Check out the many Marin businesses that are finding creative ways to continue to offer their goods and services during this shelter-in-place:
ONLINE CLASSES AND TUTORIALS
Providing tutorials and academic workshops, Sage Educators has switched to remote sessions for their services. Get in touch with them to schedule one-on-one sessions for prep classes and remote tutorials.
Using Zoom videoconferencing, LifeWorks holds two-hour group academic sessions daily, and also offers individual sessions upon request. Weekends are also dedicated to SAT and ACT test preparations. Take a look at their online services here.
If you want to make the most out of your time at home, learning a new skill is a great way to do so. Award-winning musical artist Megan Schoenbohm offers live and interactive online music concerts via her YouTube channel, which you can join and watch at your leisure.
Keep your little one busy and have them learn ballet through Tutu School Larkspur’s online streaming ballet classes. You can register online here or check out their Facebook posts for a sneak peek.
Offering online voice classes via the Zoom app, you can select which studio you will be joining for the lessons. You can even record the lessons and watch later at your leisure. If you’re new to singing lessons and want to give it a try, Songbird even offers a free introductory class.
SERVICES
If you have bicycle servicing needs, Novato Bicycle Brustop provides pickup and delivery services for your bike maintenance and repair. You can request for a pickup here.
While immediate services are not available since the salon is closed, you have the option to purchase Gift Cards so you can continue to support them and avail of future services.
Ency Esthetics is a skincare and waxing boutique in the heart of Sausalito. While the shop is closed during the shelter-in-place, you still have the option to send them an email to have the items put aside for you to purchase once they reopen.
ONLINE STORES AND GROCERIES
SeeSaw Children’s Consigment Shop
Offering toys, clothes, books, and other things, SeeSaw Children’s Consignment Shop is a one-stop shop for your little ones’ needs. While their physical store is closed, the shop still offers online orders or purchases for delivery or pickup. You also have the option to purchase gift cards to use at a later date.
Open from 7AM to 7:30PM, family-owned and operated Mill Valley Market is open for delivery and curbside pickup for your grocery needs. Order wine and beer, meat, poultry and seafood, as well as deli meats and cheeses.
FOOD AND DRINK
If you want to have a little date night, or just miss having a toast, West Coast Wine and Cheese Mill Valley offers contactless free delivery for your wine and cheese cravings. All orders are paid via Venmo, CashApp, PayPal or over the phone via credit card before they call you to schedule delivery. Take a look at the products available here.
Offering curbside pickup at the parking lot of their restaurant, Buckeye Roadhouse allows you to enjoy their restaurant’s premiere dishes in the comfort of your home. Check out their take-out menu here for dishes you can order and pick up between 4PM to 8PM. Round out your family dinner with their complementary bottle of Nice wine with orders above $150.
Open from 2PM to 7PM from Wednesdays to Sundays only, Pond Farm Brewing offers touchless beer pickup at their taprooms via online orders and payments. You also have the option to donate to their fundraiser, which aims to help support their employees.
Offering frozen, ready to eat meals, you can buy chili and tamale pies online from Kevin and Gail’s Chili Palace in Tiburon and have them delivered outside your door.
This Mill Valley bakery specializes in baking using organic sprouted grains. During shelter-in-place, they offer no-contact pickup and delivery every Friday. You can take a look at their delicious offerings here.
There are also several local fitness service providers offering online classes and sessions. You can check out our Tips to Keep Fit for these establishments as well as a few of our tips and advice. In this time of crisis, helping each other and the local community stay afloat by supporting local is one of the things we can do to ensure that we can all survive. Marinbusinesses.com is an online resource where you can find a complete list of businesses and services still in operation during the COVID-19 outbreak.