Most days there was food in the fridge. Most nights of Tim Mullery’s youth, when he returned from school, there was something on the dinner table. Some nights there was nothing, but that was life in Fairfield, a blue collar town marked by that red neon sign arching over Texas Street that had been hanging since 1925 and read “Fairfield, County Seat Solano County”―a town of Clorox bleach factories and Budweiser breweries, three miles from the hulking gray C-17 Globemasters and C-5 Galaxies parked row on row on the tarmac at Travis Air Force Base. It was where Mullery’s family called home.
- April 22‘Rising Stars’ shine at Youth in Arts Gallery
- April 21No one likes a damp diamond: How rain delays throw baseball a curveball
- April 21Bliss: Marin’s first soft-serve shop dedicated to Asian-inspired ice cream
- April 20Boys' varsity baseball cements themselves in first place with 5-0 victory over Tam
- April 18Photo Essay: Boys’ varsity tennis sweeps Archie Williams in MCAL semifinals
- April 18Photo Essay: Girls’ varsity lacrosse dominates Branson in a sentimental senior day matchup
- April 18Boys’ volleyball dominates Marin Catholic on Senior Night
- April 18Endless screentime: The cost of social media platforms ignoring teenagers’ wellbeing
- April 16Easy remedies for Senioritis
- April 15Fast Thrifting: How fast fashion continues to harm thrift stores
- April 13Student-led spirit group ‘The Woods’ encourages attendance at less-appreciated sporting events
- April 10Sweet delights at San Rafael Farmers’ Market: Waffle Mania, Brittany Crêpes and KettlePop
From Feb. 10 through April 12, Youth in Arts held the 33rd Annual Marin County High School Art Show, known as Rising Stars. The exhibition...
Some sports depend on the weather, but none as much as baseball due to the atmosphere around the game. As America’s pastime, baseball is...
Located in Novato’s San Marin Plaza, Bliss Ice Cream is one of Marin’s most unique dessert joints. Customers can enjoy koi fish-shaped...
The roots of Redwood: Tim Mullery’s journey
September 8, 2016
More to Discover
About the Contributor
Maxime Kawawa-Beaudan, Author
