NICOLE HARTFIELD didn't quite know what she was getting herself into when she signed on as an assistant coach for the first season following the revival of the College of Marin softball team.

VALENCIA, Spain—The opening race of the 33rd America's Cup between two-time defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland and American challenger BMW Oracle Racing was postponed Monday because of unsteady wind.

Over the past few weeks we've noticed that our 4-year-old seems to have outgrown her car seat. She still fits it, but the straps are getting tighter and harder to adjust, and as a fairly tall kid she's looking a little silly

Driver safety classes sponsored by AARP for older drivers will be offered at several Marin County locations in March.

Kentfield resident John Leones has been elected board president of the Marin Music Chest, a music scholarship organization.

Greenwood School in Mill Valley will open its new Waldorf-inspired preschool program in September.The school will offer two-, three- and five-day programs and afternoon care from 12:30 to 5:30 p.

In honor of Novato's 50th anniversary of incorporation, longtime residents are invited to share memories and videos with www.

The Novato Horsemen's Association will have its fourth annual cioppino feed fundraiser from 6 to 10 p.

Vandals broke windows early Sunday morning at two Novato shopping centers, but there were no signs that anything was taken from stores, police said.

Task Force of the Americas returned from Haiti four days before the earthquake and will discuss U.S. intervention in the island nation at its fundraiser Feb.

Michael Scagliotti of the Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco will host a comic strip drawing workshop for teens Feb.

An email is circulating around Marin County right now that clearly misrepresents that Company’s position in Tiburon real estate sales, and listings. This company has skewered the statistic to such a degree it

In 2009 the Marin Luxury Homes market had 128 homes that Sold over two million dollars compared to 222 in 2008, and 288 in 2007. In the chart below are twenty of Marin's most expensive home sales for 2009. If you’d like

It looks like Sean Penn and Robin Wright (she dropped the Penn name) are really going to divorce this time, with the recent sale of the Penns' Marin County home.The deed was just recorded on Jan. 20 , and the sale price was n

ALMADEN766 Coffeewood Ct., 0,000, 12-30-09, 1,649 SF, 3 BR, Q. Xie to S. Glissman; 2001:0,0005871 Dry Oak Dr.

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Frank Howard Allen Realtors celebrates being the Number One Real Estate Company in Marin (hands down) for 2009, and their 100th Anniversary! 1910 - 2010!   As the leading Residential Brokerage in Marin Frank Howard Allen c

Upon hearing over winter break in December that coach Martha Reid was leaving her post as the Dominican University women's tennis coach after one season, Penguins players said a wave of uncertainty swept through the team.

Marin Independent JournalLAIE, Hawaii - Branson School grad Xander McNally, Austin Bryan and Xavier Muldrow helped keep the Dominican University men's basketball team close early but defending Pac West champs BYU-Hawaii pulle

Marin Independent JournalCINCINNATI - Branson School grad Rachael Bilney scored eight points of 4 of 10 shooting but Richmond couldn't keep pace with seventh-ranked Xavier in a 67-55 loss on Sunday.

The first quarter was nearly 6 1/2 minutes old Saturday and the Branson School boys basketball team had yet to hit a field goal.

The Branson School girls basketball team may not be the cream of the MCAL crop this season as it has been in years past, but the Bulls are determined to show that they will defend their title to the end.

Marin Independent JournalKenny Woodard scored nine of his 22 points in the fourth quarter after San Marin center Stuart Wesonga went down with an injury, leading the Terra Linda High boys basketball team to a 69-61 win on Sat

Marin Independent JournalLAIE, Hawaii - Alicia Flatten scored a game-high 18 points for the Dominican University women's basketball team, but it wasn't enough as BYU-Hawaii pulled away in the second half, picking up a 78-64 w