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A landscape architect looks to balance ecology and human impact
Landscape architect Kossen Miller, a senior associate at RHAA, is designing two Tiburon park projects: the former sanitation ponds near McKegney Green and Belveron Mini Park.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
A new resident’s life in town centers on tennis
Ghai, 32, grew up in Chandigarh, India, where his father played tennis for 30 years. He picked up the sport and has coached in the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
A Tiburon resident is happy to be back after five decades
Portner grew up partly in Venezuela, speaking Spanish, before her family moved to Tiburon when she was 13. She says Venezuelan culture remains a core part of her identity.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
A youth ambassador walks to support clean-water initiatives
Leila Al-Moosa and classmates carried water jugs four miles to highlight the burden on girls in developing countries.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Consider fruit trees in place of water-heavy lawns
June and July are the right months to prune fruit trees and scale them down. The ideal height lets you pick fruit from the ground, no ladder needed.
By DIANE LYNCH ·
A friendship forged through science, family and public health work
Two dads who met through their kids at Tam High spent their careers fighting disease — one tracking bacteria in Gambia, one developing drugs for children with rare genetic disorders.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
A Tiburon teen stays focused on the present with newspaper team
Julia has applied for Redwood's advanced journalism program, where students write, edit and design a monthly print paper, produce a podcast and run the school's social media.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Modern Hill Haven estate hits the market at nearly $20 million
The cantilevered steel frame eliminates visible corner supports along the rear wall, giving the home what its architect called a feeling of being suspended in the air over the bay.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
A retired couple enjoys slower-paced vacation visiting Marin
A couple from Quincy, Illinois, met as high schoolers in the early 1970s. Fifty years, two kids and three grandkids later, they were strolling through Shoreline Park last week.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Elephant seals, gray whales and wildflowers await at Point Reyes
Point Reyes offers wildflowers, as well as elephant seals on the beach and gray whales offshore. It's worth the drive.
By JOAN LINN BEKINS ·
A Bay Area archaeologist takes colleagues on Angel Island tour
About 30 archaeologists attending a national conference in San Francisco took a field tour of Angel Island, guided by a Santa Rosa-based colleague who knows the island's history.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Bhutan charts its own path in the Himalayas
Bhutan charges foreign visitors a $100-per-day sustainable development fee — currently half the standard rate — which funds free healthcare and education for all citizens.
By MARYBETH BOND SHEPPARD ·
A couple brings decades of finance and energy leadership to Tiburon retirement
Both Floyd and Glasgow remain active in civic and nonprofit work, including clean-energy, arts and public health organizations across the Bay Area and beyond.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
A mom savors the pace of life over a game of catch
Tiburon resident Nikki Perlman says the triangle of school, home and library shapes daily life with her kids, offering simple routines and time outdoors.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
A Tiburon yoga teacher urges others to find calm in chaos
“You teach best what you most need to learn.” A Tiburon yoga therapist turned her own chronic pain into a career — working with elite athletes and local students alike.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
A couple encourages each other to pursue their goals
Natalie Newbury and Kevin Garrett aren’t letting the wind and light rain stop them from getting their steps in on the Old Rail Trail on March 31.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
A Michelin-starred chef balances work with cycling
After decades of success cooking — and eating — Passot says exercise has helped balance out his calories.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
A software engineer finds balance with literature and dance
Kelly Xiao says people typically react with surprise when they find out she studied software engineering and literature at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
A Tiburon stop for their six-continent, 30-year marriage
On a 70-degree afternoon at Shoreline Park, Dan and Barbara Friedman look like any other couple out for a stroll. They’ve just returned from Antarctica. Next stop: the Arctic.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Gnats, other pests can be a buzzkill for indoor plants
If you have plants that you bring inside during the winter months, the warmer indoor temperatures will speed up their reproduction cycle, meaning more of these little annoying critters.
By DIANE LYNCH ·
