Dear Reader,Unfortunately our comment platform isn\'t available at the moment due to issues with our paywall and authentication vendor The Village at Corte Madera store will close March 18 as a part of Macy’s strategy to shut 150 stores over the next three years The Macy’s in Corte Madera will close March 18 with the date finalized following Macy’s announcement it will close 66 stores nationwide by the end of the company’s fiscal year According to a WARN notice — a requirement from the California Employment Development Department for companies planning mass layoffs the Corte Madera store will lay off 53 employees Several other stores in Southern California and the store in downtown Sacramento are supposed to close the same date. Those stores, and the store at The Village at Corte Madera are among nine in the state that Macy’s announced would close Other stores in the North Bay, including both Santa Rosa Plaza and Coddingtown stores, will remain open this year. The Macy’s at Northgate in San Rafael in Marin County was not on the closing list the shopping center is scheduled for redevelopment with the addition of apartments and an effort to make it a mixed-used shopping area The retail giant plans to close 150 underperforming stores over the next three years as part of a strategy that includes expanding its other high end brands such as Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury beauty and cosmetics In August, Montgomery Village announced Bluemercury was among three stores that would be coming to Santa Rosa You can reach Staff Writer Melanie Nguyen at 707-521-5457 or melanie.nguyen@pressdemocrat.com 2025 at 12:39 pm PT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Protests are planned all over the U.S CA — Locals across Marin County are protesting what they are calling an authoritarian takeover by President Donald Trump on May 1 at several locations Protests taking part of the “May Day Strong: We Are The Many” are planned in Novato Here are the times and locations for each Marin County protest: The protest organizers have stated they are putting families over fortunes healthcare over hedge funds and housing over homelessness Join us,” the protest organizers stated on mobilize.us They are advising that children do not attend protests on overpasses Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Arhaus promises an inspiring destination for high quality furniture and home décor alongside the center’s mix of upscale retail and dining options This showroom marks the brand’s fourteenth location in California with locations nearby including Arhaus’ Walnut Creek showroom and Burlingame Studio the Corte Madera showroom will be Arhaus’ largest in the state The Arhaus Corte Madera showroom opens today at Town Center Corte Madera located at 313 Corte Madera Town Center $320.00 donatedin the past month If you'd like to help with maintaining or developing the website, contact us Publish your stories and upcoming events on Indybay The team behind Kentfield’s Guesthouse opens Spanish restaurant Mijo in Corte Madera If you buy something from an Eater link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics policy Chef Jared Rogers and restaurateur Dustin Sullivan will bring a new Spanish restaurant to the North Bay called Mijo on Monday Catalan-inspired Spanish restaurant in Marin [County] that had the caliber of food and drinks that we’re trying to do,” Rogers says Rogers previously cooked in Madrid and San Sebastián following his time at the California Culinary Academy he and Sullivan will take advantage of a wood oven “I wrote the menu with classic Spanish dishes and put some California-Spanish influence on there,” says Rogers who collaborated with executive chef Chris Loberg Rogers promises a spit-roasted and smoked chicken roasted over white oak for two hours that will be freshly available for orders throughout the night The chicken is a heritage breedthat’s brined Rogers bastes each bird in a saffron-herb-garlic butter that also helps smoke the poultry — “It’s a great They’ll carve the chicken tableside for guests Another favorite of Rogers off the menu is the head-on langoustines tossed with peppers and spices and fired up in the wood oven Mijo’s octopus dish also gets some time in the fire Larger dishes include a chicken- and seafood-stuffed paella There’s a seafood tower stuffed with prawns and a “ceviche del dia,” a ceviche that highlights the freshest seafood of the moment Vegetables include eggplant chips with chile honey or the ever-popular Spanish dish patatas bravas served with sherry aioli “I think this is going to be a menu where you come in one time and then you’ve got to come in three other times because you didn’t try everything,” Rogers says with daily deals on food and drinks from 4 p.m and there will also be a weekend brunch available Sullivan and Guesthouse bar manager Erin Hines worked on a drink menu with “gentle nods towards Spanish mixology,” Sullivan says such as a white Negroni that Sullivan is excited for then goes into drinks zhuzhed by Sullivan and Hines One standout mentioned by Sullivan is Mijo’s Spanish gin and tonic made with pink gin and dehydrated dragonfruit that gets pinker the longer it sits in the glass Pair that drink with the restaurant’s two patios that Sullivan hopes prove transportive — “I was going for a little alleyway street that could feel like it was in Barcelona or Santa Monica,” he says — and they’re both hoping for another hit on their hands “It’s about people coming together and laughing and enjoying,” Sullivan says “That’s the core of what we’re trying to do is fill a room with laughter and happiness We cook food that helps people make memories with the people that they love.” Mijo (55 Tamal Vista Boulevard CA — Macy's is moving forward with plans announced last February to close 66 stores the iconic department store chain said Thursday The majority of the stores are expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, the company said. Over three years in a plan described as Macy’s "Bold New Chapter," the company plans to close 150 underperforming stores while at the same time investing more heavily in 350 stores that will remain open, according to a news release Macy’s stores closing in California are: but as part of our Bold New Chapter strategy we are closing underproductive Macy’s stores to allow us to focus our resources and prioritize investments in our go-forward stores where customers are already responding positively to better product offerings and elevated service," Macy’s chairman and CEO Tony Spring said in the news release SponsorsPromote your business here 2025 at 7:17 pm PT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The new AFEELA 1 sits in the AFEELA Studio at The Village in Corte Madera CA — The new AFEELA studio opened March 29 at The Village at Corte Madera and premiered the electric vehicle AFEELA 1 which was created through a collaboration of the companies Sony and Honda Sony Honda Mobility of America (SHMA) introduced the AFEELA Studio where Northern California residents can experience the technology design and entertainment-focussed features of the AFEELA 1 in a hands-on experience "Bringing AFEELA Studio to Corte Madera is an exciting step in our journey to revolutionize mobility We’re inviting visitors to engage with our technology and get a glimpse into the future of electric vehicles," said Shugo Yamaguchi The studio will be open for three months and will promote SHMA’s plans for the next generation of transportation At the grand opening event on March 21, attendees explored the AFEELA 1 up close and had the opportunity to place reservations through the AFEELA website with a fully refundable $200 fee visitors can see demonstrations from experts and learn about AFEELA Intelligent Drive and the advanced driver assistance system The AFEELA 1 vehicle is available starting at $89,000 Production is set in Ohio and is expected to begin delivering vehicles to California in 2026 AFEELA Studio and Delivery Hubs are set to open in Torrance and Fremont in the latter half of 2025 The AFEELA Studio Corte Madera is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m AwardsCover GalleryUpdate contact infoDonate Submit a Biz Buzz announcementSubmit a Chalkboard announcementSubmit a sports scoreSubmit paid obituaryEntertainment SearchCorte Madera skate park honors former Tiburon teen Scotty LappFrancisco MartinezFeb 191 min readA renovated and expanded skatepark honoring late former Tiburon resident Scotty Lapp opened Feb added 1,600 square feet to the existing park to create space for both younger and more advanced skaters “I’m just so proud of us following through on Scotty’s idea giving his friends and everyone a safe place to skate,” mom Amy Lapp said by phone last week A former Tiburon resident who attended Reed and Bel Aire elementary schools and St The family had moved from Paradise Cay to Olympic Valley in August 2021 in part to foster Scotty and brother Ryan’s promising ski careers “I can’t believe three years ago seems like a really long time ago but it also seems like yesterday,” Amy Lapp said the family founded the nonprofit Scotty Lapp Foundation which works to expand youth access to skateboarding It also has a memorial park project in North Lake Tahoe and pop-up park in Tahoe City with about 10% left to be raised by the foundation More information on the foundation’s work and links to donate can be found at its website, scottylapp.org The Ark, twice named the nation's best small community weekly accountability journalism with a mission to increase civic engagement and participation by providing the knowledge that can help sculpt the community and change lives. Your support makes this possible © 2025 The Ark, AMMI Publishing Co. 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rebroadcast or redistribution without the express written consent of Bay City News Bay City News is a 24/7 news service covering the greater Bay Area Celebrate spring and the Easter season with a traditional egg hunt or other Easter and spring events throughout Marin County Some of these events require advance reservations so make sure to RSVP soon if you want to go Hop on board for an unforgettable springtime experience that’s sure to please young and old and family-friendly activities in a beautiful spring setting The farm will be open for the Easter Season Take part in an Easter-themed scavenger hunt and public skate and meet the Easter Beagle and Woodstock Teens from 5th-8th grade are invited for an egg hunt after dark with prizes including a TV or Beats headphones your flashlight and get ready to run the length of Memorial Park Bring a basket and your flashlight for an evening egg hunt Spring Egg Hunt Extravaganza returns to Willard Park This is a free event and open to the public Bring the kiddos for the 46th Annual Easter Egg Hunt with special guest the Easter Bunny the Kiwanis Club of Sebastopol hosts the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Ives Park in Sebastopol Celebrate Easter at Marin Country Mart in Larkspur Bring a basket and enjoy an egg hunt at the Town Park Arrive early to get your photo taken with Peter Rabbit Bring the kiddos for an egg hunt and photos with the Easter bunny Ride the rails at Roaring Camp and participate in Easter activities in town This free community event at Trinity Lutheran Church is fun for the entire family kids music to spring cookie kits—it’s a celebration of all things Spring Get in the spring spirit by participating in the annual San Anselmo Children's Egg Hunt Hop on over to Great Highway Park on April 19 to celebrate Easter on the Way Families and friends are invited to hop into Bon Air for an Easter celebration Hop into spring with a day of festive fun on the front lawn of the Claremont Resort & Club Join us for Easter Mass followed by an egg hunt for kids 0–12 Bring your own Easter basket to hunt for 1,000 hidden eggs and 3 golden eggs with prizes Grab the family and hop on over for Easter at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa Join Meritage and Vista Collina Resorts for an exquisite Easter brunch Enjoy photo ops with the Easter Bunny from 10 am to 1 pm and arts-&-crafts Enjoy an elaborate Easter brunch buffet complete with Easter egg hunting and a special appearance by the Easter Bunny SponsorPromote your business here! and breakfasts with Santa Claus in the Bay Area We'll keep adding to this list as we learn of more events We make every effort to assure that all listings and hours are as accurate as possible but occasionally Santa has to take a break to feed the reindeer or tidy up his beard so make sure to stay on his "nice" list and call or check the venue's website before visiting with hundreds of larger-than-life animal lanterns throughout the zoo Santa will be on hand for visits through December 1–23 The magic of the holiday season comes alive with a visit to Santa’s winter wonderland in the Village's Macy's Court he can be found strolling through The Meritage Holiday Village Here’s your chance to visit the busiest man of the season inside the Macy's Union Square store Santa and Mrs Claus are coming to Petaluma by boat the Saturday after Thankgiving This holiday shop small and support local artists Join the Lark Creek Shops for a night in Winter Wonderland with hot cocoa He's making a special trip to the Sausalito Yacht Club to eat breakfast with you and your family Bring the family for breakfast and a special visit with Santa overlooking the city skyline of San Francisco and a visit with Santa at the Tilden Park Merry Go Round Take pictures with Santa at the Margaret Todd Center in Novato during the Holiday Crafts Faire Santa Claus will arrive by fire truck at Bon Air the first three Saturdays of December for photos and holiday cheer Inclusive Santa Sighting is a special event for children with disabilties and their families Join That Play Place for a festive family day filled with holiday cheer Winterfest 2024 is sure to be a magical event Come to downtown San Anselmo for an afternoon of fun and celebration Breakfast with Santa takes place on the second Saturday in December at the Ross Valley Fire Station Celebrate the holidays at Town Center Corte Madera with free photos with Santa and free gift wrapping Join Neiman Marcus San Francisco for Breakfast with Santa and get your picture taken in a photo booth Santa J Claus will read “T’was the Night Before Christmas” and share his own favorite Disney memories and holiday traditions we're fortunate to able to choose from many unique and often independent locally owned toy stores A place where the person behind the counter is usually the owner or a longtime manager who knows everything there is to know about toys There are usually samples out and about — great for play-testing — and there are items guaranteed to bring back a major sense of nostalgia despite the attraction of online shopping and gigantic big-box retail monsters We love visiting our local independent toy stores for birthday and holiday gifts or for a special treat and a visit to one is usually a lot of fun for everyone in the family Many of these stores offer gift wrapping and curbside pickup making getting that special gift even easier during this time it's more important than ever to shop locally and support our small businesses with locations in downtown Novato and Corte Madera Town Center takes its toys seriously and offers a huge selection for all ages You're sure to find something for everyone on your list here Five Little Monkeys has other Bay Area locations in the East Bay and Burlingame The Game Fortress is Novato's new tabletop game store They stock an awesome variety of board games and more and hold gaming and hold game events throughout the week A Child’s Delight is an independently owned mini-chain that's been around for nearly 20 years with one shop in the Village at Corte Madera and one on Fillmore Street in the city This shop is filled to the brim with old school and educational toys and a little bit of everything else Note that they have recently moved to a new location in the mall near Pottery Barn Kids and Talbots The NorCal outpost of a small LA-based chain Toy Crazy at Marin Country Mart offers unique toys and games Swing by when you're shopping for groceries at the Saturday farmer's market Toy Crazy has been in the toy biz for over three decades so they've had time to fine-tune their selection to represent only the best and most fun toys out there This game lover's paradise in downtown San Rafael stocks every board and role-playing game you can possibly think of You'll have plenty of choices for fantastic gifts for kids of all ages and game-loving grownups Gamescape offers frequent special events like game tournaments and preview days specializes in fidget toys to help relieve stress and anxiety There are also Japanese-style arcade games to play This small shop on Greenfield Avenue in San Anselmo is packed full of old-school hobby shop fun with everything from model kits and trains to RC planes and cars and model rockets They have all the paints and accessories you'll need to finish your projects This LEGO-building activity center in San Anselmo not only offers fun engineering classes Browse their wide selection of LEGO sets and accessories including Star Wars kits Susan's Store Room in downtown San Anselmo offers an amazing selection of Steiff teddy bears and stuffed animals in a whimsical setting They also stock a wide array of children's books as well as gift items and antiques Fairfax always has some sort of fun offering and Fairfax Variety doesn’t disappoint. It’s a shout-out to the classic five-and-dime shops that used to line Main Streets and, although the toy selection isn’t super big, there are some fun joke gifts, stamp sets, and even a variety of classic books. Many an afternoon could be spent here, following a trip to Peri Park and the ever popular Fairfax Scoop Sausalito Ferry (located right across the street) have been in business on Bridgeway since the 1970s and offer a wide array of games Looking for a local gymnastics class for your kiddos Here is our guide to gymnastics classes throughout Marin County for kids of all ages The Cave offers gymnastics to all ages, from parent-participation classes for 18 months–3 years to classes for teens 13 and older. Location: 412 Tamal Plaza, Corte Madera 94925. (415) 927-1630 or www.inthecave.com Juan, a former nationally ranked gymnast, brings a great deal of expertise to his classes, and his gentle teaching style is wonderful for children. Skills will be taught on the trampoline, balance beam and bars as well as floor workouts on the mats. Classes are offered for ages 3–8. Location: 35 Sunny Hills Drive, San Anselmo 94960. (415) 258-4640 or www.townofsananselmo.org Flying Dutchman Gymnastics, located at Northgate Mall, offers classes, open gyms, and camps for for kids ages 0–14 years. They focus on personal development as well as athletic improvement and emphasize small class sizes, safe and steady skill progressions, clean equipment, and quality learning. Location: 5800 Northgate Drive, San Rafael 94903 (next to the movie theater and food court). www.flyingdutchmangymnastics.com GymWorlds gymnastics classes are offered for kids from pre-K to 15 years, from beginning to advanced. GymWorld also offers parkour tumble classes, camps, and more. Location: 3040 Kerner Boulevard, San Rafael 94901. (415) 482-8580 or gymworldmarin.com Marin Elite Gymnastics Academy (MEGA) offers gymnastics training classes for ages one and up. Their San Rafael location has been seeing Marin families for 40 years and offers a fully equipped facility with all Olympic events including trampoline, tumble track, and two double mini trampolines. Location: 72 Woodland Ave, San Rafael 94901. (415) 257-6342 or www.megagymnastics.com Established in 1980, Pyramid is Marin County’s longest running gymnastics club and offers gymnastics classes for children 3 1/2 to 18 years old. Location: Shamrock Fitness Center, 647 Irwin Street, Suite D, San Rafael 94901. (415) 927-1240 or www.thepyramidgym.com The Novato Gymnastics Center offers  quality instruction in one of the best equipped training facilities in the entire Bay Area, with classes for kids ages 12 monthss and up. With an experienced coaching staff, apparatus and equipment, there is an emphasis on safety, technique, and foundation of skills. Location: 950 Seventh Street, Novato 94945. (415) 899-8279 or www.novatogymnastics.org Cal Star Gymnastics in Novato offers a variety of gymnastics and tumbling classes for kids ages 2 and up as well as Power Play open gym sessions where kids can practice their moves or just have some active fun. (415) 382-7827 or www.calstar.info To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that I grip my steering wheel in disbelief as I arrive at the trailhead and stare at the row of parked cars along the side of the road and back then there was only one parked car: ours The dirt strip along the side of the road holds nine cars and further along the road the cars continue like the long body of a roosting dragon before disappearing out of view around a hairpin turn Many of the cars have Cleveland National Forest day passes dangling from their rearview mirror ­— a parking requirement out here that I’m told is enforced with stinging fines ­— while a few cars have curious orange labels stuck to the driver’s side window Turns out it’s a tow warning from a ranger who’s been patrolling in the early morning and I wonder if the ranger gave up trying to warn them all or simply ran out of stickers its back end dangling half-off the embankment The earth is still full of water from the recent rains and I wonder whether my car insurance covers landslides before starting down the road towards the trailhead while lathering on some expired sunscreen and tightening my manly fanny pack the little hike from nearly a decade ago seems to have grown up in my absence and the idea fades like an exposed strip of film I wonder what would draw such a congregation to the mountain but not having any real presence on social media or knowledge of its fleeting I can’t say whether Corte Madera has become an Instagram or TikTok sensation without my knowing my backcountry hikes are monkish meditations marked by a steady aside from the few “hiya’s” and “howdy’s” to occasional passersby foolish people will be out on this lonely road with me I ponder all those on the path ahead—city folk with itchy souls setting New Year’s resolutions to unmoor their souls single mothers with young kids exposing them to fresh pine scents and decaying oak leaves sweaty Marines on short leave from the sandy shores of Camp Pendleton As I follow the undergrowth past a fork in the road with a freshly painted sign pointing toward Corte Madera I begin to hear voices ahead of me on the trail Two waves of four people speaking Mandarin and wearing matching bucket hats pass by I think to myself while waving and continuing along the trail I spot the low saddle between two mountains that I will climb and coming off the side are small specks of colorful shirts They are other hikers that I will eventually pass although the man who I catch peeing just off the trail is the exception I greet him while he is midstream and quietly laugh at the panic in his voice as he turns red with embarrassment It isn’t until after a bit of climbing that I hear the low din of several voices crashing upon one another from behind a large boulder flashing smiles below the brim of caps gripped by polarized sunglasses while others seem resigned to fate: heads down They scrub the trail with their boots and duck under branches that cut into them like long and I take inventory of a woman passing by She has an undercut; her hair is slicked back and dangling over a white backpack that has brushed against the dirt and been stained Her red gloves make her hands look like those of an organ harvester; the left one holds two trekking poles onto which she shifts her weight to vault up an indented boulder His bald head wrapped in a purple bandana with sunglasses to match and his maroon sweater shows thin bands of sweat a blue Patagonia shell wrapped around his waist I greet him and the dozens of others and then let them all go catching and releasing Saturday afternoon salutations that rub against me like rays of sunshine on a foggy day Seconds spin into minutes until I awaken as if from a deep stupor I’ve lingered for so long that I struggle to pull myself free from the lattice of time into which I was woven while the owners of all the parked cars passed me by I see a few friendly hikers at the bottom of the slope who reward my patience by letting me down the path before they climb up it an older man with a scar twisting down his cheek seizes my shoulder and says and I turn away from his glittering eyes to see what he sees Poking up just above the canopy is the top of a petroglyph but it disappears behind dancing leaves that bob joyously in the wind and after you’ve begun to climb for a spell Goodbye!” Soon the man is halfway up the trail with his companions while I stand blinking at the hidden carving perhaps drawn by ancient wanderers who lived here long ago or maybe by bored kids in the more recent past with lots of time to kill and no MTV or smartphones to keep them gawking and I push through tall manzanitas that tear at my skin until I come to the mountain’s crest and rise above it all I see three rowdy women bounding toward me; they stop and turn off the trail to race up a rough round boulder while hurling insults at one another in hoarse shouts bracing as if they will wolf whistle at me following the trail as it dips down for its final bow before climbing back up to the peak but instead sits upon a large granite dome that looks like the sawn-off stump of a tree limb when seen from down below I look back and see the three women bouncing along the boulders behind me and hear them swearing at one another like sailors Then I look southeast to Los Pinos Mountain A rich brown trail cuts through the side of the green velvet mountain and I espy the fire lookout tower that crowns its peak I pull out some nuts and dates and eat them then peel a ripe orange that drips sticky citrus juice down my fingers I let the juice drip as I watch nearby birds flit and chat with one another while high above a kettle of vultures soars into a thermal I strip off my shirt and pants and stand in my briefs as the wind cools my body and the sun warms it Then I switch into a warmer jacket and clean shorts while plugging my ears with headphones The howl of the wind falls away to melodic tunes that I leap along to racing down the mountain while abandoning memories that slip away