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community-based volunteer restoration workdays
Greetings all nature-lovers in the greater Palo Alto area! Join Acterra Stewardship for a variety of community-based volunteer restoration workdays. We have programs for a ... |
Arnie Thompson |
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on Feb 16, 2011 at 12:00 pm by Arnie Thompson, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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New Garden alongside Gunn
Has anyone else seen the new garden area alongside Gunn near the Arastradero - Foothill expwy intersection? While jogging by last week I saw a group of students digging new pl... |
Art Liberman |
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on Jan 10, 2008 at 1:33 am by Josh Krumbein, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Bad and Messy of the Year
How could the PA Weekly not have included this story among the Bad or the Messy of the year?
" Toxic fumes spew from CPI in Feb 2nd , leaving a worker ‘gasping for air’ (t... |
Art Liberman |
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on Jan 5, 2007 at 10:31 am by Jeff, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Pacific Art League sells building to developer!
What is going on at the Pacific Art League? Why is the 80 year old institution selling the building out from under the members? Why were the 2 surveys which showed majority of... |
Art Lover |
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on Dec 11, 2007 at 5:47 pm by Duh, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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5th Annual PAMP Moon Festival this Saturday
“When the moon is full, mankind is one!”
The Palo Alto Menlo Park Parent's Club is hosting its 5th Annual PAMP Moon Festival! Join us THIS Saturday from 4-7:30 pm at the Mitc... |
Asdll |
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on Sep 16, 2010 at 12:56 pm by Asdll, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Hazardous power lines
Folks, I read with great sadness about the couple and son who
were electrocuted on Palm Beach when their Ham radio
antenna fell on the power line.
There is a power line t... |
Ashok Srinivasan |
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on Oct 14, 2009 at 4:35 am by Electrified !!, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Upcoming programs at Atherton Library
Friday, April 23 at 7 PM- The Garden: An al fresco studio for impressionist painters. A Fine Arts Museum docent lecture.
Tuesday, April 27 at 7 PM- Mental Fitness Lecture:... |
Atherton Library |
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on Apr 22, 2010 at 1:17 pm by Atherton Library, a resident of Atherton |
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ATT DSL Service
We live near downtown and are having intremittent service--someitmes very slow and sometimes it disappears.
Is anyone else having this problem or know why it is happening? |
ATT DSL User |
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on Feb 22, 2012 at 8:05 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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New Paris Baguette signage
WOW I was surprised to see the new bright signage next to the Cheesecake Factory open.
Feels a little like little Las Vegas. But welcome sight to see so many downtown. |
bambi |
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on Sep 27, 2011 at 6:08 am by svatoid, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Looking up home sales
I'm trying to find the sale price of a local house that sold a few months ago. I understand this info should be available from the SC County Assessor's website, but darned if... |
banquo |
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on Aug 20, 2011 at 11:15 pm by banquo, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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Oak Tree dropping too many acorns?
The acorn crop this year surpasses any I have seen on my back deck for 30 years. And they are dropping with such pressure that they make a loud, sometimes explosive, noise. Do... |
Barbara |
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on Nov 8, 2007 at 6:26 pm by Alice B., a resident of another community |
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looking for recipe sauce for hamburgers from Harry's
My family moved to Palo Alto in 1952 and have lived in the area off and on all these past years. I have been obsessing about a sauce served at Harry's Hamburger which was in w... |
barbara |
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on Aug 9, 2007 at 2:52 pm by barbara, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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MA Student suicide
Has anyone heard about a recent student suicide at MA? |
Barnie |
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on Mar 1, 2007 at 11:42 am by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online |
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Growing up in Palo Alto
Palo Alto was the best place to grow up.
Bergmanns
Midtown
Stanford shopping center
Varsity theater
Palo Alto drive in theater(Greer)
Eichler tennis and swim club (Wh... |
Barry |
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on Feb 3, 2010 at 5:53 pm by Ken, a resident of another community |
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underpass closure - no flooding
There is an underpass connecting East Bayshore & West Bayshore, between Oregon & San Antonio, which is normally scheduled to be open between April & October (understandably cl... |
BayshoreBiker |
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on Jul 21, 2011 at 8:15 am by Occasional Cyclist, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Giant Chicken
Does anyone know why a giant chicken (at least, giant for a chicken) was walking around downtown on Thursday? |
Bea |
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on Jan 18, 2010 at 4:42 pm by CHinCider, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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The Hoover Stanford University Budget Cuts
As an anonymous faculty member I would like to raise the issue of Budget Cuts at Stanford.
Firstly I think that the current president should be held accountable for overpe... |
Bea |
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on Oct 2, 2009 at 8:07 am by Agree, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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Teams of four running around downtown
If you were curious, as I was, by the groups of four people rushing around downtown this afternoon, it turns out they are from Applied Biosystems in Foster City and are workin... |
Becky Trout |
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on Oct 24, 2007 at 1:57 pm by Becky Trout, Palo Alto Weekly staff writer |
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Golf Instruction
Does any one know reasonable lessons for Golf in Palo Alto? (This is for a very very beginner ) |
BeginnerGolfer |
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on Mar 8, 2007 at 9:26 am by GolfPro, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Roots, Folk and Blues at the Little Fox Theater
Sunday, November 12, 2006 7:00pm "Women With Strings Attached" Featuring Deborah Thacker, Lucy Billings, and Mira Wooten Plus Special Guests The Little Fox Theater http://w... |
beinglucy |
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on Nov 1, 2006 at 12:13 am by beinglucy, a resident of another community |
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what caused power outage today?
It was out from 8.30 to around noon - does anyone know why? |
belle |
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on Jan 18, 2010 at 8:49 am by Brian, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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College Terrace Police Activity
Today Friday August 20, 2010 I came home to a dozen police cars at the end of my street and lots of yellow crime scene tape. Anybody know what's going on? I sprinted in the ... |
Bellesearching |
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on Aug 21, 2010 at 9:30 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Mystery Building
I've been going past this building off of the 101 at Embarcadero since I was a kid, but never knew what it was. I posted a picture of it on Palo Alto Backfence Web Link... |
Ben Frandsen |
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on Sep 7, 2006 at 2:34 pm by The Answer, a resident of another community |
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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 |
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280 this afternoon?
Has anybody driven up 280 from PA to Redwood City beginning around 2:45pm? Is the traffic bad on a typical Tuesday? Thanks. |
Beth |
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on Aug 26, 2008 at 10:19 pm by RC, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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