AROUND TOWN Pacifist, Kepler's legend Ira Sandperl dies at 90 Ira Sandperl, a well-known pacifist who worked for decades at Kepler's bookstore in Menlo Park -- from the 1950s into the 1980s -- died April 13 at his home in Menlo Park. He ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 15, 2013 at 2:32 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 16, 2013 at 10:02 am.
AROUND TOWN Traffic delays expected on Foothill and Junipero Serra Traffic along Foothill Expressway and Junipero Serra Boulevard may be impacted for months as Pacific Gas and Electric replaces natural gas lines in the area.
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AROUND TOWN Paly students to be on KQED's 'Forum' this morning A Palo Alto High School student magazine cover story on "rape culture" will be among the the subjects Monday of the KQED radio public-affairs program "Forum" hosted by intervi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 14, 2013 at 7:26 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 15, 2013 at 5:08 pm.
AROUND TOWN Real Estate Matters The Bay Area real-estate market has become a challenging market for buyers due to several important developments.
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AROUND TOWN Palo Alto honors its 34th annual Tall Trees With Hal Mickelson as master of ceremonies, the recipients of this year's Tall Tree awards received accolades at the 34th annual Tall Tree Award Ceremony on April 10, 2013.
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AROUND TOWN Laurene Powell Jobs' film "The Dream Is Now" airs tomorrow on MSNBC Steve Jobs' window (and Palo Alto resident, of course) has produced a film "The Dream Is Now". It airs tomorrow (Sunday) on MSNBC at 1pm. MSNBC intro: Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by dreamer, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood, on Apr 13, 2013 at 5:53 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 15, 2013 at 12:24 am.
AROUND TOWN 250 homes to be built along Cal Ave, El Camino Long-awaited plans to build 250 homes for Stanford University faculty and low-income Palo Alto residents are expected to have their first airing before the city's Architectura... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 13, 2013 at 4:30 pm There have been 51 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2013 at 6:24 pm.
AROUND TOWN Palo Alto kicks off neighborhood-grant program Palo Alto kicked off its latest experiment in engaging local neighborhoods on Friday, April 12, by launching a grant program geared at bringing neighbors closer together.
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AROUND TOWN Just what determines a home's worth? Nancy Dierx has jumped over fences and been bitten by dogs at least three times in her 31 years working as a real-estate appraiser.
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AROUND TOWN Remodel or move? A dozen years have passed since Susan and Hugh Daniels found their perfect neighborhood in Mountain View. At the end of a cul-de-sac, their Cuesta Park house seemed a good spo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 12, 2013 at 6:03 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 12, 2013 at 6:03 pm.
AROUND TOWN Palo Alto set to adopt new, belated, housing vision Palo Alto's newest vision for housing is at once a broad roadmap and a delicate compromise, a document that both expresses the city's values and that complies, however grudgin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 11, 2013 at 11:09 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 16, 2013 at 11:29 am.
AROUND TOWN Stanford researchers create transparent mouse brain A group of Stanford University researchers have paved the way for increased transparency -- literally and scientifically -- of one of the least understood organs, the brain.
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AROUND TOWN Los Altos Hills Fatal Car Crash I'm surprised that the cracking news staff on the Weekly hasn't picked up this story.
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AROUND TOWN HSR Corruption - Foreshadowing California has been using the Chinese High Speed Rail construction as an example of what we can expect here in California. Not surprisingly, the head of the Chinese HSR has b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jim H., a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Apr 10, 2013 at 12:28 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 10, 2013 at 4:25 pm.
AROUND TOWN Harbor seal pup rescued at Palo Alto harbor A baby harbor seal that somehow got stranded in the waters at the Palo Alto harbor was rescued by Palo Alto Animal Services on Tuesday, April 9.
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AROUND TOWN Shoptalk: Samyama is a lavishly adorned yoga studio Palo Alto's Midtown neighborhood is about to become home to one of the city's more unusual projects. Spanning two floors at almost 7,000 square feet, Samyama is a notably larg... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 7, 2013 at 9:09 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 10, 2013 at 1:52 am.
AROUND TOWN Keychain storage device holds emergency info for seniors An offhand question from a Palo Alto octogenarian has sparked a new product that is being offered free -- or nearly free -- to local seniors.
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AROUND TOWN Example of housing insanity If the editor will permit me, I want to illustrate the level of PA real estate craziness by comparing two homes for sale at the same price, one in Old Palo Alto, and one in La... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Chris Zaharias, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Apr 6, 2013 at 10:55 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 9, 2013 at 4:40 pm.
AROUND TOWN Shop Talk ELEGANT YOGA STUDIO OPENS DOORS ... Palo Alto's Midtown neighborhood is about to become home to one of the city's more unusual projects. Spanning two floors at almos... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 5, 2013 at 10:41 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2013 at 2:46 pm.
AROUND TOWN Tons of tires to repave Palo Alto's Alma Street About 1,000 tons of recycled tires will cover a 2-mile section of Alma Street as part of a pilot repaving project in Palo Alto. The rubber-meets-the-road project is the first ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 5, 2013 at 4:46 pm There have been 40 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 19, 2013 at 10:56 am.
AROUND TOWN Two HP directors resign, chair steps down Hewlett-Packard Co. announced Thursday, April 4, that its board chair, Raymond Lane, would step down, and two of its board members, John Hammergren and G. Kennedy Thompson, wo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 5, 2013 at 10:44 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2013 at 6:28 am.
AROUND TOWN Facebook reveals 'Home' launcher for Android "We're not building a phone," Mark Zuckerberg said April 4, finally putting to rest months of rumors. What Facebook has done, however, is build what they bill as "the best ver... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 4, 2013 at 12:44 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2013 at 7:45 pm.
AROUND TOWN President Obama's visit draws small crowd to Atherton About 50 people gathered in the vicinity of Valparaiso Avenue and Alameda de las Pulgas in Atherton this morning to watch the presidential motorcade.
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AROUND TOWN President Obama fundraises in the Bay Area President Barack Obama is in the Bay Area for a series of fundraisers in San Francisco and Atherton Wednesday and Thursday, and protesters with a variety of messages are mobil... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 4, 2013 at 8:51 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2013 at 10:18 am.
AROUND TOWN Palo Alto looks to welcome more public art Palo Alto has no shortage of eye-catching public art, from "Digital DNA," a giant egg covered with silicon chips that adorns Lytton Plaza, to California Avenue's quirky "Go Ma... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 3, 2013 at 7:04 pm There have been 39 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2013 at 3:30 pm.