AROUND TOWN Paly hosts event for 'survivors of suicide loss' Palo Alto High School will be a host site for the "National Survivors of Suicide Loss Day" Saturday starting at 9 a.m. The event is sponsored by the American Foundation for Su... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 13 hours ago There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent 7 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Ho-ho hum? Low sales and high unemployment numbers in Silicon Valley could signal a poor spending season for already struggling retailers. Owners of some Palo Alto shops are reporting a ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 20 hours ago There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent 19 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Guest Opinion: Lytton Plaza: The right place, but is it the right name? Next month construction fencing will come down in downtown Palo Alto and the much anticipated, renovated Lytton Plaza will open in a grand manner.
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AROUND TOWN Weekly announces new online 'virtual edition' A new enhanced digital version of the Palo Alto Weekly will now be available on Palo Alto Online.
Read the full story here http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com/news/show_story.php?i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 19, 2009 at 5:50 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent 19 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN At long last, supermarket opens in East Palo Alto The supermarket chain Mi Pueblo opened a 35,000-square-foot store in East Palo Alto last Saturday, filling a gaping shopping hole that has existed for three decades in the mul... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 19, 2009 at 5:07 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent 16 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN interactive bike route map for Mountain View The city of Mountain View has put together and cool new interactive bike route map for their city. It shows useful bike routes, as well as routes that need improvement. Palo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sarah, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Nov 19, 2009 at 12:18 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 20, 2009 at 1:43 am.
AROUND TOWN New hotels reserving space in Palo Alto If Palo Alto is slogging through a recession, hotel developers apparently didn't get the memo. Three new hotel proposals would add 350 rooms, to produce tax revenues for the c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 19, 2009 at 7:28 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 19, 2009 at 10:21 pm.
AROUND TOWN What's happening -- enter Chipotle A new Chipotle restaurant, with additional commercial space to be rented out to T-Mobile, will open in Palo Alto Nov. 20. Photos by Shawn Fender/Palo Alto Online.==
Read th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 18, 2009 at 4:29 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 19, 2009 at 2:15 pm.
AROUND TOWN Cal Ave to start seeing new trees next month Palo Alto will have a greener, slightly shadier California Avenue before the end of this winter -- the City Council Monday night unanimously approved a staff proposal to start... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 17, 2009 at 5:46 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 17, 2009 at 11:58 pm.
AROUND TOWN A total cure for health care? Ask Harold S. "Hal" Luft about the national health care system, and he will admit: He's been itching to reform it for years.
Read the full story here http://www.PaloAltoOnli... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 17, 2009 at 9:21 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 18, 2009 at 6:32 pm.
AROUND TOWN Movie review: 2012 An Oscar-caliber cast and dazzling visual effects can't rescue this formulaic disaster flick from a script flooded with generic dialogue and preposterous plot points. Watching... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 16, 2009 at 10:00 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 17, 2009 at 8:05 pm.
AROUND TOWN Rail authority approves $9 million PR effort The California High-Speed Rail Authority has just welcomed a new member to assist its admittedly flagging community-outreach effort -- the global firm Ogilvy Public Relations ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 15, 2009 at 11:42 pm There have been 31 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 19, 2009 at 2:08 pm.
AROUND TOWN Why I have never adopted a cat from the PA Pound aka: The Kitten N*zi Has anyone else noticed that there is a very dysfunctional air about the Palo Alto Animal Pound? So many times we have gone there to adopt a cat or kitten but have been rebuff... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Palo Parent, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Nov 14, 2009 at 7:45 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 16, 2009 at 8:30 am.
AROUND TOWN GRT-Inventing ways to save lives GRT is inventing a mechanism for trains that will deploy so the train doesnt kill anybody.
Any donations and contributions can be helpful. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Person, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood, on Nov 13, 2009 at 7:06 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 13, 2009 at 8:22 pm.
AROUND TOWN 'Addictive' culture causes teen substance abuse Teenagers often begin abusing substances not just by individual choice but as a consequence of an "out of control" American culture, a psychologist said Thursday evening at a ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 13, 2009 at 3:56 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 17, 2009 at 4:48 pm.
AROUND TOWN Gun battle erupts in East Palo Alto Twenty-five to 30 shots were fired in a gun battle in East Palo Alto Thursday evening, injuring two men, according to an East Palo Alto detective.
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AROUND TOWN Admitted officer-killer testifies Sometimes barely audible, soft-spoken 26-year-old Alberto Alvarez Thursday morning described how he often sold drugs in East Palo Alto and always carried a gun for protection.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 12, 2009 at 4:20 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 14, 2009 at 11:55 am.
AROUND TOWN The day the Stanford football team slew Goliath It could have turned into a day of reminiscing. Instead, Stanford football coach Jim Harbaugh was intent on keeping the focus on the here and now. Stanford, ranked 25th in the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 12, 2009 at 8:17 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 12, 2009 at 8:17 am.
AROUND TOWN Teens get rare inside view of Google, Facebook About 30 teenagers from lower-income families in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park will get a rare insider's look at Silicon Valley giants such as Google and Facebook this Friday,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 12, 2009 at 6:33 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 12, 2009 at 11:03 pm.
AROUND TOWN Gunn senior gathers shoes for those in need Gunn High School senior Alexandra Yesian has reached her goal of donating 1,000 pairs of shoes to the Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP), a nonprofit organization that helps low-... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 11, 2009 at 3:00 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 12, 2009 at 11:23 am.
AROUND TOWN Does anyone remember Joey Poulet? Does anyone remember Joey Poulet from about 1996? Who was he? Was he a student? I am looking for information about him or for classmates who remember him. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sue Dremann, Palo Alto Weekly staff writer, on Nov 11, 2009 at 12:28 pm
AROUND TOWN More Drug Raids... EAST PALO ALTO
East Palo Alto Homes Targeted In Drug Raid
(11/3/2009)
Authorities arrested seven people Thursday after discovering about five pounds of cocaine an... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kilo, a resident of another community, on Nov 9, 2009 at 5:06 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 12, 2009 at 11:00 am.
AROUND TOWN Kudos to PA Utility Workers We had a sewer backup this weekend that seemed to be between the sewer cleanout and the street (city's area of responsibility). Made one phone call, supervisor was out there i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Palo Parent, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Nov 8, 2009 at 9:08 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 10, 2009 at 2:20 pm.
AROUND TOWN Body in Redwood City pool identified as Palo Altan A body found in a covered city swimming pool in Redwood City Thursday has been identified as a 21-year-old Palo Alto man, Gabriel Contreras. His body was discovered by a maint... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 8, 2009 at 1:41 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 10, 2009 at 12:24 pm.
AROUND TOWN Hoping for change With the temperature in the low 60s Tuesday evening, Caroline Camhy Rothstein, dressed in a black and red ski jacket, sat in a folding canvas chair along West Meadow Drive in ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 6, 2009 at 8:42 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 7, 2009 at 10:47 pm.