Month: February 2010

Girls Lead Now empowers teen girls to rock their world

Mid-Peninsula High School in Menlo Park was rocking with teen girls today, participants in the day long “Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken!” conference

by Linda Hubbard
on February 20, 2010

Waging peace in Menlo Park: Dick Duda

If anyone in Menlo Park meets the definition of polymath (a person of wide ranging interests), it's likely to be West Menlo's Dick Duda. With

by Chris Gulker
on February 19, 2010

M-A students turn to online journalism with great success

Walk into room E26 on the Menlo-Atherton High School campus and you find yourself entering not just a classroom but a newsroom. Take the first announcement

by Linda Hubbard
on February 18, 2010

Spotted: on the “Boulevard…”

True, there are no streets in Menlo Park, as far as we know, which contain a 'boulevard' in their name (though there is a City

by Chris Gulker
on February 17, 2010

Going greener, thanks to Menlo entrepreneur

Entrepreneur Brett Battles presides over a virtual entity known as Castanea Labs from the comfort of the office in his West Menlo home. From there,

by Chris Gulker
on February 16, 2010

Italian American Social Club – Hub of a community for 80 plus years

If you’re an Italian-American living in the Menlo Park area, the place to be on the first Tuesday of each month is the Italian-American Social

by Jym Clendenin
on February 15, 2010

Menlo residents wave the flag for Valentines

Menlo Park residents are fond of displaying fun, seasonal flags, and Valentine's Day is clearly on their radar. For cynics who think Valentine's Day is

by Chris Gulker
on February 14, 2010

Jesse Cool – Menlo Park’s food matriarch

Can it be true? Jesse Cool's Flea Street Cafe - founded on the principles of local and organic - has been around since 1981, a

by Linda Hubbard
on February 13, 2010

“In the pink” bubblies for Valentines Day

Sparkling wines appear to leap from the shelves as Valentine's Day approaches. We turn once again to long time Beltramo's wine expert Gary Mulleneaux, who

by Linda Hubbard
on February 12, 2010