AROUND TOWN Sharon Hofstedt: Hot chocolate and community building As a pre-teen in small-town Minnesota, Sharon Hofstedt delivered the Minneapolis Star Tribune door to door seven days a week.
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 16, 2012 at 10:05 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 17, 2012 at 4:00 pm.
AROUND TOWN Palo Alto bird lovers to take part in Christmas Bird Count On Monday, Dec. 17, volunteers will fan out throughout Palo Alto for the annual Christmas Bird Count sponsored by the National Audubon Society, an effort to take a census of t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 15, 2012 at 4:55 pm
AROUND TOWN Karate Kick-a-thon to support families from Newtown I have been teaching Karate and Self-Defense in this area for many years and have been organizing an annual charity kick-a-thon for quite a few years as well.
We just added... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jon Keeling, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Dec 15, 2012 at 1:07 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 15, 2012 at 5:21 pm.
AROUND TOWN Around Town A PERFECT MATCH? ... The intricate courtship between Palo Alto and Yangpu, a district within Shanghai, started to get serious in September, with the Bay Area Council playing t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 14, 2012 at 7:23 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 15, 2012 at 3:57 pm.
AROUND TOWN Firefighters duck gunfire in East Palo Alto Firefighters returning to their East Palo Alto station ran for cover after two rival gangs engaged in a gun battle in front of their quarters about two weeks ago, Menlo Park F... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 14, 2012 at 6:41 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 17, 2012 at 1:56 pm.
AROUND TOWN Survey shows residents want Newell Bridge removed Even as plans proceed to replace the Newell Road bridge that connects Palo Alto and East Palo Alto, Palo Alto residents who live nearby are mounting a protest, with many sayin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 14, 2012 at 2:35 pm There have been 66 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 24, 2012 at 12:51 am.
AROUND TOWN Palo Alto poised to embark on trash experiment Those black carts filled with trash may soon disappear from the curbside of one Palo Alto neighborhood as part of the city's proposed experiment with food scraps and other org... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 14, 2012 at 10:49 am There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 17, 2012 at 3:54 pm.
AROUND TOWN Mobile-home park closure would displace 400 The planned closing of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park in Palo Alto to make way for an apartment complex took a step forward Tuesday night, as attorneys for the property owners, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 14, 2012 at 10:21 am There have been 64 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 29, 2012 at 4:57 pm.
AROUND TOWN Palo Alto's Christmas Tree Lane lighting up for holidays Santa will be approaching Fulton Street chimneys, reindeer will be landing on the lawn, snowmen will be "singing" in a row as Christmas Tree Lane lights up Fulton Street, betw... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 14, 2012 at 7:43 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 15, 2012 at 7:27 pm.
AROUND TOWN Synchronize the Traffic Light, Please! When, if ever, will the new traffic light on Alma just north of the one at Meadow be synchronized with the other two in the vicinity?
This causes murderous traffic jams in... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by No more gridlock, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Dec 13, 2012 at 2:47 pm
AROUND TOWN Palo Alto in final stage of California Avenue redesign After two years of revisions, lawsuits and squabbles with area business owners, Palo Alto officials are now putting the finishing touches on their ambitious plan to transform ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 13, 2012 at 11:44 am There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 16, 2012 at 5:50 pm.
AROUND TOWN Palo Alto ponders design of new bike bridge Emboldened by a $4 million grant and a freshly completed master plan, Palo Alto is rolling ahead with design work on a new bike bridge that would span U.S. Highway 101 and giv... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 12, 2012 at 11:38 pm There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 15, 2012 at 4:21 am.
AROUND TOWN Hit-and-run driver injures cyclist near Jordan A driver fled a collision involving a bicyclist outside Jordan Middle School Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 11, and police are seeking information that would lead to the driver's ide... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 12, 2012 at 9:39 am There have been 54 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 15, 2012 at 4:36 am.
AROUND TOWN Parking, infrastructure woes loom large in 2013 The glaring problems of insufficient downtown parking and decaying infrastructure will likely tower over other Palo Alto issues in 2013, according to a list of proposed priori... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 12, 2012 at 7:28 am There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 14, 2012 at 1:07 pm.
AROUND TOWN City: No more 'island' of homes on commercial block A string of awkwardly placed homes on a busy stretch of Page Mill Road in Palo Alto could soon make way for a dense new development thanks to a zoning change the City Council ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 11, 2012 at 5:54 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 13, 2012 at 12:49 am.
AROUND TOWN Atherton: Contractor charged with six felonies A building contractor is due in court Dec. 20 to enter a plea on felony grand theft and other charges stemming from work he did for an Atherton resident.
Read the full stor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 11, 2012 at 2:27 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 11, 2012 at 8:03 pm.
AROUND TOWN Jerry Hill announces 'Oughta Be a Law ... Or Not' Residents in newly elected state Sen. Jerry Hill's district will now have a chance to weigh in on what "Oughta Be a Law ... Or Not."
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 11, 2012 at 10:48 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 12, 2012 at 12:34 pm.
AROUND TOWN will Carl Icahn break up HP? HP stock had a rare good day yesterday on rumors that Carl Icahn would take over the company, break it up, and sell off the pieces. Is this good for the workers? Good for the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by worker, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Dec 11, 2012 at 10:22 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 12, 2012 at 2:55 pm.
AROUND TOWN Police arrest man for downtown burglary Palo Alto police arrested a man for residential burglary and prowling late Saturday, Dec. 8, in the 300 block of Emerson Street.
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 10, 2012 at 9:16 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 11, 2012 at 12:30 am.
AROUND TOWN Help make holiday bouquets for our hospitalized veterans Sunday, 12/16/12. Everyone welcome!
Sunday, December 16, you are invited to help make holiday bouquets and cards for our veterans at the Palo Alto Veterans Hospital.
All ages are welcome, and no experience ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Carrie Manley, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Dec 9, 2012 at 2:27 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 14, 2012 at 4:44 pm.
AROUND TOWN A sweet way to get together Growing up in Berkeley, Karin Thorne always looked forward to the days leading up to Christmas when the family gathered to honor their Norwegian roots — and make cookies... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 8, 2012 at 2:46 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 9, 2012 at 7:07 pm.
AROUND TOWN Palo Alto family issues $100,000 challenge A local family has made a $100,000 donation to the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund for the second year in a row, in hopes of inspiring other donors to join them in supporting lo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 7, 2012 at 2:30 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 12, 2012 at 2:42 am.
AROUND TOWN Around Town FEELING THE HEAT ... Palo Alto firefighters took part in an unusual rescue operation last week after they learned about a heat-stressed brown pelican perched on ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 7, 2012 at 1:49 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 7, 2012 at 5:58 pm.
AROUND TOWN Lytton Plaza - Out of contrl I was out enjoying a walk with my fiance this morning, and we wanted to stop in the plaza to drink our coffee. We sat down, and then saw a man pleasuring himself at a table ac... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Downtown Resident EM, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Dec 7, 2012 at 11:44 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 12, 2012 at 8:58 pm.
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