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A couple celebrates 25 years together with a Tiburon getaway
Campbell residents Sergio Herrera and Shannon Ives, married 25 years, came to Tiburon Oct. 27 to mark Ives’ 50th birthday with dinner at Malibu Farm.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
An Australian transplant builds a life in Tiburon
Tiburon resident Jill Kantola, who grew up in Perth, Australia, says the schools, scenery and friendliness of the community persuaded her family to stay.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
A Strawberry resident looks to empower people in using AI
Strawberry resident Juan Jurado, an AI entrepreneur and Stanford graduate, says the technology should empower people and keep humans in control.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
A former jewelry designer recalls key chain that took off
Mill Valley's Shayala Diamond stopped at Tiburon's Shoreline Park on a 90-degree day. She spent 20 years designing jewelry, including a key chain that took off.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
A pair of Sebastopol nurses explores Tiburon after years on the road
Will and Lisa Labrie, both nurses from Sebastopol, spent Sept. 2 in Tiburon on their first visit. "I see why people want to live here," Lisa Labrie said.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
A friendship that started in Tiburon and spans continents
Brian Suchodolski and Pep Gubau grew up together in Tiburon, played soccer at Redwood High and stayed close across 5,950 miles when Gubau moved back to Barcelona.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
A former medical sales rep enjoys retirement with husband and dog
Now retired from a long career in medical-device sales, Tiburon’s Bonnie Bates has a new boss these days: her dog, Harper.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
A passion for Italy inspires chocolatier’s small-batch bonbons
John Cruger makes small-batch Italian-inspired bonbons in Tiburon and sells them at one place: the Paradise Coffee cart at Point Tiburon Plaza.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
A tech career gives way to quieter days
Crystal Thomas has a chair outside the Belvedere-Tiburon Library, an umbrella for shade and nowhere she needs to be. She is a year into a break from a career in tech.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
A Belvedere resident reflects on pros, cons of growing up in Marin
He calls the county a weird dichotomy, a place with a countercultural history and, he says, a lot of Connecticut NIMBYs.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
A Pokémon Go player aims to catch ’em all in Tiburon
Tiburon landmarks like Town Hall and the Old Rail Trail double as in-game PokéStops, giving Cao a reason to explore the town on his lunch breaks.
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
A waterfront walk at Blackie’s Pasture keeps three teens active
Trinity Winchester, Kate Rubel and Cole Norgaard are all smiles walking the shoreline path at Blackie's Pasture, a favorite spot to stay active.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
A Tiburon landscaper cultivates beauty with native plants
Barbara Yonkow has spent 30 years designing and building gardens for clients across Marin, work she says lets her "accentuate aspects of the land."
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
A Belvedere couple makes new friends with daily walks at Shoreline Park
The couple, married since 2009, met years earlier when Iwasaki was Steele's hairdresser in San Francisco. They now share a love of Shoreline Park.
By TYLER CALLISTER ·
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 ·
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 ·
