Posted in Living in Marin, Marin, Parenting on Jul 18th, 2008
Well this is good news… According to the Marin IJ, Marin County has the lowest high school drop out rate in the State of California. The state average is 24.2 percent compared to Marin’s 6.9 percent. I firmly believe the strong school systems in Marin are a key factor for the relative stability in [...]
Posted in Marin, Things to do in Marin on Jul 15th, 2008
A reader emailed me yesterday asking for a suggestion of something fun to do with kids visiting from outside of Marin County. The kids ranged from 9 to 13.
I suggested catching the Larkspur Ferry and taking it to the SF Ferry building. It is a fun place to explore. Follow your explorations with dinner [...]
Posted in Living in Marin, Marin on Mar 2nd, 2008
I work up to this gorgeous Marin sunrise this morning. Happy March and happy Sunday!
Posted in Greenbrae, Kentfield, Larkspur, Living in Marin, Marin, Marin Neighborhoods on Feb 28th, 2008
Many people are surprised to find out I live in Larkspur when they thought I lived in Greenbrae but I have a Kentfield zip code. Did I confuse you?
Our little cities in Marin County are so close together, I think it is confusing to everyone. So how does this whole city/town/county thing [...]
Posted in Marin on Feb 24th, 2008
Marin schools are back in session Monday morning after a week off for ski week. We returned to Marin yesterday from our Tahoe ski trip, leaving in the morning to avoid the nasty storm scheduled to hit and dump snow on Tahoe.
I left this….
For this??
Posted in Larkspur, Living in Marin, Marin on Jan 14th, 2008
This just in… the Marin IJ reported late this afternoon that Trader Joes is planning to add a third Marin location. According to the IJ, Trader Joes is set to take over a 10,000 square foot spot at Cost Plus Plaza, just off the 101 freeway at Lucky Drive in Larkspur (in the old [...]
Posted in Belvedere, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Larkspur, Marin, Marin Market Trends, Marin Real Estate, Mill Valley, Novato, Ross, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Sausalito, Tiburon on Dec 30th, 2007
Many Marin County home sellers took their homes off the market over the holidays. This helped overall stats. Despite the holidays, we still saw quite a few homes go into contract. Many areas of Marin are considered seller’s markets including Corte Madera, San Anselmo, Sausalito and Mill Valley. The situation in [...]
Posted in Belvedere, Living in Marin, Marin, Marin Neighborhoods, Marin Real Estate on Dec 28th, 2007
Want to explore a new neighborhood? Get a street level view with Google Maps. If you haven’t checked it out, you should. Google has literally hired photographers to take pictures of every street and neighborhood across the country. San Francisco is basically done. Marin County is underway. In [...]
Posted in Marin, Marin Real Estate on Dec 7th, 2007
Marin property owners have until Monday, December 10, 2007 to make their first installment toward the 2007 – 2008 property taxes. Payments must be received or postmarked by December 10, 2007 in order to be considered timely paid. If the payment is late, it is subject to a 10% penalty plus interest.
Marin property [...]
Did you know Marin County, California has the one of the highest breast cancer rates in the country? Despite a fear for the future, I never felt an immediate worry until last year. Not close to 40, no need for a mammogram, right? Well, wrong. Really, really WRONG.
Last November, I [...]
