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AROUND TOWN
Shop Talk: Teavana to close; Nobu takes over hotelIn this week's retail news, Teavana will close at Stanford Shopping Center, Nobu Hospitality takes over The Epiphany Hotel...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2017Last comment by CK, on Aug 10, 2017 at 2:12 pm | 3 comments | 10618 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Castilleja celebrates a century of schooling0...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2007Last comment by Casti Alumna, on Jun 11, 2015 at 10:02 pm | 5 comments | 10617 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Getting the most out of high schoolAfter scattering around the globe for the summer, Palo Alto's approximately 4,000 high school students return to school...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2014Last comment by Historian, on Aug 19, 2014 at 12:10 pm | 7 comments | 10617 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New rules on the way for groundwater pumpingAs residents continue to cry foul over the millions of gallons of groundwater that get pumped for basement construction,...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2017Last comment by worried, on Mar 2, 2017 at 5:08 pm | 25 comments | 10615 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Lalo Perez, Palo Alto's retired CFO, diesLalo Perez, who retired last July as Palo Alto’s chief financial officer after 33 years of public service, died last week...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2019Last comment by Terri (Redecker) Wiebold, on Apr 4, 2019 at 10:49 pm | 14 comments | 10614 Views
BOOKS
Join Palo Alto Reads -- "Funny in Farsi"0...
Original post made by Palo Alto City Librarians on Sep. 26, 2006Last comment by Marianne, on Nov 20, 2006 at 3:51 pm | 18 comments | 10613 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Shop Talk: Shady Lane moves, Anatolian Kitchen expandsGift boutique Shady Lane is slated to move from University Avenue to Sharon Heights Shopping Center next month; Anatolian...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2015Last comment by Sparty, on Feb 17, 2015 at 4:47 pm | 33 comments | 10611 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teens, philosophers deconstruct 'college rat race'Is there a deeper meaning to the college rat race? Students from Gunn and Palo Alto high schools pondered that question in...
Original post made on May. 26, 2011Last comment by John Perry, on Jun 1, 2011 at 3:50 pm | 16 comments | 10610 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto superintendent to convene achievement gap advisory committeeDuring a live call-in show Wednesday evening, Palo Alto Superintendent Max McGee announced the launch of a minority achievement...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2014Last comment by Legal Bills, on Oct 11, 2014 at 4:21 pm | 25 comments | 10610 Views
AROUND TOWN
Project to sync University Avenue traffic signalsA new plan to synchronize 14 traffic signals along University Avenue in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto could cut the amount...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2018Last comment by Anonymous, on Aug 2, 2018 at 5:39 pm | 22 comments | 10609 Views
BOOKS
Dynasty-scale dining0...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2007Last comment by Betty Dunworth, on Sep 7, 2012 at 12:40 pm | 5 comments | 10609 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullying recommendations delayed until April 9The Palo Alto school district will unveil its recommendations for a new policy on bullying April 9, Superintendent Kevin...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2013Last comment by Edmund Burke, on Mar 19, 2013 at 11:00 am | 125 comments | 10607 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Project would add an estimated 900 workers to East Palo AltoA community meeting is set for Thursday on a proposed six-story building at University Circle business park in East Palo...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Mar 3, 2019 at 9:07 pm | 15 comments | 10607 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto OKs church to house the homeless in parking lotSoon, the cracked pavement of Highway Community Church's parking lot on Middlefield Road in Palo Alto will be home to up...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2021Last comment by Carroll Whitaker, on May 7, 2021 at 9:52 am | 102 comments | 10607 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Plan for offices, retail at old Varsity Theatre move aheadThe Varsity Theatre in downtown Palo Alto represents, in many ways, the tension between the city's past and its future. Now,...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2011Last comment by Lost Treasures, on Nov 11, 2011 at 1:33 am | 43 comments | 10604 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly ends shelter-in-place order that was prompted by message found in classroomPalo Alto High School was under a brief shelter-in-place order as a precaution this morning after a message was found in...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2023Last comment by Bystander, on Apr 26, 2023 at 12:40 pm | 7 comments | 10604 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto managers plan to take pay cut during budget crisisWith Palo Alto facing a gaping budget deficit, City Manager Ed Shikada said Monday that he plans to take a 20% pay cut and...
Original post made on May. 19, 2020Last comment by Firehim, on Jun 4, 2020 at 9:04 pm | 47 comments | 10603 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Judge set to toss lawsuit from police officers over Black Lives Matter muralA Santa Clara County Superior Court judge is preparing to toss a lawsuit from six Palo Alto police officers over a Black...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2022Last comment by vmshadle, on Mar 11, 2022 at 10:48 am | 19 comments | 10603 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Seventeen-year-old arrested for infant's homicideTwo teenage boys, ages 16 and 17, have been arrested, one in connection with the fatal shooting Sunday (June 5) of a 3-month-old...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2011Last comment by Hmmm, on Jun 7, 2011 at 9:29 pm | 48 comments | 10603 Views
AROUND TOWN
Aerial spraying for mosquitoes slated for todayThe Santa Clara County Vector Control District (SCCVCD) is planning a helicopter assault on winter salt-marsh mosquito in...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2016Last comment by Esther Crass, on Aug 18, 2016 at 10:13 pm | 21 comments | 10603 Views
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