AROUND TOWN
Looking for a good summer read ...
What books have made your list of all-time favorites? I'd be interested in hearing recommendations of both fiction and nonfiction.
One of my favorites is "The Kite Runner" ... |
Jocelyn Dong |
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on Jun 19, 2006 at 10:21 pm by Allen Podell, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Diana Diamond blog begins today
Check out Diana Diamond's new blog, starting today in this Town Square section of Palo Alto Online (scroll down and you'll see it.) Diamond, the former columnist and executive... |
Tyler Hanley |
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on Jun 19, 2006 at 7:53 pm by Concerned Citizen, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Join the Relay For Life, August 19-20 at Paly
American Cancer Society Celebrates Relay For Life in Palo Alto
Palo Altans will move around the clock in the battle against cancer during the American Cancer Society Relay ... |
Theresa Carey |
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on Jun 19, 2006 at 11:56 am by Theresa Carey, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SPORTS
Where to watch world the World Cup games?
Where can we go locally to watch the world cup games? I'm especially interested in places where I can take my child.
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Kirstin |
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on Jun 19, 2006 at 7:04 am by Jon Mariano, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Edgewood Plaza and Duveneck Elementary – A Recipe for Disaster?
There has been a lot of discussion lately about the future of the Edgewood Plaza. Will the developer find a way retain the original Eichler style? What will happen to the buil... |
the_resident |
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on Jun 19, 2006 at 1:08 am by lifetime palo alto resident, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Calming nerves without stopping traffic
Nothing can fix our traffic problems, but I have a few suggestions, and I hope that others will apply these thoughts to their pet problems.
1-Merging from 101 N onto Embarka... |
Allen Podell |
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on Jun 18, 2006 at 10:51 pm by Allen Podell, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Saving the World in Palo Alto
I just got back from watching An Inconvenient Truth, and I have this horrible deja-vu-headache. I was a kid during the Carter Administration, and I remember all the environme... |
Concerned Mom |
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on Jun 18, 2006 at 10:25 am by Giraffe, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
I'm back, and things have changed
I'm back. And Palo Alto changed during those 22 years when I was living in London and Windsor, England.
Returning to be near my children and young grandchildren, I was s... |
Alice Smith |
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on Jun 17, 2006 at 10:33 pm by troy, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Anyone recently bought a gas grill?
I'm writing a story for the Palo Alto Weekly on the use of gas grills, their features, benefits, limits, etc. The guidelines are very general. I'm looking for someone to talk ... |
Andrew Thompson |
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on Jun 17, 2006 at 1:26 pm by Richard, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Let dads know they count
On a recent sunny morning, I sat with hundreds of men and women at the Dads Count Fifth Annual Fatherhood Breakfast and Awards Ceremony.
The official honorees were local ... |
Nancy McGaraghan |
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on Jun 17, 2006 at 7:35 am by Nancy McGaraghan, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
What's the deal with the city council and housing?
Maybe I'm wrong - I haven't made a study of this but it seems that they keep allowing more and more housing to be built. And at the same time I hear that kids can't go to the... |
Giraffe |
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on Jun 17, 2006 at 12:24 am by enoch choi, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tragic Cutbacks at Hidden Villa
I was devastated by the announcement (Weekly, May 19) that Hidden Villa is going to put its 12-day camp sessions "on hold" starting next summer.
I spent nine summers at H... |
Shana Barchas |
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on Jun 16, 2006 at 2:51 pm by Polly Clare-Rothe, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Grant Workshop
For all who are interested in grant writing to fund school programs there's an upcoming workshop as follows
Web Link
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Alex Green |
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on Jun 16, 2006 at 2:25 pm by Alex Green, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Congrats Paly class of 2006
Congratulations 2006 Palo Alto High School graduates. Your class has been through a lot in your four years at Paly, including the trauma of losing two of your classmates who t... |
Proud Paly parent |
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on Jun 15, 2006 at 5:53 pm by Proud Paly parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto Farmer's Market Celebrates 25th Anniversary
On Saturday, June 17th, the Palo Alto Farmer's Market will celebrate its 25th anniversary with free birthday cakes, music by Four Shillings Short, a speech by Palo Alto mayor ... |
Lauren John |
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on Jun 15, 2006 at 4:31 pm by Jocelyn Dong, associate editor of the Palo Alto Weekly |
AROUND TOWN
Local online is expanding
First the PA Weekly (one of the first newspapers online anywhere,) then the Daily. Now Backfence.com has expanded to Palo Alto. They've got a long way to go to compete with th... |
Benno |
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on Jun 15, 2006 at 3:47 pm by Benno, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
I'm Back and it Feels Good
Thank you Diana for addressing the ridiculous University Avenue train station. I have been there myself and the open latrine is shocking. And talk about no landscaping. Peopl... |
Rebecca Sanders |
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on Jun 14, 2006 at 10:22 pm by James, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Multifaith Voices for Peace And Justice Joins National Religious Campaign Against Torture
This afternoon (June 5th) the Los Angeles Times reported that the Pentagon's new field manual on detainee handling will not include the Geneva Convention language banning "deg... |
Craig Wiesner |
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on Jun 14, 2006 at 1:58 pm by Jean E. Barker, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Mitchell Park Library
I can gurantee that if The City puts both a library bond and a police building bond measure on the same ballot, neither will pass. Only one should be placed on the ballot, an... |
Natalie Fisher |
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on Jun 14, 2006 at 12:14 pm by Lynne Russell, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Mayor warns residents about city finances
Shortly after the Palo Alto City Council adopted a budget with a $1.4 million projected surplus, Mayor Judy Kleinberg issued a dire warning.
The city is facing threats to... |
Bill D'Agostino |
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on Jun 13, 2006 at 7:55 pm by Very Tas, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Exhaust Fumes From Construction Site
I am off to city hall to try to stop a construction project on 1795 El Camino. This now empty lot, used to be a gas station. The current process of cleaning the lot, is causi... |
pamela |
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on Jun 12, 2006 at 7:27 pm by pamela, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Please wear helmets...correctly
I just wanted to write to get the message out regarding correct use of helmets in this beautiful phase of spring where folks tend to ride their bikes more often.
This is ... |
Janet Neff |
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on Jun 10, 2006 at 4:40 pm by Eric Stietzel, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Albertson's at Edgewood Plaza to close
Say goodbye to another grocery store, Palo Alto.
Albertson’s is closing its store in Edgewood Plaza around early August, the company announced today.
In total, 37 A... |
Bill D'Agostino |
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on Jun 9, 2006 at 1:43 pm by KCSarr, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Why Can't Palo Alto Fix Its Libraries?
It seems that whenever anybody tries to do anything positive about the library system, the community instantly splinters and the council washes its hands of the issue.
Why ... |
Concerned Resident |
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on Jun 8, 2006 at 3:11 pm by Very Tas, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
University Ave Cal Train Station
The renovation of the bus stop area was completed a while ago, and it looks great - but frankly, as a daily Cal Train commuter, I am disappointed to see nothing was done or ap... |
Cal Train Commuter |
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on Jun 8, 2006 at 1:07 pm by Andrew, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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