On a bluff overlooking Tomales Bay estuary lies a little-known cultural treasure: an extraordinary house that, since 1997, has given more than a thousand writers the time, silence and freedom to do their most thought-provoking, society-changing work. Designed by West Marin architect Jon Fernandez and built in 1989, the cedar-and-redwood writers’ retreat known as Mesa […]
This is our favorite time of year at Better, and it’s not just because the leaves are about to paint the Midwest in beautiful hues of yellow and red. What we really love is producing this issue each year and celebrating the winners of our annual Best Of competition. We were blown away by the […]
A web of narrow pathways winds up from Rodeo beach, through pink ice plant blooms and over rugged, sandy outcroppings, to hilltops with 360-degree views of the San Francisco skyline, velvety green cliffs, and a royal blue sky arching over the wild ocean below. The Marin Headlands offer visitors a front row seat to the […]
The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center is hosting a groundbreaking new exhibit, Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement, which explores the struggle for LGBTQ rights over the past 50-plus years. The show, which begins on Oct. 17 and runs through May 8, is very much in keeping with the mission of the […]
Here’s just a few of the great local business who won our Best Of 2021 awards. To see the full list of winners, visit our Best Of winners page. Best Yoga Studio – Suburbs Yogaview Yogaview offers over 60 in-studio and virtual classes weekly. Find one that fits you. 10% off in the boutique with this […]
When you think bout it, every business is a people business. And it’s not just clients and customers; there are important personalities driving the success of every endeavor. The people who make these nonprofit initiatives and businesses live and grow are also the ones you’ll see behind the counter, at a desk or on your […]
A new climbing gym opens in San Rafael for locals to practice rock scrambles and inverted maneuvers, plus Sweetwater Music Hall reopens its restaurant; Christian Caiazzo is back on the dining scene; a Point Reyes chef returns home; Cowgirl Creamery gets a new look, and more new businesses in the Bay Area. Play Gravity Vault […]
Marin residents are no stranger to nature’s reminders of who’s truly in charge. Droughts, floods, landslides and earthquakes are all part of homesteading here. As far as fire is concerned, Marin has been fortunate enough to remain fairly unscathed in recent years by the flames that have ravaged so much of our Golden State. There’s […]
In what feels like the world aligning with itself, San Anselmo’s Equator Coffees is reopening the historic Art Deco Round House Cafe in early fall. Perched at the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge, the café first opened in 1938, a year after the bridge itself opened. Often called the Bridge Café, its former […]
The impact of rock and roll is far-reaching, and often instrumental in raising social consciousness and awareness. It also acts as a rallying cry to bring people together for a cause, evoking powerful feelings and emotions. Accordingly, some rock musicians do so much more than just entertain. On that note, it is our distinct pleasure […]
