SCHOOLS & KIDS
Atherton shoots down M-A theater settlement
It's back to the drawing board for the settlement that would have ended the town of Atherton's lawsuit over the new $28 million performing arts center being built at Menlo-Ath... |
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on Dec 2, 2007 at 10:24 am by recent transplant to more friendly community, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
M-A rolls over Aragon, into CCS football finals
The Menlo-Atherton football team is at the doorstep of perhaps its second Central Coast Section championship since 2002. All the Bears need to do now is walk right in.
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on Dec 1, 2007 at 11:59 am by Poster, a resident of another community |
ATHERTON
Judge OKs release of report on Atherton's fired finance chief
The investigator's report that led to Atherton Finance Director John Johns being fired must be released to the public, San Mateo County Superior Court Judge John Runde ruled ... |
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on Dec 1, 2007 at 11:22 am by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community |
THE LOCAL DISH
Miller Design Co. returns to Woodside
After four years in Portola Valley, interior designer Robert W. Miller is back in Woodside with a new partner and a new studio.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Nov 29, 2007 at 4:47 pm by Rick Davis, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
SPORTS
Gabriel Morgan Wins National Capitol Grand Prix; MP Resident Qualifies for US Junior Open Squash Championships
Gabriel Morgan, 10, one of the top ranked under 11 junior squash players in the United States, traveled to the Washington, D.C. region the weekend of Nov. 16-18 and won the Na... |
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on Nov 29, 2007 at 2:18 pm by Frank Schmidt, a resident of the Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
New Roberts Market as a gathering place
The town of Portola Valley has been without a grocery store since July 2006, when John's Valley Foods closed after 29 years.
The new Roberts Market is likely to open in th... |
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on Nov 29, 2007 at 2:12 pm by David Boyce, Almanac staff writer |
OTHER TOPICS
Protect vital records from fire, CPA group says
In the wake of the recent fires in Southern California, the California Society of Certified Public Accountants has put together this list of important documents to protect in ... |
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on Nov 29, 2007 at 11:50 am by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School communities take up climate change on their own
California's official campaigns against global warming may be taking a hands-off approach to K-12 public school greenhouse gas emissions, but without much fanfare, local schoo... |
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on Nov 28, 2007 at 4:16 pm by David Boyce, Almanac staff writer |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Uphill challenge for Phillips Brooks School
It is no secret that Phillips Brooks, the private elementary school that has been located on Avy Avenue in Menlo Park since 1978, is eager to move its nearly 300 students to a... |
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on Nov 27, 2007 at 8:46 pm by A neighbor, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local Boy Scouts collect a ton of food
Menlo Atherton Boy Scout Troop 206 collected over a ton of food for the needy in the annual pre-Thanksgiving Scouting for Food drive. Scouts distributed door hangers in the Fl... |
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on Nov 27, 2007 at 4:14 pm by Phil McHale, a resident of the Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Rosewood rooms: $400-$450 a night
Further details about the Stanford University/Rosewood Hotel, being built on Sand Hill Road near Interstate 280 in Menlo Park, were unveiled Thursday during a press event at t... |
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on Nov 27, 2007 at 8:26 am by money talks, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Best Sellers 11/25/07
Hardcover Fiction
1. The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming, Lemony Snicket
2. Gentlemen of the Road, Michael Chabon
3. World Without End, Ken Follett
4. The Chase,... |
Susan Lider |
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on Nov 26, 2007 at 10:18 am by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
THE LOCAL DISH
Share your favorite holiday cookie recipes
I'd like to liven up my selection of Christmas cookies this year. Does anyone have a favorite recipe they'd like to share?
For me, it's not Christmas unless there are ginge... |
Andrea Gemmet |
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on Nov 23, 2007 at 5:39 pm by Joe, a resident of another community |
ATHERTON
Atherton fires its finance director
Atherton has fired its finance director following an investigation into charges that he created a hostile work environment. John Johns has been on paid leave since Aug. 29. At... |
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on Nov 23, 2007 at 7:38 am by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Seven Wonders of Menlo Park, and more....
Efforts are currently underway to provide a delightful, fun-filled day to view Menlo Park in a very special way. It is tentatively being entitled the "Seven Wonders of Menlo P... |
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on Nov 21, 2007 at 7:40 pm by Tour Guide, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley adopts new creek setback rules
As new or extensively remodeled homes go up on properties along Portola Valley's three major creeks -- Los Trancos, Corte Madera and Sausal -- the wild corridors along the ba... |
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on Nov 21, 2007 at 6:12 pm by Annelise Connell, a resident of the Portola Valley: Woodside Highlands neighborhood |
SPORTS
AYSO players win area championship
For the second year in a row, the Menlo Park-Atherton AYSO Region 109 boys-under-19 (BU19) team won the interregional 2A/2J area championship on Nov. 11 at Rosita Park in Los... |
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on Nov 21, 2007 at 2:01 pm by Alice Hom, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
The Art of Collage: Works by Sylvie A. Serex-Bonnet at CSMA's Mohr Gallery
A Benefit Exhibition for the Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center, December 3, 2007 to January 26, 2008.
OPENING RECEPTION & RECITAL -- Friday, December 14, 6-... |
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on Nov 21, 2007 at 1:22 pm by CSMA, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Letter: Top 10 reasons to skip turkey on Thanksgiving
Editor:
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, November 21, 2007, 12:00 AM |
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on Nov 21, 2007 at 7:51 am by Jeff, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Belle Haven parents blast day care program
Many of the parents with children enrolled in the Belle Haven after-school program were disappointed in Barbara George's comments published in the Nov. 7 Almanac about the mul... |
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on Nov 20, 2007 at 11:35 am by What ever, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Driver to be sentenced in accident that injured MaryAnn Levenson
A sentence of up to 16 months in state prison may be coming in January to the Hillsborough man in a pickup truck who struck and severely injured Menlo Park bicycle racer Mary... |
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on Nov 20, 2007 at 11:25 am by Richard, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Mayor Trying to Avoid Public Debate on Green Ribbon Citizens' Committee Recommendations
Following the prolonged public debate and ultimate defeat of her scheme to have the city purchase the Park Theater and then turn it over to a private dance studio, the Mayor i... |
Menlo Park News |
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on Nov 20, 2007 at 9:29 am by Rabula, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
City child care program cited with safety violations by state
The Menlo Park Belle Haven school-age child care program has been hit with five safety violations, prompting more anger from parents already bitter about the controversial tra... |
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on Nov 19, 2007 at 8:10 pm by Concerned, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Best Sellers 11/18/07
Hardcover Fiction
1. The Chase, Clive Cussler
2. The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming, Lemony Snicket
3. World Without End, Ken Follett
4. Gentlemen of the Road, ... |
Susan Lider |
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on Nov 19, 2007 at 3:56 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
the affordable housing equation
A lot of discussion in this town often references the need for "affordable housing", but it seems that this discussion is generally only focused on one side of the equation. ... |
just a thought |
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on Nov 19, 2007 at 2:50 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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