A weekly look at what's happening and who's making it happen in Marin County
  Wednesday, 07 January, 2009        
 
 
Tour de Noel returns
 
 
The 2008 Tour de Noel, sponsored by St. John’s Episcopal Church in Ross, will have a new look and feel this year. The 22nd annual event, themed “Home for the Holidays,&...
 
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Shortage of gifts for seniors
 
 
LITA (Love Is the Answer), a nonprofit organization that reaches out to Marin’s elderly, is 1,930 gifts short of last year’s total of 2,000 — and that’s aft...
 
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Boutique of the Week: Sur
 
 

Boutique of the Week:


What and Where: Sur, featuring home and personal accessories at 15 Bolinas Road, Fairfax; phone: 485-4360; or read more at the website, sur.us....

 
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Perugina is a mix of two continents
 
 

I love mixed metaphors when it comes to menus. Intimate little Perugina, open just two years in Novato’s Nave Shopping Center Annex, delighted me because it offers one of ...

 
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Desperately Marin Housewife
Reunited under the full moon
Wind whips down the mountain and fog rolls in from the sea as Desperately Marin Housewife takes her truant husband’s arm along the misty path to the Pelican Inn. Its 16th-century Tudor splendor shines among the pines and alders under an enormous full moon. Jim clears his throat and speaks in a scholarly tone.
 
Kids' Pics
'Despereaux' delivers
“The Tale of Despereaux” is an animated adventure film from Universal Pictures directed by Sam Fell and Rob Stevenhagen.
 
Around The Bay
Kid Pick: 'Spirit' has little soul
First off, do not go into “The Spirit” expecting “Sin City,” another film Frank Miller helped direct. It does not come close to its predecessor’s level.
 
       
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