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RESTAURANTS
Rustic chicThe Village Bakery makes exceptional bread, pastries, cookies and other baked goods. Corporate efficiencies have a down side,...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2018Last comment by Tried it twice, on Feb 3, 2018 at 5:43 am | 9 comments | 6421 Views
RESTAURANTS
Standout ShanghaineseThe Shanghainese food at Chef Zhao Kitchen, which opened in Palo Alto's Edgewood Plaza last May, is delicious and well worth...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2018Last comment by Anonymous, on Feb 2, 2018 at 1:12 pm | 9 comments | 7365 Views
MOVIES
New nonprofit hopes to transform Guild into state-of-the-art event venuePay a visit to Menlo Park's Guild Theatre and it's easy to see why people are worried about its future. The paint is chipped,...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2018Last comment by David Lieberman, on Feb 2, 2018 at 12:46 pm | 4 comments | 4869 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
As College Terrace Market closes, community asks: What's next?College Terrace Market's Dec. 30 announcement of its impending closure leaves many unanswered questions about the future...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2018Last comment by allen, on Feb 2, 2018 at 12:25 pm | 81 comments | 11697 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto to challenge Edgewood Plaza rulingPalo Alto plans to appeal a December court ruling that invalidated the city's fines against Sand Hill Property Company for...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2018Last comment by Ghuyn, on Feb 2, 2018 at 10:40 am | 33 comments | 7981 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Make Transportation top priority for 2018The Menlo Park City Council recently announced their top priorities for the coming year and 3 out of 5 are focused on transportation...
Original post made by John Guislin on Feb. 2, 2018Last comment by Tomato Soup, on Feb 2, 2018 at 9:29 am | 2 comments | 1100 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
A region that's boomingPalo Alto's big push on infrastructure comes at a time of economic prosperity, with sales-tax receipts on the rise and new...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2018Last comment by Anon, on Feb 2, 2018 at 9:22 am | 1 comment | 5940 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Changes eyed for Southgate's parking programFor residents, Southgate's new Residential Preferential Parking program is a huge success and should be continued as is....
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2018Last comment by resident, on Feb 2, 2018 at 8:08 am | 7 comments | 4419 Views
SPORTS
Palo Alto, Menlo-Atherton win wrestling dual meetsPalo Alto defeated Fremont, 42-37, in a Santa Clara Valley Athletic League wrestling match on Thursday. Menlo-Atherton downed...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2018Last comment by dejiii, on Feb 2, 2018 at 7:31 am | 1 comment | 3642 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Get ready for a record-setting yearLimited home inventory combined with hot demand should make 2018 a year of milestones. Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2018/02/01/real-estate-matters...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2018Last comment by Where r the uplifting articles?, on Feb 2, 2018 at 4:30 am | 2 comments | 3828 Views
AROUND TOWN
College Terrace Market plans to shutterCollege Terrace Market announced its plans to close the long-awaited community grocery store in Palo Alto six months after...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2017Last comment by Connect the dots, on Feb 2, 2018 at 3:43 am | 116 comments | 18685 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police: Man arrested for prowling in College TerracePalo Alto police -- with assistance from a Mountain View police dog -- have arrested a man who they say was prowling in the...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2018Last comment by priag, on Feb 1, 2018 at 3:47 pm | 4 comments | 4160 Views
AROUND TOWN
Heavy Earth-hauling on EmbarcaderoToday, 1/31/18, is the second day I have noticed multiple double-bottomed semi-trailer earth-hauling trucks on Embarcadero...
Original post made by baumgrenze on Jan. 31, 2018Last comment by musical, on Jan 31, 2018 at 11:19 pm | 4 comments | 1288 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Caution on teacher housingThe value of teachers living within the community may very well be worth making it the priority for the use of this county...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2018Last comment by eileen , on Jan 31, 2018 at 10:39 pm | 30 comments | 13123 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Costs stymie effort to improve new parklandMore than 40 years after the family of Russell Lee family donated a 7.7-acre parcel next to Foothills Park to Palo Alto,...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2018Last comment by Anonymous, on Jan 31, 2018 at 9:02 pm | 4 comments | 5914 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto demolishes Rinconada fire stationAfter 70 years of service, Fire Station 3 at Rinconada Park in Palo Alto was reduced to rubble Tuesday morning. Read the...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2018Last comment by Billy, on Jan 31, 2018 at 8:04 pm | 8 comments | 8560 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents sound off on Stanford's expansionTraffic, parking, housing and foothills protection were among the top concerns residents cited during a meeting Tuesday evening...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2018Last comment by Fearful of an octapus, on Jan 31, 2018 at 6:50 pm | 34 comments | 9496 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
In dissent, Eshoo blasts short-term funding billHours after casting her dissenting vote on a bill to fund the federal government until Feb. 8, U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2018Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Jan 31, 2018 at 6:23 pm | 16 comments | 4552 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Brock Turner survivor withdraws from plaque proposalThe words of the young woman who was sexually assaulted by former Stanford University student Brock Turner made waves around...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2018Last comment by Hinrich, on Jan 31, 2018 at 3:36 pm | 14 comments | 6521 Views
SPORTS
Stanford freshman Fischer nabs MPSF Newcomer of the WeekOlympic gold medalist and Stanford freshman Aria Fischer was named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation/Kap7 Newcomer of the...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2018Last comment by Confused reader, on Jan 31, 2018 at 12:36 pm | 1 comment | 2528 Views
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