https://n2v.paloaltoonline.com If it is local and useful, it is on PaloAltoOnline.com. en-us Copyright 2025 PaloAltoOnline.com https://paloaltoonline.com/art/top_logo.png https://n2v.paloaltoonline.com Fans of Duran Duran who missed their show at The Guild Theatre last year are getting a second chance. The band will return to the intimate Menlo Park venue on Feb. 6 to play a fundraiser to help end family homelessness in the Bay Area.]]> This week, jazz pianist Joey Alexander is at Stanford Live, "Misery" at Palo Alto Players, music nonprofit launches in Portola Valley. Plus Dan Ashley and Jay Middleton at Club Fox, "How I Learned What I Learned," author Kyla Zhao.]]> It seems there will always be something to say about food, and our relationship to it, a topic engagingly explored in a new show at the Palo Alto Art Center. Entitled "In Feast or Famine," the multimedia group show opens Jan. 20.]]> Basuku Cheesecakes has returned. The popular Basque cheesecake pop-up temporarily halted operations last year. Now owner Charles Chen returns to the kitchens of Vina Enoteca in Palo Alto to continue baking ]]> Byrd's Filling Station in San Mateo and Right On! Refillery in Los Altos stock everything from bar shampoo to boba straws in an effort to reduce reliance on single-use plastic.]]> Go on a Filipino food crawl by visiting these 12 spots throughout the Peninsula, with an emphasis on eateries that provide a signature offering or singular focus on a specific dish. ]]> Hollywood needed some good news in 2023. It came last summer, summed up by one portmanteau: Barbenheimer. The year also saw some finely crafted franchise films, while small-budget independent films continued to find ways to flourish.]]> ]]>