Getting ready for Woodside’s annual May Day
Woodside’s annual May Day celebration is less than a month away and this year marks the 104th year of the community tradition. Local Woodside residents can look forward to the event on May 2, honoring the year’s kindercourt and the grand and deputy marshals.
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East Palo Alto marks two years without a homicide
The city of East Palo Alto has made it two years without a homicide, a milestone officials say is a sign of progress in reflecting on the city’s violent past.
Short on funds, Portola Valley explores how to tackle financial crisis
As the town of Portola Valley wrestles with a structural deficit, Town Council members pushed back on a proposal for staff cuts.
Chez TJ closes after 40+ years serving Mountain View
The former Michelin-star restaurant in Mountain View, Chez TJ, closed its doors on Tuesday after a long culinary run that launched the careers of world-renowned chefs and put the city on the map as a fine dining destination.
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Food
Singaporean restaurant finds its way back to downtown Menlo Park
After being forced out of its longtime Menlo Park home last year, Shiok! Singapore Kitchen has found its way back. The restaurant has reopened in a new space on Oak Grove Avenue with the same kitchen staff dishing up the same family recipes.
The buzz about Apisol: This sparkling honey drink is made on the Peninsula
When someone takes a sip of an Apisol beverage for the first time, “pretty much everybody is telling me, they’ve never had anything like that,” founder Ariana Wei said.
Half Moon Bay brunch destination Johnny’s now open in San Mateo
For the Del Fierro family, opening a second location of Johnny’s in downtown San Mateo feels like a homecoming.
Arts & Culture
Concert recap: David Byrne at Frost Amphitheater
Veteran art-rocker brought soaring songs and immersive visuals to April 16 show at Stanford.
Review: A dream weaver at Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center
A new exhibition at the Cantor Arts Center explores how Maine artist Jeremy Frey takes an innovative approach to a traditional art form.
What’s up this week: A multimedia choral premiere, violin and sax improv jazz, 4/20 with renowned poet and more
This week, catch the world premiere of a new multimedia work with the Peninsula Women’s Chorus, plus jazz violinist Mads Tolling and saxophonist Larry Ochs, poet Willis Barnstone at Feldman’s and more.
Spotlight
Changing diet to generate a healthier microbiome and a healthy individual
Stanford microbiologists Justin and Erica Sonnenburg are working to understand the complex microbial community that resides within the human gut and its potential for helping people live healthier, longer lives.
Ivy League mentorship for college applications and career foundations through meaningful projects
Path Mentors was born out of dissatisfaction with the toxic high-pressure environment that college admissions has created. Founded in 2019 by Columbia graduates, the Path Mentors’ team of nearly 100 mentors from a wide range of professions including technology, finance,…
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YouTube ‘auditor’ provoked, pepper-sprayed shopper at Mountain View Costco, police say
Mountain View police arrested a Southern California YouTuber for blasting pepper spray at a man outside Mountain View’s Costco. He was with a group of “First Amendment auditors,” one of whom is being sued for pepper-spraying a man in downtown…
Google unveils historic restoration of Hangar One in Mountain View
Once reduced to a skeletal frame, a massive landmark visible from U.S. Highway 101 has been restored to its original form minus the toxic chemicals that made it too dangerous to inhabit for decades.
Real Estate
Glass ‘treehouse’ and historic logging-era estate among unique Peninsula homes recently sold (or on the market)
The Midpeninsula has no shortage of seriously unique homes. From a historic modern “treehouse” perched among oaks and redwoods in Palo Alto to a historic Victorian with logging-era roots, these one-of-a-kind properties – whether because of their price, unusual design…
Spotting salt damage: A guide to protecting your Peninsula trees
Much of the Midpeninsula’s soil contains naturally occurring salt, a result of its proximity to the San Francisco Bay, which can quietly damage trees over time. Coastal flooding, storm surge and even the use of recycled irrigation water can introduce…
Palo Alto homes cost 5.6x more to buy than rent, study finds
Buying a home in Palo Alto now costs more than five times as much as renting, according to a new national analysis highlighting the widening divide between homeownership and affordability.
The Six Fifty
From upgrades at landmark parks to events in nature, here’s what’s happening outside in Silicon Valley this spring
Get the inside scoop on the outdoors with The Six Fifty’s latest roundup of parks and recreation happenings.
Año Nuevo’s iconic elephant seal viewing areas are reopening after a bird flu outbreak. Scientists have been hard at work the entire time
At its onset, no one knew how the bird flu would progress in the northern elephant seals at Año Nuevo, but this week, officials announced the reserve’s elephant seal viewing areas will reopen on Saturday, just a month and a…
Free in Silicon Valley: Where to find clothing and book swaps, fix-it clinics, plant exchanges and more
Swapping and sharing goods and skills is not only an environmentally friendly practice – it’s also a social and fun one.
