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Beekeeper sets out to make Palo Alto home to stingless bees
Davis-based beekeeper Jean-Philippe Marelli is on a mission to make Palo Alto a permanent home for the stingless bees.
City of Palo Alto to host its 40th Chili Cook Off July 4
Eleven varieties of chili, six cash prizes, 3,000 chili tasters – and…
Santa Clara County loses top election official before November races
Santa Clara County’s top elections official is bowing out four months before…
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Palo Alto rebuffed in effort to toss mural lawsuit
Palo Alto suffered a setback in its effort to toss…
Stanford Health employee wins $10M in racism, defamation case
A judge has ordered Stanford University and Stanford Health Care…
Builder looks to bring 100 apartments to industrial site
Palo Alto’s housing vision has yet to win state approval…
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Turkish restaurant Esnaf opens in San Carlos
San Carlos now has a Turkish restaurant. Esnaf opened on June 15 in the former Cuisinett space at 1105 San Carlos Ave. and serves traditional Turkish food like girit (a mix of Turkish cheeses and herbs), Izmir kofte and mercimek corbasi (lentil soup).
Here’s what you need to know about the potential surcharge ban in the restaurant industry
“I firmly believe that these kinds of policies don’t help us, they don’t help the small businesses, and whether or not the intention is good, I just feel like there’s a lot of damage being done,” said Ted Kim, owner of Steins Beer Garden in Mountain View. “Sometimes I feel like they’re trying to treat…
24 winning images from the 2024 Peninsula Photo Contest
A moment in time is never just that. Through their astute lenses, this year’s winning photographers for The Six Fifty Peninsula Photo Contest proved many times over that a moment, captured with a trained eye, can reveal so much more.
4 questions with Stanford Jazz Festival’s new executive director Cory Combs
We spoke with Cory Combs, the new executive director of Stanford Jazz Workshop, ahead of the organization’s flagship event, the Stanford Jazz Festival. Here’s what’s coming up at the festival, which runs June 20-Aug. 3.
Arts briefs: Singer-songwriter Robby Hecht, writer mimi tempestt, Dom Dolla and more
This week, singer-songwriter Robby Hecht performs at Red Rock Coffee, writer mimi tempestt is at Feldman’s Books, DJ Dom Dolla plays Frost and Palo Alto Players stage ‘Murder on the Orient Express.” Plus, the Bawdy Caste’s Pride edition of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” Redwood Symphony’s family-friendly concert and IndiviDúo at Club Fox.
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A feast for the eyes: Palo Alto Art Center’s latest exhibit explores cuisine, community and culture
“What’s Cookin’?” is the final part of the Art Center’s series of shows delving into food. The show opens June 22, with a special performance…
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Menlo Park deems builder’s remedy application for controversial Sunset Magazine campus development incomplete
The city of Menlo Park staff have deemed the builder’s…
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Automatic voter registration in California takes a step back
In summary The Assembly elections committee passes a bill to…