MOVIES
Ratatouille
Ratatouille was REALLY good. I felt like I was in another world, it had lots of non-slapstick/non-bathroom laughs, and the best evil character ever. Only criticism was the l... |
Sarah |
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on Jul 30, 2007 at 12:27 am by Sarah, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
MOVIES
Die Hard 4
This was a really fun movie. I laughed a lot and it was exciting. The downside was the lack of completely sidesplitting, tears-coming-down-my-face scene, such as the cockpit... |
Sarah |
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on Jul 2, 2007 at 10:20 pm by anon., a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
MOVIES
not fantastic but not bad
I saw Fantastic Four 2 and thought it was a good bad movie. Forgettable, stupid, and fun. I had peanut m&m's and peanut butter cups--delicious. |
Sarah |
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on Jun 30, 2007 at 4:37 pm by mariah, a member of the Hoover School community |
AROUND TOWN
look up
Anyone know why the old Air Force planes have been circling the area for the last few days? |
Sarah |
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on May 28, 2007 at 1:34 pm by Nancy, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
MOVIES
bad movie
I sat through the new spiderman this weekend--awful. Such good concepts, soooo poorly done. Candy was good. |
Sarah |
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on May 22, 2007 at 9:51 am by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Don't pump gas on may 15th
NO GAS...On May 15th 2007
Don't pump gas on may 15th
...in April 1997, there was a "gas out" conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices. Gasoline prices dropped 30 ce... |
Sarah |
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on May 3, 2007 at 10:37 am by Kate, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Hidden Villa update, please
So what really happened at the Hidden Villa board meeting? And Tom Livermore was somehow replaced by Lee Price? |
Sarah |
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on Jun 28, 2006 at 11:14 pm by Sarah, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Parking Lot T
Has anyone received parking citations in Lot T on Lytton and Kipling? After I received one I've noticed changes in the positioning, height and number of signs. I'm wondering i... |
Sarah Lee |
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on Apr 25, 2008 at 2:18 pm by Sarah Lee, a resident of Mountain View |
AROUND TOWN
Housing for Active Seniors
My father-in-law is coming to visit and plans to stay about 8 weeks. We'd like to use this as an opportunity to help him decide if he'd like to move here permenantly, or at le... |
SarahM |
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on Jan 8, 2012 at 6:48 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Did Embarcadero Road needed paving 3 years ago?
Three years ago I was of the impression that Embarcadero Road needed repaving. I have only seen patchwork done on it all the time.
Traveling on Embarcadero Road is woefully b... |
Sardar Patel |
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on Aug 27, 2007 at 9:21 am by R, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Looking for witness to collision with dalmatian on Middlefield
Hi,
I had a collision with a large dalmatian on the 3300 block of Middlefield Road (cross street of Ames Avenue) on Thursday (12/4) around 3:10 pm. A very helpful person s... |
Satyadev Patel |
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on Dec 10, 2009 at 8:30 pm by Satyadev Patel, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
BUSH KNESSET FIREWORKS
In a speech to Israel's Knesset, Bush said:
"Some seem to believe that we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade ... |
saul |
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on May 16, 2008 at 11:14 am by Paul, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Real Estate Agents Should Own Up To Their Role
I'm wondering when national and local real estate agents will own up to their role in the financial/credit debacle. They have always been just as predatory as some mortga... |
Scammed |
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on Dec 2, 2008 at 7:20 am by Perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
In California, Bad Teachers Just Can't Be Fired
I really think we should all be aware of what our kids could be facing, yes, even here in Palo Alto.
This is six pages of very scary reading, but you might want to check it... |
Scared for our Kids |
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on May 6, 2009 at 10:14 pm by Ron, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Follow up to Jimmy Carter
This is from the AP:
"ATLANTA (AP) -- A longtime aide to Jimmy Carter has resigned from the Carter Center think tank, calling the former president's new book on Israel and th... |
Schlomo |
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on Dec 7, 2006 at 6:42 am by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Next PAUSD School Board President?
Every elected school board member should serve as president of the school board during their elected term. I hope Gail Price has the chance to serve as our PAUSD school board... |
School Board Observer |
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on Dec 14, 2006 at 12:39 am by Pauline, a member of the Juana Briones School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Meeting on school calendar for next two years
Just received a PTA bulletin about a meeting this Wednesday of the "school calendar committee", which will be discussing when school should start and whether there should be a... |
Scott Johnson |
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on Sep 12, 2006 at 7:49 pm by Carol, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Does Romney have a chance in California?
I know it seems next to impossible, but Romney is on a big run at this point. Can he, possibly, beyond all hope, even win California? |
Sean |
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on Oct 22, 2012 at 5:02 pm by That User Name is already, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Tree vandals
Who is cutting down the trees along San Fran creek by 101? Isn't that illegal? I saw a guy with a chainsaw out behind the body shop destroying them. C'est la vie mon arbor. |
Sean |
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on Aug 25, 2012 at 2:38 pm by tree, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
James Lovland, godfather of the global warming hysteria, now backs off
Loveland, the Gaia guy, is now sobering up. He is a scientist, who decided to become scientific, instead of an alrmist.
Web Link
... |
Sean |
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on Jun 26, 2012 at 4:08 pm by Sean, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Tell me is ain't so Barack!
It is very painful for me to write this post.
I loved Barack. He took it over the barriers of race and biogtry. I thought he was the new hope for this country. I saw, a... |
Sean |
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on Mar 23, 2008 at 8:32 pm by about that \"attack machine\", a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Christmas Tree Story...a Slice of Life
The following link is to a poignant personal story with international dimensions, war, fear, peace. It is not religious, per se, but has a real fealing about it.
Check it... |
Sean |
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on Dec 25, 2007 at 3:10 pm by Sean, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama Refuse to Commit to Ending the Iraq War
Did anybody watch the last Democratic debate? I can't believe it. We elected Democrats to get us OUT of war. Now there is this hedging. The top two candidates have been co... |
Sean |
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on Sep 28, 2007 at 3:11 pm by eyes on the prize, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Searching for design/architect for building new house in PA
Hello,
I am a resident of Palo Alto. I want to build a new house on my lot in the town, on what is a site of a tract home built in 50's.
I am interested in recommendati... |
seeker |
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on Mar 25, 2010 at 2:46 pm by Resident, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Choosing a Palo Alto Elementary school
My family is exploring the Palo Alto public elementary school options. Besides the info. that I have reviewed from greatschools.com I would like more information. Can you pro... |
seekinfo |
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on Nov 8, 2006 at 11:55 am by Pauline, a member of the Juana Briones School community |
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