Month: April 2010

JobTrain: Offering a hand up, not a hand out

Enter any of the classrooms on the JobTrain (formerly OICW) campus and you instantly feel the energy. The students attending the seven daytime vocational training

by Linda Hubbard
on April 10, 2010

Free compost giveaway on Saturday, April 10

Menlo Park residents are invited to pick up free compost at Bedwell Bayfront Park from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm while supply lasts. Residents should

by Linda Hubbard
on April 10, 2010

Bee bust brings out the crime tape in downtown

A softer shade of yellow - as in yellow jackets, or maybe wasps - caused another kind of riot on Friday afternoon in downtown Menlo.

by Linda Hubbard
on April 9, 2010

Riot in West Menlo requires no PD response

That's because it's a riot of poppies, seen here in a curbside strip on Lucky Avenue in West Menlo. The poppies seem to be at

by Chris Gulker
on April 9, 2010

Susan Carnahan’s eye for quiet, simple images – and cranes!

When Menlo Park's Susan Carnahan retired from her job as a corporate attorney at HP, she already knew what her new career would be -

by Chris Gulker
on April 9, 2010

Are prospective Menlo homeowners being locked out because of flood insurance? He…

Are prospective Menlo homeowners being locked out because of flood insurance? Here's one perspective: http://bit.ly/d13t6M

by inmenloflash
on April 8, 2010

Menlo rail watchers: CA High Speed Rail Authority posts 135-page report on altern…

Menlo rail watchers: CA High Speed Rail Authority posts 135-page report on alternative SF to SJ routes http://bit.ly/a74ra1

by inmenloflash
on April 8, 2010

Colleen Haight and the PVs: Supporting the needs of our community’s seniors

If there's one organization that's synonymous with Menlo Park - especially to long time residents - it's  the Peninsula Volunteers. Founded over 60 years ago

by Linda Hubbard
on April 8, 2010

New Menlo Downtown Plan is available. http://bit.ly/cePJ6t Comment at 7:00 pm to…

New Menlo Downtown Plan is available. http://bit.ly/cePJ6t Comment at 7:00 pm tonight (4/7) at meeting in building behind Ace Hardware

by inmenloflash
on April 7, 2010

In rehearsal with the Stuart Highlanders Pipe Band

From the hills of far west Menlo come the sound of bagpipes, at least on Wednesday evenings when members of the Stuart Highlanders Pipe Band

by Linda Hubbard
on April 7, 2010