Archive for January 2025

Come Celebrate Chinese New Year 2025 – The Year of the Snake Lion Dance Performances, 6:30pm! February 1 , 2, 15, and 16 Performed by the Marin Chinese Cultural Association at Yet Wah – 1238 4th Street https://www.facebook.com/MarinLionDance

Developing San Rafael’s Workforce The Marin County Office of Education is actively seeking civic oriented Downtown San San Rafael businesses to host spring and summer internships for San Rafael High and Terra Linda High school students in a broad scope of industries. The Marin County Office of Education School to Career (STC) Partnership provides Martin County students with direct…

The Downtown San Rafael Business Improvement District is excited to celebrate the success of this year’s Elf Hunt, which had over 200 participants exploring downtown in search of 36 holiday elves! Congratulations to the six lucky winners whose completed maps were selected—they each received a festive gift basket filled with toys and gift cards generously…

We are pleased to welcome the return of a dedicated San Rafael Police officer to patrol our Downtown area. Officer Sanchez currently patrols the corridor from the freeway to the West End, including all side streets between 2nd Street and 5th Avenue, on duty Tuesday through Friday. In the coming months, the San Rafael Police…

The BID is excited to share that the San Rafael Rotary Club has officially adopted Lauren Place— a memorial on 4th Street dedicated to Lauren Grandcolas who perished on United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001.  As part of their ongoing commitment to enhancing our community, the Rotary will be beautifying this space with…

Popular East Bay vegan burger joint comes to Marin By Leanne Battelle | ij.lbattelle@gmail.com | IJ correspondent UPDATED: January 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM PST Darren Preston, the visionary behind the popular East Bay vegan burger joint Malibu’s Burgers, began his plant-based journey more than a decade ago while living and working in Marin. Last weekend, things came full circle…

The Downtown San Rafael Arts District (DSRAD), the San Rafael Business Improvement District (BID), and the City of San Rafael are seeking qualified consultants to support program implementation for the Downtown San Rafael Arts District. The successful arts consultant team will develop a Call for Artists and implement a Public Art Installation Program in Downtown…