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News
Book Review: "Zoe Gets Ready" by Bethany Murguia - Marin Mommies
Any parent who's been through the challenge of getting a small child ready to go in the morning will appreciate the new children's book by Sausalito author...
Prep baseball: Tam falls short in MCAL semifinals - Marin Independent Journal Sports
After losing two tight, low-scoring games to Justin-Siena during the MCAL regular season, the Tam High baseball team had hoped to change its fortunes when...
Facebook IPO piques interest of Marin investors, financial advisers - Marin Independent Journal
Erin Schrode, a 2009 Marin Academy graduate and current New York University junior, spent much of Friday glued to her laptop in her dormitory room in Argentina.
Prep playoff roundup: Redwood boys lacrosse team edges Foothill in section quarterfinals - Marin Independent Journal Sports
Madison Mock, Maddie Smith and Vicky Sarkisian scored goals and the Drake High girls soccer team was able to withstand a late rally by Novato to hold on...
San Rafael student in search unit finds missing woman in Carmel Valley - Marin Independent Journal
A Terra Linda High School student is being credited for finding a woman who was missing for four days in Monterey County.
San Rafael investigation links pregnant girl to boyfriend, 20 - Marin Independent Journal
A 20-year-old San Rafael man was arrested Friday on allegations of having sex with a 16-year-old girl who is now pregnant, police said.
Novato man found guilty of molesting, videotaping girls - Marin Independent Journal
A Novato man was convicted Friday of molesting two girls last year and taking pornographic images of them.
Novato gang suspect gets prison for molestation, threats cases - Marin Independent Journal
An alleged Novato gang member was sentenced to prison for having sex with a 15-year-old Novato girl and threatening the mother of his child, a county prosecutor...
Novato power restored after lengthy outage - Marin Independent Journal
High winds knocked out power to 8,700 customers in Southern Novato on Thursday night and left a lingering outage that lasted most of the day Friday.
Stinson Beach group acquires more than 1,600 acres in North Bay - Marin Independent Journal
Stinson Beach-based Audubon Canyon Ranch announced Friday it has acquired the 1,620-acre Mayacamas Mountains Audubon Sanctuary in northern Sonoma and Lake...
Prep girls soccer: McFarlane's goal the difference as Branson tops Tam in section quarterfinal - Marin Independent Journal Sports
Two regular-season games and a scrimmage - all ties - did nothing to decide things this season between the Tam High and Branson girls soccer teams but...
Prep softball: Tam capitalizes on Terra Linda miscues, will face San Marin in MCAL championship - Marin Independent Journal Sports
One team did not play its best and the other team took full advantage. The No. 2 seed Tam High softball team capitalized on five No.
Marin at Play: May 18 - Marin Independent Journal Sports
ALL-SPORT TRAININGFAIRFAX: The Canon Tennis and Swim Camp offers weeklong training for children ages 7-13.
Marin jobless rate sinks to 6.4 percent - Marin Independent Journal
Marin's unemployment rate fell to 6.4 percent in April, down 0.6 percentage points from 7 percent the previous month and down from 7.
Autodesk reports 14 percent first-quarter profit increase - Marin Independent Journal
Associated PressSan Rafael-based design and engineering software company Autodesk Inc. said Thursday that is first-quarter profit rose 14 percent as revenue...
MMWD to close parts of Concrete Pipe Road for repairs - Marin Independent Journal
The Marin Municipal Water District watershed staff will close sections of the Concrete Pipe Road between Bolinas-Fairfax Road and Five Corners intermittently...
Things To Do
(Sponsored): Food of the Gods ~ Fruit of the Vine - Tablehopper
Food of the Gods ~ Fruit of the Vine is a unique Greek dining and California wine tasting experience over Memorial Day weekend.The food: Unparalleled!...
Openings Abound in Sonoma - Tablehopper
The Spinster Sisters exterior, the "before" shot, from their Facebook page. ...
Occupiers Till Some Soil In East Bay, 'Take Back' UC Land For Farming - Sfist
A group calling themselves Occupy the Farm to Take Back the Gill Tract broke open a fence on Sunday surrounding some vacant land in Albany and, in honor...
Pizzalina Coming to San Anselmo; Tsukiji in Mill Valley Closes - Tablehopper
Louise Franz; photo from Pizzalina blog. Hopefully opening this fall in San Anselmo will be ~PIZZALINA~, a Neapolitan-style...
Sleepy Sun offers 'Spine Hits' a week early at Amoeba SF on 4/3/12 - The Bay Bridged
Sleepy Sun will release their third full length album, Spine Hits,on April 10th through Brooklyn label The End Records. Before that, though, the group...
Real Estate
Bringing you up to date on prices and sales - Marin County Real Estate
Not sure why, but the Independent Journal website did not post their March sales numbers until just a few days back. Whatever the case, the news was interesting....
Interest Rates Hit New Low! - Marin County Real Estate
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Multiple offer backlash - Marin County Real Estate
The multiple offers just keep on coming. Strange to be saying that again, but I am. The lowest price points are on fire, especially in central Marin, where...
What one person says about market uncertainty - Marin County Real Estate
I've added a link below to an article from the KCM blog about bumps on the road to a recovery. While one month's good news does not make a bull market,...
The last week of Economic Indicators - Marin County Real Estate
After a week of less than stellar economic news, the inevitable questions come to mind: is it a stall or just a mini-stumble? Here's the list: Retail sales...
Will sales of Marin homes go up for a fourth month? - Marin County Real Estate
Irrational exuberance...Remember that phrase? The famous warning uttered by Alan Greenspan implying that the market might be overheating... After an exhausting...
Sports
Prep baseball: Drake pounds out 14 hits in MCAL semifinals victory over Marin Catholic - Marin Independent Journal Sports
The Drake High baseball team didn't have the easiest road to the MCAL championship game. But nevertheless, the Pirates on Thursday night assured themselves...
Norris helps Astros snap four-game losing streak with another win - Marin Independent Journal Sports
Carlos Lee had three hits, including his first homer since April 22, and three RBIs to back another solid outing by San Marin High grad Bud Norris as Houston...
Bay Area Fish Report: May 18 - Marin Independent Journal Sports
The weekly fishing report highlights the best Bay Area angling opportunities. For a more comprehensive report, go to http://www.norcalfishingnews.com for...
Prep softball: San Marin rides fifth-inning rally to victory, advances to MCAL final - Marin Independent Journal Sports
In a close game, one big hit can get an offense going. The San Marin High softball team got that knock from its leadoff batter, Bridget Pacchetti, in the...
Marin Briefs: Redwood grad makes Seahawks' training camp - Marin Independent Journal Sports
SEATTLE - Former Redwood High standout football player Cooper Helfet is trying to join Marin Catholic products Kahlil Bell and Travis LaBoy as the county's...
Prep swimming: Marin's finest to take on all comers at section meet - Marin Independent Journal Sports
Marin's fastest high school swimmers established their dominance at the MCAL finals last weekend, but they will see just how fast they are Saturday at...
Prep boys lacrosse: Tam tops Sonoma Academy for first NCS victory - Marin Independent Journal Sports
A year after making its first North Coast Section playoff appearance, the Tam High boys lacrosse team made history again.