North Bay Business Article

How lost business is pushing this Marin County downtown to find a new path forward Michael Freed, chef and owner of Bogie’s Too in downtown San Rafael, no longer counts on sales from the workforce that used to drive his breakfast and lunch business during the week. He can’t afford to. In a post-pandemic world,…

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ABC 7 News Video For Shop Small Saturday

‘We’re still here’: San Rafael merchants go big for Small Business Saturday SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KGO) — Several cities in the North Bay were making a big pitch for Small Business Saturday, a day to shop local for the holidays and support local businesses. One community even made it snow. A winter wonderland was brought to…

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SF Chronicle Article For Shop Small

Bay Area lights up for the holidays: ‘You can’t Amazon Prime a festival’ A band of grade schoolers with glittering Santa Claus hats and electric guitars commanded the crowd Saturday that descended on Fourth Street in San Rafael. Businesses had flung open their doors to shoppers and children on a city-run scavenger hunt for the…

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Christmas Window Art Scavenger Hunt

The holidays are a magical time for Devlin Espeleta. It’s when the hand lettering and mural artist gets to display his hundreds of drum-themed ornaments on garlands around his San Rafael house and create imaginative window art — from joyful snowmen to vibrant candy canes — for Marin businesses and beyond for the holidays. This…

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BID Annual Assessment, Dec 7th

Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) Business Assessment Annual Renewal Resolution Confirming the 2022 Annual Report for the Downtown Business Improvement District and Levy of Assessments for Calendar Year 2023 (ED) Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution AGENDA SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL – MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2022 REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 P.M. READ STAFF REPORT In-Person: San…

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