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MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Carriage house demolished at former Roger Reynolds Nursery siteTo clear the way for a new 24-condo complex at 133 Encinal Ave. in Menlo Park, the Victorian-style carriage house that was...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2017Last comment by Bob, on Feb 25, 2017 at 8:18 am | 6 comments | 8255 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Eshoo shares details of health care proposalU.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, talked about the need for health care reform, the status of the current proposals and...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2009Last comment by Get your head out of the sand, on Sep 1, 2009 at 7:54 pm | 42 comments | 8253 Views
MENLO PARK
Editorial: Downtown between a rock and hard placeMenlo Park's already controversial downtown plan got even more so with the recent release of the draft environmental impact...
Original post made on May. 30, 2011Last comment by denver example, on Jun 5, 2011 at 10:37 am | 37 comments | 8251 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton: An appeal for preservationA volunteer nonprofit group has embarked on a ambitious plan to raise $2.5 million to restore and renovate the Carriage House...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2014Last comment by Dame Support Needed for Town Center , on Jun 30, 2014 at 6:17 am | 11 comments | 8250 Views
AROUND TOWN
New initiative transforms native Spanish speakers into in-demand language coachesBrenda Graciano was used to clocking 60-hour work weeks, splitting her time at two local restaurants. Then, the pandemic...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2020Last comment by Resident , on May 3, 2020 at 9:11 pm | 2 comments | 8249 Views
MENLO PARK
Sinfully good angel food cakesEspresso-chip cake topped with bittersweet chocolate ganache. Lime coconut cake with coconut frosting. Rosewater cake with...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2010Last comment by Anna, on Oct 11, 2010 at 3:40 pm | 2 comments | 8248 Views
MENLO PARK
Stanford Arrillaga project grows by adding housingIs this a case of "be careful what you wish for"? The latest revision of the proposed Stanford-Arrillaga development in Menlo...
Original post made on Jan. 22, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Feb 2, 2013 at 1:36 pm | 27 comments | 8242 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Update: Mom, young children slightly injured in crash near AthertonA woman and three young children were among those slightly injured in a car accident near Atherton this morning, a California...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2013Last comment by Carrie, on Oct 5, 2013 at 7:57 am | 8 comments | 8242 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school district board candidate drops out of race, citing need for more elected 'voices of color'Jacqui Cebrian, a candidate for the Sequoia Union High School District school board Trustee Area E, has announced that she...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2020Last comment by Joan, on Sep 17, 2020 at 1:19 pm | 3 comments | 8241 Views
SPORTS
Menlo College changes affiliation, but not goalsComing off its best season in the NCAA Division III Northwest Conference, the Menlo College football team is hoping to build...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2010Last comment by James Madison, on Sep 1, 2010 at 9:04 pm | 1 comment | 8240 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park launches year with new set of priorities==B An expanded version of an earlier story== At Menlo Park's standing-room-only goal-setting meeting last week, the City...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2018Last comment by Skeptic, on Feb 22, 2018 at 11:15 am | 2 comments | 8238 Views
AROUND TOWN
A farmers' market in downtown Woodside?Skylonda residents and the Woodside Town Council welcomed a farmers' market on Wednesdays at Skyline Boulevard and La Honda...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2013Last comment by Friend, on Feb 8, 2013 at 1:19 pm | 7 comments | 8238 Views
MENLO PARK
Pac-12 athletics are back, but not yet at StanfordAlthough the Pac-12 Conference will allow college athletics to resume in November, sports remain on hold at Stanford under...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2020There are no comments yet. 8236 Views
SPORTS
Junior basketball: Local boys win titleWith a 42-40 victory over Los Gatos, the Redwood Chapter of the National Junior Basketball League's third- and fourth-grade...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2014Last comment by Hoopster, on Mar 23, 2014 at 7:46 am | 2 comments | 8235 Views
MOVIES
Movie night at Atherton LibraryThe library will host the Final Friday Flick for September, on Friday September 25 at 7 PM. The film will be "Bolt." Rated...
Original post made by Atherton Library on Sep. 22, 2009There are no comments yet. 8234 Views
AROUND TOWN
Consolidation of San Mateo County Fire Agencies - Yes or No?In another discussion the issue of consolidation of San Mateo County Fire Agencies was raised. I promised to post your Fire...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Nov. 10, 2009Last comment by Rob Silano, on Nov 13, 2009 at 4:52 pm | 13 comments | 8232 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Woodside school board challenger is 'suspending campaign'Woodside Elementary School District board candidate Joel Hornstein said on Sunday, Oct. 11, that he is suspending his campaign...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2015Last comment by pogo, on Oct 15, 2015 at 8:24 am | 14 comments | 8230 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton wants councilman dropped from lawsuitThe attorney defending Atherton and City Councilman Jerry Carlson in a federal lawsuit filed by Jon Buckheit is attempting...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2010Last comment by POGO, on Nov 19, 2010 at 11:06 pm | 71 comments | 8230 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Menlo Park: Council makes long-awaited decision on Draeger's loading zoneThe owners of Draeger's specialty grocery store, the owners of the neighboring vacant lot at 840 Menlo Ave., and the Menlo...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2018Last comment by MPer, on Oct 25, 2018 at 12:48 pm | 3 comments | 8229 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Man struck, killed by train in BelmontA man was struck and killed by southbound train No. 146 near Bragato Road, just north of the San Carlos border in Belmont,...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2013Last comment by jeff, on Sep 13, 2013 at 1:11 pm | 4 comments | 8227 Views
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