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Soap Box Derby
The Soap Box Derby was run this past weekend with 33 kids from neighboring communities racing their home built racers down Dana Street in Mountain View at speeds up to 27mph. ... |
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on Jun 15, 2007 at 7:50 am by joe sparaco, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Loud Boom last night
At just after 10.30 last night (Wed) there was a flash of light followed by a very loud boom, enough to wake and scare my kids. We thought it may have been a transformer blowi... |
Neighbor |
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on Jun 14, 2007 at 11:18 am by Resident, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Progress on cleaning up the postings here?
Hi Mr. Thorwaldson,
I am just wondering about the progress that you are making in cleaning up this forum? I saw a lot of good ideas to help make it better...forcing one na... |
Resident |
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on Jun 13, 2007 at 6:11 am by A resident, a resident of another community |
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Getting to know each other after 30 years
Something unusual happened in Monroe Park last Sunday.
Read the full story here Web Link |
Editor |
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on Jun 12, 2007 at 12:40 pm by williams, a member of the Juana Briones School community |
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ReaderWire
Wrong time to cut 88
Read the full story here Web Link |
Editor |
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on Jun 12, 2007 at 12:55 am by Mike, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Soap Box Derby - kids racing - today and tomorrow!!
The Palo Alto Elks' Soap Box Derby races are TODAY and TOMORROW (6/9-10) at the 100 block of Dana Street in Mountain View. Kids, including our daughter from Juana Briones sch... |
Renata Stachura |
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on Jun 11, 2007 at 5:24 pm by joe sparaco, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Future bleak for deported family
With no job and no possibilities, Isabel Aguirre and Pedro Ramirez and their four children are clinging to a two-room shack in the mountains of central Mexico as their only re... |
Editor |
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on Jun 7, 2007 at 12:44 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Michael of Homer Street Peet's
I went to Peet's this morning after a three-week trip out of town and a familiar face was missing. In its place was a memorial to Michael, who used to serve me coffee and frui... |
Concerned Peet\'s Customer |
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on Jun 5, 2007 at 8:59 pm by Stephanie Treece, a resident of another community |
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Thanks for the Market!
I went to the Calif Ave Farmer's Market today and loved it! A happy, festive event with great produce, food vendors, and music. A very nice addition to Palo Alto.
Thanks ... |
Jean Forte |
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on Jun 5, 2007 at 10:59 am by Cathy, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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not homeless
Why do so many people think the people outide of Whole Foods and Pete's are homeless? The one guy who asks for things like 26cents,, for example are not homeless. He drives u... |
terri |
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on Jun 5, 2007 at 12:22 am by Chris, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Staying on their toes
When Christine Montessuit-Morgan was a child, she made tutus for her dolls. She waited in breathless anticipation to turn 6, when she'd be old enough to start studying ballet.... |
Editor |
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on Jun 1, 2007 at 1:44 pm by Dieter Jundt, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Bicycling Down Alma Str.
Question: How can you tell somebody isn't from Palo Alto?
Answer: When they're riding their bike down Alma St.
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Mad Max |
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on Jun 1, 2007 at 11:03 am by kujo, a member of the JLS Middle School community |
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Rival gangs fuel EPA shootings, police believe
The wave of shootings in East Palo Alto -- 19 people were shot in the first 22 days of the year, including three homicides -- was caused by conflict between street gangs, East... |
Editor |
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on Jun 1, 2007 at 10:14 am by smiley, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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John Edwards in Mountain View today, 5/30?
I heard on KQED this morning that John Edwards will be in Mountain View this afternoon, but the report did not say where or when. His Web site is not listing this supposed ev... |
kate |
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on May 31, 2007 at 5:52 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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California Avenue Farmer's Market Opens on Sunday, June 3rd, 9am-5pm
Come one! Come all!
Please mark your calendars for the Grand Opening of the California Avenue Farmer's Market, Sunday, June 3rd from 9:00AM-1:00PM, brought to you by the C... |
Sanford Forte |
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on May 30, 2007 at 1:17 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Mother and ducklings Adrift on Louis Road
Sadly, a Mother duck chose to introduce her five adorable fluffy ducklings to Palo Alto on Memorial Day. She came out of Adobe Creek and walked her cute little brood down Lou... |
Nancy |
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on May 28, 2007 at 1:36 pm by Resident, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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look up
Anyone know why the old Air Force planes have been circling the area for the last few days? |
Sarah |
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on May 28, 2007 at 1:34 pm by Nancy, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Eyeing a Stanford professorship, our Secretary of State found time to play in a Tesla roadster yesterday.
At Moffett Field in Mountain View, Condi "Mushroom Cloud" Rice hit speeds of 110 mph while trying out a prototype of the Tesla Roadster, a sports car that runs on electricity.... |
Whatever |
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on May 28, 2007 at 8:02 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Stanford protestors arrested
Eleven Stanford University students were arrested at 4:30 p.m. after occupying the lobby of Building 10 since 11:30 a.m. in a protest over university apparel made in overseas ... |
Editor |
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on May 26, 2007 at 3:56 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Weakly's "source" was dead wrong
After reading today's Weakly story <Web Link>about the release of the Emily Harrison report, I'm struck by two things.
1. ... |
Paul K |
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on May 25, 2007 at 3:32 am by Kathy, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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WWII vintage aircraft over Palo Alto today?
Today, (Wednesday 5/16) around 5:30pm I saw a B-17 pass over my house heading NW at around 500 feet. About 15 minutes later, I saw what looked to be a B-24 flying the same di... |
Sound of Freedom |
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on May 24, 2007 at 8:12 am by enough, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Picnic for Peace?
This Muslim Picnic for Peace is a lousy idea.
How about celebrating Memorial Day forthe sake of remembering those who gave their lives Serving our country so that we could ... |
Gus L. |
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on May 24, 2007 at 7:41 am by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
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"Cleaning up" Lytton Plaza
Lytton Plaza is about as practical a pocket park as we could hope for in a very urban setting. I infer that "cleaning up" Lytton Plaza means making it difficult for unhoused p... |
Emily Renzel |
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on May 23, 2007 at 12:08 am by Reader, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Terman PTA seeks Mandarin-immersion delay
In a last-minute effort to stop the Mandarin-immersion choice program, concerned Terman Middle School parents are asking the Palo Alto school board to delay its vote on creati... |
Editor |
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on May 22, 2007 at 4:59 pm by mom, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Would anyone like to join a bodyweight bootcamp class?
I recently heard of a great new class called "Functional Fit" that will soon be offered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings in Mitchelle Park from 6-7A.M. and was wondering... |
Linda Drake |
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on May 22, 2007 at 12:17 am by Jenny Alquist, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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