SCHOOLS & KIDS Interesting Division of Sexes and Instrumentation in Jordan Marching Band I had the distinct pleasure of happening to be in the same neighborhood on the same street where the Jordan Marching Band was doing a street marching rehearsal (probably for t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Marching Band Lover, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 22, 2013 at 12:08 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 23, 2013 at 10:28 pm.
AROUND TOWN Ringing in history: Historian collects bells of all sorts Palo Alto Historian Steve Staiger clanged the old bell in his garden. He jerked the pull on a series of four mini bells that jangled musically under the porch overhang. On a h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 22, 2013 at 10:44 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 22, 2013 at 10:44 am.
AROUND TOWN Shoptalk: Keen Garage steps into Palo Alto Look for a mid-May opening for the footwear company Keen Garage coming to 278 University Ave. in downtown Palo Alto. Finishing touches are being put on the recently constructe... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 22, 2013 at 10:35 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 22, 2013 at 11:53 am.
AROUND TOWN Today's events (April 23) [Web Link Technology: 'Face2Face' with Polyvore co-founder]
Tedx Bay Area presents "Near Future Predictions about Personal Computing," feat... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 22, 2013 at 10:27 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2013 at 11:48 am.
AROUND TOWN Poppy project seeks to bring native blooms to hills The many species of non-native European weeds, which cover the California's hills, keep its native flora at bay and increase the flora's chances of extinction.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Mae Mays, wife of Willie Mays, dies at 74 Mae Louise Allen Mays, wife of baseball legend Willie Mays for 41 years, died Friday at their Atherton home after a 16-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was 74.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Boxes instead of bags Now that we are getting more and more places where there will be no plastic bags and being charged for paper bags, a good alternative will be to use cardboard boxes or plastic... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 22, 2013 at 7:44 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 22, 2013 at 4:20 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO National commission: 'School inequality threatens U.S. prosperity' "Not every kid's going to be as lucky as I was," says Mariano-Florentino "Tino" Cuellar, whose work ethic and smarts propelled him from a mediocre high school on California's ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 21, 2013 at 4:28 pm There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2013 at 9:33 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Eshoo to host Saturday meeting on gun control The topic of gun legislation, and the Senate's failure this week to pass a bill to strengthen the nation's gun laws, will be the subject of a Saturday community meeting hosted... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 20, 2013 at 11:45 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 21, 2013 at 2:33 pm.
AROUND TOWN Locals celebrate Earth Day at Palo Alto Baylands Nine-year-old Alex Carvalho summed up Earth Day while at the Baylands Nature Preserve's Earth Day celebration: "You have to be extra nice to the Earth," Carvalho said. "You sh... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 20, 2013 at 10:26 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 22, 2013 at 8:58 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS One injured in Menlo Park drive-by One person was injured in a drive-by shooting this afternoon in Menlo Park, according to police.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Water rate increases - AGAIN? So they want to raise our water rates again. Tell me why there's justification to jack up our rates? They're blaming rate increases on maintaining infrastructure. If you need ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Toady, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 20, 2013 at 6:20 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 22, 2013 at 10:45 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Happy Anniversary BP! This year, Earth Day celebrates the 3rd anniversary of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (April 20, 2010). In honor of this event, the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by bp, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Apr 20, 2013 at 9:04 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 20, 2013 at 10:38 am.
AROUND TOWN Legal demand shuts down Edgewood Eats A popular Palo Alto food-truck event that helped revive a defunct, Embarcadero Road shopping center has hit the skids, just as organizers attempted to relocate it to a nearby ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 20, 2013 at 7:55 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 26, 2013 at 2:06 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Palo Alto teachers get 3 percent raise in tentative pact Palo Alto teachers and school staff members will get a 3 percent raise plus a 1.5 percent bonus for the current school year in tentative agreements announced Friday, April 19.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 19, 2013 at 5:02 pm There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2013 at 7:20 pm.
AROUND TOWN San Antonio Safeway now open New Safeway in San Antonio now open. Traffic is very heavy, parking lot has people in yellow jackets directing traffic. I drove by as I had no need to go in.
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AROUND TOWN Changing of the guard Getting hard to replace
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AROUND TOWN Longtime neighborhood leaders looking for help When the Barron Park neighborhood association in Palo Alto sought to recruit more members recently, board member Lydia Kou launched Celebrate Cultural Diversity, a series of e... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 19, 2013 at 11:00 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2013 at 10:43 pm.
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Attorneys + art Palo Alto artist Florence de Bretagne has a team of lawyers backing her up as she creates six big murals at a local school. No, there are no legal issues; these folks are wiel... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Apr 19, 2013 at 10:51 am
PALO ALTO ISSUES Stanford wants to expand undergrad enrollment Stanford University wants to expand its undergraduate enrollment if it can raise the money to build housing for the additional students, President John Hennessy said Thursday.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 19, 2013 at 10:48 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent 8 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Stanford wants to expand undergrad enrollment Stanford University wants to expand its undergraduate enrollment if it can raise the money to build housing for more students, President John Hennessy said Thursday.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Broken pipe leaves 100 in Midtown without water A water main break in midtown Palo Alto in the area of Middlefield Road and Sutter Avenue early this morning left about 100 customers without water.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Yogurtland employee charged with burglary A Yogurtland employee was arrested on Wednesday for stealing cash from his own place of work.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Editorial: Paly journalists sound alarm When Palo Alto High School journalism students published its issue on teen "rape culture" last week, they knew it would send shockwaves beyond the campus.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES 'Color of Palo Alto' artist pays commission surprise visit Samuel Yates, the creator of the "Color of Palo Alto" art project, paid a surprise visit to last night's public art commission meeting, where he presented his side of a confli... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 19, 2013 at 9:06 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 20, 2013 at 8:04 pm.
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