AROUND TOWN
Weekly wins seven statewide newspaper awards
The Palo Alto Weekly picked up five first-place and two second-place awards from the California Newspaper Publishers' Association Saturday while its sister paper, the Almanac,... |
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on Jul 16, 2007 at 4:01 pm by Underwhelmed, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Owner of stolen T-bird reunited with classic car
Ron Leung was reunited with his pristine 1956 Ford Thunderbird last Thursday in Southern California. The car been stolen from him in Palo Alto in 1976.
Read the full story he... |
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on Jul 16, 2007 at 3:40 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Attempted kidnapping near Menlo-Atherton High School
A 16-year-old girl walking home from Menlo-Atherton High School was the target of an attempted kidnapping on July 10, Menlo Park police said. A man driving a white pick-up tru... |
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on Jul 16, 2007 at 3:33 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Fashioning a way into downtown Palo Alto
To the pulsating beat of taiko drums, Esther Shih stepped out on the runway a few Saturdays ago, modeling a finely tailored black-and-white silk coat over black pants and a ca... |
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on Jul 16, 2007 at 2:53 pm by Lorena Santos, a resident of Menlo Park |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Growing his own
Bob Niederman's house is easy to find. In a Palo Alto neighborhood where front yards contain mostly grass and maybe a few small flowers, Niederman's has a plethora of melons, ... |
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on Jul 16, 2007 at 2:15 pm by John, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Hundreds attend Anna Luskin memorial service
Jarryd Guevara, who symbolically married Anna Luskin during her final hours on life support June 22, hugs Susan Krinsley, Anna's grandmother, during a memorial service for Ann... |
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on Jul 16, 2007 at 10:32 am by Rev Lani Howard, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Memorial service today for Albert Hopkins
A memorial service for Albert Hopkins, a Gunn High School teacher, has been scheduled for 4 p.m. today, July 10, at Peninsula Bible Church, 3503 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. H... |
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on Jul 15, 2007 at 8:20 pm by Paula Sterling, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
No more selling cars on El Camino
A proposed law passed by the state Senate Monday and awaiting the signature of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger would increase enforcement of illegal private-party car sales on stat... |
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on Jul 15, 2007 at 7:37 pm by Mayfield Child, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Our Town: More about Town Square
This is a response to reactions to the column I wrote last week about the level of rancor that is often evident in the anonymous postings on Palo Alto Online's Town Square for... |
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on Jul 15, 2007 at 6:22 pm by one more vote for slashdot.org, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
SPORTS
PA National 11-12 All-Stars Roll Over San Carlos
Making quick work of the San Carlos All-Stars, PA National wrapped up the consolation championship game in the District 52 11-12 All Star Tournament by scoring 10 runs and shu... |
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on Jul 15, 2007 at 3:20 pm by Theresa, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
food delivery
I'd like to arrange a moderately priced weekly meal sent to our daughter and son-in-law after the birth of their baby this fall. They're primarily vegetarians though they do e... |
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on Jul 15, 2007 at 11:36 am by trudy, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SPORTS
PA National Stays Alive in 11-12 All-Star Play
In a cross-town battle, Palo Alto National defeated Palo Alto American 9-2 in the District 52 All Star Tournament this morning. This puts Palo Alto National in the eliminatio... |
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on Jul 15, 2007 at 8:50 am by Theresa, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SPORTS
Palo Alto National eliminates Palo Alto American
Palo Alto National survived another elimination game and placed itself in the District 52 Little League 11-12-year old all-star consolation bracket championship game after dis... |
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on Jul 15, 2007 at 8:43 am by Theresa, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Kevin Skelly takes over as superintendent
"The sense of community here is just fantastic," Kevin Skelly, the new superintendent of Palo Alto schools, said as he leaned back in a chair in his 25 Churchill Ave. office. ... |
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on Jul 15, 2007 at 12:10 am by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Google's back in Palo Alto
The former Agilent Technologies, Inc. building at Page Mill Road and Park Boulevard will soon have a new tenant: Google.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Jul 14, 2007 at 11:42 pm by eric, a resident of Mountain View |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Four so far in Palo Alto school board race
The Palo Alto school board election is months away, but four people have already thrown their hats into the race for the Nov. 6 ballot.
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on Jul 14, 2007 at 10:34 pm by Jim, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Time of healing' needed in school district
New Palo Alto schools' Superintendent Kevin Skelly and the Palo Alto Board of Education ought to spearhead a "time of healing" in the school district, consultants Geoff Ball a... |
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on Jul 14, 2007 at 10:30 pm by Jon, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Fatal East Palo Alto fire under investigation
A fire Thursday afternoon at a homeless encampment near the end of Bay Road in East Palo Alto killed one person and burned a second, and police are investigating what happened... |
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on Jul 14, 2007 at 10:01 pm by Sal Teresi, a resident of East Palo Alto |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Condi Rice to Prime Minister Maliki of Iraq, "You'll all be swinging from lampposts if"
Rice recounted her discussions with Maliki in which she bluntly told him the importance of making progress on national unity and reconciliation. Rice said she had told the pri... |
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on Jul 14, 2007 at 9:09 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
MOVIES
Movie Memories leaves Palo Alto
After 25 years in Palo Alto, Movie Memories is leaving town. The Palo Alto poster shop in the Town & Country shopping center will close its doors and move to San Carlos at the... |
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on Jul 13, 2007 at 6:45 pm by Ruben, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
Palo Alto all-star baseball teams advance
Two Palo Alto baseball teams kept their respective postseasons alive with do-or-die victories on Thursday night just yards from each other at the Belmont Sports Complex.
Re... |
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on Jul 13, 2007 at 4:58 pm by Theresa, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
To Be or Not To Be Anonymous
There has been some discussion on this Website about postings that are signed "Anonymous" or with ficticious names or only a first name. By way of full disclousure, the few t... |
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on Jul 13, 2007 at 4:49 pm by Resident, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford scientists find clue to depression
Stanford scientists have found a brain pathway in rats that funnels all causes for depression, suggesting that there may be a similar mechanism in humans.
Read the full story... |
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on Jul 13, 2007 at 2:37 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SPORTS
Big Game for PA 11-12 All Star Little League Teams on Saturday
The tournament started out with 17 teams, but only 6 are left standing. When play started on June 30, it looked like the two Palo Alto teams might meet up in the winner's bra... |
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on Jul 13, 2007 at 12:30 pm by John Furrier, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Dos and don'ts
Katherine Lerer recommends the following approaches for families and friends of people with mental illness:
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on Jul 13, 2007 at 10:03 am by Shelly Gordon-Gray, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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