Issue #4 | Sept 4, 2024
Greetings | Buzzworthy Sales | Good Times | Good Givin’ | Food Scene By The Numbers | Frankie's Corner
Hello and Happy September!
This is the sunrise view from my Mill Valley home, something I have never seen before...If you know me you know that I AM NOT a morning person. Since returning from Paris, I haven't slept past 6AM in about a week and I have to admit I have a new appreciation for the extra hours in my day!
Now that summer is wrapping up for most of the country, true Marinites know OUR best days of summer sunshine are just ahead...September and October are Bay Area's official 'summer' months - and with interest rates expected to continue dropping, it's also a great time to buy in Marin.
It's time to celebrate and boast about our sweet spot in the Bay on two fronts:
1) Smart Asset, a start-up financial advisor company, has chosen Marin County as this year's #1 retirement county in all of California! Their analysis is based on economic factors like tax burdens, the senior population, and the number of medical and recreation centers, and retirement communities per 1,000 people.
Here's the complete list of counties:
Marin
San Luis Obispo
Placer
Tuolumne
Nevada
Shasta
Amador
Orange
Ventura
El Dorado
2) Mill Valley was recently featured on local FOX affiliate - KTVU - for an entire hour! Treat yourself to their live (now taped), remote reporting from favorite spots The Depot, Mill Valley Lumber Yard, Sweetwater and a slew of eateries and businesses you're sure to recognize.
Click here to watch.
Cheers, Suzanne
Buzzworthy Home Sales
(Aug 16 - Aug 25)
Belvedere
List Price | $5,977,000
Sales Price | $5,930,000
Price Per Sq Ft | $2410
Days on Market | 37
2 Offers
5 Bed 3 Bath
Listing Courtesy of: Shana Rohde-Lynch | MLS: 324053622
Country Club | Mill Valley
List Price | $3,295,000
Sales Price | $3,350,000
Price Per Sq Ft | $1181
Days on Market | 1
1 Offer
5 Bed 3 Bath
Listing Courtesy of: Kathleen Clifford | MLS: 324052493
Good Times | Sublime Events
JAZZ MAFIA'S GRATEFUL BRASS + DJ DARKSTAR DAN | SEPT. 21
Calling all you Deadheads.
We're stretching just a tad outside Marin - to Point San Pablo Harbor - at the foot of the San Rafael/Richmond bridge with this week's pick because it delivers on all marks!
The outdoor event promises great music from Grateful Brass - Grateful Dead reimagined with an instrumentation of brass, drums and vocals (no guitar!) - in an eclectic, lawn setting with tasty pies and brews from neighbor restaurant, Sailing Goat. Bring blankets, lawn chairs and your 16 year olds and under, they're FREE!
Parking is uber-limited for this special event; we have two extra spots if you want to carpool with us!
MARIN REAL ESTATE REPORT
Week Ending September 3
Good Givin' | A Worthy Cause
Youth in Arts, a San Rafael-based non-profit always knows how to show us a good time; their events & programs run the gamut - from Til Dawn, the A Cappella ensemble program and the annual events SING OUT! and C Street Celebration to ARTSbank: a free, research-based arts resource to help any student engage, participate, and enjoy learning. YIA's vision is to ensure youth of every background and ability have the creative skills, compassion, confidence and resilience to share their voices and achieve their goals.
Join the YIA Board of Directors and Make a Difference!
Are you passionate about education through the arts? They're seeking community-minded individuals to join their dynamic and fun Board of Directors. If you're interested in making a positive impact, this is your chance to get involved!
They're especially interested in people from these fields: legal, PR/marketing, or technology.
DETAILS
Photo Credit: Youth In Arts
Food Scene | Passion Project
During the early days of the Pandemic, we were thrilled when Chris and Miranda (Calvi Bros. Seafood) who sold exclusively to restaurants redirected their fish sales direct to consumers during our stay-at-home status. Michael would spend hours scaling, deboning, filleting pounds and pounds of local King Salmon and Halibut to last all winter.
I still dream of living in a community where I can shop like a European, on foot or bike, establishing relationships and purchasing directly from each specialist: Fishmonger, Cheesemonger, Butcher, Bakery, Produce. Think Hopkins Street or Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley. I'm still surprised no one in Marin has jumped into this arena. There are certainly barriers to entry - commercial rents, space, permits, costs etc - but I'm holding out hope.
Until then, we are lucky to have Patrick & Don - two local fishmongers who deliver weekly to your front doorm both the local catch - think Halibut, Albacore, Uni, Sand Dabs, Petrale, and three types of Cod - and less local, such as Trout, Scallops, Squid and multiple Salmon options.
Bon Appetit!
The Tool Shed will resume in Issue #5 as Michael has been in the desert for a few weeks.
In the meantime, please make Frankie's acquaintance; We enjoyed a stunning, summer Labor Day at Stinson. This four-year-old Puggle is our favorite child now that we're empty nesters. Frankie came to us about 3 years ago by way of the Kern Project; I'll be featuring the local nonprofit in the next issue.