Deirdre McCrohan
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Tiburon eyes Stewart Drive intersection for safety improvements
The Tiburon Boulevard crosswalk at Stewart Drive — Tiburon’s worst intersection for injury car accidents — is being targeted for more...
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Tiburon to start upgrading 129 streetlights to LEDs
After a trial period, Tiburon is moving ahead with its plan to retrofit 129 cobra-head-style streetlights in certain neighborhoods with...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Concept for Mina restaurant project: ‘Bohemian’ ‘beatnik poets bungalow’
Executive chef Michael Mina’s downtown Tiburon restaurant, slated to open in late summer, will have a “beatnik poets bayside bungalow...
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Marilyn Kessler, former publisher, editor of The Ark left impact on community
Marilyn Beck Olson Kessler, the award-winning former co-owner, co-publisher and co-editor of The Ark, died Nov. 9 at a hospice facility...
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Future rec center site? Tiburon eyeing part of property between Blackie’s, McKegney
A fledgling idea to build a recreation center or community pool between Blackie’s Pasture and McKegney Green appears to be gaining...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Ex-Tiburon mayor helped shepherd in new Town Hall building
Former Tiburon Mayor Therese “Terry” Michelle Hennessy, a longtime former town clerk who retired in 1995 to run for the Town Council,...
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First public hearing on Mina restaurant plans set for Nov. 14
Michelin-starred celebrity chef Michael Mina’s restaurant group is about to face its first big test in Tiburon, as plans for its...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Library kicks off final push for expansion fundraising
Kids bounced off the walls at a bounce house and library-goers of all ages got to try out the virtual-reality goggles Oct. 21 as the...
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Tiburon honors former town receptionist with Heritage Preservation Award
Former Tiburon artist laureate Jaleh Etemad said she couldn’t have finished the culminating project of her four-year term without the...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Consolidation a hot topic among Richardson Bay, San 5 candidates
Incumbents Catharine Benediktsson and Tod Moody and challenger Omar Arias will face off on Election Day, Nov. 6, in a battle for the two...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Pipe break floods road with 250,000 gallons of water, knocks out service
A sudden break in a downtown water main last week sent some 250,000 gallons of water and mud coursing down Belvedere’s Cove Road into...
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McKegney maintenance building controversy to be settled by Tiburon Town Council
The fate of a controversial proposal to build a 640-square-foot McKegney Field-maintenance building behind the Blackie’s Pasture...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Mina files remodel plans for former Guaymas space; concept, cuisine details still secret
A billiards room and “audiophile” room are among the few hints about what Michelin-starred celebrity chef Michael Mina has in store for...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Tiburon Peninsula abuzz with news of restaurant from star chef Michael Mina
Confirmation that Michelin-starred celebrity chef Michael Mina will take over the waterfront restaurant space recently vacated by Guaymas...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·State Parks to suspend bidding process for Tiburon-Angel Island ferry service
California State Parks is pausing its efforts to secure a long-term ferry operator between Tiburon and Angel Island after the state Lands...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Cecilia Abbott
Cecilia Vivian “Chita” Brun del Re Abbott, a prominent figure in Marin education circles in the 1980s and 1990s, died Sept. 14 after an...
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Two Tiburon students named merit scholarship semifinalists
At least two local teens are among the semifinalists for a National Merit Scholarship. Redwood High School seniors Greg Dachtler and Lex...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Legislators go to bat for Tiburon-Angel Island ferry operator
The California State Lands Commission has put the brakes on State Parks’ plans to put the Tiburon-Angel Island ferry service out to bid...
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Southern Marin fire chief questions safety of town evacuation-decal project
In the latest step of an initiative first proposed two years ago by the Tiburon Fire Protection District, the Tiburon Town Council in...
By DEIRDRE McCROHAN ·Run for Reed Schools fundraiser returns Oct. 12
The Foundation for Reed Schools will kick off its 2018-2019 fundraising season Oct. 12 with “Run for Reed Schools,” a 5K and 1-mile...
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