Town Square
Sort by: Most recent topic/comment Most viewed Most comments
Navigation tip: Clicking on any category label will display all recent posts in that category
WOODSIDE
Rehab facility near Woodside wins commission's OKThe San Mateo County Planning Commission has approved a conditional use permit to convert a meditation center in the unincorporated...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2014There are no comments yet. 4343 Views
WOODSIDE
Seven volunteers help Woodside prepare for disasterIn anticipation of a natural disaster -- whether a wildfire, major earthquake, flood or landslide -- the town of Woodside...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2014There are no comments yet. 4287 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside School plans major building project next summerRegarding, “Woodside School plans major building project next summer”, The Almanac, September 17, 2014, I would like...
Original post made by Andreas Mede on Sep. 23, 2014There are no comments yet. 2086 Views
WOODSIDE
Tips on Emergency PreparednessWoodside's newest town advisory committee, the Emergency Preparedness Committee has put out a bulletin with tips for getting...
Original post made by Woodside Emergency Preparedness Committee on Mar. 12, 2015There are no comments yet. 1940 Views
WOODSIDE
Community Spirit. Caring for our common values as part of an extended familyI knew from the moment I moved to the SF Bay Area, that I wanted to live in Woodside. It took 30 years to make that happen....
Original post made by luvwoodside on Oct. 25, 2015There are no comments yet. 1959 Views
WOODSIDE
Almanac receives awards in state contestThe Almanac received two second-place awards – for coverage of local government and best writing – in the 2015 Better...
Original post made on May. 3, 2016There are no comments yet. 4704 Views
WOODSIDE
Living with Parkinson's diseaseA group of local women are helping each other live with Parkinson's disease by providing encouragement, camaraderie and compassion...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2016There are no comments yet. 9122 Views
WOODSIDE
Worth a LookThe Menlo Park-based dance company Menlowe Ballet, which offers audiences a blend of classical, contemporary and cultural...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2017There are no comments yet. 7828 Views
WOODSIDE
Parents warned of kids' 'choking game' dangersIn September, an 11-year-old boy who had just entered sixth grade in North Carolina died alone in his bedroom playing what...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2017There are no comments yet. 3050 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside to hold soapbox derby May 7Woodside's soapbox derby will be held Sunday, May 7, in the Woodside town center parking lot at 2955 Woodside Road. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2017There are no comments yet. 3136 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside: Long-awaited Village Bakery & Cafe opens MondayA new spot for dinner and drinks in Woodside, The Village Bakery & Cafe, is set to open its doors Monday, July 24. A full...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2017There are no comments yet. 13564 Views
WOODSIDE
Update: Woodside agrees to hold ethics-code workshopA workshop could begin in January to revisit the ethics code that, since 1994, has governed the behavior of Woodside's Town...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2017There are no comments yet. 3309 Views
WOODSIDE
Private meeting held between Facebook officials and East Palo Alto advocatesA private town hall meeting was held at the East Palo Alto Senior Center on Monday, Nov. 28, between Facebook executives...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2017There are no comments yet. 6036 Views
WOODSIDE
Menlo Park men arrested after attempted kidnapping in Mountain ViewMountain View police arrested two Menlo Park men after an attempted kidnapping in the city's downtown area early Saturday...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2018There are no comments yet. 7184 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside: Where have all the women gone?In past decade or two, there were always plenty of women on the Woodside Planning Commission and the Architectural & Site...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2019There are no comments yet. 4683 Views
WOODSIDE
Coronavirus weekend update: Santa Clara County reports two more deaths, 39 new casesA roundup of news about the coronavirus in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. As of March 22, Santa Clara County confirmed...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2020There are no comments yet. 6458 Views
WOODSIDE
Guest opinion: Halloween during a pandemic doesn't have to be scaryIn an op-ed in the Oct. 16 issue, school superintendents Erik Burmeister, Beth Polito and Gina Sudaria implore families to...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2020There are no comments yet. 5752 Views
WOODSIDE
Newsom announces $450-per-student incentive to reopen schoolsAfter painting a dark forecast for the pandemic earlier this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday offered parents and students...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2021There are no comments yet. 4337 Views
WOODSIDE
Vote NO on Woodside Measure AMeasure A will be on the ballot on Sept 7 for Woodside Voters. This is an attempt to allow significant commercial expansion...
Original post made by Don Pugh on Jul. 21, 2021There are no comments yet. 1799 Views
WOODSIDE
In the year ahead, housing, parking and other infrastructure on Woodside mayor's plateWoodside Mayor Chris Shaw expects a lot of his focus this year to be on state housing mandates, though it wouldn't be his...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2023There are no comments yet. 1607 Views
Stay informed.
Get the day's top headlines from Almanac Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter.
State Street Market plans overhaul of its eateries as it cuts ties with Bon Appétit, triggering layoffs
By The Peninsula Foodist | 11 comments | 3,994 views
Doing more with the natural spaces we have
By Sherry Listgarten | 6 comments | 2,564 views
How to Replace a Dry Red - Dry January Ends
By Laura Stec | 10 comments | 1,516 views
“ . . . We have no way of knowing when our time is up . . .”
By Chandrama Anderson | 1 comment | 1,433 views