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Caltrain to add bicycle capacity
Caltrain has made a concession to commuters who have long complained about the lack of space for bicycles on trains, pledging to add room for eight bicycles to each train.
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on Feb 11, 2009 at 9:22 am by Josh Moore, a resident of the Woodside: Kings Mountain/Skyline neighborhood |
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Kepler's Bestsellers - February 8, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1. Cutting For Stone - Abraham Verghese
2. Associate - John Grisham
3. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
4. Vag... |
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on Feb 9, 2009 at 1:18 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Fergusson laps Ciardella in spending
Kelly Fergusson and Rick Ciardella both ended their campaigns for Menlo Park City Council in the red, while Andy Cohen, the third candidate in the November race for two counci... |
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on Feb 4, 2009 at 4:10 pm by Gaelstrom, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Montreal Piano Phenom Mimi Blais Performs 2/11 in Menlo Park
Concert pianist Mimi Blais returns from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to perform Wed. Feb. 11 at 7:00 P.M. at the First Baptist Church at 1100 Middle Ave (corner Arbor) in Menlo Pa... |
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on Feb 4, 2009 at 1:19 pm by Anne Prescott, a resident of another community |
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Andy Cohen reveals his artistic side
This painting of the Bayfront is among the works of Menlo Park Councilman Andy Cohen on exhibit at the Little House activity center in Menlo Park. A reception for the artist w... |
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on Feb 4, 2009 at 12:31 pm by Julie and John, a resident of another community |
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Kepler's Bestsellers - February 1, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
2. Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter & Sweet - Jamie Ford
3. Piano Teacher - Ja... |
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on Feb 2, 2009 at 8:10 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Amici's pizzeria to move to downtown Menlo Park
Menlo Park is getting a new pizzeria. Amici's East Coast Pizzeria, which has 11 Bay Area locations, is setting up shop in the former Dal Baffo site at 878 Santa Cruz Ave., nea... |
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on Jan 29, 2009 at 12:15 pm by Salvatore, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Sage Santa visits Ladera Christmas fair
When Santa stops at the Ladera Christmas Fair, he arrives in a shiny, red fire engine.
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on Jan 26, 2009 at 7:49 pm by Austen, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Kepler's Bestsellers - January 25, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1. Piano Teacher - Janice Lee
2. Going to See the Elephant - Rodes Fishburne
3. Lark & Termite - Jayne Anne Phillips
4. Guernsey Literary & Potato Pee... |
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on Jan 26, 2009 at 11:56 am by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Elisabeth Barragan named Boys & Girls Club 'Youth of the Year'
Elisabeth Barragan's teaching efforts — including teaching English to her parents, math to a younger brother and literacy skills to young children — and her overal... |
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on Jan 26, 2009 at 7:52 am by Ms. Watkins, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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PV holds hearing on adopting green plan
The Portola Valley Town Council will hold a public hearing Wednesday on a proposal to add a sustainability element to the town's general plan. The meeting starts at 8 p.m. in ... |
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on Jan 25, 2009 at 3:56 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Steve Levy to speak to Sustainable Menlo Park
Steve Levy, director of the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy, will speak at a meeting of the group, Sustainable Menlo Park, on Wednesday, Jan. 28.
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on Jan 25, 2009 at 3:54 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Locals plan to soak up the big event in Washington
Several local residents are among the hundreds of thousands swarming Washington, D.C., this week for the inaugural of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States.
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on Jan 25, 2009 at 3:48 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Rojas responds to sergeants' pay critics
In response to a raft of e-mails from residents criticizing the Menlo Park City Council's recent decision to award sergeants in the police department a significant pay raise o... |
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on Jan 23, 2009 at 3:58 pm by truth, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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Military tank collector dies at 59
Jacques Mequet Littlefield, who assembled one of the largest private collections of military vehicles in the world and championed open space on the Midpeninsula, died Jan. 7 i... |
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on Jan 21, 2009 at 4:28 pm by Liz Ditz, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Kepler's Bestsellers - January 18, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1. Lark & Termite - Jayne Anne Phillips
2. String Of Lights - Dominique Renda
3. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
4. Mer... |
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on Jan 19, 2009 at 1:07 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Plans for the Inauguration?
If you have plans for the inauguration -- either in D.C. or locally -- The Almanac wants to know about it. Send an e-mail to showell@almanacnews.com with information or photo... |
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on Jan 15, 2009 at 3:03 pm by Sean Howell, a resident of another community |
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Noted Expert on Growing and Showing Camellias
Growing and Showing Camellias: Camellia Expert and former American Camellia Society President Bob Ehrhart is the speaker for the San Francisco Peninsula Camellia Society meeti... |
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on Jan 14, 2009 at 11:16 am by Caroline Beverstock, a resident of another community |
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Environmental review of high-speed rail begins
Residents concerned about the impact of the California high-speed rail project on local towns will have an opportunity to voice those concerns to rail officials over the next ... |
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on Jan 14, 2009 at 9:37 am by Kal Trains, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
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Kepler's Bestsellers - January 11, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
2. Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri
3. Lark & Termite - Jayne Anne Phillips
4. Mer... |
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on Jan 12, 2009 at 1:04 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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From Atherton to Afghanistan
Marine First Lt. Peter Dixon of Atherton and his mom Betsy on the night of his return home for the holidays on leave from his service in Afghanistan. They are at Victory Field... |
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on Jan 10, 2009 at 6:47 pm by Nancy Fortman, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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No parole for Chowchilla school bus kidnapper
A state Board of Parole Hearings panel Monday night once again denied parole for one of three men -- all from wealthy families in Atherton and Portola Valley -- who in 1976 k... |
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on Jan 7, 2009 at 11:37 am by Kal Trains, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Kepler's Bestsellers - January 4, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1. String Of Lights - Dominique Renda
2. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
3. Our Story Begins - Tobias Wolff
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on Jan 5, 2009 at 12:55 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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New Almanac feature: Ask the Deputy
Deputy Stephanie Josephson of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is starting a new feature in The Almanac, called Ask the Deputy, modeled after the long-time Ask the Office... |
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on Dec 31, 2008 at 10:28 am by johnny, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Grants provide $3 million for food, shelter
Forty-seven nonprofit organizations will receive $3 million in grants from Silicon Valley Community Foundation to help provide food and shelter in San Mateo and Santa Clara co... |
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on Dec 31, 2008 at 1:08 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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