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MENLO PARK
Beltramo's Wines & Spirits is closing its doors in Menlo ParkBeltramo's Wines & Spirits, a local institution which has been owned and operated by the Beltramo family in Menlo Park since...
Original post made on May. 9, 2016Last comment by DC MCGlynn, on Feb 24, 2017 at 9:54 am | 38 comments | 25539 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Local students and grads drowning in debtWith student debt exceeding national credit-card debt — crossing the $1 trillion point last year — and college...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2013Last comment by Melanie, on Oct 16, 2013 at 2:43 pm | 2 comments | 25448 Views
MENLO PARK
Protesters at Facebook mourn loss of man who died by suicide and demand answersA week after a Facebook employee died by suicide at company headquarters, people gathered at the social media giant's "thumb...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2019Last comment by Fathima, on Oct 18, 2019 at 11:44 am | 15 comments | 25443 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park will hire consultant to evaluate specific plan initiative"I want it to be unmerciful. I want the comparison to be unmerciful to the (specific) plan. And I want the comparison to...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2014Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Mar 25, 2014 at 4:15 pm | 24 comments | 25409 Views
WOODSIDE
Hanretty must pay Woodside School District $2.67 million for misappropriationTim Hanretty, the former superintendent of the Portola Valley School District now serving a two-year prison term for embezzlement...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2013Last comment by A WES Neighbor, on Sep 19, 2013 at 2:44 pm | 14 comments | 25364 Views
AROUND TOWN
Two more pull papers in Atherton council raceGreg Conlon, who came in a close third in last November's race for two Atherton City Council seats, and Diane Sandhu have...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 2, 2013 at 7:34 am | 6 comments | 25331 Views
MENLO PARK
Crash leaves two seriously injured, lanes closed on University AvenueLanes on University Avenue at Bayfront Expressway are closed indefinitely, Menlo Park police announced shortly before 8 a.m....
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2013Last comment by Ron, on Nov 20, 2013 at 5:10 pm | 4 comments | 25305 Views
AROUND TOWN
Preservationists throw in towel in fight over Steve Jobs' houseThe end seems nearer than ever for the Jackling house, that rambling Jazz Age Woodside summer home designed by architect...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2010Last comment by Frederick F, on Nov 5, 2010 at 10:56 pm | 20 comments | 24959 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Finally, a Purple Heart for a slain soldierIt took 43 years and the insistence of family and friends, but finally a Vietnam War soldier was given a Purple Heart posthumously. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2013Last comment by Actually, on Nov 12, 2013 at 4:00 pm | 2 comments | 24876 Views
SPORTS
Guest opinion: Bleachers wrong for Atherton parkIn the fall of 2012, Atherton voted to "Save Our Park" by aborting well-thought-out plans for a library, which might have...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2014Last comment by Now what?, on Feb 5, 2014 at 7:09 pm | 21 comments | 24773 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest opinion: Freedom and vigilanceMenlo Park recently purchased several surveillance cameras and roving license-plate readers. Let's try putting the argument...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Dec 20, 2013 at 9:22 am | 25 comments | 24771 Views
MENLO PARK
Guest opinion: Former mayors endorse downtown plan initiativeWe the undersigned are former Menlo Park mayors who have served Menlo Park for a total of 64 years. We come together to...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2014Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on May 10, 2014 at 11:54 am | 264 comments | 24744 Views
AROUND TOWN
When mountain lions enter residential areasLocal public safety agencies should work with experts on mountain lion behavior to develop contingency plans for cases when...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2011Last comment by Brian, on Apr 25, 2011 at 7:57 pm | 11 comments | 24732 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Towns look for volunteers for planning and architectural review panelsThe town councils of Woodside and Portola Valley are looking for volunteers to serve on advisory panels. Read the full story...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2013Last comment by neighbor, on Nov 15, 2013 at 1:03 pm | 1 comment | 24635 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Farewell to longtime M-A Jazz Band leader Frank MouraAfter 39 years as the director of the Menlo-Atherton High School Jazz Band and a music teacher, Frank Moura will retire in...
Original post made on May. 19, 2010Last comment by Bryce, on Nov 11, 2013 at 10:39 pm | 2 comments | 24575 Views
AROUND TOWN
Readers' Choice awardsIn a league of their own are the folks at Cafe Zoe in Menlo Park, which won for best live music and tied with Cafe Borrone...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2009Last comment by Tee Hee, on Sep 14, 2009 at 11:57 pm | 12 comments | 24496 Views
MENLO PARK
Four of five Menlo council members skipped ethics trainingOf the five Menlo Park City Council members who served from 2004 to 2010, only one obeyed state law by attending an ethics...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2010Last comment by coastside resident, on Jan 5, 2011 at 2:21 pm | 52 comments | 24486 Views
FICTION
Photo essay: Picturing life under the coronavirusThrough images, we show how Midpeninsula residents and workers are coping with the COVID-19 threat that has disrupted our...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2020There are no comments yet. 24474 Views
MENLO PARK
Editorial: The food truck conundrumAlthough we are sympathetic to the concerns of unfair competition raised by some Menlo Park restaurant owners, we do not...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2014Last comment by ann haley, on Jan 15, 2014 at 10:15 am | 33 comments | 24258 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fauci talks reopening plans with Santa Clara County officials amid a national surge in COVID-19 casesDr. Anthony Fauci briefed local business leaders Friday on the state of COVID-19 and progress on a vaccine, while praising...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2020Last comment by Joseph E. Davis, on Nov 1, 2020 at 2:56 pm | 1 comment | 24241 Views
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