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Senior long jumper Karynn Dunn became the first Stanford track and field athlete to advance to the NCAA Championships on Thursday's opening day of the three-day NCAA West Preliminary Round in Austin, Texas.
]]> The Stanford women's golf team is in seventh place heading into the final round of the NCAA championship at the University of Georgia Golf Course.
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Gibbs, Hardebeck advance at NCAAs

Stanford defensive end Henry Anderson and free safety Ed Reynolds are among a group of 42 players named to the 2013 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List, an award that is presented to the top defensive player in the country for his outstanding achievements both on and off the playing field.
]]> A man who was convicted of setting a fire in 2007 that destroyed a Palo Alto Walgreens store was sentenced 20 years in prison by a federal judge on Wednesday, May 22.]]> The jury in the murder trial of former Woodside resident Pooroushasb "Peter" Parineh reached a verdict this afternoon, declaring him guilty of first degree murder in the 2010 shooting death of his wife, Parima Parineh, 56, at their Woodside home.]]> A would-be robbery victim in East Palo Alto took matters into his own hands on Wednesday afternoon, scaring away two robbers with a gun.]]> Of local note

The Castilleja softball and track team plus Menlo School boys' track team all came away with top honors on the 2013 Spring Scholastic Championships Team Awards as announced by the Central Coast Section.]]> CCS track and field

His classmates will be walking, but Sacred Heart Prep senior Nico Robinson will be running and jumping. And, hopefully for him, arriving in time to enjoy his grad night.]]> CCS baseball playoffs

Since the Central Coast Section baseball playoffs began in 1967, no championship team has ever finished the season with a perfect record. Pacific Grove wants to be that team, and Menlo School wants to make sure the Breakers are not that team. ]]> Kristie Ahn started the conversation with an apology. "Sorry, my voice is kind of shot," she said Wednesday from Urbana, Ill. Understandable. Tuesday night, the junior won the clinching match in Stanford's 4-3 win against Texas A&M to help the women's tennis program capture its 17th NCAA Championship. ]]> A Palo Alto man living in the Czech Republic is suspected of killing four people there, according to the Associated Press.]]> Downtown office-supply store Congdon and Crome will close, nearly 110 years after its opening in Palo Alto in 1904.]]> The fact that the housing element staff report came with 26 attachments, lettered from A to Z, predicted it would be a very long night on May 21 as the Menlo Park City Council entered the final round of fine-tuning the city's housing plan update.]]> Talk: Hip Hop, Activism and Religion
Stanford University hosts Brother Ali, an emcee and community activist, today, May 24, from 1:15-2:45 p.m. for a panel discussion. His latest album, "Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color," was influenced by a pilgrimage to Mecca in 2011 and offers a critique of American society. Brother Ali will discuss navigation of race, the influence of religion and political values on lyrical content and art-empowered activism. Roble Theater, 374 Teresa St., Stanford.
Theater: 'Hanging Georgia'
"Hanging Georgia," opening tonight at 8 p.m. at the Pear Avenue Theatre on 1220 Pear Ave. in Mountain View, tells the story of painter Georgia O'Keeffe and her relationship with Alfred Stieglitz. Script by Palo Alto playwright Sharmon Hilfinger and music by Joan McMillen.]]> Talk: 'Mental Illness, Guns & Violence'
What is the link between violence, guns and mental illness? What is the appropriate medical, legal and social response? Two leading scholars and policymakers discuss these issues at this public forum. Commentary will be provided by faculty in the Stanford Law and Medical Schools. The event is tonight, May 23, at 7 p.m. in the CEMEX Auditorium in the Knight Management Center, 655 Knight Way, Stanford.
Author: Kevin Smokler
The author of "Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books You Haven't Touched Since High School" will be at Kepler's tonight, May 23, at 7:30 p.m. His book is a collection of essays on classic books such as "Catcher in the Rye" and Pride and Prejudice." 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. ]]> CCS playoffs

For one fleeting moment, the Palo Alto baseball team had every reason to think it could topple St. Francis in its Central Coast Section Division I playoff semifinal Wednesday at San Jose Municipal Stadium. Then reality set in. ]]> A controversial senior-housing development proposed for Maybell Avenue scored a victory during an emotional meeting Wednesday night when Palo Alto's planning commissioners recommended a zone change that would make the project possible.]]> Tesla Motors today wired the U.S. Department of Energy nearly a half a billion dollars, paying off the entire loan it was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2010 with interest and nine years ahead of schedule.]]> ]]> When Vani Henderson and her husband Irv moved into their home on Walter Hays Drive in 2009, they were four days away from giving birth to their second child. One of the things that attracted them to the neighborhood was a child-friendly atmosphere that would suit their growing family.
]]> For junior Kristie Ahn, the long road back to health just reached its conclusion. Not able to participate in the NCAA tournament the past two years and playing just three matches last year, Ahn achieved the pinnacle of college tennis on Tuesday night. Read more at PASportsOnline]]> Stanford roundup

Stanford junior Nicole Gibbs successfully opened defense of her singles crown on Wednesday afternoon, defeating Yang Pang of Arkansas, 7-5, 6-4, in the opening round of the NCAA Singles Championship in Urbana, Ill.]]> Berths in the 2013 CIF State Meet will be at stake on Friday when the top athletes in the section compete at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships at Gilroy High.]]> Stanford head diving coach Dr. Rick Schavone will help coach the United States at the 2013 FINA World Championships this summer in Barcelona, Spain, as announced recently by USA Diving.]]> Annelise Barron, an associate professor at Stanford University, has been charged with felony child abduction after she left for the island of Kauai in December with her three children, allegedly without informing the children's fathers.]]> A Palo Alto-based independent school for children with dyslexia will hold an information night for prospective families Wednesday, May 29.]]> Did Parima Parineh commit suicide in her Woodside home on April 13, 2010, or was she shot and killed by her husband, Pooroushasb "Peter" Parineh, who is charged with premeditated murder for financial gain? A prosecutor and a defense attorney who argued the case over some 15 days gave their closing arguments to the jury in a San Mateo County Superior Court on Friday.]]> Hackers, designers and Silicon Valley technophiles will flood downtown Palo Alto's most prominent gathering spot with food, music, TED-style talks and gizmos galore on June 1 as part of the city's -- and the nation's -- inaugural festival to celebrate "civic hacking."]]> The Menlo School baseball team will have a shot to avenge last season's loss in the Central Coast Section Division III championship game after upsetting No. 1 seed Palma, 4-3, in eight innings in a semifinal game Tuesday night at San Jose Municipal Stadium.]]> Talk: 'Mental Illness, Guns & Violence'
What is the link between violence, guns and mental illness? What is the appropriate medical, legal and social response? Two leading scholars and policymakers discuss these issues at this public forum. Commentary will be provided by faculty in the Stanford Law and Medical Schools. The event is tonight, May 23, at 7 p.m. in the CEMEX Auditorium in the Knight Management Center, 655 Knight Way, Stanford.
Author: Kevin Smokler
The author of "Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books You Haven't Touched Since High School" will be at Kepler's tonight, May 23, at 7:30 p.m. His book is a collection of essays on classic books such as "Catcher in the Rye" and Pride and Prejudice." 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. ]]> For junior Kristie Ahn, the long road back to health just reached its conclusion. Not able to participate in the NCAA tournament the past two years and playing just three matches last year, Ahn achieved the pinnacle of college tennis on Tuesday night.]]> Stanford roundup

Palo Alto resident Alex Blandino hit two home runs, Dean McArdle went six scoreless innings and the Stanford baseball team beat visiting Pacific, 11-2, in a nonconference game on Tuesday night.
]]> For years, Stanford grad Emilee O'Neil had no plans to play competitive soccer again, which makes the recent turn of events all the more surprising. O'Neil, the former Emilee Shim, is a rookie. Make that a 30-year-old rookie for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League, a first-year eight-team professional circuit that began play in April.]]> Boys' 400 relay -- Bellarmine 42.00, St Francis 42.00, Palo Alto 42.31, Santa Cruz 42.84, Piedmont Hills 43.14, Aragon 43.16, Palma 43.19, Wilcox 43.21, Menlo-Atherton 43.23, Los Altos 43.23.]]> With the future of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park up in the air, Palo Alto has selected a hearing officer to evaluate a recent report on the impact of relocating the park's residents.
]]> The check isn't exactly in the mail, but Palo Alto took its first major move toward buying the Hamilton Avenue post office Monday night when the City Council agreed to make a bid for the historic and iconic building. ]]> Palo Alto's official housing vision, already years overdue, will undergo further revisions after residents around Maybell Avenue protested the inclusion of a controversial -- and yet unapproved -- senior-housing development in the document.]]> Stanford roundup

It was, without adding much hyperbole, one of the greatest comebacks in Stanford and NCAA women's tennis tournament history. Freshman Krista Hardebeck, down a set and facing match point at 1-5 in the second, came all the way back to win and send the No. 12 Cardinal into the national championship match.]]> Menlo School senior Andrew Buchanan and Sacred Heart Prep junior Bradley Knox have extended their prep seasons to the fullest following Monday's NCGA/CIF Boys Golf Championships at Diablo Grand Resort in Patterson. ]]> The nationally No. 10-ranked Stanford women's golf team put together a string of three straight tournament titles this spring. The Cardinal, however, can top that by winning one more.]]> A series of gun-related crimes over the weekend that culminated with the the death of 16-year-old boy has prompted East Palo Alto police chief Ron Davis to declare a "crime emergency."]]> Stanford University faculty and staff who walk or bike to work will now not only feel good about helping the environment, but they'll receive cold, hard cash for doing so.]]> The Stanford baseball team took care of some much-needed business over the weekend, completing a Pac-12 sweep of host California to get itself back over the .500 mark in conference play. Read more at PASportsOnline]]> Gunn High coach PattiSue Plumer probably said it best following a roller coaster day for local athletes at the Central Coast Section track and field semifinals on Saturday at Gilroy High.]]> Police in East Palo Alto are investigating a shooting that killed one teen and injured two others Sunday night. Two people were injured in earlier shootings.]]> Music: CCRMA Spring Concert
The Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford holds its spring concert on May 28, featuring live and multi-channel works including final projects from CCRMA students in various classes. 8 p.m. at the Bing Concert Hall Studio, 327 Lausen St.
Dining Out: Live Jazz & No Corkage Tuesdays
Morocco's Restaurant in Mountain View hosts Johnny Williams for a night of live jazz. Corkage fees will also be waived. 5:30-9:30 p.m. at 873 Castro St.]]> Commemoration: Memorial Day
The Mountain View Cemetery will honor all veterans at the 92nd Annual Memorial Day Commemoration on Monday, May 27. This year's ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. at the second fountain on the Main Avenue of the cemetery. Complimentary refreshments will follow the ceremony. Docent Dennis Evanosky will also lead a guided tour of the refurbished Civil War plot and other areas of notables that are buried in the cemetery.
Art: 'City Beneath the City'
"City Beneath the City," a contemporary art exhibition exploring the intersections between art and archaeology, consists of artistic displays of artifacts from San Jose's first Chinese community, the Market Street Chinatown, which was destroyed in an arson fire on May 4, 1887. Designed by Rene Yung, "City Beneath the City" explores the historical tensions that underlie today's Silicon Valley. The free exhibit runs through June 30. Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and
Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Stanford Archaeology Center Building 500, 488 Escondido Mall, Stanford. ]]> Sunday's Cardinal corner

The Stanford baseball team took care of some much-needed business over the weekend, completing a Pac-12 sweep of host California to get itself back over the .500 mark in conference play.
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Krista Hardebeck recovered from a first-set loss to record a 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 3 singles, clinching Stanford's 4-1 victory over Georgia on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the NCAA women's team tennis tournament in Illinois.]]> A proposal to build about 65 low-income apartments for displaced families at Buena Vista Mobile Home Park is being considered by the property's developer and the Palo Alto Housing Corporation.]]> A school-sponsored trip to Japan sparked a love for all things Japanese in Chris Hart, a 13-year-old African-American teenager from Palo Alto. Today at 28, Hart lives in Tokyo and makes his living singing soulfully -- in Japanese -- across Japan.]]> CCS baseball

It was nearly an improbable day for three local baseball teams in the Central Coast Section quarterfinals on Saturday. But, two out of three certainly wasn't bad.]]> Saturday's Stanford roundup

The Stanford men's golf team faltered on the final day of the NCAA Columbus Regional and failed to qualify for the national championship tournament.
]]> Stanford University researcher Arianna Gleason and assistant professor Wendy Mao discovered that the Earth's inner core is much weaker than had been previously thought.]]> Big plans are on the horizon for Fleming's Steakhouse at Stanford Shopping Center.]]> Five people were shot at a bus stop in East Palo Alto May 5. Victims "Susana" and "Ashley," a grandmother and granddaughter, instantly became statistics in East Palo Alto's long history of casualties of gun and gang violence. ]]> Mark Appel tied Stanford's career strikeout record, Wayne Taylor hit two home runs, and the Stanford baseball team held off host California, 9-8, in a Pac-12 Conference game Friday night.]]> NCAA tournament roundup

Sophomore Ellen Tsay put an end to a five-hour marathon Friday, helping the 12th-ranked Stanford women's tennis team take some revenge on USC, as he recorded the clinching point in the Cardinal's 4-3 victory over the Trojans in the Round of 16 at the NCAA tournament at Illinois.]]> Of local note
JLS wrestlers win another title

Former St. Ignatius head coach Paul Felton will be the new girls water polo coach at Menlo-Atherton High, replacing veteran Chris Rubin. ]]> ]]> 2013 CCS Baseball Playoffs
Division I
Saturday's quarterfinals
Mitty (18-11) vs. San Benito (22-6) at Hartnell College, 11 a.m.
Homestead (18-13) vs. Serra (25-6) at Sacred Heart Prep, 11 a.m.
Palo Alto (17-15) at Bellarmine (25-6) , 2 p.m.
Valley Christian (18-11) at St. Francis (26-4), 11 a.m.
]]> Imagine making a substantial family investment in something before determining its value, how other family members felt about it and deciding if it was the best way to meet your family goals?]]> More than 100 people showed up Thursday night to a parent-education event in which representatives from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights described how and when the office approaches issues of discriminatory harassment in schools.]]> Technology has really changed real estate. Back in the day, agents had phonebook-sized Multiple-Listing-Service (MLS) publications that provided the current status of homes on the market. Once they identified a particular property, they were left to find the location in a book of maps.]]> True-crime enthusiasts won't want to miss this docudrama, as matter-of-fact as its protagonist. -- PC]]> Actors Simon Pegg, John Cho and Alice Eve talk to Palo Alto Weekly critic Peter Canavese about their big-budget blockbuster "Star Trek" sequel.]]> A compilation of video content from the Palo Alto Weekly and Palo Alto Online staff.]]>