Novato News

Jeff Burkhart mixes a drink in a shaker on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 in Novato, Calif.

The following is a news release from the County of Marin: With bicyclist safety in mind, road shoulders at least five feet wide will be added to a 3,300-foot stretch of westbound Sir Francis Drake Boulevard near Fairfax this summer as part of a federal program to encourage nonmotorized transportation.

The band Brass magic plays while refreshments are served at the groundbreaking of OMA Village, a new site offering 14 small rental homes for families transitioning out of homelessness, in Novato on Friday.

The water spray feature in Novato's Arroyo Avichi Park will only operate on Saturdays and Sundays this year to conserve water, officials said.

Guest theologian: Rev. Matthew Fox speaks about "Meister Eckhart: A Mystic Warrior for Our Times" at during the celebratory service at 10 a.m. at the Community Congregational Church at 145 Rock Hill Drive in Tiburon.

Can a Marin County girl make it in the competitive world of Nashville country music? Young Brittany Bexton makes a strong case for Music City success with the rockin' country single "Free Fall."

Muffin Mania owner Ilona Sullivan clears tables in front of the popular San Rafael cafe, a familiar scene for many years until a month ago, when Sullivan sold the cafe.

The following is a news release from the county of Marin: With construction bids from two private companies exceeding the project budget, Marin County Parks will move forward on its own and start construction on the Stafford Lake Bike Park with its county parks staff members.

A Novato man was arraigned Tuesday for an alleged DUI hit-and-run crash in which police say he threatened to kill an officer.

Racers negotiate the rugged terrain at Stafford Lake in the NorCal High School Cycling League mountain bike championships on May 06, 2012.

The $32.6 million spending plan, which for the first time in years proposed no cuts and no new city positions, was approved on a 3-2 vote.

Update: 1:40 p.m.: California Highway Patrol officials report that Highway 101 is now clear, and that a Sig Alert has been cancelled, following Monday morning's wreck in San Rafael.

Magid Accountancy Corp. of Novato and Scott Stroud , CPA, of Petaluma have merged.

Tyler Schmidt stood out for school administrators when he arrived at St. Vincent de Paul High School in Petaluma, and it wasn't just because of his fiery red hair.

If you're tired of waiting in long lines at food trucks, a new state regulation might have just made the wait shorter.

Francisco Funes, 55, admitted to two counts of selling cocaine base, said Deputy District Attorney Sean Kensinger.

County employees are in line to build the first phase of the Stafford Lake Bike Park because contractors say construction costs are triple the estimates of the county parks administration.

Novato police arrested a San Rafael man Sunday on allegations he molested a teenage girl over a period of about three years.

A firefighter pulls a hose up a long driveway to a garage fire on Chase Street in Novato.

After completing the 18-week Marin Master Gardener training program in 2011, I jumped right in to the various activities of our organization, from working at the Novato Help Desk, to digging in the dirt at various projects, and shoveling compost in and out for our county fair demonstration garden.