Deirdre McCrohan
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Tiburon's Old Rail Trail facelift starts this month, could require closures
A $722,000 project to rehabilitate both the paved and decomposed granite lanes of the Old Rail Trail is expected to begin this month,...
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A smooth start for ‘slow streets’ in downtown Tiburon
Tiburon’s Main Street was transformed into a car-free outdoor dining space over the weekend, the first in the town’s summer-long “slow...
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Tiburon OKs summer Main Street closures
Amid a strong showing of support from the community, Tiburon’s lower Main Street will be closed to cars on weekends this summer to...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon Peninsula shops test waters as county lets indoor retail resume
Retail shops on the Tiburon Peninsula can once again welcome customers inside under the latest changes to the county’s shelter-in-place...
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Tiburon Peninsula residents protest racial injustice
Holding handmade signs reading “Silence equals violence,” “Equal justice under the law” and “Racism is a pandemic too,” more than 50...
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Longtime Tiburon resident Mary Rogers was pioneer in helping women become financially literate
Longtime Tiburon resident Mary E. Schmidt Rogers, whose pioneering 1978 book “Women and Money” taught women how to take control of their...
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Tiburon makes it easier for businesses to expand outdoor dining and retail
The town of Tiburon will enable daily outdoor dining on Fountain Plaza and make it easier for merchants to do business outdoors amid the...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon projects $227,000 deficit on draft $13.04 million budget
After several years of operating with a surplus, the town of Tiburon is projecting a quarter-million-dollar budget deficit in fiscal...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon Peninsula businesses aim to adapt as coronavirus rules slowly relax
Diana Maureen swung open the top of the Dutch doors at her Boardwalk Shopping Center gift and toy store, Diana’s of Tiburon, on May 18,...
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Longtime surgeon Lawrence J. Duke served on Town Council during contentious time
Dr. Lawrence J. Duke, a former mayor and councilmember, died May 24 at his Tiburon home after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He...
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Tiburon's Jason W. Jennings was bestselling business author and coveted speaker
Tiburon resident Jason W. Jennings, a New York Times bestselling author who wrote seven business advice books, died May 19 at Marin...
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Tiburon Peninsula rolls out curbside retail; lots for local parks, trails to remain closed
Most Marin County retail stores can reopen for curbside pickup and most parking lots at outdoor recreation areas can reopen to vehicles...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·20 businesses get first round of grants from Tiburon Peninsula chamber fund
Twenty local businesses have received $2,025 grants from a relief fund spearheaded by the Tiburon Peninsula Chamber of Commerce to help...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Belvedere-Tiburon rec agency gets nearly $100k for salaries, maintenance and utility costs
With a $16,000 boost from the town, the Tiburon Peninsula Chamber of Commerce’s COVID-19 relief fund for small businesses has raised...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon council redirects $16,000 from planned visitor center to chamber's coronavirus business
With most of its revenue-generating classes and events suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, Belvedere-Tiburon Recreation has...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon peninsula chamber fund to help small businesses tops $11k
The Tiburon Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has raised more than $11,000 of its $50,000 goal to support local businesses hard hit by the...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Gail 'Gig' Kane Owen
Gail “Gig” Kane Owen of Belvedere, a leading figure in the San Francisco hospitality industry, died April 18 of acute cardiac arrest. She...
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Belvedere-Tiburon Library postpones making decision on solar panels for expanded building
Belvedere-Tiburon Library officials will hold off on installing solar panels as part of the library’s ongoing expansion, but they plan to...
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Rita Fink
Rita Fazioli Fink, a longtime Belvedere resident who was named the city’s 2008 Citizen of the Year for her instrumental role in the...
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Janet Nooteboom
Janet Clarelen Jensen Nooteboom, a longtime former Tiburon resident who was a personal assistant to actress Elizabeth Taylor in the late...
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