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RESTAURANTS
As kosher as it getsMany restaurants struggle to stand out from the crowd. Not a problem for The Kitchen Table, celebrating six months of strictly...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2009Last comment by student, on Dec 7, 2009 at 4:01 pm | 1 comment | 34394 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Bicyclist killed was tech executiveJeffrey Donnelly, the bicyclist who was fatally struck by a car on Page Mill Road Tuesday morning, was the chief operating...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2015Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Nov 8, 2015 at 5:51 pm | 113 comments | 34389 Views
AROUND TOWN
Best Of Palo Alto 2010Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=13518 posted...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2012Last comment by Moe, on Apr 23, 2012 at 8:43 am | 1 comment | 34382 Views
RESTAURANTS
Health inspectors shut down popular restaurantSanta Clara County health officials temporarily shut down Calafia Café & Market A Go-Go on Thursday after inspectors discovered...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2017Last comment by Resident, on Nov 16, 2017 at 7:53 am | 46 comments | 34311 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
PAMF, Sutter Health face suit over allegedly racist workplaceAn eye surgeon who was once the highest-ranking Black physician in a leadership role at Palo Alto Medical Foundation has...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2021Last comment by Anneke, on Jul 20, 2021 at 9:20 am | 13 comments | 34277 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Office manager sentenced for health care fraudThe manager of a Palo Alto dental office convicted of faking an insurance claim and pocketing more than $3,000 was sentenced...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2013Last comment by NS, on Nov 21, 2013 at 10:39 pm | 4 comments | 34275 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford officials look to solve Searsville dilemmaStanford University officials are facing a mountain of decisions regarding what to do with Searsville Reservoir, which is...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2013Last comment by Keith Cline, on Oct 6, 2014 at 11:38 am | 46 comments | 34271 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
YMCA: Shrinking membership is forcing gym closureCiting for the first time a decline in membership and inability to attract new members due to an increasingly competitive...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2014Last comment by resident 1, on Jun 14, 2015 at 2:15 pm | 143 comments | 34263 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
What ceiling? Entrepreneurial women claim high-tech turfSilicon Valley is a beacon of hope to this breed of entrepreneur -- young, energetic, tech-savvy, and brazenly ambitious....
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2010Last comment by Amanda More, on Jun 2, 2010 at 1:02 pm | 2 comments | 34253 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto hiker dies after fallA Palo Alto woman has died after she fell from a ledge during a hike in Arizona, friends of the woman have confirmed. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2014Last comment by Still missing Carol, on Apr 5, 2015 at 7:43 am | 36 comments | 34221 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Second Harvest needs turkeysWith Thanksgiving just around the corner, Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties needs turkeys so...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2013Last comment by Donate now, on Nov 21, 2013 at 11:26 am | 4 comments | 34199 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
East Palo Alto runs out of water, development on holdHundreds of units of affordable housing and millions of square feet of commercial construction in East Palo Alto cannot be...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2016Last comment by ?, on Aug 5, 2016 at 7:21 am | 52 comments | 34054 Views
AROUND TOWN
Multimedia slide show: Resting in peace0...
Original post made on Jun. 27, 2007Last comment by Bama (country bumpkin) Ray, on Apr 22, 2009 at 3:58 am | 3 comments | 34040 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Castilleja neighbor launches petition driveA neighbor of Castilleja School has launched a petition urging city officials to crack down harder on the school, which has...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2013Last comment by Palo Alto resident, on Dec 3, 2013 at 9:42 pm | 114 comments | 34034 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto named second richest small city in nationMovoto, a national real estate brokerage website, has named Palo Alto the second richest small city in America, based on...
Original post made on May. 1, 2014Last comment by resident 1, on May 6, 2014 at 1:43 pm | 17 comments | 33974 Views
RESTAURANTS
The rebirth of Town & CountrySome descriptions of Town & Country Village of the past might seem unimaginable to anyone who frequents the boutique Palo...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2014Last comment by Michael O, on Jan 22, 2014 at 9:15 pm | 40 comments | 33958 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
What is that smell?Recently, Kris Newby and her family unknowingly hosted uninvited visitors in their Palo Alto home: a family of skunks. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2013Last comment by rathater, on Nov 21, 2013 at 8:41 am | 1 comment | 33946 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Protest leads to email from superintendentStudents and parents exiting Gunn High School Wednesday were met with five placard-holding protesters who are supporting...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2013Last comment by Change overdue, on Aug 24, 2013 at 2:33 pm | 69 comments | 33927 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Trump to lunch in Palo Alto foothillsWith many conflicting rumors swirling in the past few days, it's been confirmed that President Donald Trump's Bay Area fundraiser...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Sep 17, 2019 at 4:43 pm | 20 comments | 33899 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: A good bridge approachBy the time the Palo Alto and East Palo Alto City Councils decide on what to do with the old Newell Road bridge, it may be...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2013Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Oct 27, 2013 at 10:39 pm | 47 comments | 33889 Views
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