An ever-changing directory of some locals (past and present) and their services.
Click on Web and e-mail addresses for links to sites!

CLICK HERE FOR EVENTS.

Accupuncture:

Nina Vincent, L. AC. 415.838.0459

Art:

Robert Allen Fine Art, (a great gallery). Go here to see the gallery .
View some of Larry Yamamoto's beautiful watercolors of Marin and more at www.LarryYamamoto.net.
For Dallas Saunders' collections of 15th & 16th century antique prints and 19th century European paintings, call 707-857-1604.
See Mary Daniel Hobson collages.
View a sample of Mayumi's work.
Karla Andersdatter: paintings, photos, cards for sale atthebutterflytree.com
For marin (and beyond) art visit J. Thomas Soltesz.
For more Muir Beach artists, visit the annual Quilters' Holiday Craft Fair!
Visit Wayne Heldt's photography website.
To find out more about Lea Wood's ceramic serving pieces made in Muir Beach from scratch, email her at pleawood@yahoo.com
Visit www.teannalach.com to see Clare Teannalach's work

Contact local attorneys for legal advice:
Stephen Gillespie, Partner, Technology Transactions Group
Fenwick & West LLP
(415) 875-2421
sgillespie@fenwick.com

Levon Sagatelyan
Berberian & Sagatelyan, Inc.
700 El Camino Real
Millbrae, CA 94030
Phone: (650) 871-5666
levon@sagatelyanlaw.com

Authors:

Books by David Brandt:
Is that All There Is, Volume I published by Simon and Schuster
Is That All There Is, Volume II published by Impact Press
Don't Stop Now, You're Killing Me published by Simon and Schuster
Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers (co-authored with former Muir Beach resident, Robert Kriegel) published byTime Warner -- a national bestseller

The Enneagram Cats of Muir Beach, by Margaret Keyes.
Why Does Everyone Stare At Me? by Heather Kobrin. A book about a hairless dog for children and adults.
Wild Onions, The Life and Times of Annie Valor, and 15 other books of poetry and fiction for adults and children by Karla Andersdatter. For more information, visit atthebutterflytree.com.

Base End Stations:

Go here for photos and history and go have a look at the Base End Stations at The Overlook on Seacape Drive.

Subscribe to MB magazine, "The Beachcomber," ask Linda

Bistro:

Go have a scone and tea Wednesday mornings at the Community Center (19 Seacape).

Bookmobile:

For a list of stops, including Muir Beach's, click here.

Classes:

See Events.

Clothing:

Muir Beach Fire Dept. t-shirts & sweats.
To order those great big blue beach towels that benefit The Beachcomber (Muir Beach magazine), email here.
Email Clothing Designer, Educator Lynda Grose Silva for information on SimpleLife kids socially responsible sweaters developed by a co-op of artists in Armenia. Or call 415.383.7246.
Rachel Culp used to live here so go here to buy her unique clothes!

Community Center of Muir Beach:

To schedule your rental of the Muir Beach Community Center, contact them at BookTheMBCC@aol.com

Community Services of Muir Beach:

Community Services District (MBCSD): Click here for water department news/updates.

Construction:

Most are local secrets, buy you can try contacting Debra for some recommendations.

Consulting:

For brand consulting, workshops, group facilitation, synectics-based brainstorming and strategy development contact Dr. Michael Llewellyn-Williams (mlw@brandmechanics.com).

Dogwalker:

Events:

CLICK HERE FOR EVENTS.

Feed:

For animal feed, supplies and landscape materials, go visit:
T&M Feeds/Martin Bros. Supply
232 Shoreline Hwy.
Mill Valley, CA 94941.

Fire Department of Muir Beach:

Click here to go to the site of one of the best little volunteer fire departments in the world!
Danny O'Connor made the original fire department website (which is no longer) - but you can see a sample of his photography here.

Garden Club of Muir Beach:

For info. on the club, go visit Muir Beach Gardener's Militia.

Green Gulch Farm:

Click here for info on this organic farm and Zen Center.

Homes for sale in Muir Beach:

Go here to see current photos, or contact Debra Allen, to let her know what you're looking for at (415) 380-6137

Horses:

For information on Ocean Riders, call Maureen Pinto 415.388.7670. For info. on Franks Valley Horse Camp, call 415.388-3215 or click here.

Interviews:

Baywood Artists visit Frank's Valley on Muir Woods Road, 2/04 Bay Area Backroad's show
Click here to read the 1997 interview of Sward & Felix by Bay Area Backroads.
Muir Beach Quilter interview in the Point Reyes Light 12/03.

Landscape Architect:

Contact Brad Eigsti at Imprints Landscape Architecture for help with your garden.

Life Coaching & Personal Assistance:

For Coaching or Personal Assistance email Allison Pinto.

Links:

Go here for more great Marin County links.

Lodging:

For group camping or to stay in a Yurt at Slide Ranch, go here.
At The Butterfly Tree Call 415.383.8447 for reservations.
The Pelican Inn Call 415.383.6000 for reservations.
Mountain Home Inn
For reservations at Steep Ravine and Eastwood campgrounds go here.
For information about West Point Inn go here.
For guest facilities at Green Gulch (Lindisfarne Guest House and Hope Cottage) go here.
Stay at the Sandpiper Lodge when visiting Stinson Beach.
Camp with your horse in Santos Meadow at the FVHC. Call Reserve America 800-444-7275
Or ask Debra Allen, Realtor, for information 415.380.6137.

In Memorial:

(Please click on the names to learn more about a few of our wonderful locals, now passed on.)
Ann Browning,
Ellen Mettler, 1957 - 2007
George W. Wheelwright III, 1903 - 2001
Ronald Harry Halliwell, 1916 - 2000
Bill Farkas, 1949 - 1999
Alfreda Lindholt, 1913 - 1995
Hazel Melo, 1916 - 1995
Joe Rodrigues, 1898 - 1992
Will Schutz, 1925 - 2002
Larry Stump, 1920 - 2000

Market Research:

For every kind of qualitative and quantitative research, from surveys to tracking studies, from focus groups to IDI's, contact Dr Michael Llewellyn-Williams (mlw@brandmechanics.com).

Massage:

Nina Vincent, L. AC, TCM, CMT, MS. 415.838.0459. Specializing in menopause, stress management & nutrition.
Oshana Biondi, P.T. 415.332.6061 Specializing in Aroma-Therapeutic Massage for Spinal Health.

Midwifery:

For homestyle midwifery, call Yeshi Sherover Neuman: 415.380.9270.

Movie Locations:

Go here to read which movies were filmed nearby. In 1993 "Basic Instincts" chase scene was filmed on Hwy 1 above Muir Beach, 1999 "Wildflowers," and in 2005 "Memoirs of a Geisha" on Little Beach and the Overlook.

Muir Woods:

For information on this beautiful park next door, click here.

Music:

Willow Wray
Axel Call (be sure to listen to "Winkelman's Farm.")
For gig dates of Pam Barlow & The Bad Guys, see local papers.
Joy Perrin specializes in parties, special events, tributes, receptions, kids, seniors, and more.

Newsletters:

Beachcomber (Muir Beach news.) For subscription or submission info., contact the editor: linda.c.gibbs@gmail.com

Photos:

Visit George's site at bellobeach.com for great old photos and news.
To see arial shots of Muir Beach, go here.
Go here for a current webcam shot of Big Beach

Physical Therapy

Oshana Biondi, P.T. 415.332.6061. Specializing in Pilates, Feldenkrais, Aromatherapy. Most Medical insurance accepted including Medicare.

Real Estate:

Debra Allen, Realtor with Pacific Union Residential Brokerage of Marin, can help you with all your coastal (and beyond) real estate needs. Go to deballen.com. (Be sure to check out her great links, too!) Call Debra at (415) 380-6137.

Restaurants:

Go have fish & chips for lunch or Sunday brunch or great British dinners at the Pelican Inn.

Quilters of Muir Beach:

For quilting news, call Kathy @ 415.383.6762.

Schools

Muir Beach kids go to public schools in Mill Valley. Go here for more information. And for Tam High, call 415.388.3292.

Slide Ranch:

For more information on our wonderful environmentally correct neighbor, click here.

Solar Panels

Email Sun First Solar. Tell them hello from Debra!

Surf Report:

Check Sigward's webcam shot and related surf + weather conditions here

Tax Preparation:

E-mail Sharon Mullin.

Telephone Directory

Available for sale to locals at the Wednesday morning "Bistro" at the Community Center. For changes / updates to the Directory, click here.

Tide Charts

Contact Debra Allen to get a free current tide chart mailed to you.

Travel Consultant:

Marcia & Hathaway Watson, Fine Wine Voyages, specializing in 5 wine trips abroad each year and luxury travel around the world. 888 wine-tvl, or marcia.watson@frosch.com.

Utilities & Important Numbers:

Electricity - Pacific Gas & Electric: 800.743.5000
Garbage & Recycling - Waste Management: 800.243.0291
MB phone directory (for locals only), ask Maury.
Post Office - Sausalito: 800.275.8777
Propane:
Decarli's 707.762.4511
McPhail's 707.258.3525
Septic Pumping: Mountain Sewer Service 415.381.5942
Telephone - SBC: 800.310.2355
Water - Muir Beach General Manager:415.388.7804
Water-meter readings / emergencies: Harvey Pearlman, 415.342.3736

Vacations:

Have Marcia and Hathaway lead you on a wine tour through Europe. Contact mwatson@froshtravel.com
Click here to visit a beautiful Irish estate, which is now for sale" www.vrbo.com/20707 or perfectplaces.com/6190

Veggies:

Contact Green Gulch for their Vegetable Box program. Email them to learn about the current weekly Green Gulch Farm veggie/bread box delivery program for Muir Beachers greengulchvieggies@gmail.com or call (415) 354-0420

Volunteer Opportunities:

Please donate $ or volunteer your time to these organizations that are very dear to some Muir Beachers:
Drawbridge, an arts program for homeless children @ PO Box 2698, San Rafael, CA 94912
Pine Street Clinic (specializing in supporting people with cancer by recommending Chinese herbs and supplements post treatments)
Center for Attitudinal Healing (offering great emotional support groups for those with cancer and life-threatening diseases)
Ayni Projects (healing and educating, bringing the Americas together)
The Marine Mammal Center (rehabilitating marine mammals)
PRBO (science and outreach for bird conservation)
Save a Bunny (Rabbit rescue), (415) 388-2790

Weather:

Go here for Muir Beach in california.

Web Design:

Polaris Interactive
The Atomic Design Group

Weddings:

For outdoor locations in GGNRA, click here.
Also try Slide Ranch, Pelican Inn, and The Muir Beach Community Center

Wine:

Sample Ted Elliott's wine at the Pelican Inn and buy it from his cellars.
Say "Hi" to Dallas Saunders at Bill Frick's winery.

Yoga

Check with Susy Stewart for times and locations of her MB classes at susyoga@earthlink.net

Zen Center:

Click here for information on Green Gulch Farm / Zen Center