Year: 2010

Stefan Petry: Motivating girls to learn online with ice cream scoops

You've probably noticed. There's a ton of online games and activities for boys. Less so for girls. Menlo Park resident Stefan Petry, co-founder of Always

by Linda Hubbard
on December 20, 2010

Santa, Frosty, Rudolph – all on one Menlo Park street today!

Let's get it out of the way and admit it - Santa Claus still knows how to make an entrance and work a crowd. That

by Linda Hubbard
on December 19, 2010

Community winter solstice service – Taizé style – at 5:00 pm today (12/19)

While the winter solstice doesn't officially arrive in Menlo Park this year until 3:38 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 21, you can commemorate the longest night of

by Linda Hubbard
on December 19, 2010

Rain, rain, and more rain – in case you hadn’t noticed!

When we visited the Menlo Park farmers market earlier this morning, we got the same greeting at every vendor we stopped to make a purchase

by Linda Hubbard
on December 19, 2010

Spotted: Pretty holiday centerpieces at Ladera Garden Center

With the rain temporarily on hold, Mercedes and Juan - owners of the Ladera Gift and Garden Center - were able to put their great

by Linda Hubbard
on December 18, 2010

Nativity scene on Cotton St. adds new figures – and some new twists and turns

The Nativity scene at 455 Cotton St. in west Menlo Park is once again in place, with the three Wise Men making their way across

by Linda Hubbard
on December 18, 2010

M-A’s canned food drive = big success!

All that canning paid off! M-A’s annual canned food drive was a huge success. A special thanks to Ali Gaffney and Fiona Meyer-Teruel for gathering

by Kendall Songer
on December 17, 2010

Umbrellas sprout all over Menlo – that includes pink flamingos!

Umbrellas were in abundance this morning on the last day of school before the holiday break. Over at the pink flamingo yard in the Willows,

by Linda Hubbard
on December 17, 2010

Magnificat performs Charpentier’s “Messe de Minuit” tonight (12/17)

The Magnificat Baroque Ensemble is performing Marc-Antoine Charpentier's best-known work, Messe de Minuit (Midnight Mass) at 8:00 pm tonight (12/17) at St. Patrick's Seminary in

by Linda Hubbard
on December 17, 2010

Peets El Camino choses Project Read Menlo Park as recipient of its Holiday Donation Program

Peet’s Coffee on El Camino Real selected Project Read for its 25th annual Holiday Donation Program. Established in 1986, the Holiday Donation Program is an

by Roberta Roth
on December 17, 2010