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AROUND TOWN
LETTERS<B>Physician adds an idea for bike safety Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=4341...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2007Last comment by Angela Hey, on Jun 17, 2007 at 11:26 pm | 2 comments | 5922 Views
MENLO PARK
Fixing the Many Problems at Allied Arts – All Talk and No ActionIt’s clear from the postings on the Almanac Forum, local articles, and the buzz in grocery stores and neighborhood associations...
Original post made by It’s NOT Inevitable on Jun. 10, 2007Last comment by It Wasn't Inevitable, on Jun 17, 2007 at 6:18 pm | 4 comments | 4741 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Colleagues, students say M-A teacher Jim MacKenzie will be missed in his retirementClassroom B2 at Menlo-Atherton High School will have the same number on the door next fall, but longtime inhabitant Jim MacKenzie...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2007Last comment by Josh Edelman, on Jun 17, 2007 at 7:30 am | 3 comments | 6388 Views
MENLO PARK
Power outage has neighborhood buzzingThe neighborhood west of Alameda de Las Pulgas near Avy Avenue, including Sharon Heights, lost power from around 5:30 p.m....
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2007Last comment by Tim, on Jun 17, 2007 at 12:50 am | 3 comments | 5394 Views
SPORTS
This is a story of survivors ...By Nan Chapman of Woodside, Media Liaison Chair, Menlo Charity Horse Show This is a story of survivors, both human...
Original post made by Nan Chapman on Jun. 16, 2007There are no comments yet. 7264 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
If school goes, save Hillview muralsThis letter by Cecelia Daye was published in the Almanac's Feb. 14 print edition: Editor: It would be tragic if the...
Original post made by Renee Batti on Feb. 14, 2007Last comment by hillview parent, on Jun 15, 2007 at 11:56 pm | 1 comment | 5201 Views
MENLO PARK
An Anonymous Questionnaire about the Utility TaxThe other day, my wife and I each received an email containing a questionnaire pertaining to Measure K, the UUT. The questionnaire...
Original post made by Martin Engel on Jun. 10, 2007Last comment by shafted, on Jun 15, 2007 at 4:51 pm | 10 comments | 4731 Views
MENLO PARK
Almanac Please Help! – What’s Going on at Allied Arts?This Forum has so many postings about the Allied Arts complex. Common themes are that Allied Arts is in trouble, the owners...
Original post made by A Nervous Allied Arts Neighbor on Jun. 15, 2007There are no comments yet. 5314 Views
MENLO PARK
Transformers upgraded at Alameda substationThe tall orange arm of a crane has been visible for the last week or two from outside Pacific Gas & Electric's Menlo substation...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2007Last comment by Joe Street, on Jun 15, 2007 at 11:31 am | 5 comments | 5058 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bike Safety at Laurel Elementary SchoolIs bike safety for children really an issue? To many people it is not, because they feel it is not safe for children to bike...
Original post made by Manfred Kopisch on Feb. 9, 2007Last comment by Manfred Kopisch, on Jun 14, 2007 at 9:57 pm | 70 comments | 10943 Views
MENLO PARK
How To Save Allied Arts – Bring Back the Palo Alto VolunteersThere’s a simple solution to all the Allied Arts Auxiliary’s problems with their property. Bring back the Palo Alto...
Original post made by A Concerned Observer on Jun. 13, 2007Last comment by future patron, on Jun 14, 2007 at 7:59 pm | 4 comments | 4784 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Roberts School Celebrates More Than 30 Years in Menlo ParkThis month, as schools across the Bay Area conduct graduation ceremonies, so too will the Roberts School, a pre-school and...
Original post made by Kim Amsbaugh on Jun. 14, 2007There are no comments yet. 4680 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Chipper helps reduce fire season dangerWoodside Fire Protection District's annual chipper program is in full swing. Free of charge, the District offers the use...
Original post made by Andrea Gemmet on Jun. 6, 2007Last comment by Angela Hey, on Jun 13, 2007 at 10:51 pm | 1 comment | 5294 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Magic show at Atherton library June 25Magic show with Gerald Joseph at the Atherton Library The Atherton Library will be hosting a program for children with...
Original post made by Andrea Gemmet on Jun. 13, 2007There are no comments yet. 4732 Views
AROUND TOWN
Portola Valley man dies, unnoticed, in busy Sharon Heights parking lotA tender memorial has cropped up in an unusual place -- a parking space at the Sharon Heights Shopping Center. Peter Wadri...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2007Last comment by Pegi Levin, on Jun 12, 2007 at 8:03 pm | 2 comments | 6776 Views
MENLO PARK
Henry Riggs behind utility tax surveyThe mystery has been solved behind an anonymous survey targeting Menlo Park's utility tax. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=763...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2007Last comment by Paul Collacchi, on Jun 12, 2007 at 5:12 pm | 6 comments | 5065 Views
MENLO PARK
Editorial: Finally, a deal on DerryAbout a month ago, we castigated the Menlo Park City Council in this space for its failure to embrace dense housing projects...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2007Last comment by Paul Collacchi, on Jun 12, 2007 at 12:38 pm | 1 comment | 4348 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
M-A Principal Denise Plante's remarks to the Class of 2007Below are the remarks of Menlo-Atherton High School Principal Denise Plante in speaking to the graduating seniors of the...
Original post made by David Boyce on Jun. 11, 2007There are no comments yet. 5485 Views
MENLO PARK
What do you think of the new Derry project?A compromise has been reached on the Derry condo-commercial project by the O'Brien Group, the project developer; and Menlo...
Original post made by Rory Brown on Jun. 5, 2007Last comment by let's get real 2, on Jun 10, 2007 at 6:48 pm | 29 comments | 7062 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Come see the Soap Box Derby Races today (first time in Silicon Valley)Join us! Mountain View hots the first annual Soap Box Derby races TODAY and TOMORROW (6/9-10) at the 100 block of Dana Street...
Original post made by Renata Stachura on Jun. 9, 2007There are no comments yet. 4378 Views
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Benefiting local non-profits
The 36th annual Moonlight Run and Walk is Friday evening, October 2, wherever you are! Proceeds go to the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund, benefiting local non-profits that serve families and children in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. Join us under the light of the full Harvest Moon on a 5K walk, 5K run, 10K run or half marathon.
