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CREATING A MORE VIBRANT MENLO PARK
Good News: The New Menlo Park Rail Subcommittee Hits A Home RunThe significance of what happened last night during a Menlo Park City Council Rail Subcommittee meeting cannot be overstated. This was the most productive and civil...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Jul. 17, 2019Last comment by Dana Hendrickson, 2 hours ago | 11 comments | 1340 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
After experiencing harassment, owner of Zareen's restaurants speaks out about Islamophobia, racismZareen Khan, owner of the popular Palo Alto and Mountain View Pakistani-Indian restaurants Zareen's, will be donating a portion of her business’ proceeds to...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 15, 2019Last comment by quotes, 3 hours ago | 28 comments | 6161 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Palo Alto's ZombieRunner to open cafe in Mountain ViewAfter more than a decade of running a coffee cart from the back of a running store on Palo Alto's California Avenue, the owners of ZombieRunner are opening a brick-and-mortar...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 18, 2019Last comment by David Shannon , 8 hours ago | 1 comment | 958 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: Tips for Hearing (Listening) and Being KnownYou just want to be heard and understood deeply. Showing interest in your partner and his or her life leads to a great many wonderful things in a relationship....
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jul. 18, 2019There are no comments yet. 427 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Contemporary Indian restaurant, Ettan, headed to Palo AltoA contemporary Indian restaurant helmed by an unidentified Michelin-starred chef will open this fall in downtown Palo Alto. Ettan, which means "breath"...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 17, 2019Last comment by Rohit, 22 hours ago | 5 comments | 4973 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Couple brings Chinese zongzi to Mountain ViewA Fremont couple who drew a local following for their homemade zongzi, a hefty bundle of sticky rice stuffed with savory or sweet fillings and wrapped in a bamboo...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 10, 2019Last comment by member, on Jul 17, 2019 at 6:51 pm | 2 comments | 6336 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Peninsula Foodist is getting its own newsletterSix years ago I pitched my editors at the Palo Alto Weekly on a blog that would focus on restaurant news on the Peninsula. At the time the local food scene was rarely,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 12, 2019Last comment by Nayeli, on Jul 17, 2019 at 5:40 pm | 11 comments | 1839 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Nationally renowned Indian restaurant expanding to Palo AltoAnu and Vikram Bhambri operate modern Indian restaurants in San Francisco, New York City, Chicago, New Delhi -- and come this fall, downtown Palo Alto. They're...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 11, 2019Last comment by S. Ray, on Jul 17, 2019 at 1:50 pm | 4 comments | 4301 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Don't Miss Your Exit (and other lessons from an EV drive)Driving an EV to Tahoe? Don’t miss your exit! I learned this and other lessons from two round trips between Palo Alto and Tahoe City in a Chevy Bolt (1). Maybe...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jul. 14, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jul 17, 2019 at 11:48 am | 12 comments | 2096 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Goodbye Food Waste!40% of all the food in the U.S. is thrown out, and the average America throws away 1/4 of the food they buy. Learn how to reduce your food waste with the San...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Jul. 14, 2019Last comment by Daniel Lilienstein, on Jul 17, 2019 at 10:35 am | 5 comments | 1955 Views
CREATING A MORE VIBRANT MENLO PARK
More Bad News: Downtown Parking Will Get Much Worse==I This is the second post in a series that evaluates how Menlo Park plans new civic projects. Hopefully, constructive discussions will eventually lead to important...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Jul. 8, 2019Last comment by dana hendrickson, on Jul 16, 2019 at 8:51 am | 13 comments | 1197 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Power Outages: Are You Ready?We are reducing greenhouse gas emissions by switching from gas to electric power. We have electric cars, trucks and buses, space heating, water heating, industrial...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 26, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Jul 15, 2019 at 3:59 pm | 23 comments | 2851 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
The kindness of strangersOne of my favorite parts about focusing on kindness this summer has been seeing all of the kindness from strangers. Our daughter’s dress was too long for her...
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Jul. 12, 2019There are no comments yet. 615 Views
DEEP MENLO
Bobby in Naziland: A Tale of Flatbush
Bobby in Naziland: A Tale of Flatbush (Headpress, available September 1, 2019), is the third literary work from author Robert Rosen,...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Jul. 11, 2019Last comment by Stuart Soffer, on Jul 12, 2019 at 10:59 am | 2 comments | 631 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Mendocino Farms brings its sandwiches to Palo Alto May 2Southern California-based sandwich chain Mendocino Farms is opening its 26th location in downtown Palo Alto this Thursday, May 2, at 11 a.m. The fast-casual...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 29, 2019Last comment by kevin jonas, on Jul 12, 2019 at 2:39 am | 17 comments | 4659 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
College Match(Written by Lori McCormick) I like to use the analogy that applying to college is like dating. Like any relationship, you should complement each other, build...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on May. 15, 2019Last comment by Matlab projects in Projectsatbangalore, on Jul 11, 2019 at 7:15 pm | 3 comments | 1783 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Trashing the holiday? Not so much!I’ve enjoyed looking at photos from my friends’ Fourth of July holidays over the past few days -- parades, ice cream, red-white-and-blue outfits, picnics,...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jul. 7, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jul 11, 2019 at 2:19 pm | 12 comments | 1631 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Inside Taishoken's first U.S. ramen shop, opening July 13 in San MateoThe first U.S. location of renowned Tokyo ramen shop Taishoken is set to open at 47 E. 4th Ave. in downtown San Mateo this Saturday, July 13. Taishoken specializes...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 8, 2019Last comment by Noodles Dishes Are Overpriced, on Jul 11, 2019 at 6:16 am | 2 comments | 2505 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Owner revives Ducks and Dragons, popular Peninsula gluten-free bakeryWhen issues with his partner led to the closure of their popular gluten-free bakery operation, Ducks and Dragons, it would have been easy for Mina Makram to throw...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 3, 2019Last comment by sd, on Jul 10, 2019 at 1:53 pm | 3 comments | 1995 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
The return of Hollywood glam: Selby's to debut with steak, lobster and 'the coldest martini on the West Coast'Make no bones about it: With white marble floors, custom chandeliers, martinis made tableside and dishes like lobster thermidor and veal marsala, Selby's is a restaurant...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jul. 2, 2019Last comment by gin, baby, on Jul 9, 2019 at 6:09 pm | 16 comments | 3069 Views
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After experiencing harassment, owner of Zareen's restaurants speaks out about Islamophobia, racism
By Elena Kadvany | 28 comments | 6,161 views
Don't Miss Your Exit (and other lessons from an EV drive)
By Sherry Listgarten | 12 comments | 2,096 views
Goodbye Food Waste!
By Laura Stec | 5 comments | 1,955 views
"Better" Dads and "Re-invigorated" Moms: Happier Couples
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 1,435 views
Good News: The New Menlo Park Rail Subcommittee Hits A Home Run
By Dana Hendrickson | 11 comments | 1,340 views
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