Sister Marion Irvine, who was one of Marin's more notable distance runners when she competed in the first women's Olympic Marathon Trials in the 1980s, died Aug. 30 in San Rafael. She was 95. Sr.

Alexandria’s best-kept secret isn’t a historic landmark or a waterfront restaurant – it’s Prime Thrift, where your dollars stretch like carnival taffy and your car trunk can be filled with treasures ...