Month: January 2010

CauseWorld – Developed, incubated and launched in Menlo

If you were braving the chilly streets of downtown Menlo Park in early December, you may have spied a bunch of people running around doing

by Linda Hubbard
on January 31, 2010

Tip of the blogger’s hat: Katy Dickinson takes a last look at the Sun campus

Katy Dickinson, a Sun Microsystems' employee for the past 25 years who found herself part of the "reduction in workforce" that occurred when the Oracle

by Linda Hubbard
on January 31, 2010

The Rev. Matthew Dutton-Gillett: Creating space for people’s questions and explorations

It wasn't the fact that the Rev. Matthew Dutton-Gillett grew up a "preacher's kid" that led him into the ministry. Rather it was "the sacred

by Linda Hubbard
on January 30, 2010

J.B. Blunk’s Station Hill Sculpture

My office is across from the Caltrain station in Menlo Park. Most days, I walk across the Caltrain tracks to a nearby restaurant (Cafe Borrone,

by Scott Loftesness
on January 29, 2010

Maurice Miles brings musical passion to Times 4

Menlo Park resident Maurice Miles is described as the "heartbeat" of  the groove-based, contemporary jazz quartet Times 4. And while he plays  drums today, it

by Linda Hubbard
on January 28, 2010

A special ’81 Chevy – the Buddha mobile

This green Chevy caught our InMenlo observer's eye one recent morning. From a distance, it's just another old truck  parked on a Menlo side street,

by Chris Gulker
on January 27, 2010

Cafe Zoe – a place to eat, sip, listen and talk

Kathleen Daly was good at ignoring the ad offering a small cafe for sale - she did so for months. But when she drove over

by Linda Hubbard
on January 26, 2010

The Bright Eagle – Menlo’s 2nd oldest structure

Over on Noel Drive, just a short distance from The Gatehouse at Ravenswood and Laurel, stands the Bright Eagle - reported to be the second

by Scott Loftesness
on January 25, 2010

Salon Menlo makes its 2010 debut

Thanks to the organizing efforts of Lauren John (second from right) and support from the Friends of Menlo Park Public Library, the first of this

by Linda Hubbard
on January 24, 2010

John Cadigan’s woodcuts on display at Cafe Zoe

Artist John Cadigan's intricate woodcuts, which merge mystical themes with ancient symbolism, are currently on display at Cafe Zoe. Cadigan's work has been exhibited in

by Linda Hubbard
on January 24, 2010