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Public records requests lead to confrontation in Atherton Town HallTwo aggrieved residents and one former employee who successfully sued the town for wrongful termination converged on Atherton...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2010Last comment by Kimberly Sweidy, on Aug 27, 2010 at 3:03 pm | 65 comments | 23890 Views
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Students win Zider scholarshipsStudent-athletes Leah Hess at Pinewood School and Adam Greenlow of Menlo Park at St. Francis High School are the winners...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2014There are no comments yet. 23363 Views
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Review: 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'Reborn as a flashy but soppy new adventure directed by and starring Ben Stiller, the film is sentimental claptrap about...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2013Last comment by TMoney, on Feb 21, 2014 at 5:27 pm | 12 comments | 21945 Views
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Review: 'The Social Network'There's a lot to "Like" about "The Social Network." The riveting film about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg defines a generation,...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2010Last comment by Tyler Hanley, on Oct 4, 2010 at 12:30 pm | 3 comments | 21092 Views
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High-speed rail CEO grilled over 'trust' issuesThe California High-Speed Rail Authority has failed to honor its earlier promises and is quickly losing the public's and...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2010Last comment by EFCA, on Nov 6, 2010 at 11:12 am | 3 comments | 19682 Views
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Family Film at Atherton LibraryFriday July 31st the Atherton library will be screening "Tale of Despereaux" at 7:00pm. Refreshments provided by the Friends...
Original post made by Atherton Library on Jul. 29, 2009Last comment by , on Jul 29, 2009 at 2:13 pm | 1 comment | 18737 Views
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Movie night at Atherton LibraryThe library will host the Final Friday Flick for August, on Friday August 28 at 7 PM. The film will be the 1971 classic,...
Original post made by Atherton Library on Aug. 20, 2009Last comment by , on Aug 20, 2009 at 1:47 pm | 1 comment | 18383 Views
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Post your review of "The Good Shepherd"Despite covert operations, betrayal and the man who knew too much, director Robert De Niro's fictional take on the founding...
Original post made by News Guy on Feb. 8, 2007Last comment by Menlo Park resident, on Feb 8, 2007 at 11:40 am | 1 comment | 18373 Views
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Review: 'The Tourist'Saying what we're all thinking, Johnny Depp turns to Angelina Jolie and sighs, "You are the least down-to-Earth person I...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2010Last comment by Norman, on Dec 14, 2010 at 2:00 pm | 1 comment | 17915 Views
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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 | 17573 Views
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Family movie night at Atherton LibraryThe Atherton library presents a monthly Final Friday Flick this Friday June 26th at 7 PM. The film will be Igor, an animated...
Original post made by Atherton Library on Jun. 24, 2009There are no comments yet. 17219 Views
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old movie blog - want to join this project?I've started an old movie blog, with the goal of getting more people (ie current parenting generation and their kids!) into...
Original post made by laura on Sep. 27, 2010There are no comments yet. 17116 Views
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Review: 'Lone Survivor'One word you won't see used to describe "Lone Survivor," the fact-based movie about a FUBAR Navy SEALs operation: "contemplative." Read...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2014Last comment by Jon, on Jan 13, 2014 at 11:17 am | 7 comments | 17090 Views
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Catch Oscar-winner "The Lives of Others" at the Guild Theatre in Menlo ParkThe German film, "The Lives of Others," which won the Oscar for best foreign language film Sunday night, is playing at the...
Original post made by Rory Brown on Feb. 20, 2007Last comment by ForgetAboutHollywood, on Feb 28, 2007 at 5:50 pm | 3 comments | 17000 Views
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Classic Film night at Atherton LibraryFriday, July 17 at 7 PM, the library is featuring the all time classic, "Casablanca." Refreshments provided by the Friends...
Original post made by Atherton Library on Jul. 14, 2009There are no comments yet. 16550 Views
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Local filmmaker's work screens at Cinequest Film FestivalIt's her shortest narrative film yet — only four and a half minutes long — but Kari Nevil put a lot of her heart...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2008Last comment by Kari Nevil, on Mar 5, 2008 at 8:47 am | 1 comment | 16014 Views
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Man sentenced for firing into Menlo homeA San Jose man accused of using a semi-automatic, 9 millimeter handgun in 2007 to fire several bullets into a Menlo Park...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2010There are no comments yet. 15702 Views
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Movie Night at Atherton LibraryThe Atherton Library presents the animated feature "Ponyo" for all ages. Friday, May 28 at 7 pm. Doors open at 6:45 for seating....
Original post made by Atherton Library on May. 27, 2010Last comment by , on May 27, 2010 at 9:58 am | 1 comment | 15128 Views
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Brad Pitt sighted in Sharon HeightsActor Brad Pitt was spotted at the Sharon Heights Shopping Center on Tuesday afternoon (July 27) while on a break from filming...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2010Last comment by Mitch L, on Aug 12, 2010 at 2:07 pm | 23 comments | 13931 Views
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M-A boys honored by USTA NorCal tennis circuitLocal roundup: The Menlo-Atherton boys' tennis team was well-represented at the USTA Northern California Junior Recognition...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2010Last comment by loubna, on Jul 1, 2010 at 5:32 am | 1 comment | 13806 Views
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