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The things I remember about Palo Alto while growing up:0...
Original post made by Andrew L. Freedman on Oct. 19, 2006Last comment by Marc Vincenti, on Aug 7, 2022 at 2:48 pm | 1206 comments | 463058 Views
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Move Your Car Or Be Towed!0...
Original post made by Resident on Jun. 24, 2008Last comment by follow the rules , on Apr 25, 2017 at 1:38 am | 71 comments | 270658 Views
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Wilbur Junior High0...
Original post made by Andrew L. Freedman on Mar. 3, 2008Last comment by Mark Baugh, on Aug 3, 2016 at 2:53 pm | 44 comments | 262162 Views
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Park Blvd crash spurs $17 million claim with Palo AltoThe family of a 12-year-old boy who was struck by a vehicle while riding on the 2500 block of Park Boulevard has filed a...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2013Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jul 8, 2013 at 10:54 am | 60 comments | 261979 Views
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Palo Alto reboots its dream of a fiber networkFor more than 15 years, Palo Alto's drive toward a citywide fiber network flickered on and off like a faulty dial-up connection,...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2013Last comment by Not an issue, on May 28, 2013 at 8:16 pm | 62 comments | 230837 Views
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Group of residents shelters, feeds the needy and homelessConcerned about people sleeping on the streets or in their cars during the recent cold snap, Midtown-based Neighbors Helping...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2014Last comment by Neighbors Helping Neighbors, on Oct 6, 2015 at 8:39 am | 13 comments | 207010 Views
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Longtime dim sum spot, Cho's on California Avenue, to closeCho's Mandarin Dim Sum, a 35-year-old hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant on California Avenue, will be serving potstickers,...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2014Last comment by Marty, on Mar 12, 2014 at 1:53 pm | 141 comments | 145389 Views
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Stanford Health Care to cut workers' wages by 20%Employees of Stanford Health Care, including doctors and nurses who are caring for COVID-19 patients, will have their pay...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2020Last comment by Nursing Assistant, on Apr 28, 2020 at 6:29 pm | 88 comments | 128067 Views
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Yahoo's Marissa Mayer buys funeral-home propertyPalo Alto's oldest funeral home is closing its doors on Oct. 31, and the property's new owner is Yahoo Chief Executive Officer...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2013Last comment by resident 1, on Jan 27, 2015 at 10:11 pm | 77 comments | 120308 Views
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Community Notebook: Silicon Valley Robot Block Party features the latest in roboticsMore than 1,000 people are expected to celebrate National Robotics Week at the 2015 Silicon Valley Robot Block Party, where...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2015Last comment by Ron, on Apr 9, 2015 at 11:10 am | 5 comments | 91275 Views
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Suspect in grisly Stanford Memorial Church murder kills selfThe suspect in an infamous unsolved 1974 murder in Stanford Memorial Church apparently killed himself on Thursday morning...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2018Last comment by Sume, on Jun 29, 2018 at 9:18 am | 6 comments | 89522 Views
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Last train to Palo AltoThe train whistle hooted in Eric Struck's backyard as 15 railroad cars made their way out of the station, wheels chugging...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2015Last comment by musical, on Nov 23, 2015 at 1:15 pm | 3 comments | 87853 Views
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Stanford cancels in-person classes; two students in isolation pending COVID-19 test resultsStanford has become the second major U.S. university to cancel in-person classes to prevent the spread of the coronavirus....
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2020Last comment by dangerous situation, on Mar 22, 2020 at 4:34 pm | 37 comments | 81724 Views
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Drowning in Restoration Hardware catalogsNancy Reyering and six other volunteers from Woodside and Portola Valley made a delivery to the Restoration Hardware store...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2014Last comment by Nayeli, on Dec 4, 2014 at 5:45 pm | 72 comments | 76837 Views
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Mountain View NeighborhoodsFrom an early stagecoach stop and agricultural center, Mountain View has grown since its incorporation in 1902 to a thriving...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2011Last comment by P. Dorst, on Mar 3, 2016 at 9:33 pm | 4 comments | 66807 Views
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The era of Fry's Electronics comes to an end in Palo AltoAfter close to 30 years of operation, Fry's Electronics officially shut down its Palo Alto store on Friday afternoon, leaving...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2019Last comment by Oh well..., on Jan 8, 2020 at 10:59 am | 43 comments | 57815 Views
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Shop TalkMonique's Chocolates to close, bees invade the Chocolate Garage and three new clothing boutiques at Town & Country Village...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2014Last comment by musical, on Jun 15, 2014 at 6:29 pm | 13 comments | 54155 Views
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Feature story: In search of the car-less commuteOn any weekday morning, upwards of 17,000 commuters -- some in buses, others on bicycles, but the majority in cars -- stream...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2012Last comment by resident 1, on Nov 16, 2014 at 11:09 am | 58 comments | 51710 Views
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Palo Alto to unveil huge 'light sculpture' SaturdayA two-year grassroots effort led by a Palo Alto father and his two young children to bring a 35-foot-tall interactive light...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2013Last comment by musical, on Nov 26, 2013 at 10:29 am | 25 comments | 51425 Views
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University Art moving to Redwood CityPalo Alto's high rents and impossible land prices are causing another longtime retailer to leave the city. This time, it...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2013Last comment by Sad but realistic, on Apr 21, 2014 at 9:35 am | 88 comments | 51158 Views
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