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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Webcast: The state of the Ravenswood school boardPalo Alto Weekly journalists discuss tensions between Ravenswood City School District board members and the implications...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2019Last comment by Also Concerned, on Sep 2, 2019 at 9:24 pm | 3 comments | 6517 Views
SPORTS
Stanford loses Costello but win football opener over WildcatsDavis Mills did just enough to allow Stanford to escape with a 17-7 nonconference football victory over visiting Northwestern...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2019Last comment by David Diestel, on Sep 2, 2019 at 11:33 am | 1 comment | 3532 Views
SPORTS
Bears put on offensive display in football win over BellsMenlo-Atherton put a beating on visiting Bellarmine in its football season opener Friday that was hard to believe. The final...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2019Last comment by bare this, on Sep 1, 2019 at 9:09 pm | 2 comments | 3450 Views
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk: After 39 years of cakes and pastries, Palo Alto institution Prolific Oven to closeOne of Palo Alto's longest-standing bakeries, The Prolific Oven will close on Aug. 31 due to a "severe" labor shortage and...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2019Last comment by Easy Explanation, on Sep 1, 2019 at 2:56 pm | 10 comments | 7957 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Police arrest Gunn High student who made alleged school shooting threatPalo Alto police arrested on Thursday evening a 14-year-old Gunn High School student who allegedly threatened a school shooting...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2019Last comment by Old News, on Aug 31, 2019 at 3:02 pm | 21 comments | 18481 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
School board puts dollars into new safety positions, support for struggling studentsThe Palo Alto school board unanimously approved funding on Tuesday night for new positions in two high-priority areas: school...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2019Last comment by Pa, on Aug 31, 2019 at 11:14 am | 2 comments | 3950 Views
SPORTS
Fitzmorris records career block No. 500 in Stanford winSenior Audriana Fitzmorris became the ninth Stanford women's volleyball player to record 500 career blocks as top-ranked...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2019Last comment by Tom, on Aug 31, 2019 at 9:43 am | 1 comment | 2407 Views
SPORTS
Instant connection leads to Gunn's opening football winGunn seniors Aidan Everett and Jack Dellenbach have been playing sports together a long time. So it was only fitting that...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2019Last comment by Real Slim K, on Aug 31, 2019 at 6:03 am | 1 comment | 3670 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Japanese-inspired boutique to close after 44 years in downtown Palo AltoPhyllis Newhouse, whose family has a long history as business owners in Palo Alto's downtown dating back to 1935, will close...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2019Last comment by Barbara Van Kirk, on Aug 31, 2019 at 1:42 am | 12 comments | 11295 Views
RESTAURANTS
A restaurant's image isn't everything. Despite ho-hum décor, Smyrna's food is top notchLook past Symrna's ho-hum décor and ambiance: Its food more than holds its own against local swanky Mediterranean hotspots...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2019Last comment by ChrisC, on Aug 31, 2019 at 1:41 am | 1 comment | 5518 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Old Palo Alto poised for new parking restrictionsAn effort by residents in the Old Palo Alto neighborhood to institute new parking restrictions on their blocks is expected...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2019Last comment by Me 2, on Aug 30, 2019 at 1:42 pm | 22 comments | 4894 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Under new leadership, Ravenswood to start school consolidation processThe Ravenswood City School District in East Palo Alto is starting to discuss consolidating schools -- a process that's sure...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2019Last comment by resident, on Aug 29, 2019 at 9:38 pm | 17 comments | 8548 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
East Palo Alto board to study all school names — but first, Ravenswood Middle SchoolThe Ravenswood school board voted unanimously on Thursday to form a board subcommittee to study and make recommendations...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2019Last comment by Tuasosopo, on Aug 29, 2019 at 6:59 pm | 6 comments | 5500 Views
AROUND TOWN
Black and White Ball returns with a bangAfter a seven-year hiatus, the Black and White Ball is back. First held in 1987 as the key fundraising event for the Palo...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2019Last comment by High Society In Palo Alto, on Aug 29, 2019 at 6:53 pm | 21 comments | 10273 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford is snapping up homes in College TerraceNew research by a group of media organizations has found that Stanford University's housing portfolio may be larger than...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Aug 29, 2019 at 4:49 pm | 105 comments | 23988 Views
SPORTS
Remembering local sportswriter-columnist Rick ChandlerThere weren't many things sportwriter-columnist Rick Chandler liked more than coaching youth baseball and basketball. He...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2019Last comment by Tim Parsons, on Aug 29, 2019 at 3:32 pm | 2 comments | 4724 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School is in session and prep football is finally at handAfter all those weeks of practice, that elusive target, once shimmering like a mirage under the hot summer sun, is finally...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Aug 29, 2019 at 12:19 pm | 1 comment | 3784 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'I don't think there is trust on this board.' Fissures emerge between East Palo Alto school trustees during retreatNine months after an election created new dynamics on the Ravenswood City School District Board of Education, the new and...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2019Last comment by OH GOODNESS!, on Aug 29, 2019 at 11:25 am | 10 comments | 7799 Views
SPORTS
Stanford's Macario named Pac-12 soccer Player of WeekStanford junior Catalina Macario earned the Pac-12 Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week honor after scoring a pair...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Aug 28, 2019 at 9:56 pm | 1 comment | 2513 Views
AROUND TOWN
A season of plenty: Autumn arts on the MidpeninsulaWhat do Willie Nelson, stunt dogs, emergency preparedness and man-eating musical plants have in common? They're all a part...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Aug 28, 2019 at 5:10 pm | 3 comments | 6418 Views
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