Diane Smith
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Diane Smith has contributed to The Ark since 1980, writing and photographing everything from personalities to events.
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Latest from Diane
Vogue Cleaners marks 75 years on peninsula
Vogue Cleaners is marking its 75th anniversary this year — and the business has deep roots on the Tiburon Peninsula. In 1938, Kiyoshi and...
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Tiburon man spearheads bag-lunch program for homeless
As the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading across the U.S. last spring, Sausalito Presbyterian Church was forced to shut down its kitchen,...
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Six winners selected for Belvedere photo contest
While walking home one evening last month with husband Jens, Leela Voges was struck by the contrast of the black sky and the bright...
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Hadley General Contractors honored as Tiburon Peninsula Business of the Year
One of the first things Jeff Hadley did when he joined his family’s business in 2018 was contact the Tiburon Peninsula Chamber of...
By DIANE SMITH ·Via Piccola Trattoria serves up Italian fare at The Cove in Tiburon
Pedro Ulloa says he searched on and off for about five years for a restaurant he could own. When he discovered longtime Cove Shopping...
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Renowned Belvedere conservationist marks his 100th birthday
The landscape of Marin County would likely look a lot different if it weren’t for the efforts of Belvedere’s Marty Griffin. There might...
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Award-winning luxury lifestyle shop opens Main Street location
On Connecticut’s Gold Coast, the upscale bayside town of Greenwich features a small store that sells one-of-a-kind collections of...
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Construction firm opens in Tiburon, promptly lends hand to help local businesses
When Shawn Peterson moved his company, Beyond Basics Construction, to downtown Tiburon earlier this year, one of the first things he did...
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Thinking ahead, couple makes age-friendly updates to Tiburon home
Even before architect Miles Berger retired last year, he and his wife, Piper, began to talk about their future. They both loved their...
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Bel Aire students’ exhibit marks Black History Month, Earth Day
Art from Bel Aire Elementary School students is currently on display in a two-part exhibit at Tiburon Town Hall. The kids’ portraits of...
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‘Out of the Closet’ exhibit at Belvedere-Tiburon Library combines music, art
The Belvedere-Tiburon Library’s latest art exhibit features the works of the late Hans Otto Boehm, an abstract artist whose works...
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Two longtime photographers to show works at Tiburon Town Hall
Tiburon resident Fred Chin has been into photography since he was 15 years old, when he began using his dad’s Leica camera and built his...
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Strawberry resident among 10 locals at Winter Open Studios event
Ellen Rothman is one of 10 Tiburon Peninsula artists, and 150 artists overall, who will participate in the Industrial Center Building’s...
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Six photos win top prizes in annual Belvedere photo contest
Six locals earned top honors in the 18th annual Belvedere Photography Contest for their stand-out snapshots of life on the Tiburon...
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Tiburon Holiday Festival returns in new location, with a new-look ‘tree’
The annual Tiburon Holiday Festival returns to downtown Tiburon on Dec. 7, but this year most events are moving across Tiburon Boulevard...
By DIANE SMITH ·Musette brings art, wine to Ark Row in Tiburon
Musette Atelier is the newest business on Ark Row, opening in August at 72 Main St. The business gets its name from the Latin word...
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Tiburon’s artist laureate is exhibiting abstracts at library
Tiburon’s artist laureate will be the final exhibitor at the Belvedere-Tiburon Library before construction on the expansion begins....
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Budding artists get the spotlight in Tiburon Town Hall show
The newest art exhibit at Tiburon Town Hall highlights “closet artists” — Tiburon Peninsula artists who have never before exhibited their...
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Tiburon chamber names Erin Burns as its volunteer of the year
Lifelong Tiburon resident Erin Burns, who grew up and still lives at The Hilarita, is a co-founder of All In, which aims to support local...
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Tiburon artist draws her inspiration from water
The major theme of Joan Distin White’s paintings is water. “I adore water, and I feel the most at home when I’m near it,” White says. The...
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