Month: October 2009

Dead Zones and Live Zones this Halloween 2009

Reports are coming in across Menlo Park as Halloween comes to a close. The consensus: a particularly balmy evening for trick or treating (no need

by Linda Hubbard
on October 31, 2009

Halloween parades – and pumpkins – all over town

The University Park neighborhood was in full Halloween mode, closing a block of Stanford Ave and covering (at least part of) it in straw. Morning

by Linda Hubbard
on October 31, 2009

It’s udderly Halloween

Led by Hillview and La Entrada school bands, Menlo's annual Halloween made its way from Burgess Park to Fremont Park shortly after  noon today. Transformers

by Linda Hubbard
on October 31, 2009

Last Dance for a Great Jazz Band Director

Menlo Atherton High School held its 26th annual Big Band Dance tonight in Ayer's Gym, the last to be conducted by much beloved Band Director

by Linda Hubbard
on October 30, 2009

Food supreme this Halloween

Food items are, evidently, the hot ticket this Halloween, as evidenced at Oak Knoll School this morning. Besides a strip of bacon, a pound of

by Chris Gulker
on October 30, 2009

Scary times in Menlo

Slowly, the ghosts and jack-o-lanterns and creepy giant spiders have been making their way back into view in local yards from wherever it is such

by Chris Gulker
on October 30, 2009

Where were you when a “radical idea” was born?

Something very radical happened four decades ago, and this contributor was a part of it due to her location at the time - UCLA -

by Linda Hubbard
on October 29, 2009

Calling all M-A grads – time to reunite!

The Menlo-Atherton Alumni Committee has launched a brand new website in the hopes of rounding up - and connecting - graduates of the high school,

by Linda Hubbard
on October 28, 2009

Faces of Menlo: Moses Moreno

15,000 haircuts, and more than 30 years into his tenure in Menlo Park, hairstylist Moses Moreno is the preferred sartorial provider for a large and

by Chris Gulker
on October 27, 2009

Last minute Halloween preparation

The Webb Ranch Pumpkin Patch was a busy scene  as local families  made their final Halloween preparations.  The city of Menlo Park will hold its

by Linda Hubbard
on October 26, 2009