A fire and subsequent water damage were not enough to keep George’s nightclub in San Rafael closed for long. Last night the club reopened with a bang and announced acts for December including Nick Gravenites (Dec. 11) comedians Michael Winslow and Steven Pearl (Dec. 15) and Lydia Pense with her band Cold Blood (Dec....
The $27 million Cal Park Hill Tunnel connecting Larkspur and San Rafael will open today with a celebration at 3 p.m. The tunnel is expected to create a safe and easy connection between the two cities for bicyclists and pedestrians and, eventually, the planned SMART train. The idea of rehabbing the Cal Park Hill...
The 5,200 square-foot nightclub with the 1940′s supper club vibe is temporarily closed. A fire and subsequent flood damaged wood flooring and carpeting recently installed for the club’s October opening. The fire was caused by rags stored close to a water heater; the heat from the fire caused the heater to burst which extinguished...
One of the largest holiday parades in the Bay Area comes to downtown San Rafael the day after Thanksgiving. The 31st annual Parade of Lights and Winter Wonderland features arts and crafts, live entertainment, children’s activities, a holiday maketplace, costumed characters, a parade and 40 tons of snow. Yes, 40 tons of snow. The...
The fifth annual Great American Blues and BBQ Festival is not to be this year. The food and music festival, usually held in September in San Rafael, has been postponed with hopes that it can return next year. “We have invested $45,000 over the last four years bringing this gift to San Rafael. The...
Alain Pinel Realtors Central Marin Office started off the holiday season thinking they would help organize a coat drive benefiting Ritter Center, a community-based nonprofit organization that has assisted Marin’s low-income and homeless population for more than 28 years. But when the agency mentioned that the one thing they really needed this season was...
