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MENLO PARK
Park Theater: latest salvo
Although you won't find it mentioned in the Almanac (or anywhere else, as far as I can tell) the Parks and Rec commission is holding a special meeting at 6 p.m. tonight to dis...
 
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on Oct 30, 2007 at 5:25 pm by Inquiring minds, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Man arrested for possessing fireworks
Darnell Sowers, 21, of Menlo Park was arrested June 4 on charges of possessing fireworks, defined as explosive devices under state law. Read the full story here Web Link...
 
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on Oct 30, 2007 at 11:33 am by Darnell Sowers, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
MENLO PARK
"OPEN SEASON" ON MENLO PARK SUBSTANDARD LOT DEVELOPMENT?
On Tuesday, October 30, the Menlo Park City Council will hear the appeal of a use permit for a 5400+ SF spec house on the 70-foot wide tree-covered substandard lot at 578 ...
 
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on Oct 30, 2007 at 12:40 am by K, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Best Sellers 10/28/07
Hardcover Fiction 1. World Without End, Ken Follett 2. The Abstinence Teacher, Tom Perrotta 3. The Almost Moon, Alice Sebold 4. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Ho...
 
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on Oct 29, 2007 at 4:15 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
ATHERTON
Free glow necklaces for trick-or-treaters
The Atherton Police Department is handing out glow necklaces this Halloween. To get on, ask an officer, or go to the police station at 91 Ashfield Road, near the train station...
 
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on Oct 29, 2007 at 12:43 pm by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer
MENLO PARK
Park Theatre backlash: Web site threatens recall against Fergusson, Cline and Robinson
A newly created Web site states that a recall effort is in the works against Menlo Park City Council members Kelly Fergusson, Richard Cline and Heyward Robinson -- the three c...
 
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on Oct 27, 2007 at 8:51 pm by Steve, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
E-thanks? No, thanks!
Never have I been so tempted to write to Miss Manners. I just received an Evite mass e-thank-you note for a birthday party my child didn't attend, expressing appreciation for ...
 
Writer\'s cramp
 
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on Oct 26, 2007 at 9:01 pm by Parent, a resident of another community
AROUND TOWN
Check Out the Corn Maze in Dixon, CA
I just read an article in the Chronicle about a corn maze in Dixon. Here is a link to the online version Web Link...
 
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on Oct 26, 2007 at 4:33 pm by Joanna, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
HISTORIC FOLGER ESTATE STABLE FUNDRAISING PROJECT HITS MILESTONE
The Friends of Huddart and Wunderlich Park announced that the capital campaign to restore the historic Folger Estate Stable in Wunderlich Park has achieved its goal of $3.3 mi...
 
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on Oct 26, 2007 at 10:44 am by Judith Schwartz, a resident of the Woodside: Mountain Home Road neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Caltrain parked 5:15pm
Anyone know why both NB and SB trains were stopped and parked behind Felton Gables yesterday (Wednesday) evening from approximately 5:10pm to 6pm?
 
Bob Heinen
 
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on Oct 25, 2007 at 5:15 pm by David Boyce, Almanac staff writer
MENLO PARK
Update: Duncan's Park Theatre plan back on the table
Critics of Andy Duncan's plans to restore the Park Theatre won't be happy with this: The Menlo Park resident's proposal for the city to use public funds to buy the El Camino R...
 
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on Oct 25, 2007 at 3:34 pm by keep it straight, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
A new plan for Park Theatre?
A controversial plan to buy the former Park Theatre on El Camino Real for $2.2 million in city funds and lease it to Menlo Park resident Andy Duncan for a private dance studio...
 
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on Oct 25, 2007 at 2:31 pm by not sure, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Derry Project of Interest to Sierra Club
Article from the Loma Prietan Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter Update from the Sustainable Land Use Committee: Menlo Park and San Carlos By Irvin Dawid, former chair ...
 
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on Oct 25, 2007 at 8:50 am by feeling green, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Hilligoss out of the Park Theatre picture; Duncan plan likely to move forward
Menlo Park real estate broker Tom Hilligoss has announced that he no longer is pursuing the possibility of buying and restoring the Park Theatre on El Camino Real -- a develop...
 
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on Oct 24, 2007 at 10:05 am by Stupified, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
ATHERTON
Guest opinion: Who owns Atherton's urns?
Has the Atherton City Council gained so much control that they feel that they have authority over our personal property? Read the full story here Web Link...
 
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on Oct 24, 2007 at 12:04 am by abc, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Oak Knoll Bond Measure, Not What We Voted For
What is proposed for the revamp of Oak Knoll School is not what we voted for. Of course those of us who believe in good schools and good education voted for a bond measure to ...
 
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on Oct 23, 2007 at 8:19 pm by Nancy Palmer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Downtown fire caused by electrical short
The awning at the former Dal Baffo restaurant at 848 Santa Cruz Ave. in downtown Menlo Park now has a 30-foot gap in the middle and charred edges after a short in a photo-elec...
 
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on Oct 23, 2007 at 6:33 pm by Mike Grossman, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Editorial: Tough choice on grade separations
It is difficult to imagine a more difficult decision for Menlo Park and Atherton than deciding what to do about grade separations along the Caltrain line that bisects the two ...
 
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on Oct 23, 2007 at 1:20 pm by Martin, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood
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...
 
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on Oct 23, 2007 at 8:20 am by wondering, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Best Sellers 10/21/07
Hardcover Fiction 1. World Without End, Ken Follett 2. The Almost Moon, Alice Sebold 3. Run, Ann Patchett 4. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini 5. Playin...
 
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on Oct 22, 2007 at 12:01 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Town Hall Meeting
Would anyone be interested in an 'ol fashion TOWN HALL meeting to address any issues the public would like to ask the City Council, City Staff and the Police Chief about? T...
 
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on Oct 20, 2007 at 6:48 pm by Inquiring minds, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood
WOODSIDE
Woodside Green meets on home energy use
From Bob Page: Woodside Green members are pleased to announce the second in its series of educational events, entitled Confronting Global Warming in Our  Community. This e...
 
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on Oct 19, 2007 at 10:31 am by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer
MENLO PARK
Waiving The Flag of Freedom
What would you think about the creation of a flag for the City of Menlo Park? As far as I know, we don't have one. Many, many cities throughout the Bay Area, the State of C...
 
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on Oct 18, 2007 at 5:42 pm by James Lewis, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Purse snatcher still at large after<BR>downtown Menlo Park assault
Menlo Park police now have a composite sketch of a young man accused of knocking an elderly woman to the ground and taking her purse at around 3:30 p.m. at the corner of Chest...
 
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on Oct 17, 2007 at 10:00 pm by anon, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” opens today 10/18 at M-A High
M-A’s International Thespian Society presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” the next two weekends on the Menlo-Atherton High School campus. Four young lovers meet in a moon...
 
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on Oct 17, 2007 at 1:04 pm by Drama Booster, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community
 

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