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Peering behind the curtain
While the other little girls in her dance class nurtured dreams of becoming ballerinas, Stanford associate professor Janice Ross pointed her toes toward a different path.
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on Mar 12, 2008 at 5:19 pm by hugh, a resident of Stanford |
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Palo Alto Library Offering New Service - BookLetters!
Palo Alto City Library wishes to introduce you to a new service, BookLetters, an email newsletter and readers advisory service on books, authors and customized newsletters cre... |
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on Feb 13, 2009 at 12:01 pm by Simon, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Palo Alto author Meg Waite Clayton to speak at the Palo Alto City Library
Palo Alto resident and author Meg Waite Clayton will be talking about her book, The Wednesday Sisters, on Tuesday, April 7, at 7 p.m., at the Palo Alto Children's Library (not... |
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on Aug 11, 2009 at 1:00 pm by Suzie, a resident of another community |
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Getting the word out
What writer hasn't dreamt of holding that bound volume in hand, relishing the fresh-ink aroma, standing with pride at the podium of a local bookstore reading his or her own wo... |
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on Aug 8, 2010 at 3:19 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Measure N ups annual library operating costs by $1.1million
Measure N has a number of hidden costs. Significantly $750,000 to $1.1 million annually in higher operating expenses.
Notice that this sort of information isn't included i... |
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on Oct 15, 2008 at 3:42 pm by hidden costs, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Rent increases may be ahead for EPA tenants
Page Mill Properties is in the process of informing the tenants in its East Palo Alto apartments of a pending decision, possibly the rent increases that had been scheduled to ... |
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on Mar 25, 2009 at 8:43 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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Today's events (Aug. 5)
[Web Link Lecture: Yoga and Ecology]
Speaker Radhanath Swami gives a lecture on how a spiritual perspective can have an impact on ecologica... |
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on Aug 6, 2010 at 12:12 am by Sandy, a resident of another community |
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Second witness links Williams to Walgreens
The manager of the bar in the University Avenue restaurant Pasta? identified Donald Ray Williams as the man she saw climb down from the roof of the Walgreens building a week o... |
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on Jan 24, 2009 at 12:01 pm by neighbor, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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U.S. women settle for a draw in U-20 World Cup soccer opener
Stanford's Rachel Quon, Teresa Noyola and Courtney Verloo all saw action for the U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team as it opened play in the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup ... |
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on Jul 17, 2010 at 11:05 am by Help, please, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Free the Children opens office, holds rally
More than a hundred teenagers and adults celebrated the opening of the first Free the Children office in California, located at 481 Washington Ave., Friday in Palo Alto. ==B P... |
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on Feb 2, 2009 at 6:23 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Letters
Silent majority speaks
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, October 24, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on Oct 25, 2008 at 11:00 am by unbelievable, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Ramblin' man
He's not your everyday ordinary Joe. In fact, there's a little something extraordinary about 28-year-old Joseph "Cello Joe" Chang. Photos by Dana Ullman/Palo Alto Online.
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on Mar 28, 2009 at 3:09 am by joey, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Press earns Pac-10's weekly award
Stanford junior forward Christen Press was named Pac-10 women's soccer Player of the Week on Tuesday. Press earned the honor after scoring twice and recording an assist in Sta... |
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on Aug 26, 2009 at 9:41 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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Kindle not elibrary compatible!
I'm shocked to learn that my Kindle is incompatible with the elibrary software. Will Amazon ever support e library books? Basically the answer is no... really never. http:/... |
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on Sep 21, 2011 at 2:26 pm by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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'Walking tour' book lists Palo Alto historical sites
The Palo Alto Historical Association has published a new book that provides a walking tour of 43 sites of sites of historical interest in downtown Palo Alto.
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on Apr 11, 2010 at 10:02 am by Daniel Mart, a resident of Mountain View |
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This Webb splashes into Stanford swimming record books
The Stanford women's swimming team completed an undefeated dual-meet season with its 162-129 victory over host California on Saturday as freshman Betsy Webb stamped her name i... |
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on Oct 2, 2010 at 11:22 am by BUY VIAGRA, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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City shuffles library sites to deal with construction
The Palo Alto Art Center auditorium could soon house about 10,000 books and other library items as part of the city's dizzying four-year game of "musical chairs" -- a process ... |
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on Dec 6, 2010 at 10:39 am by So-Much-Money-Down-The-Rabbit-Hole, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Review: 'Extraordinary, Ordinary People' by Condoleezza Rice
One of the defining moments in former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's childhood came during a visit to Santa Claus when she was about 5 years old. Living in Birmingham, ... |
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on Dec 3, 2010 at 11:19 am by anonymous, a resident of another community |
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Esther Clark Park
Large oak trees, wild animals and uninterrupted landscapes define Esther Clark Park, an open 21-acre plot of land located in the Palo Alto hills.
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on Apr 23, 2010 at 3:46 pm by aqdrianna currie, a resident of the Greater Miranda neighborhood |
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Know Knew Books could be in its final chapter
The sign spells out Know Knew Books' bleak economic state in big red letters, amid the window display of books, action figurines and Halloween decorations: "Liquidation."
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on Oct 18, 2009 at 2:24 pm by Andrew, a resident of another community |
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Regret me not
From embroidered toilet paper to "Christmas nativity meerkats," Etsy.com is full of intriguing items. Some such creations, deemed worthy of extra attention, show up on Regrets... |
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on Apr 1, 2010 at 2:10 pm by Kym @ Crafty Is The New Black, a resident of another community |
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VIDEO/MULTIMEDIA
A compilation of video content from the Palo Alto Weekly and Palo Alto Online staff.
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on Oct 13, 2009 at 5:57 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Blanks pleads not guilty to rape, attempted murder
Lionel Blanks Jr., 36, who is accused of the rape, kidnapping and attempted murder of a woman in Palo Alto on May 22, pleaded not guilty to all charges in Santa Clara County S... |
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on Nov 5, 2010 at 3:28 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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Fire burns 3,500-square-foot Atherton home
Investigators were at a 3,500-square-foot home in Atherton Saturday afternoon trying to determine was caused a fire there, Menlo Park fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman said.
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on Oct 12, 2009 at 10:52 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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Tomorrow's events (Feb. 3)
[Web Link Music: Brandon Tyler]
Sacramento Singer-Songwriter Brandon Tyler performs tomorrow (Feb. 3) at 7:30 p.m. at Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountai... |
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on Feb 2, 2010 at 5:55 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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