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Foothill-De Anza receives award for online textsFoothill-De Anza Community College District received a statewide technology award for developing a national consortium to...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2009Last comment by Otis, on May 1, 2010 at 3:57 am | 4 comments | 8556 Views
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Esther Clark ParkLarge oak trees, wild animals and uninterrupted landscapes define Esther Clark Park, an open 21-acre plot of land located...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2010Last comment by aqdrianna currie, on Apr 23, 2010 at 3:46 pm | 1 comment | 8356 Views
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If you can, read this"If You Can Read This: The Philosophy of Bumper Stickers," by Jack Bowen; Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2010, 221 pages,...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2010Last comment by Attay, on Apr 16, 2010 at 8:15 am | 5 comments | 6688 Views
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'Walking tour' book lists Palo Alto historical sitesThe Palo Alto Historical Association has published a new book that provides a walking tour of 43 sites of sites of historical...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2010Last comment by Daniel Mart, on Apr 11, 2010 at 10:02 am | 19 comments | 13075 Views
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SPORTS: Stanford women taking a shot at getting even betterAs well as the Stanford women's basketball team played through the first two round of the NCAA tournament last weekend, coach...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2010There are no comments yet. 5959 Views
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Tomorrow's events (Feb. 3)[http://brandontyler.net/ Music: Brandon Tyler] Sacramento Singer-Songwriter Brandon Tyler performs tomorrow (Feb. 3) at...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2010There are no comments yet. 6328 Views
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Palo Altan uncovers SloveniaFor Palo Alto resident and attorney Jacqueline Widmar Stewart, publishing a book about her grandparents' homeland of Slovenia...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2010Last comment by Susan Sachen, on Jan 16, 2010 at 10:24 am | 1 comment | 6529 Views
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Plan approved for offices at historic churchThe historic Christian Science church in downtown Palo Alto will be preserved, renovated and transformed into an office building...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2010Last comment by Paul, on Jan 13, 2010 at 2:24 pm | 4 comments | 6261 Views
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CSPAN2 goes missing from cable TV0...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2007Last comment by What a company!, on Nov 11, 2009 at 5:07 pm | 10 comments | 9216 Views
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Know Knew Books could be in its final chapterThe sign spells out Know Knew Books' bleak economic state in big red letters, amid the window display of books, action figurines...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2009Last comment by Andrew, on Oct 18, 2009 at 2:24 pm | 1 comment | 6293 Views
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VIDEO/MULTIMEDIAA compilation of video content from the Palo Alto Weekly and Palo Alto Online staff. Read the full story here http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com/news/show_story.php?id=14063...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2009Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Oct 13, 2009 at 5:57 am | 2 comments | 6137 Views
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Fire burns 3,500-square-foot Atherton homeInvestigators were at a 3,500-square-foot home in Atherton Saturday afternoon trying to determine was caused a fire there,...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2009Last comment by , on Oct 12, 2009 at 10:52 am | 1 comment | 5979 Views
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Press earns Pac-10's weekly awardStanford junior forward Christen Press was named Pac-10 women's soccer Player of the Week on Tuesday. Press earned the honor...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2009There are no comments yet. 6630 Views
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Palo Alto author Meg Waite Clayton to speak at the Palo Alto City LibraryPalo Alto resident and author Meg Waite Clayton will be talking about her book, The Wednesday Sisters, on Tuesday, April...
Original post made by jessicathelibrarian on Apr. 1, 2009Last comment by Suzie, on Aug 11, 2009 at 1:00 pm | 1 comment | 5747 Views
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New Book Review Offering from the LibraryAttention Palo Alto Book Lovers! Would you like to read reviews by others in your community? Or have you wondered what...
Original post made by Kathy Shields on Jun. 30, 2009Last comment by Reader, on Aug 3, 2009 at 12:55 pm | 2 comments | 6702 Views
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Ramblin' manHe's not your everyday ordinary Joe. In fact, there's a little something extraordinary about 28-year-old Joseph "Cello Joe"...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2009Last comment by joey, on Mar 28, 2009 at 3:09 am | 4 comments | 9539 Views
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Rent increases may be ahead for EPA tenantsPage Mill Properties is in the process of informing the tenants in its East Palo Alto apartments of a pending decision, possibly...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2009There are no comments yet. 5225 Views
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Palo Alto City Library Spring Author Series: Pearl SofaerThe Palo Alto City Library Spring Author Series continues with local author, singer, and artist Pearl Sofaer. She will tell...
Original post made by JESSICATHELIBRARIAN on Mar. 17, 2009There are no comments yet. 5955 Views
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Palo Alto City Library Spring Author Series: Firoozeh DumasPalo Alto City Library is excited to invite the community to the first ever Spring Author Series. The Series kicks off with...
Original post made by jessicathelibrarian on Feb. 24, 2009Last comment by Booklover, on Mar 5, 2009 at 4:58 pm | 1 comment | 6115 Views
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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...
Original post made by Kathy Shields, Reference Librarian on Feb. 13, 2009Last comment by Simon, on Feb 13, 2009 at 12:01 pm | 2 comments | 5551 Views
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