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Palo Alto holds grand opening of Mitchell Park LibraryDroves of Palo Alto residents turned out Dec. 6 for the grand opening of the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center and...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2014Last comment by Well., on Dec 15, 2014 at 9:33 pm | 34 comments | 12326 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local mom launches app to help kids lose weightJoanna Strober's 11-year-old son had a weight problem. Looking for advice and specific weight-loss tools, she took her son...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2014Last comment by mathewmurdock, on Mar 11, 2015 at 1:01 am | 11 comments | 12325 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Grand jury report blasts VTA for inefficiencies, poor oversightVTA, the taxpayer-funded agency in charge of offering transit solutions to Santa Clara County's traffic jams, is currently...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2019Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Jul 11, 2019 at 4:12 pm | 9 comments | 12325 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Water board supports removing Searsville DamThe SF Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board has told Stanford University it supports removing Searsville Dam as the university...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2015Last comment by Water Board, on Apr 27, 2015 at 5:46 pm | 92 comments | 12322 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD needs an independent public investigation of bullying and student civil rightsAlong with many Palo Alto residents, I was disappointed to learn last week that the US Department of Education's Office of...
Original post made by Ken Dauber on Feb. 22, 2013Last comment by Edmund Burke, on Apr 5, 2013 at 12:32 am | 30 comments | 12322 Views
AROUND TOWN
How Winter Lodge overcame the odds — and the climate — to become the warmest outdoor ice rink aroundThere's a winter wonderland in Palo Alto, and it's right off of Middlefield Road. Read the full story here https://paloaltoonline.com/news/2021/12/24/how-winter-lodge-overcame-the...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2021Last comment by Me, on Dec 29, 2021 at 5:33 pm | 4 comments | 12322 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
No viaduct, no closure: Palo Alto resident aims for compromise on ChurchillThe long controversy behind the Churchill Avenue rail redesign has put the city and its residents at a frustrating, but understandable...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2020Last comment by Evergreen Park Resident, on Feb 26, 2020 at 4:51 pm | 35 comments | 12321 Views
AROUND TOWN
Katsy Swan: The Midpeninsula's garden designerKatsy Swan traces her love of flower arranging and gardening back to her years at the University of Kentucky, where botany...
Original post made on May. 7, 2013Last comment by Community Volunteer, on May 7, 2013 at 8:23 pm | 1 comment | 12320 Views
AROUND TOWN
New market to open in College TerracePalo Alto's College Terrace neighborhood will soon have a new grocery store with a name well familiar to neighborhood shoppers. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2018Last comment by Dottie Silverberg, on Sep 24, 2018 at 9:01 am | 34 comments | 12320 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
MediaNews: Banking on a turnaroundAs Bank of America assumes ownership of the second largest newspaper company in the nation in an impending bankruptcy, what...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2010Last comment by crickett, on Jan 31, 2010 at 1:40 am | 1 comment | 12319 Views
AROUND TOWN
City, Stanford officials celebrate grand opening of Mayfield PlaceA new residential building on El Camino Real may just look like any regular apartment complex, but walk past its tall red...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2017Last comment by Aurora Yenchik, on Aug 22, 2017 at 12:49 pm | 12 comments | 12318 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto looks to firm up renter protectionsAs rising rents continue to drive long-time residents out of Palo Alto, city officials are preparing to adopt new regulations...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2017Last comment by maguro_01, on Oct 14, 2017 at 7:28 am | 35 comments | 12315 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Brick-and-mortar retailers face steep challengesDowntown Palo Alto stores are struggling with high costs, difficulties in finding employees who will work for minimum or...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2017Last comment by MP Resident, on Aug 4, 2017 at 5:01 pm | 33 comments | 12314 Views
AROUND TOWN
iPhones stolen in heist at downtown Palo Alto Apple storeFour men walked into the downtown Palo Alto Apple store on Tuesday afternoon and snatched 22 iPhones valued at $16,000, a...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2015Last comment by KDog650, on Aug 13, 2015 at 12:45 pm | 14 comments | 12313 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Share your memories of high school senior pranks0...
Original post made by Tyler Hanley on Jun. 6, 2007Last comment by Thyum Weigand, on Oct 31, 2007 at 7:55 am | 21 comments | 12311 Views
AROUND TOWN
The ambassador of 'Arabology'Tune into KZSU 90.1 (Stanford University's radio station) and you'll hear hip-hop, electronica, folk songs, indie pop, rock...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2016Last comment by DJ SOL*MAX*ION, on Dec 16, 2016 at 10:46 am | 4 comments | 12310 Views
AROUND TOWN
'Together Again': Palo Alto celebrates resilience with week of eventsTo celebrate community resilience over the course of the pandemic, Palo Alto will kick off this Friday a week of more than...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2021Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Sep 19, 2021 at 5:21 pm | 6 comments | 12310 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
High-speed rail debate returns to PeninsulaAfter gaining some momentum in the Central Valley, California's beleaguered high-speed rail project is now hoping for a fresh...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2015Last comment by resident 1, on Sep 16, 2015 at 9:55 pm | 80 comments | 12306 Views
AROUND TOWN
Customers buy Country Sun, avert closureFor Country Sun, the venerable organic produce store on California Avenue, the holiday season felt particularly festive this...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2024Last comment by D, on Jan 4, 2024 at 11:30 am | 7 comments | 12304 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New secondary schools proposed for Cubberley siteA school district committee charged with looking at how to better manage enrollment in Palo Alto Unified is making a preliminary...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2015Last comment by Middle School Parent, on Oct 29, 2015 at 5:38 pm | 64 comments | 12303 Views
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