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Popular Petaluma Bakery Stellina Pronto Now Serves Up Pizza. And It’s Delicious
For three agonizing years, chef Christian Caiazzo used his custom-built Italian pizza oven as a very expensive shelf. The hulking, azure-tiled igloo on stilts brought in through the downtown Petaluma bakery’s windows was supposed to be the centerpiece of his pizzeria, Stellina Pronto. But permitting issues for the wood-fired...
Shelter-in-place lifted for Marin County neighborhood
(KRON) — A shelter-in-place was issued Monday afternoon for a neighborhood in Marin County, the County of Marin Office of Emergency Management said in a Nixle alert. Residents near the border between San Anselmo and San Rafael were asked to stay inside. As of 2:45 p.m., the shelter-in-place was lifted about one hour after the […]
IMAGES: Man arrested for DUI after gnarly Petaluma crash
(KRON) — A suspected DUI driver was arrested in a nearby creek after he was involved in a gnarly crash early Sunday morning, the Petaluma Police Department said. The crash left two vehicles with severe damage. Petaluma’s police and fire departments were called to the scene of the crash on the 1500 block of East […]
College of Marin marks milestone on $116 million student center
More than 200 College of Marin students, staff and community members gathered this week to salute a key stage of construction on a new $116 million student center. The Dr. David Wain Coon Center for Student Success, under construction since fall, is expected to become the central hub of the Kentfield campus. It is the last and most expansive project financed by the $265 million Measure B bond issue approved by Marin voters in June 2016.
Table Culture Provisions: A Fine-Dining Success Story in Petaluma
On a recent night in Petaluma, inside a tiny restaurant on the outskirts of downtown, the first bites of a tasting menu arrive, each an elegant, flavorful surprise: Jet-black squid-ink madeleines topped with caviar and gold leaf, a delicate taste of the sea. Silky beef tartare in a crisply fried wonton shell. A frothy cup of asparagus cappuccino.
Painting to prompt Highway 37 overnight closures this week
Caltrans is closing both westbound and eastbound State Route 37 overnight this week to paint new lane lines on the roadway, the agency said. It is part of the long-awaited Solano Pavement Repair Project, the 21-mile east-west thoroughfare that runs across Marin, Sonoma, Napa and Solano counties. The westbound lane...
San Rafael police arrest 2 auto-theft suspects with help from LPR cameras
Police in San Rafael on Tuesday credited the city's license plate recognition (LPR) cameras with helping officers locate a vehicle reported stolen from Oakland and two suspects who were arrested.According to a post on X by the official San Rafael Police Department account, officers were able to take the suspects into custody only minutes after receiving notification from the city's Flock public safety camera system.The post said the cameras "began capturing the movement and location" of a car that had been reported stolen in Oakland shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday. Officers were able to establish a containment perimeter, locate the vehicle and execute a traffic stop near the intersection of Canal St. and Medway Rd. a short time later. Police said the two suspects in the vehicle were taken into custody without incident. The stolen vehicle is being processed for evidence and will be turned over to the owner. Police noted the incident is still under active investigation.
Ceres Community Project nears fundraising goal for new headquarters
Ceres Community Project’s new headquarters has nearly reached its fundraising goals after a year raising money to build a new headquarters in southwest Santa Rosa. The nonprofit organization prepares fresh meals tailored to the medical needs of its clients in Sonoma and Marin counties, particularly those with health-related issues who can’t cook or shop for themselves.
San Pablo crash leaves 1 person dead
One person was killed early Saturday morning after being hit by a car in San Pablo, the California Highway Patrol said. CHP said its officers responded at around 1:26 a.m. to find the person dead along San Pablo Avenue, just south of Shamrock Drive. Investigators believe that person stopped their...
Stunning Nature Photography from Marin and Beyond, by Jay Tamang
Jay Tamang is a photographer who lives in Mill Valley. At the core of his photography, Tamang conveys a reverence for the beautiful phenomena of nature. In the following paragraphs, he shares his method for capturing those fleeting moments in time that result in an interesting photo. Tamang’s photography will be on display throughout June at the Mill Valley Community Center, where he’ll also hold a reception from 5:30–7:30 p.m. on June 4. A portion of all sales will be donated to support children’s education in Nepal.
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