AROUND TOWN
Re-inventing a classic
Like many local residents, the Zankich family never forgot the Parisian burger served at Mountain View's Linda's Drive-In decades ago, with its special sauce and sourdough bun... |
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on Jan 25, 2013 at 12:28 am by Melanie Austin, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Tomorrow's events (June 19)
[Web Link Event: Menlo Park Clock Tower Celebration]
The Menlo Park Clock Tower Celebration marks the 25-year anniversary of it... |
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on Jun 18, 2012 at 11:12 am by randy albin, a resident of Mountain View |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Can anyone explain the Zoning definitions?
What are the definitions of RM-15 and R-2 Zones?
This is from an announcement about a development near Barron Park:
"Palo Alto Housing Corporation (PAHC), a nonprofit af... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 9:08 pm by Concerned Parent , a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
After two decades, Empire taps out
Empire Grill and Tap Room, a chic and polished fixture of downtown Palo Alto for more than 20 years, is preparing to close its doors later this month.
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 9:21 pm by bru, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Will AYSO, Fall Ball, etc. start in August to align with school calendar?
Does anyone know if the non school sports will start their fall programs before Labor Day now that school starts early?
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on Jan 18, 2013 at 5:47 pm by PAUSD Graduate, a member of the Gunn High School community |
AROUND TOWN
101 underpass open?
Anybody know if the freeway underpass between S. Palo Alto and the Baylands trail is open? I recall hearing that it was closed seasonally due to the risk of rising water leve... |
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on Nov 23, 2012 at 12:24 pm by David, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Stanford physiologist shares Nobel in chemistry
As Stanford leaders basked in the university's 27th Nobel Prize Wednesday, the winner, physiologist Brian Kobilka, said he was "surprised to be honored because so many people ... |
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on Oct 10, 2012 at 2:41 pm by Mike, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
I am polite, yet I get my post removed.
I am deeply hurt.
Looking at the thread with my posts deleted it appears I must have said something horrendous. I in fact gave a dictionary definition of a word that is co... |
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on Apr 12, 2013 at 7:32 pm by CrunchyCookie, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Quality of life tops neighborhood goals for 2013
New Year's resolutions are as varied as Palo Alto's residents, but for leaders of the city's neighborhood associations, addressing three issues -- creek flooding, new developm... |
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on Jan 7, 2013 at 3:22 pm by Really anon, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man faces more felonies after highway shooting
An East Palo Alto man who is charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting at a vehicle on U.S. Highway 101 faces 11 more felonies after a court in San Mateo County g... |
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on Dec 20, 2012 at 9:18 pm by Sylvia, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Playing catch
Six "brides" practiced bouquet-tossing and catching Saturday at Bowden Park in Palo Alto, as budding photographers worked to capture the moments. Photo by Paul Lucia.
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on Jul 31, 2012 at 1:42 pm by Alphonso, a resident of Los Altos Hills |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
On Deadline
I found objectionable the July 13 "On Deadline" praising the "California Clean Money Campaign."
This article is inflammatory, divisive and derogatory. It uses language lik... |
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on Jul 18, 2012 at 9:33 am by vic, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Shop Talk
ELEGANT YOGA STUDIO OPENS DOORS ... Palo Alto's Midtown neighborhood is about to become home to one of the city's more unusual projects. Spanning two floors at almos... |
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on Apr 8, 2013 at 2:46 pm by Wow, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Around Town
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER ... Three years ago, artist Sam Yates was a local hero of sorts. After years of snapping and compiling pictures of every city property, he... |
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on Mar 4, 2013 at 9:49 am by Not an issue, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
SPORTS
Gunn needs one more big victory for a CCS football berth
Palo Alto has an invitation. So does Menlo-Atherton, Sacred Heart Prep and Menlo School. All are headed to the big dance known as the Central Coast Section football playoffs. ... |
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on Nov 8, 2012 at 6:21 pm by Ice Queen, a resident of Los Altos Hills |
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Gunn's Zhou wins CCS golf title; Titans qualify for NorCals
Gunn sophomore Anna Zhou improved upon her runner-up finish from last year and captured individual honors at the girls' Central Coast Section Golf Championships on Tuesday at ... |
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on Oct 30, 2012 at 10:02 pm by Anna Z, a member of the Gunn High School community |
AROUND TOWN
Wave of 'beautification' projects heads downtown
Palo Alto's busiest downtown thoroughfare will undergo a series of touchups in the coming months, though in some cases the price for beautification will include traffic disrup... |
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on Oct 31, 2012 at 3:50 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ravenswood kicks off new school year
Ravenswood City School District kicked off the school year Aug. 23 with about 3,500 students and an operating budget of $38.5 million.
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on Sep 26, 2012 at 12:30 pm by village fool, a resident of another community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Chemical weapons in the Mid-East
"There would be enormous consequences if we start seeing movement on the chemical weapons front or the use of chemical weapons." (Barack Obama, regarding Syria)
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on Sep 20, 2012 at 9:48 am by That User Name is already, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Odds and Ends
Quote of the year
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, December 28, 2012, 12:00 AM |
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on Dec 30, 2012 at 10:31 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Atherton: Contractor charged with six felonies
A building contractor is due in court Dec. 20 to enter a plea on felony grand theft and other charges stemming from work he did for an Atherton resident.
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on Dec 11, 2012 at 8:03 pm by homeless, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Silicon Valley is second in U.S. in wealth
Silicon Valley had the second-highest concentration of wealthy households during the period of 2007-2011, according to a report the U.S. Census Bureau released Monday, Feb. 11... |
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on Feb 13, 2013 at 7:06 pm by David, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Zero Waste's Two cart pilot program - thoughts?
We just got a postcard from the Zero Waste Palo Alto saying that our neighborhood is being considered for the new two cart pilot program. From what I can see this is condensi... |
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on Jan 30, 2013 at 12:48 am by Cedric de La Beaujardiere, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Midtown 'elves' to deliver holiday bouquets
Calling themselves the "Midtown elves," residents of Palo Alto 's Midtown neighborhood have launched a grass-roots effort to make holiday bouquets and cards for veterans at th... |
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on Dec 13, 2012 at 8:49 pm by Mike, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto braces for turnover at City Hall
With work habits shifting and employee benefits under fire, Palo Alto is bracing for an exodus of workers from City Hall over the next five years and scrambling to find new wa... |
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on Oct 18, 2012 at 9:54 pm by slow torture, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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