March 7, 2024
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Menlo School students host panel discussion on the Muslim American experience
Muslim identity, history, discrimination and faith were the topics of conversation during a panel discussion on Feb. 29 hosted by Menlo School junior Saniya Ahmed and United Menlo Muslim Alliance (UMMA).
Woodside’s third housing element draft open for public review
The town of Woodside has updated their third draft of the housing element to be […]
Sheriff’s Office warns residents of phishing scam
The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office warned the public against a phishing scam that victimized an elderly woman on March 7.
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How two brothers turned their family’s struggling San Bruno market into a thriving Mediterranean restaurant set to open its second spot
A year after opening Mazra in San Bruno, the Makableh brothers’ restaurant earned second place on Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat, and Mazra made the nationwide list again this year, at No. 23. Now, the brothers are setting their sights on opening the second location of their Mediterranean restaurant in Redwood City on April 2, an opening delayed since last summer.
California commission urged to protect ‘imperiled’ western burrowing owls
Environmental advocates on March 5 urged the California Fish and Game Commission to protect the ‘imperiled’ populations of the western burrowing owl under the state’s Endangered Species Act.
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Performance: Poetry Live!
Curated by Stanford lecturer in Creative Writing Hieu Minh Nguyen, this event brings together award-winning poets and spoken-word artists Olivia Gatwood and Melissa Lozada-Oliva with members of Stanford’s Spoken Word Collective for a series of performances. Go to stanfordlivetickets.org.
Stage: ‘Mamma Mia’
Woodside Priory Theater stages a show about a young woman seeking the identity of her father before her wedding at her mother’s Greek island hotel. She secretly invites the three men she suspects might be her dad to the ceremony. Featuring the music of ABBA Go to priory.ticketleap.com/mamma-mia
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Art: ‘Tangled Lines and Shifting Shadows’
The Main Gallery presents new work from featured artist Kris Idarius. Her pieces explore the perspective that human presence is enmeshed with the natural world in a moment of time, measured by change. A reception takes place March 8, 5-7 p.m. Go to themaingallery.org.
Community: Friends of the Library book sale
The Friends of the Menlo Park Library host a two-day sale (Friday and Saturday) featuring thousands of books in all categories, as well as CDs, DVDs, games and puzzles. Most items are priced $1 to $2. Go to friendsmpl.org.
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