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Neighbors want Facebook to be better friend
A fleet of sleek, black buses designed to cut down on the amount of traffic generated by Facebook's 1,000 employees in the Stanford Research Park has some College Terrace neig... |
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on Oct 7, 2010 at 10:40 am by Rick, a resident of the College Terrace 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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Thank you for National Night Out
Thank you City of Palo Alto for National Night Out and the opportunity to strengthen neighborhood and police partnerships. For our neighborhood, it provided the perfect catal... |
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on Aug 2, 2006 at 3:11 pm by Shelby Valentine, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Great one-woman show at The Pear
Saw Diane Tasca tonight at the Pear avenue Theatre in Belle of Amherst-- a one-woman show about the life and love and poety of Emily Dickinson. sounds boring, but it wasn't! ... |
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on Jul 22, 2006 at 1:58 am by Jason R., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Caterpillar invasion?
Hey, any biologists or naturalists out there who can offer any information about the caterpillar invasion we're experiencing? They're dropping out of trees like special ops un... |
Dale Conour |
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on Apr 28, 2007 at 4:45 pm by what to do, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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PASCO
Hi, we moved to Palo Alto last September. Since then we noticed that PASCO came to pick up refuses and empty recyle bins before or at 6 am EVERY week! The loud noises woke up ... |
curious |
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on Apr 8, 2007 at 1:11 pm by ashiko, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Do you remember the young girl killed on Channing?
Several years ago a young girl was killed on Channing at De Soto. She was riding her bike the wrong direction in the Channing bike lane and a car pulled out from De Soto and h... |
Giraffe |
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on Jun 21, 2006 at 1:33 pm by ARF, a resident of the Palo Alto Orchards neighborhood |
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Sears not closing / Home Depot "delayed"
Today, we learn that Sears on San Antonio is not really closing; it is having a remodeling sale. Its lease has been extended 3 years while Home Depot gets its act together. ... |
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on Dec 18, 2007 at 10:30 am by Mike, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Spare the Air Nights
On these cold winter nights, it is very tempting to light a wood fire for the ambience as well as the warmth. However, for any of you who venture out on the streets these even... |
Walker |
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on Nov 26, 2008 at 10:41 am by Greg K, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Feed a stray-spay a stray
I want to thank Sue Dremann for highlighting the problem of homeless cats. I have done a lot of cat rescue because I just got tired of seeing animals suffer. For years I t... |
Dwana |
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on Aug 2, 2006 at 12:13 pm by Carole Hyde, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Imagine Beauty, MV owner hit my car & then yelled and threatened me
I was getting a haircut in downtown Mountain View today (Imagine Beauty on Villa St.) When I walked out, I found a black Jaguar backed into my car with his bumper sitting on t... |
Paul |
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on Sep 22, 2006 at 12:12 am by Carol, a resident of Los Altos |
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Auto Mall going to Menlo Park?
So according to Palo Alto Online, there is a proposed GM Auto Park going to Menlo Park, approx. a mile away from the now defunct Auto Mall suggested for Palo Alto. Now, where... |
ToldUSo |
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on Oct 13, 2006 at 11:24 am by Carol, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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TheatreWorks' "Brooklyn Boy" at Lucie Stern
Brooklyn Boy successfully brought me back to reminescing about my parents influence on my beliefs, behaviors and peculiarities. It shared the angst of family dynamics, pullin... |
Enoch Choi |
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on Jul 26, 2006 at 8:22 am by Enoch Choi, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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'Exploding toilets' surprise residents
Palo Alto officials are taking a new look at procedures that have produced erupting toilets, after recent incidents around town created both a messy bathroom and a messy polit... |
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on Sep 12, 2007 at 6:21 pm by Tom, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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When will the new Whole Foods on El Camino open??
Anyone have any idea? It's been under construction for more than a year now!
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Louise |
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on Aug 27, 2006 at 1:25 pm by Mountain View shopper, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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That 102 year old house downtown on University is finally for sale.
I've walked past that house so many times. It seems so out of place downtown between a realtor's office and a restaurant. I used to call it the holdout house. It's a tenacious... |
Susan Stevens |
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on Sep 27, 2006 at 12:01 am by Mayfield child, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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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 |
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PA city manager apologizes for flag-lowering comment, supports local policy
Dear Editor:
I have just returned from a two-week vacation. In the last few days, I have come to fully appreciate the concern felt by firefighters about how the City of Pal... |
Editor |
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on Oct 13, 2007 at 11:09 pm by Captain OFD, a resident of another community |
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Barron Park Market Grand Opening Today
Just got home from a morning walk and Barron Park Market looks stocked up for today's grand opening. Lots of fresh fruit in the front windows, and produce in the back. Saw two... |
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on Aug 5, 2007 at 10:54 pm by Sammy, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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How are "Today's Top Posts" determined?
Can someone please explain the algorithm for placing a topic on the home page under "Today's Top Posts?" Topics that are still being actively viewed and commented on sometimes... |
Lynn |
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on Jul 17, 2007 at 8:23 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Older cyclists must be role models for youth
I know we have had threads before on cyclists not stopping at stop signs, but an incident this morning has made me take this up again.
I was driving my freshman to Paly bec... |
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on Feb 23, 2007 at 11:04 am by gordon, a resident of the St. Claire Gardens neighborhood |
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Welcome to Town Square!
This category is a catch-all for postings that don't fit any of the other categories. If you want to promote a school carnival or post a story about a construction project tha... |
Bill Johnson |
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on Aug 3, 2006 at 3:11 pm by susie, a resident of another community |
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Charleston - one year later
We have had the traffic slowing for over a year now and my first impression of adding to the traffic congestion has been wrong. True, I have modified my routes and choose anyt... |
Driver |
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on Oct 10, 2007 at 2:38 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Five hundred turkeys needed for Christmas!
The Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP) needs your help to make sure hungry families in our area have a turkey to cook for their Christmas meal.
A thousand families are signed ... |
Michael Levin |
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on Dec 22, 2006 at 1:04 am by Another mother here, a member of the Gunn High School community |
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Please talk hands-free when you are driving
Yesterday when I stopped at red light on Alma, I noticed 4 out of 5 drivers who made left turn from cross street were talking on cell phones. And one of their hands was holdi... |
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on Jul 29, 2006 at 11:27 am by Richard, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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