Month: April 2011

Guild Theatre: Bringing movies to Menlo for 85 years

Talk about a mainstay. The Guild Theater opened in 1926 before "talkies." Known as the Menlo Theatre for its first two decades, it has endured, surviving

by Linda Hubbard
on April 3, 2011

Compassion Weekend work crews come to Willow Oaks School in Menlo Park

Historically, Menlo Park Presbyertian Church-sponsored Compassion Weekend, taking place today and tomorrow, pours more than $350,000 and 12,000 work hours into the community. A portion

by Linda Hubbard
on April 2, 2011

Don’t text and drive – especially on these dates

The Menlo Park Police Department issued a press release on March 29 alerting residents about a "zero tolerance distracted driving enforcement operation." So be warned.

by Linda Hubbard
on April 2, 2011

Menlo’s favorite garage band – The Members – plays at Pioneer Saloon on April 2

The philanthropically focused Menlo Park garage band, The Members, is hitting the big time with a paying gig at the Pioneer Saloon in Woodside on

by Linda Hubbard
on April 1, 2011

Jerry Peters: From fire fighting to painting

Jerry Peters spent 30 years as a firefighter, the last 10 as a Battalion Chief for the Menlo Park Fire Protection District. His career inspired

by Linda Hubbard
on April 1, 2011