Novato News

Construction workers replaced patrons at the Civic Center branch of the county library this week as the facility closed for a remodel aimed at making it a more customer-friendly place.

Marin rents are continuing their upward trajectory, rising at nearly double-digit rates along with rents throughout the Bay Area, according to a report from a local real estate tracking company.

Century Regency, 280 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael; 479-5050 and CineArts Sequoia, 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 388-4862; www.cinemark.com .

Lorin Rowan, a member of one of the first families of Marin music, brings his string trio to the IJ Lobby Lounge for a two-week run.

"I want my children to get into the habit of using their feet to get places," said Fanny Jasper, a Novato mother of Luis , Isabel and Carl .

The Marin Museum of Contemporary Art is holding an opening reception for its Altered Book/Book Arts Show from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the museum at the Novato Arts Center at Hamilton Field, The exhibit features the works of 150 Bay Area artists who re-constructed and re-worked books to create artwork.

I RECENTLY LOOKED at conflicting public opinion polls conducted by candidates for county supervisor in the Novato-centered 5th District.

Gary Notti has his pancreatic cancer in check after being told in 2010 he had just months to live.

Heidi Krahling, owner of San Anselmo's Insalata and Marinitas, returns as the culinary host to this year's Great Chefs and Wineries, a fundraiser for Lifehouse, serving people with developmental disabilities.

A DMV document for a $550 used car, a court summons with an apparently incorrect address, and a minor traffic stop in San Rafael were enough to land a Ross man in jail Tuesday on a felony arrest warrant.

Lynwood Elementary School students play ukuleles as they sing at school in Novato, Calif.

A 34-year-old armed man has been arrested for allegedly trapping a woman in a home and attacking her in Novato, a police sergeant said.

As part of the ongoing construction project for passenger rail service, Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit contractor Stacy & Witbeck/Herzog will begin upgrading at-grade railroad crossings in Novato.

On my Mind A week ago today, our community lost an incredible citizen and former mayor, Mike DiGiorgio.

Sonoma Media Investments, the owner of The Press Democrat and four other North Bay publications, has launched a new weekly newspaper division to be led by Petaluma Argus-Courier Publisher John Burns.

DeeDee Severdia is all smiles after finishing her taxes at the Novato Human Needs Center on Monday, Apr. 14, 2014, in Novato, Calif.

'I am comfortable, finally, in my own imperfect skin,' writes Dieter Zander of San Rafael in his slim book, 'A Stroke of Grace.'

Photos with the Easter Bunny at Macy's in the Northgate Mall in Terra Linda, today through April 15, MondaySaturday from noon8pm and Sunday 11am6pm; April 1619, WednesdaySaturday, 10am9pm.

The following is a news release from the County of Marin: Longtime journalist Paul Liberatore, who has documented the Marin County entertainment scene for the past quarter century, has been honored by the Marin County Cultural Service Commission with its coveted Cultural Treasure Award.

Tom Hubert became wealth management program director for Redwood Credit Union in March, overseeing a division managing approximately $385 million in assets across 6,000 households.