Deirdre McCrohan
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Officials reject lighting plan central to Tiburon Peninsula Club tennis-program expansion
The Tiburon Peninsula Club has won the green light to build its new junior tennis center — but without the lighting that would allow...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon's New Morning Cafe closes ahead of building demolition
New Morning Cafe, which has been popular with locals and visitors alike since about 1970, closed on May 12 ahead of a planned $2.5...
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Tiburon suspends plan for McKegney maintenance shed near Blackie's Pasture
Tiburon is holding off on plans for a controversial storage shed near Blackie’s Pasture after renewed protests by residents, kicking the...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Over Tiburon hotel’s late protest, decision for live music at Sam’s Anchor Cafe stands
The Tiburon Town Council reaffirmed its decision to allow daily live amplified music on the outdoor deck at Sam’s Anchor Cafe despite a...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon commission will once again review tennis-club expansion
The Tiburon Planning Commission is again set to consider the Tiburon Peninsula Club’s proposed new junior tennis center at a public...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·99-year-old Sam's Anchor Cafe in Tiburon undergoes major nautical renovation
Bootlegger Sam Vella used to tell people to “tie up to the pier,” urging them to visit his Tiburon waterfront restaurant by sea, where...
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Tiburon council denies appeal, OKs daily music on Sam's deck
Sam’s Anchor Cafe will get to have live amplified music daily on its outdoor deck.In an April 17 appeal hearing that lasted about an hour...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Belvedere wraps up emergency work on Beach Road seawall
Construction to shore up a 120-foot stretch of crumbling Beach Road seawall has wrapped up about three weeks earlier than expected and...
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Bank of America announces it will close branch in downtown Tiburon
Bank of America Corp. has announced it will close its 45-year-old downtown Tiburon branch when its lease expires in February 2020....
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Yellow Bus Challenge has made Tiburon commute times faster, study shows
The Yellow Bus Challenge has improved commute-hour travel times on Tiburon Boulevard by up to 24.5 percent, according to a new traffic...
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Tiburon to explore ban on single-use plasticware
The Tiburon Town Council will explore whether the town should ban single-use plasticware such as straws, utensils and take-out containers...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon council set to consider appeal of live music at Sam’s Anchor Cafe
Belvedere residents who want the Tiburon Town Council to overturn a previous decision to allow live music Sam’s Anchor Cafe’s outdoor...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon native’s bust of local railyard founder unveiled at museum
Many of Howard Lazar’s childhood memories are intertwined with Tiburon’s railroad past. So when Lazar, now 71 and a sculptor, recently...
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Harvey Rogers
Longtime Belvedere resident Harvey Sanford Rogers, a two-time Citizen of the Year and master gardener known for creating the richly hued...
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Marathon meeting on Tiburon Peninsula Club expansion ends without decision
A four-hour public hearing on the Tiburon Peninsula Club’s proposal to make a junior tennis center out of its six lower courts and light...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon resident brings Sondheim show to Throckmorton Theatre
Cabaret singer Craig Jessup of Tiburon will perform the songs of Sondheim, accompanied by pianist Ken Muir, bassist Paul Eastburn and...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon deer killer pleads guilty to five counts, gets 30-day house arrest
The former Tiburon man who shot and killed a doe and fawn outside his home in 2017 has pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor charges,...
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Tiburon officials give Montessori preschool high marks at first permit review
Harmony Montessori School has aced its six-month check-in with the Tiburon Planning Commission. The commission at its Feb. 27 meeting...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon teen helps squad win national cheer and dance competition
Skylar Thompson, daughter of former Tiburon Mayor Andrew Thompson and Sunny Lyrek of Novato, is a member of Novato Cheer & Dance, the...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Caltrans to start Hwy. 101 onramp widening, metering project in April
Caltrans is targeting April to begin construction on a long-planned project to add new lanes and metering lights to the two northbound...
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