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A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The Grid Next DoorA post or two ago I wondered what you are doing about power outages. Some of you...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 5, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jun 10, 2019 at 3:22 pm | 11 comments | 2055 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Palo Alto's longtime Pizz'a Chicago to relocateAfter nearly three decades of serving deep-dish pizza in Palo Alto, Pizz'a Chicago is relocating. A three-story mixed-use project has been proposed for the site...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 8, 2019Last comment by Craig, on Jun 10, 2019 at 12:01 pm | 12 comments | 5652 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Peek inside the fine-dining Selby's, opening in Redwood City this summerBeef Wellington carved table-side, a roving martini cart, thousands of vintage wines, valet parking -- Selby's, the latest restaurant project from the local Bacchus...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 17, 2019Last comment by Adam, on Jun 8, 2019 at 5:56 pm | 12 comments | 8262 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The Best Time to Charge an EVI was talking with my mom the other day about electric cars. Since I’d just written a blog post on our power grid, I reminded her not to charge her EV in the...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 12, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jun 7, 2019 at 4:56 pm | 24 comments | 3367 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Fenn Coffee opens inside Willows Market in Menlo ParkYou can now get your morning coffee fix at The Willows Market in Menlo Park, where a new small-batch coffee bar has launched. Fenn Coffee is run by
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 11, 2019Last comment by Dhaval, on Jun 7, 2019 at 8:59 am | 2 comments | 2862 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
As Kneaded Bakery to pop up in Palo Alto this weekendSticky buns, bialys, chocolate chip brioche and other As Kneaded Bakery goods will be for sale this weekend at a pop-up in Palo Alto. Palo Alto native Iliana...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 6, 2019Last comment by Linda, on Jun 6, 2019 at 9:06 pm | 1 comment | 2462 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
2019 Farmers Markets – Silicon Valley and San JoseSo you have a dinner party scheduled for Saturday night and want the freshest produce, but can’t go to the farmers market Saturday AM because you have other...
Original post made by Laura Stec on May. 30, 2019Last comment by What do you value?, on Jun 6, 2019 at 7:35 pm | 10 comments | 2348 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Calculate your EV mileage (custom for CA)There was an interesting discussion in the comments of a recent blog post, and I thought it would...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 30, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jun 6, 2019 at 1:15 pm | 15 comments | 1831 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
UC Application Redesign(written by Lori McCormick) The University of California application is getting a new look! The outdated application is being refreshed and new technologies...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Jun. 6, 2019There are no comments yet. 0 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
UC Application Redesign(written by Lori McCormick) The University of California application is getting a new look! The outdated application is being refreshed and new technologies...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Jun. 6, 2019There are no comments yet. 1632 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Dig into pounds of crawfish at new Mountain View restaurantThrow on a bib and dig into a bag of crawfish at Crawfish Bros, newly opened at 124 Castro St. in downtown Mountain View. The restaurant recently replaced
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 31, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Jun 5, 2019 at 4:32 pm | 12 comments | 7243 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Los Altos gets new Vietnamese restaurantPho Cabin, a traditional Vietnamese restaurant with a particular focus on pho and vermicelli, opened in late April at 200 State St. in Los Altos. The owner is...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 5, 2019Last comment by resident, on Jun 5, 2019 at 9:27 am | 1 comment | 1620 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Downtown Palo Alto Farmers Market goes year-roundAfter four decades of running as a seasonal market, the Downtown Palo Alto Farmers Market will now stay open year-round. The market's all-volunteer board of directors...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 4, 2019Last comment by charles reilly, on Jun 5, 2019 at 3:19 am | 2 comments | 1576 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Palo Alto gets new sandwich shopThe owners of a local Mexican restaurant have opened a second eatery in Palo Alto focused on sandwiches. Juan Zamora and Francisco Cupa opened The Sandwich Bug...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 29, 2019Last comment by MJ, on Jun 2, 2019 at 11:29 pm | 2 comments | 3704 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
The family trip that wasn’tWe planned to start off our Memorial Day weekend with a family outing to Gilroy Gardens. Our middle child was especially excited to go on all of the rides again....
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on May. 31, 2019There are no comments yet. 1032 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Back Roads of California Wine CountryEnough of the crowds! Country roads - take me home. Check out The Wine Institute's summer guide on back road wine travels. Hidden...
Original post made by Laura Stec on May. 24, 2019Last comment by Longtime Menlo Parker, on May 30, 2019 at 12:28 pm | 8 comments | 4130 Views
CREATING A MORE VIBRANT MENLO PARK
Should Street Parking Be Removed On Middle For Bicyclists? (Part 1)This is the first of two posts that deal with this topic. This one presents some facts, assumptions and trade-offs associated with a potential city project. I am...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Apr. 26, 2019Last comment by Dana Hendrickson, on May 29, 2019 at 3:42 pm | 9 comments | 757 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
STEM and the Humanities(written by Lori McCormick) Last week I attended a college counseling conference. Over the course of the week, I visited college campuses and attended a variety...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on May. 26, 2019Last comment by Bill, on May 29, 2019 at 2:52 pm | 1 comment | 1496 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
What Would it Take to Get Tech Companies to Move Jobs Out of the Region and Is This a Good Idea?This is a very popular idea on many Town Square blogs. Personally I do not support this proposal and I will explain why below. But the main point of the blog...
Original post made by Steve Levy on May. 18, 2019Last comment by Curmudgeon, on May 28, 2019 at 5:48 pm | 34 comments | 2788 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
Age GapsOur kids are relatively close in age. However, when our youngest was born, the gap between our kids seemed huge. Somehow older siblings appear to have a growth...
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on May. 28, 2019There are no comments yet. 801 Views
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Verve Coffee to start brewing in Palo Alto this Friday
By Elena Kadvany | 7 comments | 2,046 views
Premarital and Couples: Musings on Life
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 1,278 views
Why we are Warming
By Sherry Listgarten | 16 comments | 1,014 views
Cap On? Cap Off? The Cities Respond
By Laura Stec | 4 comments | 856 views
The summer bucket list
By Cheryl Bac | 0 comments | 788 views
