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🌱 Patch AM: Which Mill Valley restaurants opened and closed in 2025?
Coming up: Pretzel Making Class Pond Farm Brewing on the Mill Valley Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Which Mill Valley restaurants opened and closed in 2025?
Also on today's calendar: Pretzel Making Class Pond Farm Brewing.
Find out what's happening in Mill Valleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Mill Valleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Friday: Winds becoming strong, with a high of 59 and low of 53 degrees.
- Saturday: Becoming windier with rain, temps: high: 59, low: 52.
- Sunday: Windy with rain at times, with a high of 57 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• What's come and gone in Marin's food scene in 2025 (marinij.com) — Mill Valley diners saw notable changes in 2025, from Peet’s closing its longtime downtown café to Mama’s Luncheonette opening a new local spot and Local Kitchens shuttering. The broader Marin food scene also shifted, with new restaurants, rebrandings, and closures across San Rafael, Novato, Tiburon, Corte Madera, and beyond, hinting at more changes coming in 2026. 
📸 Around Mill Valley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mill Valley
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★ Featured events ★
- Pretzel Making Class Pond Farm Brewing
Pond Farm Brewing Co., 1848 4th St, San Rafael
6:30 pm
Wednesday January 14
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Other local events
- Spark Innovation Mill Valley: Entrepreneur Mindfulness & Accountability
The Depot Plaza , 87 Throckmorton Ave , Mill Valley
10:45 am
Friday January 9
📣 Mill Valley Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Souper Monday Club
Campbell Hall , 70 Santa Rosa , Sausalito
11:30 am - No Chamber Morning Program Today. See You February 3rd for the First Chamber Morning Program of 2026!
San Rafael Chamber of Commerce , 817 Mission Ave , San Rafael - The Bay Area Figurative Movement Continues
Sausalito Center For The Arts , 750 Bridgeway , Sausalito
11:00 am - General Plan Advisory Committee
Town Council Chambers , 525 San Anselmo Avenue , San Anselmo
4:00 pm - Lawrence Hall of Science Event
Lawrence Hall of Science San Rafael, CA 94903
5:30 pm - Storytime at 10 AM
Larkspur Public Library - Larkspur CA 94939
10:00 am - Falkirk Cultural Center Winter Juried Show 2026: Opening Night
City of San Rafael , 1400 Fifth Ave , San Rafael
5:00 pm - Fully Booked, NAL — Camp Sylvester
Camp Sylvester , 28770 Dodge Ridge Rd , Pinecrest
10:00 am - Zone (B) Booked, BSA61 — Camp Sylvester
Camp Sylvester , 28770 Dodge Ridge Rd , Pinecrest
3:00 pm - Zone (A) Booked, CSUS — Camp Sylvester
Camp Sylvester , 28770 Dodge Ridge Rd , Pinecrest
3:00 pm - Month-Long Spirit Rock Retreat February 2026
Spirit Rock Meditation Center , 5000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd Box 169 , Woodacre
12:00 pm
Monday January 5
Tuesday January 6
Thursday January 8
Friday January 9
Monday January 12
Friday January 23
Friday January 30
Tuesday February 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello everyone – I’d love to hear your recommendations for some great movies or TV series.
I have Peacock, Paramount, and HBO Max. , Amazon prime . I also don’t mind renting something if it’s really great I have a wide range of interests… (Nextdoor Kite Hill) - Favorite gift of the season...
Thank you Bloomingdale's for bringing my Mom her gift... And mine!! (Nextdoor Tamalpais Valley)
- The Redwoods posted a job opening for Life Enrichment Assistant (Part Time) in Mill Valley. Apply here.
- Walgreens posted a job opening for Pharmacy Cashier in Mill Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mill Valley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Corte Madera
- January 2026 author events: Richard Beal, Brian Brady, Gail Butinsky, Alix Christie, Dick Evans, Grant Faulkner, Hannah Hindley, Natan Last, John Sayles, Stuart Schuffman (localnewsmatters.org)
Larkspur
- George Russell: 2025 cartoons year in review (marinij.com)
Marin City
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