AROUND TOWN Those were the days In the 1930s, El Camino Real in Menlo Park looked much different than it does today, as the city considers adopting a new downtown plan. ==I Photo courtesy of the Menlo Park H... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 14, 2012 at 6:59 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2012 at 1:30 pm.
AROUND TOWN County supervisors ban most roadside herbicide spraying County residents who have been trying since 2006 to convince San Mateo County supervisors to find non-chemical ways to kill weeds were celebrating on March 13 after the superv... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 11, 2012 at 12:53 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 11, 2012 at 12:53 pm.
AROUND TOWN Lacrosse playoffs: Menlo School wins opener In a Santa Clara Valley Athletic League lacrosse playoff opener Monday, host Menlo School defeated Los Altos, 10-4. The Knights (11-10) will visit top-seeded Sacred Heart Prep... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 9, 2012 at 7:59 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 1, 2012 at 9:35 pm.
AROUND TOWN Saltworks drops off drawing board Environmental activists rejoiced after developer DMB Associates announced last week that the controversial Saltworks project has dropped off the drawing board, at least for no... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 9, 2012 at 4:09 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 9, 2012 at 7:46 pm.
AROUND TOWN Saltworks drops off the drawing board Environmental activists rejoiced after developer DMB Associates announced last week that the controversial Saltworks project has dropped off the drawing board, at least for no... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 8, 2012 at 2:18 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 8, 2012 at 4:16 pm.
AROUND TOWN Kepler's Bestsellers - May 7, 2012 HARDCOVER FICTION
Sacre Bleu a Comedy of Art Christopher Moore
Defending Jacob William Landay
Sense of an Ending Julian Barnes
Are You My Mother a Comic Drama Alison Bech... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on May 8, 2012 at 12:56 pm
AROUND TOWN CalTrain MOU is a disaster On Thursday the CalTrain board approved a MOU with High Speed Rail Authority, which CalTrain is celebrating as being the salvation of CalTrain, since it will provide funding ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by morris brown, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood, on May 8, 2012 at 7:52 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 9, 2012 at 8:09 am.
AROUND TOWN Viva Woodside! The town of Woodside celebrated a 90-year tradition on Saturday, May 5: its annual May Day parade, carnival and barbecue.
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 7, 2012 at 3:19 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 7, 2012 at 3:19 pm.
AROUND TOWN Electrification of Caltrain approved by board Caltrain has received a unanimous thumbs-up by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board to electrify the Peninsula commuter-rail system.
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 4, 2012 at 12:23 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 11, 2012 at 6:57 am.
AROUND TOWN The North Peninsula Democratic Club endorse Keith for Board of Supes Kirsten Keith beat out a heavily contested field to capture the prize endorsement of the North Peninsula Democratic Club for the District 4 seat on the San Mateo County Board ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Menlo Park Resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood, on May 4, 2012 at 6:26 am There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 5, 2012 at 4:37 pm.
AROUND TOWN Tonight: Candidates forum on supes race The seven candidates for the District 4 seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors have been invited to answer questions at an election forum Thursday night, May 3, in... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 1, 2012 at 1:55 pm There have been 31 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 2, 2012 at 3:15 pm.
AROUND TOWN 'Symphony in Flowers' fundraiser The Mid-Peninsula League of the San Francisco Symphony celebrates the San Francisco Symphony's 100th birthday in grand style with an evening of cocktails, floral displays, fin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 28, 2012 at 8:58 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 28, 2012 at 8:58 pm.
AROUND TOWN Lane closures on U.S. 101 as bridge is replaced As part of its Ringwood Avenue bike-pedestrian bridge replacement, Caltrans is continuing to close portions of U.S. 101 during nighttime hours.
Read the full story here http:... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 27, 2012 at 4:32 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 27, 2012 at 4:54 pm.
AROUND TOWN Supes race: Bounced checks disqualify candidate Two bounced checks have done in the candidacy of David E. Woods, a city council member from East Palo Alto who was one of eight candidates running for a seat on the San Mateo ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 27, 2012 at 7:52 am There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 30, 2012 at 3:34 pm.
AROUND TOWN County seeks public comment on plastic-bag ban at checkout counters With the support of Menlo Park, Portola Valley, Woodside and most other city and town governments in San Mateo County, the county's Department of Environmental Health Services... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 25, 2012 at 9:59 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 25, 2012 at 10:03 pm.
AROUND TOWN S.M.C. Supervisors Give 11% Salary INCREASE Adrienne Tissier, Carole Groom, Don Horsley, Rose Jacobs Gibson all voted yesterday to give an $18,039 annual raise to Bob Adler our new county Controller. These are the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community, on Apr 25, 2012 at 10:11 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 27, 2012 at 1:27 pm.
AROUND TOWN Menlo Park: Is this it? The plan to re-imagine the downtown/El Camino Real areas of Menlo Park began five years ago, in 2007. "We need to do something," said one participant in the series of workshop... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 24, 2012 at 4:27 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2012 at 4:27 pm.
AROUND TOWN Portola Valley's new venue for 'street food' The evening of March 22 in Portola Valley saw an upward bump in the number of popular places to eat, and the town may never be quite the same.
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AROUND TOWN Dave Pine Speech, "Honor Democracy" Web Link
This is a video of Dave Pine's speech to the Board of Supervisors, December 16, 2008 it is a great speech on Democracy and the rights of voters an... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community, on Apr 24, 2012 at 12:56 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 30, 2012 at 7:25 am.
AROUND TOWN Toddler Dance Party Toddler Dance Party with Charity Kahn at Atherton Library- Tuesay, April 24 at 10:30 am. Rock ‘n roll with children’s musician Charity Kahn! A fun, interactive program of musi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood, on Apr 23, 2012 at 10:18 pm
AROUND TOWN Kepler's Bestsellers - 4/23/12 Hardcover Fiction
1 Limpopo Academy of Private Detection Smith Alexan Mccall
2 Sacre Bleu a Comedy of Art Christopher Moore
3 Beginners Goodbye Anne Tyler
4 Elegy for E... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Apr 23, 2012 at 4:13 pm
AROUND TOWN Local donors give $803,000 to Obama Individuals listing ZIP codes in the Almanac's area -- Atherton, Menlo Park, Portola Valley and Woodside -- have given approximately $1.26 million to the Democratic and Republ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 18, 2012 at 12:37 pm
AROUND TOWN County seeks public comment on plastic-bag ban With the support of most city and town governments in San Mateo County, the Department of Environmental Health Services is asking the public to comment on the scope of a propo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 18, 2012 at 8:22 am There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 1, 2012 at 1:04 pm.
AROUND TOWN Supervisor candidates raise $80,000 Over the first two and a half months of 2012, donors gave a total of $79,896 to the eight candidates running for the District 4 seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervis... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 17, 2012 at 1:30 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 23, 2012 at 5:41 pm.
AROUND TOWN Origami Program at Atherton Library Thursday, April 19 at 3:30 pm- Students from Menlo School will be teaching children to make origami carp for children's day. All ages welcome. 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Athe... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood, on Apr 17, 2012 at 11:51 am
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