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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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Caps off to the class of 2021: A roundup of stories, photosAs the graduating seniors on the Midpeninsula bid farewell to high school, we've captured their final moments on campus through...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2021Last comment by Bystander, on Jun 3, 2021 at 3:57 pm | 1 comment | 12589 Views
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Opinion: What most environmentalists don't know can hurt usGlobal warming is a serious issue and environmentalists are trying their best to be helpful. But good intentions do not automatically...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2021Last comment by Dave, on Oct 9, 2021 at 9:12 am | 18 comments | 12403 Views
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Living an intentional lifeOn a small East Palo Alto street, just blocks from U.S. Highway 101, 15 people share three houses, a trailer, a diverse fruit...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2013Last comment by PatZy, on Apr 5, 2013 at 9:32 pm | 6 comments | 11968 Views
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Old, but still kicking"Old Ladies," by Nancy Huddleston Packer, John Daniel & Company, McKinleyville, Ca., 174 pp., $15 Read the full story...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2012Last comment by Earline Reid, on Nov 25, 2014 at 9:37 am | 3 comments | 11914 Views
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Brain magicJames Doty, a professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University and director of the Center of Compassion and Altruism Research...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2016Last comment by Sarah1000, on Oct 22, 2016 at 11:30 am | 1 comment | 11623 Views
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Retired judge LaDoris Cordell reflects on a her legal career and the court system in new memoirAcross her long and notable career, retired Palo Alto Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell has been known for many firsts. She's...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2021Last comment by Jamie , on Oct 25, 2021 at 5:11 pm | 4 comments | 11403 Views
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San Mateo County raises concerns over COVID-19 delta variantAs the delta strain jumps to the head of the line of COVID-19 variants, San Mateo County leaders are urging unvaccinated...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2021Last comment by The Voice of Palo Alto, on Jul 18, 2021 at 1:29 am | 2 comments | 11197 Views
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Feature: A passion for booksAs a small girl, Faith Bell was given a huge turkey-feather duster and would spend afternoons tickling the books on display...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2010Last comment by Will, on Nov 20, 2010 at 2:16 pm | 1 comment | 11181 Views
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Longtime East Palo Alto youth nonprofit scrambles to avoid evictionYouth United for Community Action is racing to preserve its roots in East Palo Alto by raising enough funds to purchase the...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2021There are no comments yet. 11131 Views
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Changing the way we dieWhat do you want to do with the rest of your life? Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2014/01/31/changing-the-way-we-die...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2014Last comment by randy albin, on Jan 31, 2014 at 11:31 am | 1 comment | 11114 Views
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Kombucha with a bite: Paly grad's startup Jiant taps into craze with alcoholic brewsTrue to his Palo Alto roots, Aaron Telch says that Jiant, the beverage company he co-founded, has "a garage story, except...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2021There are no comments yet. 11109 Views
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Landlords, tenants can now apply to cover unpaid rent from past yearCalifornia's COVID-19 rent relief application portal went live on March 15, which will help eligible landlords and tenants...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2021Last comment by Sara A, on Mar 22, 2021 at 1:45 pm | 1 comment | 11030 Views
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Free the Children opens office, holds rallyMore than a hundred teenagers and adults celebrated the opening of the first Free the Children office in California, located...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2009Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Feb 2, 2009 at 6:23 pm | 4 comments | 11029 Views
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Building a carbon-zero CaliforniaAs part of a series and to serve as its annual conference, Passive House California hosts Building Carbon Zero California...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2015There are no comments yet. 10580 Views
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First Person: A conversation with David Kelley, founder of IDEO and Stanford d.schoolDavid Kelley, founder of IDEO and the Stanford d.school talks with First Person host Lisa Van Dusen about his mission to...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2017Last comment by Andy, on Nov 7, 2017 at 4:22 pm | 3 comments | 10522 Views
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First Person: A conversation with Kelly McGonigalStanford health psychologist Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., discusses her wide-ranging research and teaching with Lisa Van Dusen...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2011Last comment by Inapppropriate style, on Dec 15, 2011 at 11:38 pm | 2 comments | 10463 Views
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One dies in collision between box truck and fire truck, blocking southbound U.S. Highway 101 in Palo AltoAll lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 101 in Palo Alto are closed and one man died after a box truck rear-ended a Palo Alto...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Aug 5, 2019 at 8:13 pm | 24 comments | 10425 Views
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Join Palo Alto Reads -- "Funny in Farsi"0...
Original post made by Palo Alto City Librarians on Sep. 26, 2006Last comment by Marianne, on Nov 20, 2006 at 3:51 pm | 18 comments | 10374 Views
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A King remembrance in black and whiteThe faces staring out from 10 photographs at Stanford's Tresidder Memorial Union lounge seem eternal; as alive today as they...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2012Last comment by Mr. Fischer, on Jan 16, 2012 at 8:42 pm | 1 comment | 10357 Views
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