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New classrooms and playgrounds greet Midpeninsula students as school starts

Returning to school can bring feelings of excitement and anxiety, but on Belle Haven Elementary’s brand-new playground, smiles and laughter were all around.

Menlo Park council candidate aims to preserve, beautify Belle Haven

Belle Haven resident and retired cybersecurity professional James Rohr said he wants to focus on beautifying the neighborhood and equitably representing District 1 if elected to the Menlo Park City Council.

Trader Joe’s at Town & Country closed following early morning fire

The Trader Joe’s supermarket at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto shut down Wednesday morning because of an early-morning fire, according to fire officials.

Uncontested races, open seats mark Midpeninsula special district elections

Across special districts covering the Midpeninsula, from fire protection to sanitation, incumbents are running unopposed, and some district boards don’t have enough candidates to fill all of the open seats.

From chocolate-covered crickets to guacamole with grasshoppers, here’s why these Silicon Valley businesses are embracing bugs as food

A staple of Oaxacan cooking, insects are a sustainable protein source slowly creeping their way onto Peninsula menus.

Italian restaurant Roma Antica is coming soon to downtown San Mateo

After nearly a decade of serving cacio e pepe and pinsa in San Francisco, Roma Antica is expanding to the Peninsula.

Feds say Santa Clara County ICE facility will hold small number of detainees

Federal officials say a planned ICE facility in south Santa Clara County will typically house about 10 detainees, according to the most detailed official statement yet released outlining the project.

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Andrea Gemmet is the editor of The Almanac and a Midpeninsula native who got her first newspaper job while still in high school. After graduating from the University of California, Santa Cruz, she became...