirational and magnetic,” she says. The painting is by Danielle Mourning; it’s a magnified photograph of a diamond upon which the artist then painted. A Castiglioni Taraxacum light fixture hangs overhead.

The open floor plan and unfussy décor makes for an interior that’s welcoming to both adults and kids — a good thing, because the couple loves to entertain. “Nothing is too formal, nothing has a high-back,” Calabrese says. “I like my décor casual but chic.”

The bar is from Four Hands, with buffalo-horn handles, and on it sits a ‘60s globe lamp that Calabrese found on Ebay. Above the bar hangs a vintage landscape painting.

Liz Logan is the editor-in-chief of SPACES. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine and Martha Stewart Living, among other publications.

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ON AND OFF THE FIELD Athletes who use their platform to advocate for social change. BY KIRSTEN JONES NEFF

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They have captured our attention with unparalleled athletic ability, and have also led us toward a more humane society; they are champions who champion justice and equality.

Tennis legend Arthur Ashe was notoriously

steadfastly kneeled during the national anthem in

soft spoken, but relentless in his stand against

protest of police violence toward Black Americans.

Apartheid in South Africa, while Billie Jean

Kaepernick lost his job as an elite NFL quarter-

King has fought for gender equality in sports for

back, but gained his status as one of the most

decades. NBA star LeBron James ignored news

important social activists in history. These athletes

anchor Laura Ingraham’s call for him to “shut up

have encouraged others to use their platform to

and dribble” and funded community programs

create change. Here we honor the work of athletes

and voting rights initiatives in underprivileged

who are as extraordinary off he

neighborhoods. Perhaps the most visible athlete

field as they are on the field

activist of our era, former 49er Colin Kaepernick,

(or court or track).

ALYSIA MONTAÑO

STEPHEN CURRY

U.S. Olympian • Track and Field In 2014, Alysia Montaño was 8 months pregnant when she ran the 800

Golden State Warriors NBA Basketball Player

meters at the US Track and Field Championships. In 2017 she ran the

On the basketball court, the Warriors’

same race 5 months pregnant. An Olympic gold medalist and six-time

superstar point guard Steph Curry can make

national champion, Montaño has turned her attention to women’s

almost anything happen. Now Curry has joined forces

rights, specifically a woman’s choice to pursue career and motherhood.

with his wife, restaurateur and author Ayesha Curry, to

In 2019 she wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times about Nike’s

support at-risk children and families through their Eat. Learn. Play.

unfortunate maternity policies that led to a congressional inquiry

Foundation. The Curry’s family foundation’s mission is to work to end

and company reform. Her foundation &Mother works to address what

childhood hunger, ensure students have access to a quality education,

has been described by Stanford sociologist Dr. Shelley Correll as “The

and provide safe places for all children to play and be active.

Motherhood Penalty,” meaning mothers get hired less, promoted less and paid less, not because they aren’t skilled at their jobs, but because they are mothers.

Kirsten Jones Neff is a writer, filmmaker, gardening teacher and poet who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work has appeared in numerous periodicals and magazines including Stanford Magazine, Edible Marin and Wine Country and The Believer.

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LIST OF FOUNDATIONS/NONPROFITS • Azzi Academy • Play Marin, Warriors Community Foundation • Ikea Foundation • the Good Tidings Foundation the Movement for Black Lives • Firehouse Community Arts • Center of Chicago • Future Ties Community Bond Fund • Kicks 4 the City • SAGA Education •

JENNIFER AZZI

Basketball Star and Coach

Women’s basketball Hall of Famer Jennifer Azzi is a trailblazer on and off he court.

Among her accomplishments, Azzi led Stanford to its first NCAA title in 1990, played professionally in the WNBA and won gold medals in the Atlanta Olympics and in two FIBA World Championships. In 2016, while coaching the USF Dons, Azzi became the first openly gay NCAA head coach. Now running

her own Azzi Academy she works in partnership with Paul Austin of Marin City’s Play Marin, the Warriors Community Foundation, Ikea Foundation and the Good Tidings Foundation, to provide facilities, instruction and equal athletic opportunities for low-income kids. Azzi has also hosts clinics for Her Time To Play, a national Jr. NBA and Women’s Sports Foundation initiative “dedicated to championing change on behalf of girls and women.”

MICHAEL PHELPS

MEGAN RAPINOE

“Over the past couple of years, I have become a lot more open about my struggle with depression and have shared my mantra that ‘it’s ok to not be ok,’” writes Michael Phelps in a letter on the homepage of the Michael Phelps Foundation website. Phelps, who won 28 Olympic medals, is considered the greatest swimmer in history. By speaking openly about his struggle with depression, Phelps uses his platform to de-stigmatize mental illness. His foundation was established to promote “healthy, active lives, especially for children, primarily by expanding the opportunities for participation in the sport of swimming,” and in 2018 developed a curriculum of emotional wellness lessons provided to Boys & Girls Clubs and Special Olympics participants across the country.

The moment was huge: the world watched as women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe led team USA to a World Cup victory in France in 2019, earning the Golden Boot and Golden Ball award for her play. Rapinoe has been equally bold in her work off he field, using her platform as a superstar to make an impact in the realm of civic activism and charity. She was one of the first white athletes to consistently take a knee in solidarity with former NFL QB Colin Kaepernick, protesting police brutality. Working with the ACLU, Common Goal, and the Seattle Boys and Girls Club, she has fought relentlessly for equality — focusing on pay equity, LGBTQ rights and voter registration. “If you’re going to ask athletes to be a role model, you can’t then be upset when they’re role models. You can’t be upset when they speak out for what they feel is right,” Rapinoe told the LA Times in 2018.

Olympic Swimmer

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U.S. Soccer Player

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Her Time To Play • Women’s Sports Foundation • &Mother • Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation • Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation • By the Hand Club for Kid • BYP100 YWCA Lake County • My Block, My Hood, My City • Michael Phelps Foundation • Boys & Girls Clubs • Special Olympics • ACLU • Common Goal

GABBY WILLIAMS

Chicago Sky Basketball Player

WNBA star Gabby Williams established her basketball prowess as a collegiate athlete at UConn and a professional on WNBA team the Chicago Sky. Now Williams, just 23 years old, has become a vocal advocate for social justice. In 2020, Chicago Sky took a leadership position as her teammates came together collectively to launch an initiative entitled #SkyTakesAction, pledging to donate $10 per point, $100 per win and $50 per loss

ANTHONY RIZZO

Chicago Cubs Baseball Player

Chicago Cubs three time All-Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo’s life changed in 2008 when he went through 6 months of chemotherapy and survived Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Rizzo’s experience gave him insight into the struggle of cancer patients and their families and he established the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation in 2012 with a mission to raise money for cancer research and provide support to children and families battling cancer. Rizzo has donated over 4 million dollars to the Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago. “As a survivor of cancer myself, I know the emotional and financial strain the diagnosis of cancer can put on a family. I believe that an individual does not battle cancer alone, his or her entire family does,” says Rizzo. “That’s why my foundation provides direct grants to families so they can focus on being together instead of how to pay their next bill.”

toward community organizations. The money benefits By the Hand Club for Kids, BYP100, the Movement for Black Lives, Firehouse Community Arts Center of Chicago and Future Ties and Williams specifically supports the Chicago Community Bond Fund.

“We know what it’s like to feel discrimination, so that’s why we’re doing this. It’s not performative at all, it’s for us. It’s to make sure we’re safe. It’s to make sure people who look like us are safe,” Williams told the Chicago Tribune last July.

CHICAGO BEARS SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE NFL Football Players

In 2020 the Chicago Bears formed a social justice committee featuring linebacker Sam Acho, tight end Trey Burton, defensive lineman Akiem Hicks, quarterbacks Chase Daniel and Mitchell Trubisky and four front office staff embers, including Chairman McCaskey. Last fall the team announced that five Chicago area community organizations (By the Hand Club for Kids, Kicks 4 the City, SAGA Education, YWCA Lake County and My Block, My Hood, My City) would receive $813,850 in donations. The team also supports regional public schools and has been in continued discussion with the University of Chicago Crime Lab to better understand which areas are most in need of assistance.

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n the early 1940s, no one could have suspected that a quiet corner of Marin County would soon become home to the United States’ first racially integrated the story of the quarter-century long history of Forest Farm, where the Gregg family worked to bring progressive education ideals to a sunny knoll in the hills of West Marin, in one local example of what white allyship looked like in a segregated America.

Some people know this site as the location of Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995 ­— a residential rehabilitation center called Serenity Knolls now occupies the place where Forest Farms was founded in 1945. What is less known, is that a radical, progressive dream of husband and wife duo Harold and Frances Gregg thrived here for 25 years under their bold leadership.

PHOTOS COURTESY GREGG FAMILY COLLECTION, SAN GERONIMO VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

summer camp west of the Mississippi River. This is

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Harold’s education at Columbia University’s Teachers College, and the family’s subsequent move to Suffern, New York — where they lived at what is now seen as the United States’ first community land trust — heavily informed their outlook and ideals. The Greggs — Harold, Francis, and their four young daughters Chloe, Susan, Linda, and Louise — lived at Suffern with a cohort of other educators from the Teachers College. Frances, an English and Drama teacher herself, recalled later how the couple and their friends honed a vision of a country school where “children of all nationalities would live and learn each others’ customs and ideas through the arts, through crafts, nature, music, and dance.” In these late night salons during the first few years of World War II, the Greggs and their peers positioned themselves as diametrically opposed to everything that Hitler and his Nazi party stood for.

When the Greggs returned to their native California in 1943 with a school on their minds, a home purchase in San Anselmo gone awry and a spirit of adventure landed them in what is now Samuel P. Taylor Park — at a time when the land had yet to be protected, and was in a state of ownership limbo. There, the family built a makeshift camp under the redwoods for a year, until a chance encounter with a colorful landowner brought two properties on Tamal Road in Forest Knolls into Harold’s sights, and brought their dream of creating a school into the realm of possibility. The existing summer home on the first lot was enough for their family, but the property had only one house, and the other lot only an old barn. It would take some doing to create the facilities that they would need to operate a residential school, and building in the midst of World War II was no easy feat with all available materials going to the war effort. They decided instead to create a summer camp.

In early 1945, Harold had a lead on repurposed lumber from structures at Tanforan racetrack in San Bruno, which had tragically, and ironically — given the family’s purposes - been used as a temporary internment camp for nearly 8,000 Japanese Americans just a few years earlier. Each day for a time after his work hours at the Marin County

Modern-day Marinites are still fighting to make a difference — like the young women who organized BLM protests this summer. Read about how they took action at marinmagazine.com/marin-protest.

Planning Commission, Harold visited the racetrack with a rented 16-wheel semi truck, then brought the used lumber back to Tamal Road and up the camp property’s steep driveway. Unable to brake for fear of stalling the weak engine, he sounded the horn at the foot of the hill, and relied on Susan, his second oldest, to swing the gate open for the speeding truck. Harold and a Hungarian man of Romani descent named Andrew Sopka ­— who the Greggs had opened their home to in exchange for help with the land — then unloaded the wood together, and Susan and Andrew spent evenings removing and straightening nails from the lumber, which Harold used in constructing the platforms for the camp’s first tents.

Next, Harold and Frances set about interviewing counselors for their first summer in operation. This summer, and for the next 24 years, they recruited undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students from UC Berkeley, Stanford, San Francisco State, and University of the Pacific who they felt would be good matches for their multicultural program, regardless of, and more often informed by, their ethnicity and cultural background. More than 70 years later, in 2021, daughter Susan Gregg Conard recalls the diversity of camp staff o er the years: counselors of Native American, African American, Asian American, and South Asian descent. The camp’s first year was nearly a decade before the landmark Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, and two years before California’s Westminster School Dist. v. Mendez ruled to eliminate segregation of Asian American and Native American students from white students here. Early on, Forest Farm campers were predominantly white, but many Jewish - this at a time when antisemitism was nearly as prevalent as racism in the United States. Over time, campers became more diverse as word of the camp’s inclusivity spread.

Once the logistics of bringing the camp to life were somewhat sorted out, there were still other issues to be resolved. Some neighbors feared noisy children and increased traffic up the country roads. Some bristled at the Greggs’ forward-thinking attitudes around race. We must remember, in evaluating these biases, that at this time, Marin County, like the rest of the United States, still had legal discriminatory policies at most levels of local governance. Policies like restrictive real estate covenants and ‘Caucasians Only’ bylaws at private clubs were in place to keep communities the way they had been since the subdividing of Marin ranches began in the early 1900s: white.

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The contrast between these policies and Forest Farm’s ethos came into stark relief during the camp’s third summer in 1947, when what was supposed to be a routine outing to a local pool sent a shockwave through the camp community. As Frances Gregg recalled in her memoir, a young Chinese American counselor and UC Berkeley student brought her group of five and six year olds to the Woodacre Improvement Club for a morning swim lesson. The pool attendant, following the club’s policy, denied her entry beyond the pool gate, but allowed her white campers in, leaving her to watch from the other side of the chain link fence, where Harold found her distraught, and in tears. A 1948 copy of the Woodacre Improvement Club’s constitution and bylaws shows that the club did not change their policy, despite an article in the San Francisco Chronicle by famed journalist Herb Caen penned shortly after the incident in 1947, putting the word out across the Bay Area that the improvement club did have this policy, and had enforced it, too. Remarkably, Harold and Frances brought the situation to a vote with their young campers, and by far the most popular solution was for Forest Farm to build a pool of their own. They did, and Gloria was the first to enter it.

The improvement club incident could have happened in any number of places around the country at this point in American history, but sometimes we forget that Marin County was not immune from these kinds of segregation that were entirely legal, at the time.

Suspicion with the activities at Forest Farm was not just local they garnered federal attention in the late 1940s, at the peak of the McCarthy era. One summer day when camp was in session, five darksuited FBI agents walked the dirt road from the camp parking lot to the commons up the hill. They had come looking for Harold. Frances led the men to Harold’s office in the converted barn. Without explanation, they cuffed Harold, placed him under arrest, and led him back down the driveway to their vehicle, as campers looked on in shock.

What could this rural educator have done to provoke such fear in Washington? Harold had caught their attention by writing about the camp and the fact that it was integrated in an updated version of his doctoral dissertation, which had become a popular textbook in public schools nationwide, Art for the Schools of America. The family learned that he was suspected of being a communist, and of indoctrinating his campers — now about 50 or 60 per summer — with his radical beliefs.

Five days later, Harold was released, after no actual evidence of any seditious activity could be found. Through all this, the family remained committed to their values.

In the early 1960s, when a Black man and white woman whose

children had attended camp hoped to put down roots in the San Geronimo Valley, the Greggs sold a home that was originally intended for their own family directly to the young couple, without a realtor being involved in the transaction. What is unclear is whether real estate agents had refused to sell to the couple, or whether the fact that the couple had known the Greggs had just happened to lead them to the home. What is known, is that some realtors in Marin at that time would still not have sold to people of color, nor mixed race couples, despite laws outlawing the restrictive covenants of the past.

Harold and Frances Gregg did not seek recognition for their social justice efforts during their lifetimes, but their activism did impact the hundreds of children who attended Forest Farm in its 25 years of existence, the dozens of staff hey employed from around the country and around the world, and those who discovered the San Geronimo Valley through the camp and went on to serve the community here. In this age of racial reawakening, the Gregg family can serve as an example of how small, committed groups of individuals with vision and drive can create new pathways forward. In Marin County, we can honor the Greggs’ progressive spirit by doing as they did at Forest Farm — putting ideals into action.

Owen Clapp is a writer and musician from Woodacre, CA, and the founder of the San Geronimo Valley Historical Society — a partnership with the San Geronimo Valley Community Center. His book “Images of America: San Geronimo Valley” was released in August 2019.

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Marin Home / TKTKTKTK SUMMER CAMP LISTINGS 2021 MARIN Academy Deturk Performing Arts Workshops, San Rafael Theater, 8-16, 415.456.4297, academy-deturk.com Aligned Learning/Glean, San Anselmo Travel, 13-19, 415.390.2112, alignedlearning.co Angel Island Day Camp, Tiburon General, Nature, Outdoor, 6-13, 415.435.4355, theranchtoday.org Art & Garden Day Camp, Tiburon Art, Garden, Outdoor, 4-8, 415.435.4355, theranchtoday.org Art Maker Studio, San Rafael Art, Creative, 6-11, 415.858.0278, artmakerstudio.net

ARTifact, Corte Madera Art, Fashion, Young Child, 5-12, 415.335.9338, sfartifact.com

Belvedere Tennis Club, Tiburon Sports, 4-8, 415.435.4792, belvederetennisclub.com

Camp Create, Belvedere Art, Music, 6-11, 415.435.4501, campcreatemarin.net

Audubon Summer Adventure Camp, Tiburon Nature, Inclusive, 4-8, 415.388.2524, richardsonbay. audubon.org

Blaster Camp, Sausalito Sports, 7-14, 415.816.0529, nerfcamp.com

Camp Doodles, Mill Valley Art, Makers, 3-15, 415.388.4386, campdoodles.com

Bolinas Surf Lessons & 2 Mile Surf Shop, Bolinas Sports, 7+, 415.847.5489, surfbolinas.com

Camp EDMO, Novato Academic, Adventure, Science, 4-14, 415.282.6673, edmo.org

Avid4 Adventure, Mill Valley Adventure, Nature, Sports, 3.5-14, 720.249.2412, avid4.com Azzi Basketball Camp, Mill Valley Sports, 6-13, 415.426.9706, azzicamp.com Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito Academic, Art, Science, 4-15, 415.339.3900, bayareadiscoverymuseum.org

Branson Summer, Ross General, 14-17, 415.454.3612, bransonsummer.org

Camp Funderblast / Cascade Canyon School, Fairfax Art, Meditation, 4-11, 415.843.1730, funderblast.com

Call of the Sea-Voyage Seaward, Sausalito Sailing, Adventure, Science, Nature, 5-16, 415.331.3214, callofthesea.org

Camp Funderblast / HV Community Center, Mill Valley Art, Meditation, Sports, 4-11, 415.843.1730, funderblast.com

Camp Chrysalis, Berkeley Nature, Environmental Education, 8-17, 510.843.6157, campchrysalis.com

Camp Funderblast / Scott Valley Club, Mill Valley Art, Meditation, Sports, 4-11, 415.843.1730, funderblast.com

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SUMMER CAMP LISTINGS 2021 Camp Galileo, Mill Valley, Kentfield General, 5-11, 800.854.3684, galileo-camps.com

Cyber Garage, San Anselmo Academic, Makers, Technology, 5-12, 415.785.7660, thecyber garage.com

Dominican Summer Sports Camps, San Rafael Sports, 6-14, 415.482.3543, dominicansportscamps.com

Higgins Summer Tennis Camps, Tiburon Sports, 5-18, 415.963.2549, higginstennis.com

Caren Horstmeyer Girls Basketball Camp, Larkspur Sports, 8-14, 415.794.4311, horstmeyerhoops.com

Dance Palace Camp, Point Reyes Station Adventure, Art, Science, Sports, Theater, 6-12, 415.663.1075, dancepalace.org

Fairfax Cycling Camp, Fairfax Adventure, Outdoor, Sports, 8+, 415.887.8536, fairfaxcycling camp.com

Katia & Company, San Rafael Dance, Theater, 7-14, 415.305.2153, katiaandcompany.com

Chabad Jewish Center of Novato, Novato General, Outdoor, Specialty, Sports, Swimming, 4-11, 415.878.6770, jewishnovato.com

Dance With Sherry Camp, San Rafael Dance, 4+, 415.499.1986, dancewithsherrystudio.com

Children’s Cottage Co-Op, Larkspur Young Child, 2.5-5, 415.461.0822, cccmarin.com

Dave Fromer’s Annual Marin Soccer Camps, Mill Valley Sports, 5-14, 415.383.0320, davefromersoccer.com

Coastal Camp at NatureBridge, Sausalito Nature, Outdoor, Science, 5-14, 415.331.1548, coastalcamp.org

Dickson Ranch Horse & Activity Camp, Woodacre Horse, 7-14, 415.488.0454, dicksonranch.net

Fantastical Adventures Day Camp, Tiburon Popular Media, 8-12, 415.435.4355, theranchtoday.org Golden Gate Learning Center, San Anselmo Academic, Art, Makers, 5-12, 415.383.2283, goldengatelearning. center Hawks Hoop Camp, Larkspur Sports, 9-15, 415.945.3730, hawkshoopscamp.com

Luis Quezada’s Soccer Camp, San Anselmo Sports, 5-15, 415.302.6779, usasoccercamp.org Marin Ballet, San Rafael Dance, 3-18, 415.453.6705, marinballet.org Marin Christian Academy Summer Day Camp, Novato Art, General, Music, Religious, 5-12, 415.892.5713, marinchristian.org Marin Dance Theatre, San Rafael Dance, 3-20, 415.499.8891, mdt.org

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SUMMER CAMP LISTINGS 2021

mp&ms summer

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Marin Primary & Middle School Summer Camp is a magical time for children from 2 years old (by June 1) to entering second grade. We provide activities designed to actively engage our campers in a creative program that is interesting, challenging, rewarding, and fun, including time in the garden, field trips, special guests, art and crafts, and much more.

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Marin Girls Chorus, Novato Music, 5-12, 415.827.7335, marinchorus.org

Marinwood Camp, San Rafael General, 3-12, 415.479.0775, marinwood.org

Marin GreenPlay Camp, Mill Valley Adventure, Nature, 5-17, 415.264.2828, maringreenplay.com

Mark Day School, San Rafael Art, Chinese, Sports, Technology, 6-13, 415.472.8000, markday school.org

Marin Horizon Outdoor Adventures Camp, Mill Valley Cooking, Nature, Science, 3-15, 415.388.8408, marinhorizon.org

Masterworks Summer Art Camps, Corte Madera Academic, Art, 6-14, 415.945.7945, masterworkskidsart.com

Marin Idol Summer Performance Camp, Mill Valley Music, 9-18, 415.383.5395, chaikenmusic.com

Mathnasium, Mill Valley Academic, 5-14, 415.384.8272, mathnasium.com

Marin JCC Camp Kehillah, San Rafael General, Traditional, Specialty, Travel, 5-16, 415.444.8055, marinjcc.org

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Marin Primary and Middle School Summer Day Camp, Larkspur Young Child, 2-7, 415.924.2608, mpms.org Marin Rowing, Greenbrae Sports, 11-17, 415.461.1431, marinrowing.org Marin Shakespeare Company, San Rafael Theater, Tennis, Swimming, 5-19, 415.499.4487, marinshake speare.org Marin Sports Academy-Wildcat Camp, Kentfi ld Sports, 8-14, 650.389.7952, wildcatcamp.org Marin Theatre Company Summer Camp, Mill Valley Theater, 4-18, 415.388.5200, marintheatre.org Marin Treks Science Camp, Novato Science, Nature, 7-14, 415.250.0988, marintreks.com

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Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito Science, Nature, 11-14, 415.289.7330, marinemammalcenter.org

Mega Gymnastics, San Rafael Gymnastics, 5+, 415.257.6342, megagymnastics.com Mill Valley Potter’s Studio Clay Summer Camp, Mill Valley Art, 7-10, 415.888.8906, millvalleypottersstudio.com Mill Valley Recreation Summer Camps, Mill Valley Art, General, Specialty, Swimming, 3-14, 415.383.1370, millvalleyrecreation.org Miwok Livery Summer Camps, Mill Valley Horse, 8+, 415.389.9414, miwokstables.com Morning Star Farm Horse Camps, Novato Horse, 8-15, 415.897.1633, morningstarfarm.info Mt Tam Bikes Camp, Mill Valley Sports, 8-14, 415.377.9075, mttambikescamp.com Multi Sport Kids Camp, Larkspur Sports, 6-12, 415.924.6226, mttamrc.com MV Code Camps, Mill Valley Academic, Coding, Technology, 7-14, 415.569.2112, mvcodeclub.com Ninja Camps at Practical Martial Arts, Corte Madera Sports, Martial Arts, Fitness, 4-12, 415.927.0899, practicalmartial arts.net

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SUMMER CAMP LISTINGS 2021

Camp Strawberry Strawberry Recreation District | Mill Valley, CA

No Limits Sports Camp, Corte Madera Sports, 5-12, 415.717.6925, nolimitssportscamp.com

Ross Academy Montessori School, Mill Valley General, 2-5, 415.383.5777, rossacademymontessori.com

North Bay Basketball Academy, San Rafael, Sonoma, Napa Sports, K-9, 415.244.3863, northbaybasketball.com

Ross Recreation, Ross Academic, General, 3-15, 415.453.6020, rossrecreation.org

O’Sullivan Soccer Academy, San Geronimo Sports, 5-14, 415.497.8164, osullivansocceracademy.com Otis Guy Mt. Bike Camp, Fairfax Sports, 7-13, 415.250.2585, otisguymountainbikecamp.com Own The Mic, San Anselmo Music, 11-18, 415.302.4297, ownthemic.org Performing Arts Academy of Marin, Mill Valley Dance, Theater, 4+, 415.380.0887, paamarts.com

Sage Educators, Mill Valley Academic, 8-18, 415.388.7243, sageeducators.com Sage Educators, Larkspur Academic, 8-18, 415.461.7243, sageeducators.com Sail Camp, Sausalito Sports, 8-16, 415.775.8779, sailsea.org San Anselmo Recreation Department Camps, San Anselmo General, 3+, 415.258.4640, sananselmorecreation.org

Piano Band Camp!, Mill Valley Music, 10+, 415.383.5395, chaikenmusic.com

San Anselmo Tennis Camp, San Anselmo Sports, 7-12, 415.456.9217, tennisinmarin.com

Play-Well Engineering FUNdamentals, San Anselmo Science, Technology, 5-14, 415.460.5210, play-well.org

San Domenico School, San Anselmo Art, General, Sports, Theater, 5+, 415.258.1900, sandomenico.org

Poekie Nook, Mill Valley Art, Creative, Makers, 6-12, 415.326.5202, poekienook.com

Scuba Camp, Novato Sports, 8-14, 415.897.9962, pinnaclesdive.com

Point Bonita YMCA, Sausalito Academic, Art, Sports, Technology, Theater, K-8, 415.331.9622, ymcasf.org

Sea Trek Kayak Camp, Sausalito Sports, 9-15, 415.332.8494, seatrek.com

Point Reyes Summer Camp, Point Reyes Adventure, Nature, Science, 8-17, 415.663.1200, ptreyes.org Pyramid Gymnastics, San Rafael Gymnastics, 3.5-11, 415.927.1240, thepyramidgym.com RoCo Dance, Mill Valley Dance, 8-18, 415.388.6786, rocodance.com Rolling Hills Club, Novato Sports, 5-14, 415.897.2185, rollinghillsclub.com

Shredders Skateboarding Camp, Mill Valley, San Rafael Sports, 5-14, 415.529.8364, shreddersskatecamp.com Slide Ranch, Muir Beach Garden, Nature, Outdoor, 3-13, 415.381.6155, slideranch.org Sonoma Academy, Santa Rosa Cooking, Media Arts, STEM, Sports, Theater, 10-14, 707.545.1770, sonomaacademy.org Spanish Immersion Camps with Viva el Español, Mill Valley Foreign Language, 5-11, 415.326.5199, vivaelespanol.org

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We teach skateboarding to kids 5 to 12 years old at McInnis -Skatepark Marin County.

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Fun and academic 8:1 camper/counselor ratio Stable, mixed-age cohorts Learn more and register at:

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SUMMER CAMP LISTINGS 2021 Spaulding Marine Center, Sausalito Art, Nature, Science, 11-15, 415.332.3179, spauldingcenter.org

Summer Sailing Program, Sausalito Sports, 8-18, 415.332.7400, sausalitoyachtclub.org

SRD Camp Strawberry Athlete-X Training Camps, Mill Valley Sports, 8-12, 415.383.6494, strawberry.marin.org

Summer Sing with Singers Marin, Mill Valley Music, 6-13, 415.383.3712, singersmarin.org

SRD Camp Strawberry Sports, Mill Valley Sports, 6-9, 415.383.6494, strawberry.marin.org

Super Summer Adventure Camp, San Anselmo Academic, Art, General, 5-9, 415.453.3181, supersummeradventurecamp.org

SRD Camp Strawberry Counselor in Training, Mill Valley Sports, 10-14, 415.383.6494, strawberry.marin.org SRD Camp Strawberry Sprouts, Mill Valley General, 4-5, 415.383.6494, strawberry.marin.org Stapleton School of Performing Arts, San Anselmo Performing Arts, 3-18, 415.454.5759, stapletonschool.org Steve and Kate’s Camp, Corte Madera General, 4-13, 415.604.0078, steveandkatescamp.com Studio 4 Art, Novato Art, 3-15, 415.596.5546, studio4art.net Summer Day Camp-SGV Community Center, San Geronimo General, 5-10, 415.488.8888, sgvcc.org Summer Fashion & Sewing Camp, Mill Valley, San Rafael Arts, Crafts, 10-12, 415.328.4598, marinsewinglab.com

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Summer Industry Dance Intensive, San Rafael Dance, 12+, 323.690.2100, industrydanceintensive.com Summer Playground-Town Park Location, Corte Madera General, 5-12, 415.927.5072, townofcortemadera.org

Teen Summer Photography Camp, Fairfax Photography, 12-18, 415.454.2102, creativeportraiture.com Terra Marin School, Mill Valley Garden, Nature, Outdoor, 4-14, 415.906.2220, terramarin.org The Image Flow, Mill Valley Art, Digital Media, Photography, 1119, 415.388.3569, theimageflow.com The San Francisco Yacht Club, Belvedere Sailing, 7-16, 415.435.9133, sfyc.org Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley Theater, 6-15, 415.383.9613, throckmortontheatre.org Tiburon Adventure Camp, Tiburon Adventure, Art, 2-8, 415.435.4366, btccc.org/tiburon-adventure-camp Tiburon Yacht Club Junior Sailing, Tiburon Sports, 8-13, 415.789.9294, tyc.org Tilden Preparatory School Marin, Sausalito Academic, 11-18, 415.944.2254, tildenprep.com Tumble Spot, Mill Valley Gymnastics, 1-10, 415.843.1619, tumblespot.co Tutu School, Larkspur Dance, 3-8, 415.419.5610, tutuschool.com

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SUMMER CAMP LISTINGS 2021 West America Tae Kwon Do, Mill Valley Sports, 4+, 415.383.4755, westamericatkd.com Wildlife Camp at WildCare, San Rafael Animal, Nature, 3.5-12, 415.453.1000, discoverwildcare.org Y Camp at Devil’s Gulch Ranch, Nicasio Nature, 6-14, 415.662.1099, ymcasf.org Y Camp at Indian Valley Campus, San Rafael General, Sports, Recreation, Field Trips, 6-14, 415.492.9622, ymcasf.org Your Language and Cultural Center, San Rafael Academic, Language, 5-18, 415.225.8929, yourlanguageandculturalcenter.org Youth Tennis Programs, San Rafael Sports, 4+, 415.456.1837, rafaelracquetclub.com

SAN FRANCISCO House of Air, San Francisco General, Gymnastics, Specialty, Sports, 7-12, 415.345.9675, houseofair.com Sterne School, San Francisco Academic, 9-18, 415.922.6081, sterneschool.org Greater Bay Area Camp Unalayee, Palo Alto Adventure, Nature, 10-17, 650.969.6313, unalayee-summercamp.com Catalina Island Camps, Altadena Outdoor, 7-16, 626.296.4040, catalinaislandcamps.com

The Spring Hill School, Petaluma Art, Science, Sports, 2-14, 707.763.9222, springhillmontessori.org

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TAHOE American Dance Training Camps’ Ultimate Sierra Mountains Dance Camp, Squaw Valley Dance, 8-17, 866.383.2382, americandancetrainingcamp.com Birkholm’s Water Ski School, South Lake Tahoe Sports, All ages, 530.573.1928, birkholmswatersports.com Camp Concord, South Lake Tahoe Family, 8-13, 925.671.3006, campconcord.org

Circle ZN Ranch, Penngrove Horse, 707.494.7020

Camp Ocean Pines, Cambria General, Nature, Outdoor, 7-15, 805.927.0254, campoceanpines.org

Echo Lake Youth Camp, Echo Lake General, 7-14, 510.981.5140, cityofberkeley.info

Camp Ronald McDonald, Sacramento Special Needs, 7+, 916.734.4230, campronald.org

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Camp Wasiu II, Sierra City Girl Scouts, 5-17, 775.322.0642, gssn.org Gold Arrow Camp, Lakeshore General, 6-14, 800.554.2267, goldarrowcamp.com Lake Tahoe Music Camp, Stateline Music, 12-18, 775.784.4278, unr.edu Lake Tahoe Sitters, Lake Tahoe Childcare, 0-14, 530.545.1217, laketahoesitters.com Marin County 4-H, Angwin General, 9-15, 415.473.4207, cemarin.ucanr.edu

Tahoe Rim Trail Association Youth Backcountry Camp, Stateline Sports, Nature, Adventure, 12-17, 775.298.4485, tahoerimtrail.org Tahoe Summer Camps-Tahoe Expedition Academy, Truckee Art, Sailing, Climbing, Archery, Backpacking, Blacksmithing, STEM, 4-14, 530.414.9316, tahoesummercamps.com Two Rivers Soccer Camp, Graeagle Sports, 7-17, 415.928.6902, tworiverssoccer.com

Farm Camp, Cazadero General, Nature, Family, 8-15, 707.847.3494, farmcampca.com

Don’t miss our newly updated camp listings online at marinmagazine.com/summer-camps.

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T H E L AT E ST LO C A L T R AV E L D E A L S A N D G E TAWAYS PLU S J O U R N E YS A RO U N D T H E G LO B E

ALL IN THE FAMILY Reunion travel destinations with something for everyone.

BY MELANIE HAIKEN

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For Marin families long separated by distance and Covid-19, reunions are top of mind for future travel plans.

And what better place to reconnect than a resort with plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities and multi-generational family fun? Here, 5 resorts where your family’s time together will be as memorable as it is meaningful.

EDGEWOOD TAHOE

Waikiki Beach

South Lake Tahoe, Nevada

Edgewood Restaurant

combine modern luxury with the warmth and rustic ambiance of a historic lodge. Or treat yourself to a stay in the Emerald Suite with its large deck overlooking the lake and granite fireplaces b th outdoors and indoors.

CONRAD PUNTA DE MITA Riviera Nayarit, Mexico One look at the Conrad Punta de Mita’s vast infinity pool, its entir ty tiled in vivid indigenous motifs, and you know you’re in for something different. Brand new this yea , the resort takes full advantage of its location on the sunny Riviera Nayarit north of Puerto Vallarta to bring life outside, with plenty of palm-shaded outdoor patios and gazebos framed in wicker and rattan.

As if the resort’s three pools and four restaurants weren’t enough, horseback riding and ziplining are on offer t thrill kids and teens. At the end of the day, relax with a Vaváuri Caríma deep tissue therapy massage in one of the 10,000-square-foot open air “cocoons” or enjoy the sweat lodge-style Temazcal Therapy.

Every one of the Conrad’s 324

rooms overlooks the Pacific, and feature like plunge pools, outdoor showers, and extra-large patios make the casita-style villas perfect for spacious living. Families planning a full-scale gathering of the clan will appreciate the Conrad’s multi-functional and flexible e ent spaces, which include not just meeting rooms but set-apart lawn and beachfront areas.

ADERO SCOTTSDALE Scottsdale, Arizona Starlight, star bright takes on a whole new meaning at the ADERO Scottsdale, the fir t resort located in Scottsdale’s Fountain Hills Dark Sky Zone. Not only do all 177 of the boutique resort’s rooms boast large private balconies for sky viewing, but programming includes nightly telescope tours of the galaxy led by official Dark Sky Zone guid .

The resort is spread across 17 acres of spectacular red rock canyon, making it the perfect basecamp from which to explore McDowell Mountain Regional Park and its 40 miles of trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding.

Learn about the botany and geology of the Sonoran desert with the resort’s own adventure concierge, who leads guided hikes morning and night, while partnerships with REI, the SunRidge Canyon Golf Club and McDowell Mountain Cycles add more opportunities for fun. The ADERO’s event team of planners and onsite caterers can help you create a family gathering as unforgettable as the Sonoran desert’s starry skies.

OUTRIGGER HOTELS AND RESORTS (WAIKIKI BEACH AND OUTRIGGER WAIKIKI BEACH RESORT)

It’s hard to imagine a more prime stretch of Lake Tahoe shoreline that than occupied by Edgewood Tahoe, an expansive south shore retreat that started life as a cattle ranch in the late 1800s.

Start your day with morning lakeshore yoga, hit the lake in a paddleboard or kayak, or just chill out by the pool and view the snowcapped peaks from a comfy lounger. Golfers will appreciate Edgewood’s renowned shoreside course, home to the American Celebrity Championship, while knowledgeable staff are at the ready to help your family organize hikes, bike rides, and other excursions for all ages.

As if that wasn’t enough, the hotel puts out the makings for gourmet s’mores every night by the poolside fire pit , where the evening’s activities might include storytelling or a ukulele lesson.

Edgewood’s 500-square-foot rooms

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HOTEL DEL CORONADO San Diego, California Rising from the beach like a giant pink and white cupcake, the Hotel del Coronado has been the escape of family dreams since travelers fir t began crossing the country by train to stay there in 1888. Today, the Del shines brighter than ever in the San Diego sun as it undergoes a multi-million-dollar upgrade that includes a stunning new pool and The Cabanas, with their private oceanfront terraces just a pebble toss from the beach.

Also perfect for families is Beach Village, an enclave of two-and three-bedroom cottages featuring private pools and priority access to all of the resort’s facilities and programming.

You can even reserve a personal chef to whip up gourmet meals for the clan in addition to exploring the offerings at the resort s seven eclectic restaurants.

Take a private surf lesson, gather around a beach bonfire, or join a mermaid wim class complete with giant rainbow-colored tail. Another joy of being right on the beach: The chance to seek out rock pools filled with starfish, anemone , and hermit crabs at low tide. From its perch on Coronado Island across the harbor from San Diego, the Del also affords access to the world-famous San Diego Zoo and Balboa Park.

LA QUINTA RESORT & CLUB

Hotel del Coronado

The activity offerings are ju t as extensive, from the three golf courses to tennis and pickleball courts to miles of winding bike paths and bike shops stocked with rentals. And if you need a refresh or jumpstart to do any of those things? Lessons are available onsite. With 45 acres studded with private lawns and terraces, the La Quinta has seemingly endless options for group gatherings, and the new Summer Group Experience includes room upgrades and

La Quinta, California Privacy has been a hallmark of La Quinta Resort & Club from the days when Clark Gable and Greta Garbo chose this desert oasis 25 miles from Palm Springs as their secret hideaway, and today’s families will benefit ju t as much from the chance for some seclusion. And with more than 600 casitas, some with private pools, hot tubs, and outdoor fireplace , it’s not hard to carve out your own personal space. And the family dog can come too, welcomed with the PAWS La Quinta canine experience which includes a cozy bed and treats, expansive lawns and dog-friendly trails.

Looking for more family-friendly trips for a postCovid-19 reunion? Get all the ideas you need at marinmagazine.com/family-vacations.

Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort

discounts as well as 20 percent off tandard food and beverage rates.

But while there’s enough on property to keep you busy for weeks, you’ll still want to venture to nearby La Quinta Cove park to watch the sunset turn the hills every available shade of pink.

OUTRIGGER WAIKIKI BEACH RESORT Oahu, Hawai’i There’s nowhere more central nor more convenient to gather the clan in Hawai’i’ than at the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort, right in the center of Oahu’s iconic crescent bay. Here you’ll find shop , restaurants, and water sports galore, bookended by Diamond Head and the aquarium and marine sanctuary in one direction and the lively nightlife of Honolulu on the other.

Another reason to love Outrigger: The enormous variety of accommodations, which include the flagship resort resort, the condo of Waikiki Shore, and the design-forward Waikiki Beachcomber.

And then, of course, there’s Duke’s, the quintessential Waikiki cocktail lounge named for Duke Kahanamoku, fi e-time Olympic medalist in swimming who is credited with introducing surfing to the world.

Melanie Haiken is an award-winning San Francisco Bay Area-based writer whose work has appeared in magazines like Parade, AFAR, National Geographic, Conde Nast Traveller, Woman’s Day and many other national publications and websites.

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ALLERGY CARE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY

FamilyCare Allergy & Asthma is your trusted partner in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies and asthma, with three convenient locations in the North Bay. Marin/San Rafael, Petaluma, and Santa Rosa

Maria Petrick, M.D. Board-Certified Allergist

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Christine Royer, M.D. Board-Eligible Allergist

We continue to remain open and available to provide you with the care you need during these challenging times, and have implemented multiple measures to keep you safe in our state of the art of clinics.

Our practice has been serving patients in the north bay since 1979 and proud to be a part of the local medical community with our office in Marin/ San Rafael, staffed by our board-certified allergists/immunologists.

Nuestras doctoras hablan español.

New office in San Rafael!

San Rafael • Petaluma • Santa Rosa FamilyCareAllergy.com

To schedule an appointment, call 415.847.4022.

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The Depot Café and Bookstore CHRISTINA MUELLER Nearly two years after it first closed, The Depot Café and Bookstore in Mill Valley re-opened for business in late January. The former railroad depot turned all-day café and bookstore endured countless delays and an extensive remodel that doubled the number of bathrooms to two while moving them outside, thus allowing room for an expanded kitchen and bar area, more seating inside and the resumption of a well-curated bookstore. “You can still buy a book while the café is open,” says owner Paul Lazzareschi, who also owns Vasco restaurant kitty-corner from the plaza. The kitchen, helmed by Chef Mary Pult of Mill Valley, offers the same counter service model as before and a veg-forward menu that tilts towards the Mediterranean and points farther east. At breakfast, look for Linea Coffee and dishes like coddled eggs with potato puree and trout roe or and an Indian style version of toad in the hole known as kejriwal. Pastries from Sausalito’s Cibo Bakery made only for this restaurant include bostock (brioche topped with almond cream, jam, and almonds) and a pistachio croissant. At lunch, a mezze plate, happy hippie salad and muffuletta give way to an early evening menu of bar snacks, wine and beer and a bar vibe., perfect for Find more of the best sitting on one of the two patios near the two firepits. Though a later schedule may places to eat across arrive with the Covid vaccine, hours are expected to be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for now.

Marin and the WHO Owner Paul Lazzareschi, Chef Mary Pult and a team of others.

WHAT An all-day café concept that helps define Mill Valley’s Depot Plaza.

WHERE 87 Throckmorton, Mill Valley, depotcafeandbookstore.com, 415.888.3648

Bay Area at marinmagazine.com/ where-to-eat.

Christina Mueller has been in food media for over 10 years. Her work has appeared in many print and online publications including Sunset magazine, Edible Communities, and Eater, among others.

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CORTE MADER A Amy's Drive Thru American Known for the salads, veggie burgers, and grilled cheese sandwiches, the organic fast food concept that originated in Santa Rosa is best experienced via the namesake drive thru. The burrito is even available gluten-free.

5839 Paradise Drive, 415.737.0655 Burmatown Asian The small home-style Asian fusion restaurant offers fresh, light meals like tea leaf salad and basil shrimp stir-fry, as well as curries, coconut rice and chili-garlic green beans. Extra heat optional. Place orders by 1 p.m. via phone or text 415.985.5060 to ensure item availability.

60 Corte Madera Ave, 415.945.9096 Cafe Verde Californian This revamped cafe offers Neapolitan pizza, pasta, risotto, and salads nearly all day long. Enjoy any of these items inside or out on the patio along with local and international wines and beers.

502 Tamalpais Drive, 415.927.1060 Fieldwork Brewing Pizza The latest outpost of the original Berkeley draft house features pizzas, salads and shareable bites (think crispy

Brussels sprouts and meatballs) to round out the day’s list of fresh IPAs, pilsners and more.

107 Corte Madera Town Center, 415.891.8273 Flores Mexican With an emphasis on regional Mexican dishes and flavors sourced from family recipes, the menu is based on California seasonality and revolves around gluten-free masa. The daily-made tortillas are featured in dishes such as duck confit enchiladas, Dungeness crab tostadas, and chili-braised beef short ribs. 301 Corte Madera Town Center, 415.500.5145 Il Fornaio Italian Aside from pizzas and pastas, this upscale-Italian franchise serves a variety of salads and carb-free entrées. 223 Corte Madera Town Center, 415.927.4400 Marin Joe's Italian A Marin mainstay for over 50 years, with a menu of soups, salads, seafood, mesquite-grilled or sautéed meats and a plethora of pasta options. To add to your dining experience, order the table-side prepared Caesar salad.

Not looking for a meal?

Enjoy a drink and hear local musicians at the well-known piano bar.

1585 Casa Buena Drive, 415.924.2081

Pig In A Pickle American Fresh and locally sourced brisket, pork, ribs, and chicken get star billing at this Town Center eatery. Sauces are crafted to represent various American barbecue regions, including Memphis and South Carolina. House-made pickles, buns, and sausages will keep you coming back. 341 Corte Madera Town Center, 415.891.3265 RH Marin American Ride up the golden-hued elevator to the top floor to a restaurant bedecked in RH style and linger over a shaved vegetable salad, a truffled grilled cheese sandwich on Panorama Bakery sourdough or a namesake RH Burger. This rooftop sunroom and outdoor lounge boasts glass ceilings and walls for an epic view of Mt Tam and a feeling of floating above it all. 1750 Redwood Highway at The Village, 628.266.2040 The Counter Californian Create your own salads and burgers using all-natural proteins including Angus beef, turkey, chicken, mahimahi, bison or the latest addition, the Impossible Burger.

Additional gluten-free options (buns!) and a vegan veggie burger are available. The restaurant

has patio seating, a kickback vibe and a popular happy hour. Give the spiked milkshake a try.

201 Corte Madera Town Center, 415.924.7000 Veggie Grill Vegan/ Vegetarian Veggie Grill is a fast-casual restaurant chain that celebrates the veg by offering a variety of hot sandwiches and burgers, entree salads, bowls, home-style plates, shareable sides, organic teas and house-made desserts prepared only with vegetables, fruits, grains, and nuts. 147 Corte Madera Town Center, 415.945.8954 Zinz Wine Bar Californian Zinz is an upscale wine bar, retail store with wine club and art gallery with a cozy, sophisticated atmosphere, an eclectic array of boutique wines, craft beer, and light appetizers. 207 Corte Madera Ave, 415.927.9466

FAIRFA X Amelie French Stop in for a quintessential French breakfast of coffee and a croissant at this outpost of the original San Francisco wine bar. Stay to enjoy plates of Cal-French escargot with garlic butter, salad Nicoise with pickled egg or slow-baked steelhead with persillade and radishes at lunch and dinner

and an extensive French wine list. A petite street side patio features dining atop wine barrels. 71 Broadway, 628.253.5161

wineries. Temporarily closed. Reopening date planned for Spring, 2021. 31 Bolinas Road, 415.529.5444

Fradelizio's Italian Fradelizio’s blends Northern Italian with California-inspired healthy fare, featuring natural beef and freerange chicken dishes. 35 Broadway, 415.459.1618

Sorella Caffe Italian Run by sisters Sonia and Soyara, Sorella, which means “sister” in Italian, serves fresh Italian with a northern influence.

Customer favorites include the cioppino, butternut squash ravioli, and Pollo alla Sorella.

Another highlight is the giant wheel of Grana Padano cheese. Stop by for live music on weekends and every second and fourth Thursday of the month. 107 Bolinas Road, 415.258.4520

The Hummingbird American This New Orleans–style restaurant serves up creole staples like fried chicken and waffles, shrimp and grits, po’boys, gumbo, and beignets. Opt for the spicy syrup or homemade hot sauce to get that Cajun kick.

Cash only. 57 Broadway, 415.457.9866 Iron Springs Pub & Brewery American Pair your pick from the extensive beer list with an ale-braised barbecue pork sandwich, shrimp tacos or the houseground-chicken bacon cheeseburger. 765 Center Blvd, 415.485.1005 Mas Masa Mexican Chef and owner Patrick Sheehy focuses on the ancient technique of corn nixtamalization, using organic, non-GMO blue corn to make its handmade tortillas.

The beer and wine lists highlight local California microbreweries and

Split Rock Tap & Wheel American The former Fairfax Cyclery space, which had been operating as just a bike shop, has been reconfigured and now also serves food and an assortment of beers. Menu items include pizzas, sandwiches, and snacks like citrus-marinated olives or house-made pickles.

Beers on tap are almost all exclusively local favorites. 2020 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, 415.721.7644 Stillwater Californian Fairfax native Margaret Ruiz and her life and business partner, David, joined forces with chef Cameron Myers to bring the bounty of the county to the table.

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by American classics, includes biscuits and gravy; a “BLAT” (with avocado) sandwich; and a daily fluffy omelet stuffed with local meats, vegetables, and artisanal cheeses. 25 Ward St, 415.891.8577 Farmshop American Located in the Marin Country Mart, Farmshop Marin is a top spot for people-watching and earns raves for its avocado hummus and Neapolitan style pizzas pulled from the beehive oven. Indoor and outdoor seating available.

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Appetizers and salads feature local cheeses, oysters, and produce while the cheeseburger with Stemple Creek beef topped with housecured pork belly, has already developed a cult following. Two patios provide ample outdoor eating space. 23 Broadway, 415.524.8478

L ARK SPUR Backstage Californian Backstage is a comfortable, sociable setting for wine tasting, light appetizers (warmed nuts, artichoke dip) and small plates (avocado toast, charcuterie boards) in downtown Larkspur. Flights of exclusive picks from small-scale California vineyards bring wine country closer to Marin, especially while seated on the patio on a warm day. 295 Magnolia Ave, 415.898.6778

DJ's Chinese Cuisine Chinese A great place to satisfy a craving for wonton soup before a show at the Lark Theater; the outdoor patio is a scene-stealer in itself. Lunch is popular here, too. 435 Magnolia Ave, 415.924.0717 Don Antonio Italian Antonio Volpicelli, of the former Don Antonio in Tiburon, runs this location in Larkspur.

Choose from standbys like gorgonzola gnocchi, veal parmesan, and carbonara and an extensive wine list, all served either inside or out on the spacious patio. Look for the Maine lobster special on Tuesdays.

455 Magnolia Ave, 415.924.3332 El Huarache Loco Mexican The menu has gained quite a following for the authentic Mexico City dishes. From mini

huaraches (filled corn masa cakes) to the footlong huarache with two salsas, crema, queso fresco and two toppings of your choice, you’re sure to get a true taste of a homemade Mexican meal with plenty of outdoor seating options at the Marin Country Mart.

1803 Larkspur Landing Circle, 415.925.1403 Emporio Rulli Italian Renowned for its Northern Italian specialties and treats, the Larkspur location (there are four others in the Bay Area) is a favored spot for lunch as well as coffee and a sweet treat. 464 Magnolia Ave, 415.924.7478 Farm House Local Californian This downtown Larkspur gem is sure to please with simple, healthy food in a warm, cozy atmosphere, both indoors and on

Hog Island Oyster Co. Seafood The fullservice Marin Country Mart location features a full bar with seasonal cocktails, beer and wine and the same bay-tobar philosophy as the Tomales Bay original.

Oysters, raw and grilled are a must, then check the day’s menu to see what was most recently pulled from Marin’s waters before deciding what to eat. 2401 Larkspur Landing Circle, 628.253.5905 Left Bank Restaurant French This authentically classic brasserie has been serving the Larkspur community for more than two decades.

Whether on the patio, at the European-style bar or in the casually elegant main dining room with a huge fireplace, it’s a fun and French experience in downtown.

The restaurant is also hosting two "virtual" restaurant concepts for takeout and delivery only, Kebabery by Meso (Mediterranean) and Lito's Cocina Hispana (Spanish/Mexican).

507 Magnolia Ave, 415.927.3331 Marin Brewing Co. American Grab a cold beer made on-site and pair it with fish ’n’ chips — in this case, fresh cod dipped in Mt. Tam pale ale batter, served with steak fries and homemade tartar sauce — or anything from the allAmerican menu, then grab a seat at one of outdoor tables at the Marin Country Mart. 1809 Larkspur Landing Circle, 415.461.4677 Perry's American Perry's on Magnolia has the quintessentially American fare, bustling bar and warm personality the San Francisco original has always been famous for. Along with three separate dining rooms in a historic building, there’s outdoor dining on the patio and in the redwood grove.

Lunch and dinner daily, brunch on weekends and holidays; valet parking in the evenings.

234 Magnolia Ave, 415.927.1877 Picco Californian Popular since its inception, Picco has a seasonally driven menu featuring items such as risotto (made every half hour) that keep attracting return visits.

Though Picco is temporarily closed, many dishes from the original restaurant are available via neighboring Pizzeria Picco, which is currently open seven days a week. 320 Magnolia Ave, 415.924.0300 Pizzeria Picco Pizza This family-friendly parlor next door to Picco in downtown Larkspur offers Californiainfluenced Neapolitan pizzas cooked in a woodburning oven. Fresh

mozzarella is pulled in-house and the menu also features organic salads, antipasti and Straus Dairy soft-serve ice cream. When permissible by the County of Marin, Pizzeria Picco offers heated outdoor seating in addition to take out and delivery.

316 Magnolia Ave, 415.945.8900 Rustic Bakery Californian The homegrown bakery is known and loved the world over: Pope Francis famously requested Rustic Bakery flatbread and crostini when he visited the U.S. in 2015.

Organic bread, croissants and pastries baked fresh each morning and salads, sandwiches, and soups for lunch make Rustic a local staple.

Marin Country Mart, 2017 Larkspur Landing Circle, 415.461.9900

MILL VALLEY Bootjack Wood Fired Californian A transition back to a bakery means hearth style breads (apple walnut), breakfast sandwiches, and pastries (cinnamon buns) from baker Cameron Esaryk are pulled daily from the built-in Alan Scott bread oven. Pair with barista drinks from Four Barrel Coffee and focaccia-style pizzas at lunch with the same Central Milling grains and organic approach as before. 17 Madrona St, 415.383.4200 Floodwater Californian Sip a “Gold Rush” (Old Forester bourbon, local honey, lemon) at the room-length bar while noshing on pork belly steamed buns or dive into Shorty's Tall Reuben in the TV-free front room. Up

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the coziness factor in the back room as you tuck into a margherita pizza cooked in the wood-fired oven at this spacious Tam Valley/ Manzanita tavern. The patio is open with fire pits. 152 Shoreline Hwy, 415.843.4545 Flour Craft Bakery American The brainchild of pastry chef Heather Hardcastle, this second location (the first location is in San Anselmo) in the Lumber Yard offers not only glutenfree baked goods but fancy toast, seasonal salads, coffee and takeout to be enjoyed at one of the onsite picnic tables. 129 Miller Ave, 415.384.8244

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Piatti Ristorante and Bar Italian The staff prides itself on capturing the warm and welcoming atmosphere of a traditional Italian trattoria. Get a table by the window or on the outdoor deck for a truly exceptional view right on the water. Peruse the impressive selection of Italian wines to accompany your rustic seasonal meal.

625 Redwood Hwy, 415.380.2525

Tamalpie Italian With views of Mt. Tamalpais from the covered, heated patio, this CalItalian spot known for its local sourcing also features two fireplaces and a full bar serving craft cocktails, wine and beer. The difference is in the dough, small batch, housemade gluten-free and 48-hour Neapolitan pizza doughs, plus large salads, pastas, and vegan and vegetarian items. The Brussels sprouts are supercrispy and not to be missed. 477 Miller Ave, 415.388.7437

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Joe’s Taco Lounge Mexican Joe’s serves up fish tacos (which it can never take off the menu), burritos and enchiladas as well as more unusual items like Mexican pizza, and tofu tostada.

A colorful interior and quick service make this a fun, easy stop. If you stay, grab a few of the hundreds of hot sauce bottles from the wall and find your perfect match.

Cup of Joe's coffee cart, out front every morning, serves lattes, Mexican hot chocolate and burritos to go. 382 Miller Ave, 415.383.8164

Tam Tam Ramen Asian Ramen, bao sliders, wonton nachos, and pan-fried gyoza are made fresh to order, with sushi and salads from Whole Foods and Urban Remedy available in the grab-and-go cooler. If you’re dining in or on the patio, an array of sake, beer, and wine rounds out the menu.

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Hopmonk Tavern American The beer garden-style outdoor patio and live music keep fans coming back to this Novato brewhouse tucked into the Vintage Oaks Mall.

Weekly events include country line dancing and open mic nights with an ample selection of beers on tap. 224 Vintage Way, 415.892.6200

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the back of Strawberry Village. It is takeout only, for now. 615 Strawberry Village, 415.383.3444

chef Kyle Swain’s careful sourcing and focus on local flavor. 129 Miller Ave, 415.888.2406

Vasco Italian Whether at a table, the bar or the back counter, you can expect an intimate dining experience in this one-room trattoria facing Depot Plaza. Try one of the pasta dishes or thin-crust wood-fired pizzas. 106 Throckmorton Ave, 415.381.3343

West Coast Wine Cheese Californian Focused on small production winemakers, the wine menu features a bottle list with over 300 selections, wines by the glass that change weekly as well as California, Oregon and Washington beers on draft and by the bottle. A rotating cheese and charcuterie menu, served with bread from San Francisco’s Jane Bakery, is also offered. 31 Sunnyside Ave, 415.758.3408

Watershed Californian Gather 'round the fire pit in front of the restaurant or hang out at the long bar for a pre-dinner glass of wine before sampling one of the many dishes curated to reflect the bounty of Marin. The Stemple Creek Ranch burger and fresh pastas are matched with a bevy of simply prepared, easy to share dishes (like spicy rock cod lettuce cups or lamb riblets) that reflect

NOVATO Beso Bistro and Wine Bar Californian This Hamilton Field bistro highlights locally sourced organic produce, fresh sustainable seafood, and pastureraised and free-range

meat. Wine lovers can embrace their inner Dionysus — Beso offers more than 20 selections by the glass and more than 50 by the bottle. The patio is naturally shaded by local oaks. 502 S Palm Drive, 415.883.6700 Boca Pizzeria Italian Enjoy authentic pizza prepared with housepulled mozzarella and tomatoes imported from Italy, or go for a grilled rosemary chicken sandwich or the braised beef short rib pappardelle. Weekly specials include half off all wines by the bottle on Wednesdays and half off draft beers on Thursdays. 454 Ignacio Blvd, 415.883.2302 Chianti Cucina Italian This cozy eatery offers an array of Italian and American dishes, including a long list of pastas; try the house-made

ravioli cooked up by chef Edgar DeLon. It's all available for takeout and drive-through via their app. 7416 Redwood Hwy, 415.878.0314 Crave Californian Executive chef Christian Pulido serves up seasonally-driven California cuisine on the shaded terrace (and in a modern dining room, replete with George Nelson bubble lamps, when permitted).

Char Siu Octopus and a Soba Noodle Salad push the flavor boundary while a CAB Burger and Halibut with Corn Pudding are instantly familiar. 340 Ignacio Blvd, 415.883.0901 Finnegan's Marin American The dark wood paneled booths and high backs on bar stools mean it is easy to linger over Irish-inspired meals like corned beef and cabbage or nachos made with waffle fries

Jennie Low’s Chinese Choose from Cantonese, Mandarin, Szechuan and Hunan cuisines, and if you don’t see your favorite, let the restaurant know; whenever possible, they’re happy to try and prepare dishes off-menu. The potstickers are the best around. 120 Vintage Way, 415.892.8838

and Novato locations for their faves, ordered by number, then swoon over the huge sandos piled with meat, cheese and enough shredded lettuce to ooze out the sides and onto your lap.

999 Andersen Drive, Suite 165, 415.485.0964 The Speakeasy American There’s nothing like the comfort of a solid burger and beer when you’re kicking back and watching the game, and the Speakeasy provides. In addition to the 10 beers on tap, you can go beyond traditional pub grub with treats like a deconstructed salmon salad. The "new" version is open for patio dining and takeout with a new menu. 504 Alameda del Prado, 415.883.7793

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Jerry’s Delicatessen & BBQ American Southern flavors and plenty of smoked meats are highlights of an all-day menu that includes avocado toast and breakfast burritos for breakfast any time and a classic BLT updated with house smoked salmon or a BBQ Plate with tri-tip and chicken. A complete remodel of the former Perry’s Deli space means ample, picnic-style shaded seating outside, too. 7380 Redwood Blvd, 415.895.5592

Comforts Cafe American Established in 1986, a large takeout section offers a wide selection of housemade bakery items, seasonal salads, soups, sandwiches and entrees for dinner at home.

Besides the famous Chinese chicken salad, other winners are the stuffed pecan-crusted French toast, flavorful scrambles, Chicken Okasan (nicknamed “Crack Chicken” by fans) and Roast Chicken Enchiladas. Now offering curbside pick-up. 335 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo, 415.454.9840

Michael’s Sourdough American The bread is made on site and is said to have magical qualities. It better as it is the only holder for the overstuffed wonders served at this Best of the County 2019 winner.

Fans return over and over to the San Rafael

Cucina sa Italian Open for lunch Wednesday– Saturday and six nights a week for dinner, takeout or delivery. Homemade pastas, seasonal salads, and wood-fired pizzas strike a balance between southern Italy and northern California.

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Marinitas Mexican This sister restaurant of Insalata’s continues to flourish as a bastion of creative Mexican and Central and South American cuisine. Not your typical southof-the-border spot, Marinitas serves up topnotch margaritas and Latin lusciousness. 218 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo, 415.454.8900

Arizmendi Bakery Californian A workerowned bakery cafe, Arzimendi prides itself on high-quality local ingredients. Visit Wednesday–Sunday for coffee and pastries, breakfast and lunch sandwiches, and artisan sourdough pizza. If you don't want to wait in line, order online for next day pick-up. 1002 Fourth St, 415.456.4093

Tony Tutto's Pizza After nine years in Mill Valley, owner Greg DiGiovine relocated to Ross, bringing his familiar farm-to-table pies and kid- and dog-friendly vibe to downtown. The vegan pies are still here and a gluten-free crust is available. 16 Ross Common, Ross, 415.383.8646 Valenti & Co. Italian This bright and cozy space is the ideal environment (when we can eat indoors again) for authentic Italian dishes made with local ingredients. The menu changes daily but look for the carpaccio of beef, the pan-seared Pekin duck and chef Valenti's famous tower of triple chocolate love at

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Boiadeirus Steak Brazilian The picanha is the signature cut at this Brazilian-style steakhouse where gauchos carrying grilled meats on long swords cruise the room, offering portions of up to 10 meats.

A huge salad bar offers everything from feijoada and potato salad to yucca and deviled eggs. 925 Fourth St, 628.253.5854

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Sushi 69 Japanese Opened in 2007, Sushi 69 has been a favorite for locals looking to get their fill of no-frills sushi. The owner hails from Japan and has created an extensive menu featuring traditional tempura and the popular Hiro’s roll (spicy tuna with avocado, salmon and ponzu sauce wrapped in sushi rice). 69 Center Blvd, San Anselmo, 415.459.6969

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Il Davide Italian The large selection of innovative and classic Tuscan dishes and house-made pasta has kept locals coming back for years. Ingredients are organic and locally sourced where possible, and there’s a vast selection of both Italian and California wines by the glass. Heated outdoor dining and curbside pickup are available and a private party dining room accommodates up to 45. 901 A St, 415.454.8080 La Toscana Ristorante & Bar Italian Family owned and operated since 1985, La Toscana completed an extensive interior and exterior renovation, transforming an already popular San

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Sabor a Mexico Mexican Fresh margaritas know no border, while salmon fish tacos are topped with chopped onion and cilantro a la Distrito Federal and a pambazo, a sandwich stuffed with chorizo and potato, is done up with a Jaliscan style sauce. A six table patio offers outdoor seating. 1559 Fourth St, 415.306.9404

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Sol Food Puerto Rican Sol Food whips up traditional Puerto Rican dishes just like the ones owner Sol Hernandez grew up eating. Favorites include the bistec sandwich, mofongo and other fried plantain dishes, but anything tastes good with a dash of the signature hot sauce, also for sale by the bottle (as is the lemon-garlic salad dressing). Currently sharing space with sister restaurant, Viqtor Cafe. 901 Lincoln Ave, 415.451.4765

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Copita Mexican Co-owner Joanne Weir, along with chef Daniel Tellez, presents fresh Mexican fare in the heart of downtown Sausalito.

The ever-changing menu is 100 percent glutenfree, masa is prepared and pressed in house for each and every tortilla, and the in-house tequila bar serves over 100 varieties, ideal for crafting your own margarita.

Dine at the bar (when it is permitted again) or on the outdoor patio. 739 Bridgeway, 415.331.7400

Poggio Italian Vitello sliced excruciatingly thin and topped with lemon and tonnato sauce is a singular dish in the hands of Executive chef Benjamin Balesteri who creates Northern Italian fare using local and Italian ingredients. The bar may be the most hopping in town and is recognized for its killer Negroni. Private dining rooms above the restaurant can accommodate larger parties (10 to 150 guests) when such activities resume. 777 Bridgeway, 415.332.7771 Saylor’s Restaurant and Bar Mexican Chef/ owner Sean Saylor uses fresh local ingredients and seafood to create a distinctively Cabo combination of Californian and Mexican cuisine.

That means polenta with green chili and mozzarella or a Caesar salad with ancho chili croutons and queso fresco. Choose from more than 200 varieties of tequilas that are even better when enjoyed in the private Cabo Wabo room, named for (and approved by) Mill Valley's own tequila master, Sammy Hagar.

Until indoor dining returns, sip and savor on the heated Agave Terrace out back where the vibe is as festive as inside. 2009 Bridgeway, 415.332.1512 Spinnaker Seafood Chef Phil Collins excels at preparing seafood, and it shows in the beautifully plated presentations.

Set right on the water with sweeping views of San Francisco, this romantic spot is great for an evening occasion. 100 Spinnaker Dr, 415.332.1500 Sushi Ran Japanese Sample innovative small

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plates just big enough to share before enjoying some of the best sushi the Bay Area has to offer; the prices don’t deter the herd of enthusiasts who line up nightly to partake. Just stopping by? The wine, cocktail and sake lists keep even the pickiest barfly satisfied. Reservations are required in the main room. 107 Caledonia St, 415.332.3620 Taste of the Himalayas Himalayan Popular for lunch and dinner, serving dishes from countries close to the famous mountain region. Stick with familiar curry and tandoori or dive into regional specialties like jasha maroo (from Bhutan) and churi pama (from Tibet) found nowhere else. 2633 Bridgeway, 415.331.1335 The Trident Seafood Set in a turn-of-the-century building constructed for the San Francisco Yacht Club, this waterfront restaurant is a shoo-in for date night (when indoor dining resumes).

The restaurant, a famous 1970s hangout, is now known for supporting local farmers, fishers and organic food producers in everything from its well-regarded cioppino to a Louie salad with crab or prawns and beer-battered fish and chips. 558 Bridgeway, 415.331.3232

TIBURON Caffe Acri Italian The well-lit corner cafe in Tiburon is a go-to for bikers, city commuters, and locals. Diners will find Italian roast espresso drinks, freshly baked pastries, and eggs for breakfast and a selection of soups, salads and paninis for lunch. A market stacked

with pantry items and coffee is currently operating inside the cafe. 1 Main St, 415.435.8515

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Luna Blu Italian Executive chef Renzo Azzarello serves Sicilian seafood and homemade pastas with a Californian touch. The seasonal menu incorporates fresh and organic produce, local naturally grown meat and poultry from small farms. The restaurant complies with Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, so all the seafood is sustainable. A recent expansion tripled the size of the patio to accommodate more diners. In 2014, diners voted Luna Blu one of the Top 100 Neighborhood Gem restaurants in America. 35 Main St, 415.789.5844 Rustic Bakery Californian This location of the beloved bakery offers the same menu as the other locations in Novato and Larkspur, as well as outdoor dining. Enjoy a wide array of fresh salads, sandwiches, and pastries on the boardwalk. 1550 Tiburon Blvd, 415.797.6123

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Salt & Pepper American With its hardwood floors and blue-checkered tablecloths, the sun-filled, one-room restaurant is an area favorite. Scallops, ribeye steak, a beef burger and traditional crab cakes with jalapeño dipping sauce are some of the popular choices. 38 Main St, 415.435.3594 Sam’s Anchor Cafe American Reopened after an extensive remodel, Sam's boathouse feel and boat tie-ups are intact and spiffy white umbrellas and deck chairs line the

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Parkside Cafe American Perfect for a sit-down alfresco meal or for grabbing a burger to enjoy on the beach.

Beautiful patio garden seating, ocean views, and private wood-fired dinners make this cafe a relaxing retreat. If you’re on the go, check out the market and bakery. Choose from an array of organic locally grown produce, artisan meats, and wild seafood.

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expansive waterfront patio. All-day cocktails remain a fixture as does the signature cioppino, while offerings like crab toast, a roaming oyster cart, and a raw bar reflect the menu's enduring seafood focus.

27 Main St, 415.435.4527 Servino Ristorante Italian Chef and owner Angelo Servino highlights organic ingredients in an array of rustic Italian dishes, including house-made pastas, wood-oven pizzas, and seasonal specialties. Located on the bay, Servino also prides itself on its extensive sustainable seafood program. Savor la dolce vita on the waterfront patio. 9 Main St, 415.435.2676 Tiburon Tavern Californian The atmosphere here is enhanced by two outdoor patios, two indoor fireplaces,

and fresh flowers. Happy hour is 3-6:30 p.m. every day. 1651 Tiburon Blvd, 415.435.5996 Via Piccola Trattoria Italian Pedro and Maria Ulloa (formerly of San Rafael’s Arrivederci) opened a new spot with dishes like veal saltimbocca and handmade pappardelle alla Abruzzese (gluten-free pasta is available) at lunch and dinner with tiramisu or key lime pie for dessert. The heated patio is shaded from the the lights of the nearby parking lot. 1 Blackfield Dr. #11 at The Cove, 415.388.9100 Waypoint Pizza Pizza Family-friendly, with cooked-to-order gourmet pies, slices, fresh salads and, for sports fans, a large-screen TV. Order online for quick pickup or delivery. 15 Main St, 415.435.3440

WEST MARIN Cafe Reyes Pizza Though there’s no oyster pizza on the menu, a short menu of bivalves and Neapolitan-style pies at this cozy spot means the brick oven is a hub of activity.

Margherita with handcrushed San Marzano tomatoes is a classic but the Farallon with crimini mushrooms and pepperoni is equally popular. 11101 California One, Point Reyes Station, 415.663.9493 Dillon Beach Coastal Kitchen Californian Inspired by Marin’s foodshed, Dillon Beach Resort, locoated west of Tomales, offers seasonal coastal cuisine like local line-caught fish and chips, classic clam chowder and Stemple Creek burger. The accompanying Dillon Beach General Store also features Double

8 Dairy soft serve ice cream and a local selection of wines and beers.

1 Beach Ave, Dillon Beach, 707.878.3030 Due West at Olema House Californian The dark blue walls accented with recessed golden light give the refreshed restaurant-cum-saloon at Olema House a modern feel. The menu, including a burger, linguini and clams, and a chopped salad, skews all-day casual and speaks to the inn and restaurant’s crossroads locale. 10005 Highway 1, Olema, 415.663.1264 Nick’s Cove American This escape along Tomales Bay is famous for barbecued local oysters, Dungeness crab mac ’n’ cheese and cocktails incorporating homegrown ingredients.

Large windows in the 120-seat restaurant provide picturesque views

Rancho Nicasio American Known for live music and an extensive menu featuring everything from crispy calamari to braised lamb shanks, Rancho Nicasio is open seven days a week, including brunch.

Be sure to stop in for happy hour, 4-6 p.m.

Monday to Friday. 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio, 415.662.2219 Saltwater Oyster Depot Seafood A seat at the room-length bar or on the patio at this snug spot on Tomales Bay’s west shore can be tough to snag on a busy summer weekend but oysters pulled straight from the bay moments before, served broiled and on the half shell, are worth the wait. Locallysourced ingredients get equal billing in dishes like halibut crudo and a lamb burger. 12781 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Inverness, 415.669.1244

Side Street Kitchen American The fastcasual eatery led by chef Aaron Wright (formerly of Tavern at Lark Creek and Canlis) serves favorites like rotisserie chicken, smoked oysters, and pork-belly BLTs as well as wholesome vegetarian fare.

This is one of the few spots in West Marin that serves gluten-free beer. The cozy patio is dog-friendly. 60 Fourth St, Point Reyes Station, 415.663.0303 Sir & Star at the Olema Californian The historic inn is now a roadhouse-style restaurant featuring rustic decor and a menu with just about everything sourced from Marin.

Try the house-made bread and honey butter, the kale Caesar and the stuffed quail, then come back and work your way through the everchanging menu. 10000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Olema, 415.663.1034 Smiley's Saloon American The self-proclaimed oldest saloon on the West Coast and best party in town reopened in October after a lengthy remodel to improve everything from the deck to the sewer system. The new menu at Smiley’s Cantina leans Mexican-American with dishes like local catch mezcal ceviche, vegan tortilla soup and a rotating menu of family style plates and a kids' menu. Yes, the house margaritas are still here.

41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.663.0303 Station House Cafe American Known for their house made popovers which chef Aaron Wright makes available at every meal, this cozy cafe is also recognized

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Come and join us for our popular weekend brunch! From stuffed, pecancrusted french toast, to delicious scrambles, juicy burgers and fantastic salads, it’s the perfect way to start off your weekend! Spring is approaching and we’re preparing a wonderful Easter and Passover menu. Visit our website, or give us a call to place your holiday order. Happy Spring!

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335 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo, CA 415.454.9840 comfortscafe.com for fresh oysters, grassfed burgers, and an "everything fresh, local and homegrown" ethos.

Dining in the garden will resume once shelterin-place restrictions are lifted. 11180 Highway 1, Point Reyes Station, 415.663.1515 Tony's Seafood Seafood The crowds still come on sunny weekends for the barbecue oysters and amazing views of Tomales Bay but the restaurant's purchase by the Hog Island Oyster Co team meant a refresh of the interior and a spiffed-up menu of salads and seafood pulled from the bay’s waters.

18863 Shoreline Hwy, Marshall, 415.663.1107 William Tell House American The oldest continuously operating saloon in Marin makes a mean apple brandy cocktail aptly

named for the Swiss folk hero, William Tell (who famously shot an arrow off his son’s head), but the revamped restaurant strives to make its name around food with a seafood chowder made with local cod, a Cobb salad with applewood bacon, and a butcher’s cut of the day sourced from nearby Stemple Creek Ranch and grilled to order. 26955 Highway 1, Tomales, 707.879.2002

SF AND EAST BAY Baia Italian The global plant-based SoCal hospitality brand Matthew Kenney Cuisine arrived in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood (in the former Jardiniere space) this summer with an Italian comfort food menu (think meatballs, pizza, and lasagna).

When the time is right, the redone interior will

welcome guests to dine-in just steps from Symphony Hall. 300 Grove St, San Francisco, 415.861.0625 Benu Asian Plan on a formal and sophisticated evening. The compositions on the tasting menu provide a full experience of this restaurant’s unique Asian fusion cuisine.

On Sundays, Benu's kitchen is offering menu previews of San Ho Won, chef Corey Lee's new Korean fine dining concept. 22 Hawthorne St, San Francisco, 415.685.4860 Boulettes Larder + Boulibar Mediterranean Head to the Embarcadero for savory flavors of lamb, feta, and mint or the bittersweetness of barberry, bulgur, and pomegranate salad.

By day, have a cozy breakfast or lunch on

the patio or by the open kitchen; days and evenings, the wood-oven dining room is also open and can be booked for small private parties.

Bay Bridge views punctuate an unmistakably San Francisco setting.

1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, 415.399.1155 Bun Mee Vietnamese A fun and casual lunch spot that puts a flavorful twist on classic Vietnamese in dishes like a Hawker Bowl with eggs and fresh herbs, Hanoi style crispy catfish and pork belly buns.

Sit back in this playful space and enjoy the San Francisco vibes. 2015 Fillmore St, San Francisco, 415.800.7696 Craftsman and Wolves American At this contemporary pâtisserie in the Mission District, pastry whiz William Werner serves

egg-filled muffins known as the Rebel Within, bonbons, coffee and many other sweet and savory baked goods. 746 Valencia St, San Francisco, 415.913.7713

like Chicken Cordon Bleu. Weekly specials including Friday’s half-off bottles of wine keep patrons loyal. 50 Washington Ave, Point Richmond, 510.233.0576

Epic Steak American An upscale meat lover’s mecca with a sophisticated atmosphere, Epic Steak’s bayside eatery delivers on all fronts.

Professional service, choice cuts of prime rib and bittersweet chocolate fudge cake are among the things that keep patrons coming back. 369 Embarcadero, San Francisco, 415.369.9955

Maybeck's American Erik Lowe and Aaron Toensing serve inventive American standards, including fried chicken and bubbly on Tuesday and resurrection of Beef Wellington on Wednesdays. The chefs explore regional culinary traditions and translate them into a Northern California lexicon, as evidenced by their playful menu and a Negronicentered bar. 3213 Scott St, San Francisco, 415.939.2726

Hotel MacRestaurant American Executive chef Jaime Molina’s menu features freshly prepared fish and favorites

For more comprehensive restaurant listings, visit us online at marinmagazine.com/food-drink.

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VIRTUAL EVENTS MAR 3 – 4 Brouwer & Janachowski’s “Live Well” This series presents two back-to-back morning virtual events on holistic wellness for women. A unique event for women with incredible speakers on topics like motivation, stress,

meditation, yoga, nutrition, financial fitness and more. (visit their website to register; live stream 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PT) bandjadvisors.com MAR 13 – 14 The Snail and the Whale Inspired

by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s muchloved picture book, a

tiny sea snail longing to see the world hitches a lift on the tail of a great big, grey-blue humpback whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, brought vividly to life through live music, storytelling and lots of laughs — but when the whale gets beached, how will the snail save him?

This heart-warming

adventure is for everyone ages 4 and up. lutherburbankcenter.org

this poignant, timely fable reflects on both the strength and the fragility of life and humanity’s place in the world. Get a copy, read it in advance and discuss with a group of people interested in reading African literature and building community around Black culture. (join via Zoom, 5 p.m.

PT; program is pay what you can) moadsf.org

MAR 28 MoAD Book Club The March selection for this ongoing book club is Véronique Tadjo’s In the Company of Men. Drawing on real accounts of the Ebola outbreak that devastated West Africa,

THRU AUG 28 From Her to Here Eleven LGBTQ+ contemporary artists and art collectives explore queer and feminist spaces in the Asian diaspora in a new group exhibition at the Chinese Culture Center.

From Her to Here is an art exhibition and series of public programs that explores agency and belonging in queer and feminist communities. (available for online viewing; check their website for updates on reopening in-person admission) cccsf.us

ARTS & LECTURES MARINMOCA THRU APR 18 M. Louise Stanley: No Regrets, 50 Years of Art and Activism Ms. Stanley’s paintings and journals are filled with lush color, and rich, historicallyaccurate references.

Spanning five decades,

ODILE MOTELET (VÉRONIQUE TADJO); BRIGETTE LACOMBE (FANNY SINGER)

Véronique Tadjo

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the exhibition will include artworks shown together for the first time, as well as presenting never-before exhibited works. A selection of her art journals and protest signs will also be on view. (free to members) marinmoca.org BOOK PASSAGE (LIVE) Website allows audience members to ask a question beforehand.

Conversations rather than readings.

MAR 6 Jean Shinoda Bolen Join her in conversation with Terry Tempest Williams as they discuss Like a

Tree, which grew out of Shinoda Bolen’s experience mourning the loss of a Monterey pine that was cut down in her neighborhood and provides an insightful look into the fusion of ecological issues and global gender politics. (live stream 4 p.m. PT) bookpassage.com MAR 14 Julia Turshen The bestselling cookbook author has published her first collection of recipes featuring a healthier take on the simple, satisfying comfort food for which she’s known.

Fellow food writer Ruth Reichl joins her

for a live conversation about Simply Julia: 110 Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food. (live stream 4 p.m. PT) bookpassage.com MAR 27 Lisa Scottoline Lisa is the bestselling and Edgar Award–winning author of thirty-three novels. Her new release, Eternal, offers a sweeping and shattering epic of historical fiction fueled by shocking true events, the tale of a love triangle that unfolds in the heart of Rome, in the creeping shadow of fascism. Lisa See, New York Times bestselling author, will join Scottoline for a

live conversation. (live stream 4 p.m. PT) bookpassage.com COMMONWEALTH (LIVE) Must preregister for these events.

MAR 2 The Case for Keto Investigative Science and Health Journalist Gary Taubes puts the ketogenic diet movement in the necessary historical and scientific perspective as he sets out to revolutionize how we think about eating healthy.

He will make clear the vital misconceptions in how we’ve come to think about obesity and diet and use the collected clinical experience of the medical community to provide essential practical advice. (live stream 3 p.m. PT) commonwealthclub.org MAR 11 19th Century New Orleans’ Free Black Brotherhood Fatima Shaik, a direct descendant of an Economy Hall member, constructed a meticulously detailed narrative of New Orleans’ unique history. Join her as she reconstructs the Economy Hall culture by following Ludger Boguille, and his family and friends, through landmark events — from the Haitian Revolution to the birth of jazz — that helped shape New Orleans and the United States. (live stream 10 a.m. PT) commonwealthclub.org

Fanny Singer

MAR 11 Always Home with Fanny Singer and Alice Waters In Always Home: A Daughter’s Recipes and Stories, Fanny Singer, daughter of food icon and activist Alice Waters, chronicles her unique world of food, wine and travel.

Join Singer, Waters

and Carolyn Jung in a dialogue about her own culinary coming of age story and the dynamic relationship between a mother and daughter through connecting, recipes and cooking. (live stream 6 p.m. PT) commonwealthclub.org

PPE, cash and valuable services — to the United States from Chinabased Americans, Chinese organizations and citizens, and even the Chinese government itself. (live stream 6 p.m. PT) commonwealthclub.org

MAR 17 Help from Abroad: Chinabased Donors and International Partners Help U.S. Hospitals Fight Covid-19 Join representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham Shanghai), Chinese Hospital, Flexport.org, MedShare International and San Francisco State University for a discussion about the little-publicized flow of aid — donations of

SAN FRANCISCO MAR 19 – JUL 3 A Spirit of Disruption Celebrating its 150th anniversary, the San Francisco Art Institute’s “A Spirit of Disruption” exhibition reflects the school’s extraordinary legacy and its profound and sustained influence on contemporary art, shedding light on some of the seminal, but often overlooked, figures of the Bay Area arts scene. sfai.edu

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• SCHOOLSRULE’S MATCHING GRANT CAMPAIGN RAISES $60,000 FOR MARIN’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS Helping public schools provide the best possible education to all students in Marin County.

SchoolsRule-Marin is a coalition of the all public school foundations in Marin working to benefit every public school student in the County while engaging the community in discussions about the important issues facing our schools and public education. To amplify the impact of SchoolsRule’s annual year-end fundraising campaign, Make It Better Foundation’s founder, Susan B. Noyes, and two anonymous donors, stepped up to offer a $20,000 match for gifts made by December 31, 2020. The campaign raised over $40,000, more than doubling the match amount for a total of $60,000. All funds collected provide direct support for literacy, the arts, technology and health programs, helping to ensure that excellent educational opportunities are available to every student in every public school in Marin, regardless of zip code. Support each of Marin’s 36,044 students by making a contribution to SchoolsRule. Whether you have kids in public schools or not, every aspect of life improves when our public schools have the resources to do their job. schoolsrule.org

IMPACT All collected funds help ensure that excellent educational opportunities are available to every public school in Marin, regardless of zip code.

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Christine Benninger with her GDB Ambassador dog Theia

Liam Mayclem and Theresa Stern with her guide dog Wills

• GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND RAISES OVER $400,000 WITH INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT Celebrating the power of canine human connection.

Guide Dogs for the Blind’s Virtual Holiday Celebration helped raise funds for its life-changing mission that empowers lives by creating exceptional partnerships between people who are visually impaired and highly qualified guide dogs. Over 2,500 Guide Dogs for the Blind supporters across the globe registered for the event held on December 6, 2020. There was a virtual red carpet that featured a special appearance by actor Noah Wyle followed by inspiring stories of guide

dog teams from across North America. The event was hosted by Emmy Awardwinning radio and TV personality Liam Mayclem and Theresa Stern, VP of Outreach, Admissions and Alumni Services, and her guide dog Wills. Suburban Auto Group was the presenting sponsor. Visit their website to learn how you can contribute to their ongoing efforts and initiatives. guidedogs.com

• DEDICATION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION CAR RAFFLE GENERATES $72,500 FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN MARIN COUNTY Funding programs that help all special needs children in Marin reach their educational potential.

Dedication to Special Education is the volunteer parent group that raises funds for special education programs in Marin County. The drawing for their 16th annual Car Raffle Benefit, in partnership with Toyota Marin, was held virtually on February 6, 2021. Toyota Marin, a Price Family Dealership, completely donated the prize, a 2021 Hybrid Toyota RAV4. Each raffle ticket cost $25 and the event ended up generating $72,500. All proceeds fund grants for special educators, where resources are placed directly into public classrooms all over Marin County as well as the Technology Resource of Marin, a special education school in San Rafael. Although the event is over, they graciously accept donations year round. Visit their website to learn how you can contribute to their mission. specialed.org

IMPACT Resources are placed directly into public classrooms all over Marin, as well as the Technology Resource of Marin, a special education school in San Rafael.

San Rafael Fire Department Engineer Dave Lopes pulls winning ticket to give to Alicia Ncho-Oguie Dedication to Special Education Benefit Car Raffle Chair February 6, 2021.

For more inspiring success stories, matching grant opportunities, deserving nonprofits to support, and easy ways you can help those in need right now, visit marinmagazine.com/philanthropy.

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Just Listed 73 Via Los Altos Tiburon

5 Bed 6 Bath Offered at $3,995,000 Contemporary five bedroom home with iconic views of San Francisco and the Bay.

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Marin Home FRO M TO U R S A N D M A K EOV E R S TO D ECO R AT IV E D E TA I L S A N D R E A LTO R I N S I G H T S

GOODBYE, GREEN LIMESTONE Interior designer Holly Hollenbeck refreshes a spacious but outdated Mill Valley home.

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n 2006 Emilia and Tad Buchanan moved their family of five into a spacious, south-facing home in Mill Valley. It had a fabulous floor plan and epic views, to boot. But, after a dozen or so years of nesting, the finishes began to feel dated. “It had that late ‘90s feel,” says Emilia, “Dark cabinets, green limestone. It all felt dark and heavy.” So, in 2019, the couple agreed it was time for a refresh.

The goal was to create a crisp, modern space with a Zen, spa-like vibe. And with the help of interior designer, Holly Hollenbeck of HSH Interiors, they were able to bring that vision to fruition. Over a period of about seven months, the entire home got a facelift. Nearly every bathroom was gutted, flooring and lighting updated, and architectural details such as window moldings and door casings tweaked.

Fortunately, the re-design called for very few structural changes. They enlarged the opening between the kitchen and the living

room and resized a picture window. Beyond that, most of our changes were cosmetic,” says Holly. Even so, the transformation was dramatic.

Highlights include a new kitchen nook.

The banquette seating paired with a Knoll Saarinen Oval dining table abuts the aforementioned resized-picture window. “The view out of it is stunning,” says Emilia. The kitchen is also tricked out with custom built cabinets in walnut and white lacquer by Zarin Gollogly Build and Design. A serene blue tile backsplash by Health Tiles accents the woodwork.

Blue tones are echoed throughout the house, most notably in the media room.

Phillip Jeffries grass cloth wall coverings, a RH sofa and a custom-colored Erik Lindstrom inkblot pattern area rug, all in varying shades of blue, converge to create an atmosphere of serenity. “Our family is passionate about surfing and the various blues are a calming reminder of the ocean,” says Emilia.

The other dramatic change: “The old living room fireplace was huge and made of chunky stone and covered most of the back wall,” says Holly. “It owned the room and took your attention away from the bay views, which should have been the focal point.” So, Holly suggested they demolish the wall and replace with it with an elegant, though understated, blackened steel fireplace surround. The room also features walnut accents which tie in the family’s longtreasured Nakashima dining table.

The home’s exterior also got some TLC, including a new walkway, new fountain and a fresh coat of taupe paint — all of which better reflect the new interior. “We also replaced the garage door and added new outdoor light fixtures,” says Emilia.

For more home décor and design inspiration, expert advice from industry leaders, and stunning pieces by local artists, visit spacesmag.com.

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THE DETAILS WHAT THEY REMODELED: A fourbedroom, six-bath contemporary craftsman INTERIOR DESIGNER: Holly Hollenbeck of HSH Interiors in San Francisco GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Terry McMahon of Terence McMahon Construction in San Francisco

To make their home more energy efficient, they invested in a state-of-the-art solar system designed by Eric Miller of Pac Solar. They also splurged on a backup battery capable of storing excess energy to be used when the power grid goes down as it often does during fire season. “Our electric bill is zero and we can fully charge our battery back-up in two and a half hours,” says Tad. The remodeling process can be stressful, and even rife with conflict. But for Tad and Emilia the process was by-and-large seamless.

And, for this, she credits Holly for assembling the A-Team of tradespeople. “We were thrilled with their expertise, level of integrity and incomparable skill,” says Emilia. “We became friends with many of them and still keep in touch.”

Opposite: The family’s Nagaski dining table is a work of art, and an idyllic spot for enjoying fine food and good company.

Top: Media room in hues of blue; Middle Left: A minimalist bathroom can still pack a punch; Middle Right: The kitchen’s Heath Ceramic backsplash; Bottom: Seascape imagery reflects a family’s love of oceans.

CONNECT WITH US ONLINE! Dawn Margolis Denberg is a Marin-based freelance writer and interior design devotee.

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CONGR ATUL ATIONS MIC HELE AFFRONTE # 1 M A R I N E N G E L & V Ö L K E R S R E A L E S TAT E A D V I S O R With over 32 years of experience and $25M in 2020 sales, Michele Affronte provides buyers and sellers with an unmatched level of service and a deep understanding of the Sausalito Real Estate market for homes on land and on the Bay. A long time floating homeowner and resident, she is well-known for being the best-informed and most knowledgeable resource for real estate services regarding floating homes, having sold hundreds of them. Michele is very active on social media and helps with staging, providing exceptional real estate marketing for your listing. micheleaffronte.evrealestate.com Michele Affronte · Engel & Völkers Sausalito (415) 798-0236 michele.affronte@evrealestate.com DRE# 00959293 ©2021 Engel & Völkers. All rights reserved. Each brokerage independently owned and operated. Engel & Völkers and its independent License Partners are Equal Opportunity Employers and fully support the principles of the Fair Housing Act. All information provided is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified. If your property is currently represented by a real estate broker, this is not an attempt to solicit your listing.

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1 0 1 0 W E ST R A ILROA D AV E NU E , CO TATI C O M M E R C I A L V I N E YA R D & W I N E R Y | ±14 4 A C R E S | O F F E R E D AT $ 13 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 Established winery in Sonoma County’s Petaluma Gap AVA. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines, tasting room, event space, and more.

Seated on the peak of the hill, right off of Highway 101, the vineyard offers panoramic views of the surrounding valley.

Tony Pourian, PhD (415) 660-0257 DRE# 02036030 | Mike Monsef (415) 828-3100 DRE# 01780760

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JUST LISTED | 16 Mark Terrace, Tiburon | 4BD I 4 BA + Studio $3,250,000

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$5,995,000

WolfeGradeEstate.com

Architectural Masterpiece Designed by renowned architect William Wurster, this sprawling two-level, ±5,400 sq. ft. residence offers commanding views of Mount Tamalpais and Ross Valley, resort-style living, park-like manicured grounds and the best of Marin at your immediate reach. Approached through a gated drive and grand motor court, the home is perfectly sited on a ±3.25 acre lot peppered with mature oaks, established gardens, fruit orchards and meandering pathways. Under the captivating backdrop of Mount Tamalpais lies an entertainer’s dream backyard rivaling a five-star resort.

Mark Millstein 415.601.9240 mark.millstein@sothebysrealty.com MarinPremierHomes.com Lic.# 00800285

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Coast Life A family’s most memorable days are spent at the ocean.

For information and representation in Marin’s coastal towns, contact Cristina di Grazia, a premier luxury agent serving extraordinary clients and extraordinary properties.

On the Market: Horseshoe Hill Road, Bolinas $9,800,000.

BolinasLagoonEstate.com

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Rare opportunity in Bolinas Gorgeous vacant land with water meter Price furnished upon request

SANCTUARY • SHELTER • NEST • DIGS • CASTLE • COTTAGE • ABODE

415.710.1048 | c.digrazia@ggsir.com cristinadigrazia.com | Lic.# 01269252

TRACI & BETH KNOW MARIN “We thoroughly enjoyed working with Beth and Traci—a competent, ethical, effective team—who helped us successfully navigate all aspects of the home sale process.”

–M&S Now, more than ever, a house is so much more than just a home. We are honored to be a part of our clients’ stories as we assist them with one of their most important transitions in life—buying and selling a home. We are proud to support Homeward Bound of Marin and their efforts to end homelessness in Marin.

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Lisa Garaventa | 415.518.2772

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Sara Downs | 415.847.1166 103 Nelson Avenue s.downs@ggsir.com | SaraDowns.GoldenGateSIR.com COMING FOR SALE SOON

$1,995,000 MILL VALLEY

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$2,495,000

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Marcia Skall, MBA | 415.533.5721

DUPLEX OPPORTUNITY SOLD

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Sherry Ramzi | 415.902.7344

$1,595,000 SAN ANSELMO

80Monterey.com

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Sonoma

Gated and secluded home for lease in the exclusive Lovall Valley Loop with incredible views of Sonoma and Mayacamas mountains. Located directly on a 2.5-mile paved loop, ideal for taking walks and enjoying the views. With beautifully landscaped gardens, vine-wrapped pergolas by the pool, indoor/outdoor living, and many resort-like amenities, the home is ideal for entertaining and family activities.

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Belvedere

49-53AlcatrazAvenue.com Three charming cottages are available for purchase as either a compound or as 2 separate properties with a single cottage on one lot and two cottages on the adjoining lot. Each of these quaint single-level, one-bedroom, one-bathroom cottages have approximately 650 sq. ft of living space and offer scenic views of the San Francisco skyline, the San Francisco Yacht Club, Belvedere Cove, and Belvedere Island..

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Belvedere

World class location at the tip of Belvedere. Private four-bedroom, two full and one-half bath home has views of San Francisco Bay, Angel Island and the Bay Bridge. Gorgeous two-story glass gallery/ hall brings nature in. Octagonal living room with high cupola ceiling.

Master suite with sleek remodeled bath.

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Tiburon

104Sugarloaf.com Perched high above SF Bay, 104 Sugarloaf offers commanding views of the Golden Gate Bridge, the city skyline, the Bay and Richmond Bridges. It features generous and bright living spaces with vaulted ceilings, picture windows, and sliding doors opening to a large viewside terrace, as well as a sun-soaked rooftop terrace overlooking the endless vistas making this home a true entertainer’s dream.

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Lydia Sarkissian

Bill Bullock

Magda Sarkissian

l.sarkissian@ggsir.com

bb@ggsir.com

m.sarkissian@ggsir.com

Lic.# 00837358

Lic.# 02028978

415.517.7720 Lic.# 01159670

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190Gilmartin.com European grandeur and modern sophistication are one at this exquisite Tiburon estate with unrivaled, panoramic views of San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, Marin Headlands and Mount Tamalpais.

Completely reimagined and transformed, the sprawling resort-like residence offers the ultimate luxuriant lifestyle in one of SF Bay Area’s most iconic settings.

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4890GrangeRd.com

Located in the pastural and undulating hills of prized Bennett Valley, this ±73.9-acre estate & equestrian property offers world-class horse facilities—including: a custom stable with 15 stalls; a covered area; 4 pastures & 6 additional paddocks; a shop & barn; an outdoor riding track—& a 5-bedroom, 7-bath custom home with sweeping views of the property and scenic valley below.

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$95,000,000

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Tiburon

EastonPointTiburon.com A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity awaits with the sale of Easton Point (aka the “Martha Property”), the San Francisco Bay Area’s most iconic, pristine land of approx. 110 acres. Located at the southern tip of the Tiburon Peninsula offering panoramic views of the city skyline, Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge, Richardson Bay, and beyond, Easton Point is for sale for the first time in over 100 years.

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Tiburon

BluffPointTiburon.com

Spanning over 14.5 acres and approximately 2,000 feet of San Francisco Bay shoreline, this extraordinary parcel of prime undeveloped waterfront land within minutes to downtown Tiburon and the Golden Gate Bridge, provides an offering unprecedented in recent history.

GLOBALESTATES .COM

Lydia Sarkissian

Bill Bullock

Magda Sarkissian

l.sarkissian@ggsir.com

bb@ggsir.com

m.sarkissian@ggsir.com

Lic.# 00837358

Lic.# 02028978

415.517.7720 Lic.# 01159670

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Belvedere

41BelvedereEstate.com

This architectural masterpiece above Belvedere’s west shore has commanding, panoramic views of the City, the Golden Gate Bridge, Richardson Bay, Sausalito, Mill Valley, and Mount Tamalpais. Designed by award-winning architects Aidlin Darling Design, the approximately 7,500 sq. ft. home took over five years to build before its completion in 2015, resulting in one of the most architecturally significant homes in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its dramatic setting and approximately 26,660 sq ft. grounds are further complemented by meticulous landscaping and manicured gardens by Blasen Landscape Design. Sleek, modern and defining sophistication, the home incorporates a stunning use of materials, including concrete, steel, stone, reclaimed oak, leather, bronze, and of course, glass to perfectly frame vistas and invite the enveloping views in. Approached through an olive tree-lined courtyard, the home’s main level features formal living and dining spaces, an expansive water view terrace, an art studio office, and a luxurious media room. Upstairs, there is an ensuite bedroom, a huge custom office, and an expansive master suite worthy of a five-star resort with terraces and uninterrupted views. The lower level has three additional bedrooms and a light filled exercise room opening to a pool and spa as well as a sun deck. A two-car garage with carport and an auto-court allow ample parking. The stylish full sized guest house furthers the allure of this incredible estate.

Lydia Sarkissian

Bill Bullock

Magda Sarkissian

l.sarkissian@ggsir.com

bb@ggsir.com

m.sarkissian@ggsir.com

Lic.# 00837358

Lic.# 02028978

415.517.7720 Lic.# 01159670

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Belvedere

74BellevueAve.com

The grandeur and elegance of Italian Riviera living awaits at 74 Bellevue. Situated on the southernmost tip of Corinthian Island, the Italianate estate has commanding views of the San Francisco skyline, Angel Island, the Bay Bridge, Belvedere Island and the adjacent Corinthian Yacht Club. Built in 2002 with exquisite custom details that combine old-world craftsmanship with modern design, the approximately 6,340 sq. ft. residence features four bedrooms and three and one-half bathrooms, expansive formal living, dining and entertaining areas, and a luxuriant master suite on its own level. Approached through a gated drive, the home’s privacy is enveloping thanks to established hedges and lush Mediterranean gardens. The southfacing view side of the home has several terraces and verandas on multiple levels, a putting green, pond and a sculpture garden with fireside lounge, all of which offer panoramic vistas. Additional highlights include an expansive gourmet kitchen, three-car garage, two fireplaces, two wine cellars, a sprawling family/entertainment room and a breathtaking double height foyer with a grand limestone staircase. Immediate walking distance to Tiburon’s bucolic shops and dining, a quick ferry commute to San Francisco and yacht life at your doorstep make this timeless, iconic estate a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the most discerning of buyers.

Lydia Sarkissian

Bill Bullock

Magda Sarkissian

l.sarkissian@ggsir.com

bb@ggsir.com

m.sarkissian@ggsir.com

Lic.# 00837358

Lic.# 02028978

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Reflections

Simpler Times

Ahh, the days of sleepaway camp — remembering them is even sweeter now in our distanced reality. During this month back in 2013 we published letters back home from two local (now grown) campers about long summer camp days that were cemented as memories to last a lifetime. Look back in time with these nostalgic snapshots of Bay Area camp life courtesy of Barry Kuhn and Ed Caballero.

Get ready for summer camp this year with our updated Summer Camp directory at marinmagazine.com/summer-camps.

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