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In today's newsletter:

  • What finally got approved at the long-disputed Strawberry seminary site?
  • Detroit-style favorite Square Pie Guys is coming to Mill Valley in 2027
  • How Mill Valley's nicotine sales ban will change local stores in 2027

Also on today's calendar: Women's Heart Health and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and cool, temps: high: 72, low: 55.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and cool, with a high of 70 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Little Bit of This, Lots of That (northbaybiz.com) — A long-debated plan to redevelop the former Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary site in Strawberry, right next to Mill Valley, has been approved for 337 homes plus a large senior-care center, preschool and fitness facility. The 100-acre property has faced years of community scrutiny, and this decision likely marks Southern Marin's last major redevelopment, with big implications for traffic, housing and neighborhood character around Mill Valley.
   

• Bay Area pizza mogul, Novato chef team up to write cookbook (marinij.com) — Detroit-style pizza chain Square Pie Guys plans to open a Mill Valley location in early 2027, converting a former Local Kitchens space as part of its Bay Area expansion. Founder Marc Schechter explains how home experiments, pop-ups, and delivery-focused operations grew into multiple restaurants and an upcoming cookbook that teaches readers to make pan pizzas in their own kitchens.
   

• Mill Valley bans nicotine sales with no exemptions (marinij.com) — Mill Valley has unanimously approved a sweeping ban on all retail nicotine and vaping product sales, effective February 1, 2027, replacing the city's tobacco retail licensing program. The move, aligned with Corte Madera's similar ordinance, is framed as a youth health and environmental protection measure and makes Mill Valley one of the strictest jurisdictions in the country on nicotine sales.
   

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    It was installed in 1985, and we were having trouble with it heating our house. I had trouble finding a plumber, who actually was experienced in… (Nextdoor Tamalpais Valley)
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🗞 Nearby News

Corte Madera

  • Take a bite out of a local farmers' market in Marin. (7x7.com)
  • Political Notebook: Out candidates seek Berkeley, Daly City council seats (ebar.com)

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  • Screamer picks up speed with a new patch introducing single stick control mode (savingcontent.com)
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