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Written in the stars: Silicon Valley authors explore cosmic questions in new children's bookScientific discoveries are often presented as a series of spontaneous brainstorms by famous thinkers. In reality, according...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2015Last comment by clogannj1, on Jan 8, 2015 at 2:35 am | 1 comment | 3360 Views
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Former mayor pens humor book from alien perspectiveMickie Winkler, a former Menlo Park City Council member and mayor, has released a humor book containing local anecdotes and...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2020Last comment by pearl, on Dec 3, 2020 at 8:50 pm | 1 comment | 3293 Views
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Behind the Headlines: summer movies previewOn this week's Behind the Headlines, movie critic Peter Canavese joins the Weekly's Gennady Sheyner and Anna Medina for a...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2017There are no comments yet. 3110 Views
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Around TownREADING BUGS ... </B>Palo Alto's <B>Mitchell Park Library</B> got some new patrons this week, but the library isn't happy...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2016Last comment by Resident, on Jan 8, 2016 at 7:26 am | 1 comment | 3106 Views
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Priory boys give Pinewood the 'Axe' in WBAL basketballAshton Axe hit a layup late in the fourth quarter to push host Priory past Pinewood 39-38 in a West Bay Athletic League boys...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2020There are no comments yet. 2991 Views
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'The Lady with the Crown' captures decades of a unique and unbreakable mother-daughter bondPalo Alto author Kathleen Canrinus' book "The Lady with the Crown: A Story of Resilience" is the memoir of two people: Canrinus...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2022Last comment by Halimah Van Tuyl, on Dec 19, 2022 at 12:25 pm | 2 comments | 2942 Views
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Short Story Contest: Journeys of self discoveryWhile the first-place winners of this year's Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest submitted pieces that were vastly different,...
Original post made on May. 25, 2019Last comment by Patty Fewer, on May 29, 2019 at 2:26 pm | 2 comments | 2925 Views
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Cardinal women on watch list for soccer's Hermann TrophyMenlo School grad Jaye Boissiere and Sacred Heart Prep grad Tierna Davidson are among five Stanford women's soccer players...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2018There are no comments yet. 2908 Views
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Movements with a messageThe stories of disabled veterans and the plight of marine wildlife will be portrayed on stage this weekend, when Stanford...
Original post made on May. 18, 2016Last comment by Fathers Day Poems from Daughter, on Jun 16, 2016 at 7:04 am | 1 comment | 2711 Views
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Juratovac maintains winning attitudeGunn grad Adam Juratovac, a former all-section left tackle who played in college and professionally, understands the post-athletic...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2017There are no comments yet. 2707 Views
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A&E Digest<B><B>ART CENTER AWARDED $88,000 ... </B>Thanks to a grant from the <B>Institute of Museum and Library Services</B>, the...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2017There are no comments yet. 2706 Views
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Join Silicon Valley Reads 2014Palo Alto City Library is once again joining the county wide Silicon Valley Reads. The theme this year is Books & Technology:...
Original post made by Kathy Shields, librarian on Jan. 29, 2014Last comment by Librarian, on Jan 31, 2014 at 12:20 pm | 2 comments | 2698 Views
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CorrectionThe April 22 article "Western Ballet turns the big 4-0" misstated the dance company's website, which is westernballet.org,...
Original post made on May. 18, 2016There are no comments yet. 2668 Views
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San Mateo County sues Lehman BrothersSan Mateo County has filed a lawsuit against executives of the Lehman Bros. investment firm, which went bankrupt in September...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2017There are no comments yet. 2655 Views
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Suspect in Half Moon Bay shootings was employee of farm where 5 where shotA man accused of mass shootings at two locations in the Half Moon Bay area on Monday legally purchased the semi-automatic...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2023Last comment by Grew Up Here, on Jan 26, 2023 at 10:02 pm | 2 comments | 2621 Views
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Increasingly valuable real estate going to third partiesWhile most homes are bought by individuals or families, others are sold to development companies, property managers or sometimes...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2017There are no comments yet. 2585 Views
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Book Talk<B><B>SILICON VALLEY'S 'SOPHIA'...</B> Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2018/03/16/book-talk...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2018Last comment by Constance L. Vincent, on Mar 19, 2018 at 10:28 am | 1 comment | 2519 Views
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Widowing together“Beyond Widow: Inspiration from the Trenches,” written by Palo Alto resident Patty McGuigan and Tesha McCord Poe, is...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2023Last comment by Leslie Ciao, on Sep 2, 2023 at 8:04 pm | 1 comment | 2283 Views
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Stanford is shopping for new firefighting servicesStanford University is looking around for a new provider of firefighting services, a move that could transform or even end...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2017There are no comments yet. 2266 Views
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Second half rally lifts UCLA past Stanford in MPSF water poloTop-ranked and regular-season champion UCLA scored three unanswered goals in the second half to beat No. 2 Stanford 6-3 in...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2017There are no comments yet. 2258 Views
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