AROUND TOWN Eruv approved after eight years A 13-mile-long eruv, a border that will allow Orthodox Jews to carry objects from home to their synagogue on the Sabbath, will be constructed around Palo Alto after eight year... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 19, 2007 at 2:28 pm There have been 199 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 23, 2007 at 8:55 pm.
AROUND TOWN Palo Alto Start Up Looking for Users to Test Product A Palo Alto start up is looking for young adults (between 14 and 24) to test a new type of instant messenger. Your input helps up make our product safer and more fun for thou... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by IMVU, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Jun 19, 2007 at 1:25 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 21, 2007 at 12:06 am.
AROUND TOWN PA may host key part of California bike race Palo Alto could host a key part of the Tour of California bicycle race and be the center of the cycling world for a day if the City Council approves a letter of intent tonight... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 18, 2007 at 4:02 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 18, 2007 at 7:03 pm.
AROUND TOWN Barron Park Market, DOA? Does anyone know what the status of the new Barron Park Market is? They are almost a month late opening. Are they waiting on permits or something else? Thanks. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by PA Foodie, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Jun 18, 2007 at 3:57 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 19, 2007 at 2:19 pm.
AROUND TOWN Fox News slams Palo Alto If you saw the "1/2 Hour News Hour" tonight, but they slammed our town by interviewing some expert from here. I'm upset. They pointed out that those CFL blubs, if broken, will... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by tammy, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood, on Jun 17, 2007 at 10:18 pm There have been 34 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 25, 2007 at 9:17 am.
AROUND TOWN Real life after reality TV In the age of the Internet, celebrity isn't what it used to be. It's stranger.
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=5530 READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 17, 2007 at 8:55 am There have been 43 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 6, 2007 at 10:50 am.
AROUND TOWN Soap Box Derby The Soap Box Derby was run this past weekend with 33 kids from neighboring communities racing their home built racers down Dana Street in Mountain View at speeds up to 27mph. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by joe sparaco, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jun 15, 2007 at 7:50 am
AROUND TOWN Hot Day - Library Closed - Again With memories of last summer, Mitchell Park library is closed again due to excessive heat. In other communities, the library is a place to go to cool down on a hot day, but no... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Reader, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 14, 2007 at 4:50 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 17, 2007 at 3:44 pm.
AROUND TOWN Loud Boom last night At just after 10.30 last night (Wed) there was a flash of light followed by a very loud boom, enough to wake and scare my kids. We thought it may have been a transformer blowi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Neighbor, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Jun 14, 2007 at 9:47 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2007 at 11:18 am.
AROUND TOWN Getting to know each other after 30 years Something unusual happened in Monroe Park last Sunday.
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=5499 READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 12, 2007 at 12:40 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 12, 2007 at 12:40 pm.
AROUND TOWN Soap Box Derby - kids racing - today and tomorrow!! The Palo Alto Elks' Soap Box Derby races are TODAY and TOMORROW (6/9-10) at the 100 block of Dana Street in Mountain View. Kids, including our daughter from Juana Briones sch... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Renata Stachura, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Jun 9, 2007 at 6:37 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 11, 2007 at 5:24 pm.
AROUND TOWN Six Flags, Winchester Mystery House, Mystery Spot An avid speaker from Menlo Park Toastmasters tries to profit from his speech. (Toastmasters is a non-profit organization to help people to communicate and to speak). Derek (t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Derek, a resident of Menlo Park, on Jun 7, 2007 at 4:24 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 22, 2007 at 9:32 pm.
AROUND TOWN Progress on cleaning up the postings here? Hi Mr. Thorwaldson,
I am just wondering about the progress that you are making in cleaning up this forum? I saw a lot of good ideas to help make it better...forcing one na... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 6, 2007 at 1:56 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 13, 2007 at 6:11 am.
AROUND TOWN Future bleak for deported family With no job and no possibilities, Isabel Aguirre and Pedro Ramirez and their four children are clinging to a two-room shack in the mountains of central Mexico as their only re... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 5, 2007 at 5:35 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 7, 2007 at 12:44 pm.
AROUND TOWN Michael of Homer Street Peet's I went to Peet's this morning after a three-week trip out of town and a familiar face was missing. In its place was a memorial to Michael, who used to serve me coffee and frui... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Concerned Peet\'s Customer, a resident of Menlo Park, on Jun 5, 2007 at 12:01 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 5, 2007 at 8:59 pm.
AROUND TOWN Thanks for the Market! I went to the Calif Ave Farmer's Market today and loved it! A happy, festive event with great produce, food vendors, and music. A very nice addition to Palo Alto.
Thanks ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jean Forte, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood, on Jun 3, 2007 at 2:04 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 5, 2007 at 10:59 am.
AROUND TOWN ReaderWire Wrong time to cut 88
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=5433 READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 1, 2007 at 8:22 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 12, 2007 at 12:55 am.
AROUND TOWN Staying on their toes When Christine Montessuit-Morgan was a child, she made tutus for her dolls. She waited in breathless anticipation to turn 6, when she'd be old enough to start studying ballet.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 1, 2007 at 1:44 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 1, 2007 at 1:44 pm.
AROUND TOWN Rival gangs fuel EPA shootings, police believe The wave of shootings in East Palo Alto -- 19 people were shot in the first 22 days of the year, including three homicides -- was caused by conflict between street gangs, East... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 1, 2007 at 10:14 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 1, 2007 at 10:14 am.
AROUND TOWN Wireless Silicon Valley: BBC WiFi documentary creates huge stir Last week in the UK, the BBC aired a half-hour documentary on the controversy around the subtle health issues of wifi. There has been an astounding response to this program: ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by WiFi Canary in a Cage, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 4:03 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 17, 2007 at 4:05 pm.
AROUND TOWN Farewell to Mike Dawson If you frequent the Peet's on Homer, most likely you've met or know Mike, the super friendly and jolly happy-go-lucky fellow.
Sadly, he passed away suddenly this morning. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Shannon, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 9:23 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 7, 2007 at 7:06 pm.
AROUND TOWN John Edwards in Mountain View today, 5/30? I heard on KQED this morning that John Edwards will be in Mountain View this afternoon, but the report did not say where or when. His Web site is not listing this supposed ev... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by kate, a resident of Stanford, on May 30, 2007 at 8:13 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 31, 2007 at 5:52 pm.
AROUND TOWN not homeless Why do so many people think the people outide of Whole Foods and Pete's are homeless? The one guy who asks for things like 26cents,, for example are not homeless. He drives u... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by terri, a resident of the Palo Alto Orchards neighborhood, on May 29, 2007 at 9:58 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 5, 2007 at 12:22 am.
AROUND TOWN California Avenue Farmer's Market Opens on Sunday, June 3rd, 9am-5pm Come one! Come all!
Please mark your calendars for the Grand Opening of the California Avenue Farmer's Market, Sunday, June 3rd from 9:00AM-1:00PM, brought to you by the C... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sanford Forte, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood, on May 29, 2007 at 3:13 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 30, 2007 at 1:17 pm.
AROUND TOWN Suggestion for finding pet and house sitting services Hello,
We are looking for pet and house sitting services and would really like the person/business to be local, but can't seem to find a centralized place online to find su... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by jack tripper, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood, on May 29, 2007 at 11:16 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 28, 2012 at 10:20 pm.