Month: January 2011

Rotary and Kiwanis now meeting at Allied Arts

Both the Menlo Park Rotary Club and the Menlo Park Kiwanis Club are now meeting at Allied Arts Guild. Rotary meets on Wednesdays and Kiwanis

by Louise DeDera
on January 31, 2011

Woodside Vineyards: Local wines for local people

The vision was keeping Buff Giurlani up at night. He and Autovino partner Dick Burns had just purchased 70% of Woodside Vineyards from founder Bob

by Linda Hubbard
on January 31, 2011

Rain returns to Menlo Park & Atherton

Before the front that rolled in overnight, the last time it had rained in the Menlo-Atherton area was on January 12 - and that was

by Bill Russ
on January 30, 2011

Holly Cogan: M-A Dance Team captain gets ready for annual show on Saturday, Feb. 5

Growing up in Menlo Park, Holly Cogan attended small, private elementary and middle schools. A chance dance audition landed her at a big public high

by Linda Hubbard
on January 30, 2011

Do Menlo Park’s liquidambar trees know it’s almost February?

Drive down one of Menlo Park's streets  lined with liqudambar trees (Cotton, Ambar, Oak), and you may be in for a surprise. While the brilliant

by Linda Hubbard
on January 29, 2011

Open house this weekend at St. Raymond School spotlights changes for next academic year

In advance of its open house this weekend, St. Raymond announced a number of changes for the 2011-12 academic school year. The school's principal for

by Kim McNair
on January 28, 2011

Facebook scooping up Menlo Park property reports the Almanac: http://bit.ly/fz00…

Facebook scooping up Menlo Park property reports the Almanac: http://bit.ly/fz00wC

by inmenloflash
on January 28, 2011

Tyler Hunsaker: Directing “The Giver” at Hillview School

A year ago this time Tyler Hunsaker was finishing his student teaching in Montana. "My dream job when I started college was to teach high

by Linda Hubbard
on January 28, 2011

Update: Butterscotch bakery is on the go

We got an update from Menlo resident Kathleen Jensen, who, when we talked last summer, was busy refurbishing a Red Cross truck into a food

by Linda Hubbard
on January 27, 2011

Harriet and Bill Mohr: Spotlighting Haiti’s role in helping Jewish refugees escape the Holocaust

Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Menlo Park residents Harriet and Bill Mohr are working to spotlight survivors, in particular those Jews who fled

by Linda Hubbard
on January 27, 2011