SCHOOLS & KIDS
Phillips Brooks School: No plans for new campus
Moving Phillips Brooks School from its current site on Avy Avenue in Menlo Park to 10 acres the school recently bought near Portola Valley "is not even on our planning horizon... |
Editor |
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on Oct 2, 2007 at 5:31 pm by Stop Being Negative, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
How to make your TownSquare posts more readable and effective
Here are some tips for writing comments on TownSquare:
-- Write your message in a word processing program, such as Microsoft Word, with the spell-check turned on. That way ... |
Richard Hine |
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on Oct 2, 2007 at 11:01 am by Joe, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Judgment day Tuesday on tax dollars for Park Theatre
Lots of people have had their say about whether it's right for the Menlo Park City Council to use taxpayer dollars to restore the Park Theatre. On Oct. 2, council members pla... |
Editor |
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on Oct 1, 2007 at 6:06 pm by Joanna, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Best Sellers 9/30/07
Hardcover Fiction
1. Making Money, Terry Pratchett
2. The Music Lover’s Poetry Anthology, Maureen Draper
3. Run, Ann Patchett
4. Wit & Wisdom of Discworld, Terry P... |
Susan Lider |
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on Oct 1, 2007 at 10:39 am by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Special Report: Waiting for backup
Swirling a cup of coffee in the break room of the Menlo Park Police Department on a September afternoon, Felicia Byars is exhausted.
A patrol officer on the Menlo Park force... |
Editor |
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on Sep 30, 2007 at 4:41 pm by Ben There, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letter: Surprised by tone of Phillips Brooks story
This letter was published in the Sept. 26, 2007, issue of the Almanac.
I am somewhat surprised by the tenor of the article about the purchase of land by Phillips Brooks Scho... |
Editor, The Almanac Online |
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on Sep 30, 2007 at 9:58 am by Editor, The Almanac Online, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Exhibit of real human bodies opens at Tech Museum
The creator of a controversial new anatomical exhibit that opened Thursday at the Tech Museum of Innovation hopes his exhibit will encourage Silicon Valley residents to identi... |
Editor |
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on Sep 30, 2007 at 8:07 am by John Thomas, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Menlo Presbyterian pastor talks at Kepler's Sunday
The Rev. John Ortberg, pastor at the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, will discusses his latest book, "When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box," at 1 p.m. Sunday, Se... |
Editor |
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on Sep 30, 2007 at 8:06 am by John thomas, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Guest opinion: Menlo Park visitor sees red over parking ticket
This an open letter to Menlo Park City Mayor Kelly Fergusson:
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007... |
Editor |
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on Sep 29, 2007 at 10:54 am by Richard, a resident of another community |
OTHER TOPICS
Cyclist responds to Portola Valley resident's Dec 6 letter
As a Portola Valley resident (Cherokee Way) and avid cyclist, I’d like to respond to Nancy Baglietto’s letter in the Dec 6 Country Almanac.
First, I’m sorry to hear to that... |
Lloyd Chambers |
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on Sep 29, 2007 at 6:09 am by Rae Taylor, a resident of another community |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley's New Green Town Center
You can watch an ongoing film series by local Portola Valley film maker, Steven Marra, as the new, Green, Portola Valley Town Center is created.
To watch:
Web Link... |
Steven Marra |
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on Sep 29, 2007 at 12:51 am by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Saint Raymond BBQ Review
Saint Raymond's recent back to school BBQ event provided an opportunity for families to gather and gear up for the coming academic school year. An estimated 500 people attende... |
Nimpa Nunn |
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on Sep 27, 2007 at 4:44 pm by Nimpa Nunn, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Allied Waste trucks convert to biodiesel fuel
Menlo Park's environmental programs coordinator Diane Dryer and Evan Boyd, general manager of Allied Waste in San Mateo County, were on hand to celebrate the rollout of the wa... |
Editor |
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on Sep 26, 2007 at 9:53 pm by Annelise Connell, a resident of the Portola Valley: Woodside Highlands neighborhood |
WOODSIDE
Police and Fire
The San Mateo County Sheriffs Office and the Woodside Fire Protection District are fine agencies that used to enjoy weekly press in your publication via Police and Fire Calls.... |
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on Sep 26, 2007 at 7:23 pm by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac |
WOODSIDE
Woodside knocks report on Huddart, Wunderlich parks
Thousands of extra visitors? A wedding reception every day of the year? Parked cars clogging the roads near park entrances? A master plan for future development at Huddart an... |
Editor |
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on Sep 25, 2007 at 11:29 pm by Albie, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
What does it mean to you to have Roberts market in Portola Valley?
In this week's Almanac, the lead story on page 5 broke the news that George Roberts, owner of Roberts Market & Liquors in Woodside, is seriously considering opening a second s... |
David Boyce |
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on Sep 25, 2007 at 8:31 pm by therese, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Phillips Brooks School buys 10 acres near Portola Valley, town official says
Phillips Brooks School, the private preschool-through-grade-5 school now operating at 2245 Avy Ave. in Menlo Park, has purchased a 10-acre undeveloped parcel along Los Trancos... |
Editor |
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on Sep 25, 2007 at 8:26 pm by A Comment, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
WOODSIDE
Wow, near head on accident on Sand Hill!
Today around 4pm I was driving west on Sand Hill following a white thunderbird with a "Veterans for Bush" sign in the rear window as we approached Whiskey Gulch Road. I could... |
Terrified! |
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on Sep 25, 2007 at 3:51 pm by Terrified, a resident of the Woodside: Kings Mountain/Skyline neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Best Sellers 09/23/07
Hardcover Fiction
1. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
2. Making Money, Terry Pratchett
3. The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, Michael Chabon
4. Harry Potter & ... |
Susan Lider |
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on Sep 25, 2007 at 3:17 pm by Reader, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Oct. 13 Ragtime Concert and Benefit
Saturday, Oct. 13, at 2:30 PM Menlo Park's Nan Bostick and Gilroy's Chris and Jack Bradshaw present a multimedia 2-to-6-handed ragtime piano romp at the First Baptist Church, ... |
Nan Bostick |
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on Sep 25, 2007 at 10:35 am by Nan Bostick, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Girls are Champions' holds writing, art contest
The nonprofit Girls are Champions is seeking entries for a writing and drawing contest for girls from third grade through high school.
The new organization is sponsoring th... |
Poster |
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on Sep 25, 2007 at 9:04 am by Poster, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
THE LOCAL DISH
Simple soup for wonderful tomatoes
I went a little crazy buying heirloom and dry-farmed tomatoes at the Farmer's Market a few weeks ago. Fortunately, I stumbled upon a wonderful and simple way to use them up.
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Golden Apples |
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on Sep 21, 2007 at 11:50 am by Golden Apples, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE - THE MENLO PARK MYTH
Imagine my surprise when I saw my daughter's picture in the Menlo Park activity guide under the page marked "School Age Child Care".
The TRUTH is that there currently is NO... |
beyond frustrated |
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on Sep 21, 2007 at 11:33 am by Work is bad, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Tyco Electronics in MP wins People Who Care award
Tyco Electronics in Menlo Park is one of the winners of the 2007 People Who Care Awards, recognizing people and organizations demonstrating outstanding initiative and dedicati... |
Richard Hine |
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on Sep 20, 2007 at 2:28 pm by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac |
OTHER TOPICS
Are air fresheners dangerous?
I love it when my personal dislikes are validated by science.
I hate stinky, chemical air "fresheners" so I was particularly pleased today when I saw this story in the Chr... |
MPworkingMom |
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on Sep 20, 2007 at 12:05 pm by MPworkingMom, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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