Month: August 2010

Spotted: Free bikes for the taking

We were walking along San Mateo Drive about an hour ago and spotted these two bikes offered free for the taking on the Menlo Park

by Linda Hubbard
on August 29, 2010

Kids 4 Sports holds first fundraising fun run

Over a hundred kids and adults took part this morning in the Kids 4 Sports 5K family fun run, the inaugural community wide fundraiser to

by Linda Hubbard
on August 29, 2010

Farmer’s market talk this AM: “Challenging growing season on the Coast, weeks of…

Farmer's market talk this AM: "Challenging growing season on the Coast, weeks of cold & drizzly, then three days of temps in the 100s."

by inmenloflash
on August 29, 2010

Vintage ashtray from Menlo’s Red Cottage Motel – just what you need and want: ht…

Vintage ashtray from Menlo's Red Cottage Motel - just what you need and want: http://bit.ly/bl57in

by inmenloflash
on August 29, 2010

Relay for Life of Menlo Park is happening at Burgess Park

The Relay for Life, a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, kicked off this morning with a salute to cancer survivors that included a

by Linda Hubbard
on August 28, 2010

Friday Frolic brings University Park neighborhood together

When the University Park neighborhood of [unincorporated] Menlo Park began holding its summer Friday Frolic gatherings about a decade ago, it was an almost weekly

by Linda Hubbard
on August 27, 2010

Find out about the potential impact for Menlo Park if Searsville Dam is removed:…

Find out about the potential impact for Menlo Park if Searsville Dam is removed: http://bit.ly/btcgvH

by inmenloflash
on August 27, 2010

Menlo Park begins community meetings on high speed rail

The following is from a press alert issued by Kent Steffens, Menlo Park's Deputy City Manager: Beginning on Monday, August 30, the Menlo Park City

by Linda Hubbard
on August 27, 2010

It’s Ace tomato time at Webb Ranch – they’re great for making “Mary’s Famous Rustic Tomato Sauce”

We stopped in at Webb Ranch yesterday afternoon to check  on the supply of just-picked corn and just-ripe Ace tomatoes - the two items that

by Linda Hubbard
on August 27, 2010

Learn why invasive grasses are fueling desert wildfires

USGS senior scientist and desert ecologist Julio Betancourt is giving a public lecture this evening (8/26), Invasives and Wildfires in the West: New crossroads in

by Linda Hubbard
on August 26, 2010