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MENLO PARK
Fixing the Many Problems at Allied Arts – All Talk and No Action
It’s clear from the postings on the Almanac Forum, local articles, and the buzz in grocery stores and neighborhood associations that everyone in Menlo Park is concerned about ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by It’s NOT Inevitable, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood, on Jun 10, 2007 at 1:16 pm
There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 17, 2007 at 6:18 pm.

PORTOLA VALLEY
Dogs on leash on Coalmine Ridge
In response to Leashed dogs on Coalmine Ridge Tails , The Almanac 6/6/07, I would like to say that I am distressed at the dissension that has developed among the residents of ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by caeol jacobs, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood, on Jun 9, 2007 at 12:12 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 4, 2007 at 9:09 am.

OTHER TOPICS
Come see the Soap Box Derby Races today (first time in Silicon Valley)
Join us! Mountain View hots the first annual Soap Box Derby races TODAY and TOMORROW (6/9-10) at the 100 block of Dana Street in Mountain View. Kids, including many kids from ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Renata Stachura, a resident of another community, on Jun 9, 2007 at 6:57 am

SPORTS
Menlo Atherton Little League Championships (Pitching Machine Division)
Menlo Atherton Little League - Pitching Machine Division held their championship game on Sunday June 3 at Burgess Field. The championship game was the result of a two week ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Alan Bogomilsky, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood, on Jun 8, 2007 at 12:17 pm

THE LOCAL DISH
The perfect rootbeer float
Is Ladera the place to go for the best rootbeer floats? I'm a bit of rootbeer float snob, having spent a large portion of my formative years sucking down floats at the Red... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer, on Jun 6, 2007 at 4:33 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 26, 2009 at 12:27 am.

PORTOLA VALLEY
Chipper helps reduce fire season danger
Woodside Fire Protection District's annual chipper program is in full swing. Free of charge, the District offers the use of its wood chipper to residents who go through the tr... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer, on Jun 6, 2007 at 4:18 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 13, 2007 at 10:51 pm.

MENLO PARK
Allied Arts Guild is a Ghost Town
Last week my girlfriends and I visited the Allied Arts Guild. It was like walking through a ghost town. The only thing missing was tumbleweeds blowing through the deserted g... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Avid Gardner, a resident of another community, on Jun 6, 2007 at 2:24 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 8, 2007 at 5:02 pm.

SPORTS
Perkins Twins Help Kick off New Basketball Program in Oakland
Twins, Jesse and Christian Perkins of Menlo Park were invited as two of the premier local basketball players, to help launch the biggest basketball training partnership in Nor... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Tarny Perkins, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood, on Jun 5, 2007 at 9:36 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 22, 2009 at 7:55 pm.

MENLO PARK
What do you think of the new Derry project?
A compromise has been reached on the Derry condo-commercial project by the O'Brien Group, the project developer; and Menlo Park Tomorrow, the residents group who led a referen... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Rory Brown, Almanac staff writer, on Jun 5, 2007 at 4:17 pm
There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 10, 2007 at 6:48 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Colleagues, students say M-A teacher Jim MacKenzie will be missed in his retirement
Classroom B2 at Menlo-Atherton High School will have the same number on the door next fall, but longtime inhabitant Jim MacKenzie — an M-A graduate, an M-A parent and, for 25 ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 5, 2007 at 12:07 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 17, 2007 at 7:30 am.

MENLO PARK
New plan proposed for Derry project
It's taken a while, but the developer behind the Derry condo-commercial project and the Menlo Park residents group that led a successful referendum campaign against it have a... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 5, 2007 at 9:18 am
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 23, 2007 at 8:20 am.

MENLO PARK
Derry Referendum settlement agreement to be announced
At tonight's (Tuesday June 5th), City council meeting, a proposed settlement to the Derry project referendum will be announced. If this agreement is approved by the City thou... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Morris Brown, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood, on Jun 5, 2007 at 3:39 am

AROUND TOWN
Line dancing with soul
To see an audio slide show of Juanita Croft's Soul Line Dance class, click the link below. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=740 READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 4, 2007 at 12:27 pm
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 22, 2009 at 9:26 am.

AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Best Sellers 06/03/07
Hardcover Fiction 1. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini, Penguin, 9781594489501 2. Requiem for an Assassin, Barry Eisler, Penguin, 9780399154263 3. The Yiddish Polic... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Jun 4, 2007 at 11:47 am

SPORTS
Local boys named to PAL all-league golf team
The Peninsula Athletic League has announced their Bay Division All-League Boys 2007 Golf Team, which includes local residents Nick Sako (Soph, M-A), Riley Kriebel (Sr., Menlo)... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Team rep, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood, on Jun 2, 2007 at 8:11 am

OTHER TOPICS
Michael Richards Racist Rant
I am compelled to weigh in on this subject, as I feel race is one of the most compelling and fascinating subjects. Of course, I have seen Richard's out of control resp... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Anonymous, a resident of another community, on May 31, 2007 at 2:45 pm

WOODSIDE
Woodside promotes planning director, hires code officer
From Town Manager Susan George in the latest edition of the Woodsider, the town's newsletter: Planning Director Hope Sullivan has been promoted to Assistant Town Manager an... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer, on May 31, 2007 at 10:34 am
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 9, 2007 at 11:05 pm.

FICTION
Uncle
Uncle The boy has little chance of becoming a man. Tall, gangly and uncoordinated, lacking neither emotional nor physical confidence, basic human goals appear out of his... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by The Mentor, a resident of the Atherton: West of Alameda neighborhood, on May 31, 2007 at 8:21 am

WOODSIDE
Kepler's selects best picks for book clubs
Staff from Kepler´s, the oldest independent bookstore on the Peninsula will recommend their top book picks for book clubs in a fun, fast-paced program Wednesday, June 6th at ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer, on May 30, 2007 at 3:39 pm

ATHERTON
Kepler's selects best picks for book clubs
Staff from Kepler´s, the oldest independent bookstore on the Peninsula will recommend their top book picks for book clubs in a fun, fast-paced program Wednesday, June 6th at ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer, on May 30, 2007 at 3:38 pm

AROUND TOWN
Woodside driver identified in accident that killed Portola Valley cyclist
The driver of the green 1995 Volvo that struck and killed Portola Valley resident and philanthropist Rodney Smith while he was bicycling on Sand Hill Road on May 25 was Anthon... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 30, 2007 at 3:00 pm
There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2009 at 2:11 am.

AROUND TOWN
Soul Line Dancing by Juanita Croft
I was intriqued by the article about the soul line dancing in today's (5/29) paper and want to know where and when Juanita teaches. Can anyone help? READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by virginia kenyon, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood, on May 29, 2007 at 4:34 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 21, 2007 at 2:03 pm.

MENLO PARK
Who’s responsible for Allied Arts disaster?
My husband and I recently returned from a six-month trip to find that the Woodside-Atherton Auxiliary to the Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford had, once again, shot itse... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Mrs. S., a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood, on May 29, 2007 at 3:01 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 2, 2008 at 9:44 pm.

MENLO PARK
Menlo Park Toastmasters - Public Speaking Club - Summer Program
Come to Menlo Park Toastmasters - every Wednesday at 7:30 pm downtown Menlo Park. For the summer please note we have changed rooms to A26/27 at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church,... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Angela Hey, a resident of the Portola Valley: Brookside Park neighborhood, on May 29, 2007 at 2:58 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 3, 2007 at 11:01 pm.

PORTOLA VALLEY
Town Picnic - Corte Madera School - June 9th
The Town Picnic is on June 9th - its a lunch time event - come and meet PV residents. If you are new to the town come along, if you are an old timer look out for new residents... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Angela Hey, a resident of the Portola Valley: Brookside Park neighborhood, on May 29, 2007 at 2:25 pm

 

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