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PENINSULA FOODIST
Portland ice cream shop Salt & Straw coming to Palo AltoSalt & Straw, a string of ice cream shops born in Portland, Oregon, is opening a new location in downtown Palo Alto. The ice cream company, known for inventive...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 4, 2018Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jun 7, 2018 at 9:22 am | 7 comments | 4059 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Cheesecake Factory Palo Alto to closeAfter more than a decade of serving its vast menu at 375 University Ave. in Palo Alto, The Cheesecake Factory will close in May. Alethea Rowe, senior director...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Apr. 9, 2018Last comment by Alex, on Jun 5, 2018 at 6:47 pm | 37 comments | 18183 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Ahhh, those darn aging questions“How old are you?” the chatty woman sitting next to me in the Seoul Airport recently asked on my trip back from Japan. “I’m 66 and just celebrated my birthday,...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on May. 29, 2018Last comment by Reader, on Jun 5, 2018 at 5:49 pm | 5 comments | 740 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
The Last Straw500 million single-use straws are used every day in the United States. Yes. 500. Million. Each. Day. You’ve seen social media coverage about Plastic...
Original post made by Laura Stec on May. 19, 2018Last comment by Keepitsimple, on Jun 2, 2018 at 7:28 am | 6 comments | 8562 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Palo Alto's Vin Vino Wine reopensLongtime Palo Alto wine shop Vin Vino Wine reopened on Thursday, May 24, under new ownership. Victor Pugliese, who
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 29, 2018Last comment by Joe Baldwin, on May 31, 2018 at 5:26 pm | 1 comment | 2886 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Mocking Nazis is a crime in Britain: Free Speech #1Public awareness of ongoing attacks against Freedom of Speech is very low, judging from discussions with friends and from poor coverage in the mainstream media (MSM)...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on May. 1, 2018Last comment by Resident, on May 31, 2018 at 3:52 am | 8 comments | 6933 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Gun control: What can we do locally?As a Palo Alto resident who is upset about all the mass shootings our country keeps on witnessing, I want to do something about gun control. But what? Locally,...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on May. 22, 2018Last comment by the_punnisher, on May 28, 2018 at 5:56 pm | 18 comments | 6836 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Vitality Bowls opens in Mountain ViewA new açaí bowl shop is now open at 650 Castro St. in downtown Mountain View. Vitality Bowls, a national franchise that got its start in California,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 24, 2018Last comment by Amelia, on May 28, 2018 at 11:22 am | 3 comments | 8886 Views
STORIES OF HOPE
What Am I Striving For?==I Recently, my work life and professional aspirations have been getting the better of me. In turn, I’ve felt myself getting worse: tension, unease, and discontent...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Apr. 2, 2018Last comment by steve, on May 28, 2018 at 9:10 am | 6 comments | 7782 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
California is Now the 5th Largest World Economy in Terms of GDPBy itself passing Great Britain is no big deal--we could as easily be 1% larger or smaller and in any event India will eventually rise to number 5. Nor as we...
Original post made by Steve Levy on May. 8, 2018Last comment by resident, on May 26, 2018 at 10:36 am | 24 comments | 8279 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Ice cream shop opens at Stanford Shopping CenterWalnut Creek ice cream shop Lottie's Creamery opened a new location Saturday, May 19, at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto. Doors opened at 10 a.m. Saturday,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 19, 2018Last comment by Safeway Select Is Nasty, on May 25, 2018 at 12:02 am | 5 comments | 12302 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Camper to replace LB Steak in Menlo ParkMore details are out on the restaurant taking over the former LB Steak space in downtown Menlo Park. Come this summer, 898 Santa Cruz Ave. will be home to Camper,...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 2, 2018Last comment by Hopeful, on May 24, 2018 at 1:36 pm | 21 comments | 12204 Views
STORIES OF HOPE
Data and Compassion: Radical Tools in the Fight for Gun Control
Students in Washington D.C. during National Walkout Day, March 14, 2018.
During last week’s National Walkout Day, a nationwide demonstration...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Mar. 19, 2018Last comment by mohit2931, on May 23, 2018 at 1:34 am | 13 comments | 7707 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
Trying to enjoy the routines againAs summer approaches I'm looking forward to changing up our regular routines. With three kids I've found myself relying more and more on routines and enjoying it...
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on May. 20, 2018There are no comments yet. 5865 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Parkland School Shooting: Why work for a good solution when there is a proven non-starter?This is not a discussion of the pros and cons, although I will include some notes about the complexities. Instead, my focus will be on the abysmal politics currently...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Mar. 1, 2018Last comment by Santa Fe High school, on May 19, 2018 at 4:18 pm | 40 comments | 6972 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
It’s All Gone Sour (snack recipe)Anyone check out the John Legend Easter remake of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar? Boy did that bring back memories of a childhood soundtrack, and I still...
Original post made by Laura Stec on May. 13, 2018Last comment by Laura Stec, on May 18, 2018 at 8:14 am | 5 comments | 7315 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Opening alert: Dumpling Garden in Mountain ViewDumpling Garden quietly opened in a Mountain View strip mall last month, serving handmade dumplings and other traditional Chinese fare. Less than a month after...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 15, 2018Last comment by Eater, on May 17, 2018 at 12:49 pm | 6 comments | 14436 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
School Superintendent Hires Need to be Thoroughly VettedThe Palo Alto School District is now undergoing its third hire for a superintendent in a little more than a decade. Maybe it’s time for school board members...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on May. 11, 2018Last comment by Annette, on May 17, 2018 at 11:46 am | 4 comments | 5394 Views
STORIES OF HOPE
Family Matters: Caring for the Dying, and Their Loved OnesAs I walked into the patient room of a local hospice facility early this year, I knew what to expect: An eighty-year-old woman, with gently-curled hair and a strained...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Feb. 20, 2018Last comment by joepumper, on May 16, 2018 at 7:14 pm | 4 comments | 2966 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Restaurant veteran to open Redwood City wine barZu Tarazi, who got his start as a manager at the longtime John Bentley's in Redwood City and went on to open two local restaurants, is opening his own wine bar. Tarazi...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on May. 10, 2018Last comment by Camille Kennedy, on May 16, 2018 at 1:36 pm | 2 comments | 8191 Views
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Fine-dining Korean restaurant to open in Palo Alto
By Elena Kadvany | 10 comments | 5,491 views
Get Rid of Those Roundabouts!
By Diana Diamond | 22 comments | 1,388 views
Couples: “True love is a decision between the head and the heart . . .
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 884 views
The Right to Listen: Free Speech #2
By Douglas Moran | 8 comments | 823 views
U-Pick at Webb Ranch
By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 776 views
