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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Summit Prep wants to reserve seats for volunteers' children, but high school district says noSummit Preparatory Charter High School, the high-performing four-year-old school that enrolls about 80 children from the...
Original post made by David Boyce on Dec. 13, 2006Last comment by Summit Parent, on Dec 18, 2006 at 10:48 pm | 7 comments | 6903 Views
WOODSIDE
Update on Portola Road closureCalifornia Water Service Co. has finished the first phase of a project to install a new water main on Portola Road between...
Original post made by Andrea Gemmet on Dec. 18, 2006There are no comments yet. 6031 Views
WOODSIDE
Portola Road closureThe town of Woodside reports: The California Water Service Company is constructing a new 12" water main on Portola Road...
Original post made by Andrea Gemmet on Dec. 18, 2006There are no comments yet. 6133 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Challenging Time for Peninsula Boys & Girls ClubsThe Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula is currently facing several challenges. The youth organization, which has clubhouses...
Original post made by Chris Canter on Dec. 16, 2006There are no comments yet. 5711 Views
MENLO PARK
Thanks to David Wormley: he directed traffic when pedestrian was hit on November 13, 2006Thank you for your article on David Wormley! While I personally thanked him for directing traffic the evening I saw a pedestrian...
Original post made by Amy Klein on Dec. 15, 2006Last comment by MPworkingMom, on Dec 15, 2006 at 3:28 pm | 1 comment | 6161 Views
MOVIES
Top five films of 2006I didn't see all of the movies I wanted to this year, but here are my top five for 2006: 1. "The Departed" 2. "Little...
Original post made by Mr. Movie Man on Dec. 14, 2006Last comment by Don't get out much, on Dec 15, 2006 at 11:13 am | 1 comment | 17570 Views
MENLO PARK
Recycling center closesThe bottle and can recycling redemption center, located for many years in the Safeway parking lot on El Camino Real, has...
Original post made by Rory Brown on Dec. 14, 2006There are no comments yet. 5379 Views
MENLO PARK
Goodwill Donation Site MovesThe Goodwill donation site, located for many years at the Safeway on El Camino Real, has moved to the rear entrance of the...
Original post made by Rory Brown on Dec. 14, 2006There are no comments yet. 6932 Views
THE LOCAL DISH
In 'n Out BurgersIn 'n Out is the place to enjoy a vacation from responsible eating. FYI: There are unpublished items on the menu, if...
Original post made by on Nov. 16, 2006Last comment by Mr. Man, on Dec 14, 2006 at 2:01 pm | 4 comments | 1 Views
ATHERTON
Resident embarrassed by Atherton lawsuit<B>This letter was published in the Dec. 13 issue of the Almanac.</B> Editor: The following letter was addressed to...
Original post made by Renee Batti on Dec. 14, 2006There are no comments yet. 5636 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Bill and Jean dedicate landsBill and Jean Lane have established a conservation easement for their 10 acres of land in the Westridge neighborhood, effectively...
Original post made by David Boyce on Dec. 14, 2006There are no comments yet. 6119 Views
THE LOCAL DISH
Don't bother with a brunch menu at Il FornaioFor my money, the only thing worth getting at brunch at Il Fornaio is the French toast. The lump of melting marscapone cheese...
Original post made by Prima Collazione on Dec. 13, 2006Last comment by Joanne, on Dec 14, 2006 at 7:34 am | 1 comment | 6264 Views
MOVIES
I've got your apocolypse right hereThesis: Mel Gibson is a marginally talented filmmaker with a disturbing taste for extreme violence and gore that he tarts...
Original post made by Violence is not sexy on Dec. 13, 2006Last comment by Diana, on Dec 13, 2006 at 5:22 pm | 4 comments | 8672 Views
MENLO PARK
The real reason behind red light camerasEditor: The decision by the Menlo Park City Council to install red-light cameras is motivated by greed, not public safety. I...
Original post made by Claude Leglise on Dec. 13, 2006Last comment by new guy, on Dec 13, 2006 at 3:02 pm | 2 comments | 7203 Views
AROUND TOWN
Happy Holidays: A hellish downtown vignetteWalking across the El Camino at Santa Cruz Avenue after buying a book at Kepler's this morning, I spied a huge, foul cloud...
Original post made by Still Coughing on Dec. 7, 2006Last comment by Calm Down Downtown, on Dec 13, 2006 at 12:36 pm | 9 comments | 6215 Views
AROUND TOWN
Be on the alert for fat -- the kind that blocks sewer linesWith the holidays upon us, regional water quality experts want Bay Area residents to be on the alert for fat. Not the kind...
Original post made by Julie Weiss on Dec. 11, 2006Last comment by MPworkingMom, on Dec 13, 2006 at 11:39 am | 1 comment | 5761 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Should the YMCA be allowed to log Camp Jones Gulch in perpetuity, without further public review?To manage fire hazards and gain some income, the YMCA has applied to the California Division of Forestry (CDF) for a timber...
Original post made by Andrea Gemmet on Dec. 8, 2006Last comment by Robyn Pierce, on Dec 12, 2006 at 4:20 pm | 8 comments | 11727 Views
WOODSIDE
Peninsula Teen Opera presents "The Magic Flute"Peninsula Teen Opera presents Mozart's "The Magic Flute" and scenes from famous operas and operettas. Saturday, Janaury...
Original post made by Peninsula Teen Opera on Dec. 12, 2006There are no comments yet. 6274 Views
MENLO PARK
Derry Referendum -- The Law is a Ass -- Councilman Andy Cohen's remarksCopied below are the transcribed remarks from councilman Andy Cohen at the Nov 28th, council meeting; They were made...
Original post made by Morris Brown on Dec. 2, 2006Last comment by interested citizen, on Dec 12, 2006 at 1:55 pm | 2 comments | 7072 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton's lawsuit against the high school districtAtherton has sued the Sequoia Union High School District to stop construction of the new $26 million performing arts center...
Original post made by David Boyce on Dec. 11, 2006There are no comments yet. 6090 Views
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