As I was driving up Tiburon Blvd for the fourth time in one day I thought … if I’m wondering what the signs are about, I’m sure others are too. Hence I asked Monica Grant in our office to write up a little blog on the topic. Best of all, she includes ways to...
In summer of 2009, when Carolyn Wendler of Tiburon was planning a Fourth of July party, she decided to add a patriotic twist to the table. “I took my mother’s recipe for green mint meringues and decided to make them red, white and blue.” Not only did they look great, they were the hit...
It’s all about music and cars this Father’s Day weekend in Marin. Saturday, June 19: This free event features classic cars and classic Jaguars. See the last remaining 1950s factory team XKD works race car! Enjoy the day at Shoreline Park in Tiburon and then join the festival and the cars as they move...
The Tiburon Art Festival is now accepting artists for the annual juried art event by the bay. The judging will take place June 18-19 (deadline is June 14) and the event takes places August 28-29 on Historic Ark Row in the heart of town. Now is the time for artisans to submit their best...
Full disclosure: I am, in some ways, the ultimate consumer. I undoubtedly inherited this trait from my father, who as the typical rags-to-riches immigrant success story has been buying two of everything ever since he could afford to. I was quite possibly one of the first Ebay shoppers, and in 2005 I combined my...
I’ve met countless hundreds of people in my many years of journalism and photography, but few possessed the uncomplicated goodness and sweet soulfulness of Barbara Meislin, the Tiburon writer and singer best known as the Purple Lady. Following the death of her young daughter, Meislin dedicated her life to bringing happiness to children. Her...
A four-alarm fire Wednesday morning destroyed the Tiburon home of Barbara Meislin, the author widely known as the Purple Lady for her choice of color in her clothing and her house. Firefighters from five Marin stations responded to the blaze at 116 Lyford Drive. The 44-year-old home, which had expansive views of the bay...
