|
|
The big picture
Photographer Mark Tuschman is a commercial photographer, working for the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and other clients. But about twice a year, the Menlo Park photographer travels to distant lands, capturing what he sees with a strong sense of social justice. (Friday, 9:16 AM)
|
Palo Alto's online gathering place
|
Use the search boxes below to find information and reviews from Palo Alto Online and across the Web on more than 800 local restaurants, make reservations and even write your own reviews. You can narrow the geographic location of your search by entering the name of a specific city or any address.
|
17th Annual Photo Contest
The contest is over! Look for the winners and their images on June 4, 2008.
|
 Weekly
A&E editor Rebecca Wallace goes backstage with a blog on the Midpeninsula's vibrant arts scene. Check out 'Ad Libs' for updates, insight, and audio and video files. |
from the Palo Alto Weekly and the Palo Alto Online staff
Children's Theatre criminal probe to be dropped?
Palo Alto police are expected to announce early next week they have dropped the criminal investigation into financial wrongdoing at the city-run Children's Theatre, sources familiar with the case said this week. Yet Police Chief Lynne Johnson denied that an announcement of the conclusion of the investigation is imminent.
Related material:
ARCHIVE: Children's Theatre investigation
(Thursday, 9:59 PM)
Balanced budget projected for Palo Alto next year
Even with a slowing economy, the City of Palo Alto should finish the 2008-09 fiscal year with a $380,000 surplus, City Manager Frank Benest announced this week. (Friday, 10:02 AM)
 'Reasonable' accommodations?
Palo Alto woman, housing corporation battle over disability, responsibility
A disabled woman is being evicted from her apartment by the Palo Alto Housing Corporation after 15 years of battling over what constitutes "reasonable accommodation" for her disability.
Related stories:
When the environment can kill you (Friday, 10:10 AM)
French teacher fights cancellation of AP exam
Last month the College Board, the education company that administers the college-credit-conferring Advanced Placement (AP) exams, announced it is canceling the AP French Literature exam after spring 2009. Teacher Anne Jensen and students said cutting the test could be a death knell for the study of French literature. (Friday, 10:21 AM)
Stanford gets $43 million for stem-cell research
The Stanford University School of Medicine has received $43.6 million in a state grant to help fund stem-cell research – the largest of 12 grants statewide totalling $271 million.
(Thursday, 10:13 AM)
 SPORTS: Familiar faces fill NCAA water polo tourney
Kelly Eaton never did beat Menlo School in her four years at Menlo-Atherton. The odds are good that she'll play against another Menlo School grad sometime this weekend as the Stanford sophomore and her women's water polo teammates prepare to host the NCAA championships that begin Friday. Full story (Friday, 11:04 AM)
• Man hit by car – in his living room (Wednesday, 3:27 PM)
• Foundation gives $70 million to state colleges (Thursday, 11:00 AM)
• Sweepstakes law passes state Senate (Thursday, 2:21 PM)
• Women in jail often victims of violence (Thursday, 2:22 PM)
• Menlo Park fire causes $100,000 in damages (Wednesday, 10:27 AM)
• Palo Alto Online launches online video ads (Tuesday, 2:16 PM)
• PUBLIC AGENDA: City Council, green building; School board, district building projects (Friday, 10:43 AM)
Recent headlines from Palo Alto Online
 Subscribe to Palo Alto Online News RSS
Have a suggestion for a story? Send it to us!
Want to know what is going on in the community before anyone else? Sign up for Palo Alto Online's free E-Bulletins for local breaking news. |
| Which candidate do you think will ultimately win the Democratic presidential nomination?
|
|
The Mayor of Who-ville (voiced by Steve Carell) in Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who.
| Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who!
The last adaptation was tough to ingest,
"The Cat in the Hat" was just horrid at best.
The audience pleaded, "Leave poor Seuss alone:
You'll ruin the humor, the cadence, the tone!"The studio said: "We'll make Horton CG!
With rich animation, just wait and you'll see!"
"No! Stop!" cried the crowd, "For you'll ruin that, too!"
And they sat back aghast with... (Read the full review here.) View movie trailer
Search hundreds of movie titles using Movie Screener.
You can get movie reviews from Palo Alto Weekly reviewers, ratings and trailers. You
can do a full search or try it now by entering a movie title: |
 The Best Of Palo Alto 2007 is now over!
2007 results are now posted. Check out who won!
Take a look at the Winners Grid to see winners for all past years.
|
 Photographers from the Palo Alto Weekly are out
taking pictures of local people, sports and other events every day. Now you
have the opportunity to look at and purchase
the pictures we publish in each issue.
Check out the winning photos from the 2007 Photo Contest.
|
 Short Story Contest
Read the winners of the 22nd annual Short Story Contest. All of the winners are now posted online!
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
© 2008 Palo Alto Online
All rights reserved.
|
|
|
|
 |
| |
My nomination for the worst road in Palo Alto
