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Court overturns ruling in $18M home disputeA Woodside couple will be stripped of $125,000 in attorney fees stemming from a 7-year feud with a Palo Alto contractor,...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2012Last comment by contractor, on May 20, 2013 at 2:46 pm | 19 comments | 33168 Views
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg buys historic Palo Alto homeFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly purchased a historic home in Palo Alto that was once owned by a Palo Alto pioneer....
Original post made on May. 5, 2011Last comment by Kevin, on Mar 19, 2013 at 3:36 pm | 47 comments | 33110 Views
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Stanford Cat Network co-founder's home burns, 100 cats perishThe president of Stanford Cat Network narrowly escaped a house fire that gutted her home and killed nearly 100 cats in the...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2013Last comment by businessdecision, on Aug 21, 2013 at 10:04 am | 42 comments | 33022 Views
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Out with the old and in with the 'new'One person is looking for a rocking chair for a newborn baby. Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=19065...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2013Last comment by Genevien, on Jul 9, 2013 at 11:04 am | 1 comment | 32494 Views
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Shop Talk: Ninth Starbucks opens, boutiques shuffleThis week's Shop Talk is a highly caffeinated one. The ninth Starbucks is opening in Palo Alto and a new tea shop, David's...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2014Last comment by resident, on Jul 8, 2014 at 7:43 pm | 12 comments | 32326 Views
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Arts season kicks offStudents may go back to school in August nowadays, but autumn is still the time when many arts groups roll out their new...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2010Last comment by Rebecca Wallace, on Sep 17, 2010 at 11:51 am | 2 comments | 32229 Views
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Editorial: For now, a required 'public benefit' slips awayThere is plenty of blame to go around in any assessment of why Miki's Farm Fresh Market will have to close its doors next...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2013Last comment by "Neighbors Helping Neighbors", on Apr 5, 2013 at 8:08 am | 72 comments | 32223 Views
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Shoptalk: Samyama is a lavishly adorned yoga studioPalo Alto's Midtown neighborhood is about to become home to one of the city's more unusual projects. Spanning two floors...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2013Last comment by Eagerly Anticipating, on Apr 10, 2013 at 1:52 am | 11 comments | 31933 Views
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Guest Opinion: SB 50 undermines single-family neighborhoods and diversityRather than reap the benefits of locally driven solutions, SB 50 pulls the rug from under them with radical, one-size-fits-all...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by Oh Really?, on Mar 28, 2019 at 12:29 pm | 153 comments | 31909 Views
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Menlo Park police arrest alleged looters en route to Stanford Shopping CenterMenlo Park police officers on the lookout for looters Sunday night arrested two men who were allegedly headed to Stanford...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Jun 4, 2020 at 7:49 pm | 26 comments | 31725 Views
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Palo Alto fights state mandate for more housingIn what one council member called a fight "for the soul of our city," Palo Alto officials agreed on Monday, Feb. 11, to formally...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2013Last comment by Hmmm, on Feb 16, 2013 at 7:37 pm | 44 comments | 31643 Views
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Power outages impact hundreds of Palo Alto Utilities customersAt least three power outages have been reported in Palo Alto this afternoon, including one impacting nearly 600 customers,...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2023Last comment by Bystander, on Feb 23, 2023 at 9:04 pm | 25 comments | 31629 Views
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Blaze destroys Eichler home on Edgewood DriveA fire that began when a worker rubbed an interior wall with his hand, creating static, destroyed a three-bedroom home on...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2008Last comment by Jerome Reed, on Aug 16, 2009 at 10:53 am | 39 comments | 31612 Views
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'A long time coming': After 10 years in the works, the new Stanford Hospital hosts community open house this weekendA $2 billion expansion a decade in the making, Stanford Hospital is getting ready to debut its new facility at two community...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Sep 19, 2019 at 10:45 am | 14 comments | 31599 Views
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Stanford professor who needed bone-marrow match dies at 54A Stanford professor whose students and friends rallied to help her find a bone-marrow match has died. Nalini Ambady, 54,...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2013Last comment by Goolrukh Vakil, on Nov 1, 2013 at 3:19 pm | 5 comments | 31596 Views
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Shop Talk: Everyman barber shop opens in MidtownUrban Style opened its doors at 719 Colorado Ave. on Aug. 5. It replaces the 6-year-old soapmaking shop called Opal'Z, which...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2013Last comment by Proud Daughter, on Nov 14, 2013 at 10:58 am | 10 comments | 31093 Views
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Robots: Tomorrow's technology is still tomorrowWith a rotating head and two strong arms, the Personal Robot 2 from Menlo Park-based Willow Garage can navigate by itself...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2013Last comment by oliver, on Mar 17, 2013 at 2:52 am | 6 comments | 30884 Views
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Beaver makes species' first appearance in Palo Alto Baylands in over 160 yearsA young beaver was spotted in the Palo Alto Baylands this week, marking perhaps the beginning of the return of the aquatic...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2023Last comment by Hal, on Aug 30, 2023 at 5:37 pm | 9 comments | 30429 Views
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Fresh Market grocery store to closeEdgewood Plaza's Fresh Market grocery store in Palo Alto will close by March 31, the company announced on Thursday. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2015Last comment by Online Name, on Mar 11, 2015 at 4:16 pm | 129 comments | 30423 Views
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Beloved Palo Alto donkey dies at 32One of the Barron Park neighborhood's beloved and iconic donkeys, Miner Forty Niner, has died, according to his handlers....
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2016Last comment by Candi Campbell, on Oct 6, 2017 at 3:30 pm | 20 comments | 30243 Views
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