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OFF DEADLINE
Vigilance is still required even after 40 years of protecting open space, officials warn at 'Founders' Day'Four decades of acquiring open space lands and 62,000 acres later, vigilance is still needed to protect the forested areas looming above Palo Alto and northwestern...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Sep. 21, 2013Last comment by Garrett, on Sep 23, 2013 at 2:40 pm | 1 comment | 863 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
One Love Cafe opens in downtown San Bruno with local goods and a ‘home away from home feel’By Edwina Dueñas
Red velvet waffles from One Love Cafe in San Bruno. Courtesy One Love Cafe.
Named after the famed Bob Marley...
Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Dec. 8, 2023There are no comments yet. 813 Views
COUPLE'S NET
I Do I Don't: How to build a better marriage Page 16
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Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 7, 2023There are no comments yet. 799 Views
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Ad Libs: Downtown with Bryan IdaSoCal meets Palo Alto in a new show of 15 paintings by PA native Bryan Ida. On round and rectangular panels, his thick epoxy layers recall his history with Southern...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 29, 2013There are no comments yet. 790 Views
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'Palo Alto Forest? seeks new digsWanted: a new home for a Palo Alto forest. That is, the collection of photos on glass, hung with wood, wire and acrylic, known as the art installation "The Palo...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Apr. 3, 2013There are no comments yet. 765 Views
COUPLE'S NET
I Do I Don't: How to build a better marriage Page 17
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Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 8, 2023There are no comments yet. 732 Views
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Ad Libs: Harp flash mob!On this past day of St. Pat, green-wearing, harp-playing musicians suddenly swarmed audience members heading for a show by the California Pops Orchestra at Foothill...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Mar. 19, 2013There are no comments yet. 695 Views
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Ad Libs: Unforgettable faceQuick. Who do you see? I focused on the glasses lens and saw Lennon right away, but peer in and McCartney's there too. Mountain View artist Jay Hill likes to...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jun. 7, 2013There are no comments yet. 669 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Cocina Central, coming soon to Mountain ViewTaco Tuesdays, breakfast quesadillas, coconut flan and micheladas are on their way to Mountain View's San Antonio shopping center. Cocina Central, the brainchild...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jun. 9, 2014Last comment by Resident, on Jun 9, 2014 at 4:19 pm | 1 comment | 646 Views
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Attorneys + artPalo Alto artist Florence de Bretagne has a team of lawyers backing her up as she creates six big murals at a local school. No, there are no legal issues; these...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Apr. 19, 2013There are no comments yet. 645 Views
OFF DEADLINE
Palo Alto Main -- Will it be a main library by any other name?The firestorm that has flared up over the possible renaming of the Palo Alto Main Library is beginning to rival some of the forest fires ravaging parts of California...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Sep. 10, 2013Last comment by bru, on Sep 14, 2013 at 5:29 pm | 6 comments | 624 Views
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Ad Libs: The world outside (sort of)Local art of the day: "Poppies With a View," a bright oil painting by Menlo Park artist Alice Weil. It's the polar opposite of the view I see outside my office window...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jun. 25, 2013Last comment by ILUVIT, on Jun 25, 2013 at 4:29 pm | 1 comment | 471 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couple Time and Work TimeI hear couples say they are too busy to spend time together. They work too much. I see long, long work hours in every couple who comes in. And it takes a toll. Couples...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 9, 2017There are no comments yet. 445 Views
SENIOR FOCUS
Marijuana Use by Seniors in Senior Communities Heading HigherWith the recent vote to legalize marijuana in CA (and other states – plus states that already have legalized pot), it is expected that the use of marijuana...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Dec. 15, 2016Last comment by Brian Kelly, on Dec 15, 2016 at 12:23 pm | 1 comment | 398 Views
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Ad Libs: Drawing the past and presentThe lights are dim, and some of the images require bend-in, squint-close viewing. Magnifying glasses hang on the walls here and there. We're grateful to find them. It...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 30, 2013There are no comments yet. 284 Views
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Ad Libs: 'Mapping Edo'In our young country, it seems inconceivable that a span of 200-plus years could be just "a period," a fraction of our history. But that's Japan (and most other...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Aug. 22, 2013There are no comments yet. 274 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Decision Day during a global health pandemic(written by Lori McCormick) National Decision Day is today. This means that high school students across the country have until the end of the business day commit...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on May. 1, 2020There are no comments yet. 253 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Job growth stronger than previously thoughtYesterday the Bureau of Labor Statistics released final job estimates for the year ending March 2013. These data will be used next year to revise the preliminary...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 27, 2013Last comment by stephen levy, on Sep 28, 2013 at 5:50 pm | 2 comments | 239 Views
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Ad Libs: Timber!When you switch journalism beats, you can usually torch your Rolodex. It's rare that your sources will carry over en masse from, say, the cops beat to the sports...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Sep. 10, 2013There are no comments yet. 229 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Reintroducing Myself and This BlogI want to reintroduce myself and talk a bit about how I see this blog. I came to Palo Alto in 1963 to attend Stanford and have lived in the area since. Nancy and...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Oct. 5, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 5, 2013 at 1:58 pm | 1 comment | 214 Views
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