MENLO PARK
Unsustainable committments
Editor, More than one Menlo Park city council member has counted on union support in his/her public aspirations, yet I believe they also realize the impact of city employee... |
Henry Riggs |
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on Dec 23, 2006 at 11:00 am by AnotherResident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
What's your ideal Derry project?
As members of Menlo Park Tomorrow and the O'Brien Group try and negotiate a new Derry project, I'm curious to hear what others want to see as a compromise project.
30-foot ta... |
DerryAir |
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on Dec 22, 2006 at 5:20 pm by AlsoBaffled, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Density is a matter of perspective
I have lived in apartments since I was 15. They've been in Miami, Manhattan, the Bronx, Mountain View and Menlo Park. I've lived college dorms and in old soldiers' quarters o... |
Elizabeth Lasensky |
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on Dec 22, 2006 at 2:39 pm by HomeOwner, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
FICTION
Innocence - a work of fiction
Innocence
Every Tuesday we would meet in the park. It wasn’t much of a park, but it was equidistant between our apartments, and the curved wooden bench proved a surpr... |
Anonymous |
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on Dec 22, 2006 at 11:38 am by Anonymous, a resident of another community |
OTHER TOPICS
Crossing the line of convention
From a wonderful book by Robert Fulghum. The book is titled "Maybe (Maybe Not)"
On a hot summer's day, late in August, I sought shade and a cool drink under the canvas awni... |
Llib Brunyar |
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on Dec 20, 2006 at 4:50 pm by Diana, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Thanksgiving Vignette
There is a wonderful museum on the campus of Stanford University and in front of it there is an outdoor sculpture garden filled with Rodin's work. It is the biggest collecti... |
Bemused |
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on Dec 20, 2006 at 3:26 pm by Bemused, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Poems from the homeless
It was a surprise and inspiration to learn that Lorin Vernon Krogh, who now lives in an apartment at the new Opportunity Center in Palo Alto after living on the streets for ye... |
Marion Softky |
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on Dec 19, 2006 at 1:16 pm by Mr. Man, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
One thing to do with a Starbucks gift card
A $10 Starbucks gift card is a terrible thing to waste, right, so I went out last night to downtown Palo Alto to find a homeless person who might want it. Starbucks coffee is ... |
Menlo Park resident |
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on Dec 19, 2006 at 1:10 pm by Menlo Park resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
MOVIES
Eragon
Susan Tavernetti in the Palo Alto Weekly gave this movie three stars. Metacritic, the online movie review aggregator, gives it a 39 of a possible 100. Unfortunately, I didn't ... |
Menlo Park resident |
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on Dec 19, 2006 at 11:00 am by Menlo Park resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Double of Nothing X 3 Boys & Girls Clubs Challenges
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula is currently facing several challenges. The youth organization, which has clubhouses and school based programs around the community, ha... |
Chris Canter |
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on Dec 19, 2006 at 10:43 am by Chris Canter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Summit Prep wants to reserve seats for volunteers' children, but high school district says no
Summit Preparatory Charter High School, the high-performing four-year-old school that enrolls about 80 children from the Almanac's circulation area, recently submitted a petit... |
David Boyce |
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on Dec 18, 2006 at 10:48 pm by Summit Parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
WOODSIDE
Update on Portola Road closure
California Water Service Co. has finished the first phase of a project to install a new water main on Portola Road between Forrest View Road and Woodside Road/Highway 84.
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Andrea Gemmet |
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on Dec 18, 2006 at 12:23 pm by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer |
WOODSIDE
Portola Road closure
The town of Woodside reports:
The California Water Service Company is constructing a new 12" water main on Portola Road from Forrest View Road to Woodside Road. Working hou... |
Andrea Gemmet |
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on Dec 18, 2006 at 10:06 am by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Challenging Time for Peninsula Boys & Girls Clubs
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula is currently facing several challenges. The youth organization, which has clubhouses and school based programs around the community, ha... |
Chris Canter |
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on Dec 16, 2006 at 11:35 am by Chris Canter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Thanks to David Wormley: he directed traffic when pedestrian was hit on November 13, 2006
Thank you for your article on David Wormley! While I personally thanked him for directing traffic the evening I saw a pedestrian hit crossing Menlo Avenue on November 13, 200... |
Amy Klein |
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on Dec 15, 2006 at 3:28 pm by MPworkingMom, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
MOVIES
Top five films of 2006
I didn't see all of the movies I wanted to this year, but here are my top five for 2006:
1. "The Departed"
2. "Little Miss Sunshine"
3. "Thank You For Smoking"
4. "The D... |
Mr. Movie Man |
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on Dec 15, 2006 at 11:13 am by Don\'t get out much, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Recycling center closes
The bottle and can recycling redemption center, located for many years in the Safeway parking lot on El Camino Real, has closed due to construction at the site. Anyone wantin... |
Rory Brown |
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on Dec 14, 2006 at 3:46 pm by Rory Brown, Almanac staff writer |
MENLO PARK
Goodwill Donation Site Moves
The Goodwill donation site, located for many years at the Safeway on El Camino Real, has moved to the rear entrance of the Goodwill Store at 711 Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Par... |
Rory Brown |
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on Dec 14, 2006 at 3:40 pm by Rory Brown, Almanac staff writer |
THE LOCAL DISH
In 'n Out Burgers
In 'n Out is the place to enjoy a vacation from responsible eating.
FYI: There are unpublished items on the menu, if you know where to look for them. |
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on Dec 14, 2006 at 2:01 pm by Mr. Man, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Resident embarrassed by Atherton lawsuit
This letter was published in the Dec. 13 issue of the Almanac.
Editor:
The following letter was addressed to Atherton Mayor Charles Marsala:
I am a longtime, sec... |
Renee Batti |
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on Dec 14, 2006 at 11:26 am by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Bill and Jean dedicate lands
Bill and Jean Lane have established a conservation easement for their 10 acres of land in the Westridge neighborhood, effectively prohibiting any development beyond what is al... |
David Boyce |
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on Dec 14, 2006 at 10:33 am by David Boyce, Almanac staff writer |
THE LOCAL DISH
Don't bother with a brunch menu at Il Fornaio
For my money, the only thing worth getting at brunch at Il Fornaio is the French toast. The lump of melting marscapone cheese atop those lovely, airy slices of bread, doused w... |
Prima Collazione |
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on Dec 14, 2006 at 7:34 am by Joanne, a resident of the Woodside: Kings Mountain/Skyline neighborhood |
MOVIES
I've got your apocolypse right here
Thesis: Mel Gibson is a marginally talented filmmaker with a disturbing taste for extreme violence and gore that he tarts up in the guise of self-righteous fundamentalist Chri... |
Violence is not sexy |
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on Dec 13, 2006 at 5:22 pm by Diana, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
The real reason behind red light cameras
Editor:
The decision by the Menlo Park City Council to install red-light cameras is motivated by greed, not public safety.
I was recently falsely accused by the San Dieg... |
Claude Leglise |
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on Dec 13, 2006 at 3:02 pm by new guy, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Happy Holidays: A hellish downtown vignette
Walking across the El Camino at Santa Cruz Avenue after buying a book at Kepler's this morning, I spied a huge, foul cloud of dust around the area in front of the ceramic-pain... |
Still Coughing |
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on Dec 13, 2006 at 12:36 pm by Calm Down Downtown, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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