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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Mill Valley youth player just leapt into the NWSL
  • Remember when Mill Valley had its own bowling alleys?

Also on today's calendar: Grammy-winning violinist & harpist Carlos Reyes and 7 more events.

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Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 60 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 60, low: 44.
  • Thursday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 62 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Women's soccer: Mill Valley's McCormack signs first pro contract (marinij.com) — Mill Valley’s own Yuna McCormack, a former Tam High soccer standout, has signed her first professional contract with NWSL expansion club Denver Summit FC after helping Florida State win the 2025 NCAA women’s soccer title. Raised in Mill Valley’s youth soccer scene and trained by her father, she parlayed years of local and Bay Area development into national team appearances and a spot in the pro ranks.
   

• History: Remembering Marin's iconic bowling alleys (marinij.com) — Mill Valley once hosted lively bowling spots, from the Blithedale Hotel’s alley in the 1880s to Sam Black’s 10‑pin lanes on Miller Avenue and the Hub Theater’s bowling era, but every Marin alley has now closed. This history piece traces those lost community hubs across Marin, explains why they disappeared, and notes where residents must now travel if they still want to bowl.
   

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  • HAPPY SUNDAY 💐
    I can’t wait for Summer for my tubers to bloom. I’m a Micro-flower hobbyist and creative explorer of DIY arrangements. I bought hundreds of tubers… (Nextdoor Almonte)
  • These beautiful dogs, some less than a year old, are on the euthanasia list at the Oakland Animal Services shelter.
    Their last day is tomorrow, Jan 12, unless someone can foster or adopt them. https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/rescue-needed/ (Nextdoor Panoramic)
  • RH posted a job opening for Director, Product Curation in Corte Madera. Apply here.
  • Ross Stores posted a job opening for Area Supervisor in Sausalito. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mill Valley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Corte Madera

  • Corte Madera advances revisions to lot-splitting ordinance (marinij.com)
  • Highway 101 flood in Marin prompts calls for better communication (pressdemocrat.com)
  • NanaWall NW MultiSlide 630 Earns Three Major Industry Awards (greenlodgingnews.com)

Larkspur

  • Marin County's king tide preparations worked — until they didn't (mercurynews.com)

San Rafael

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