Month: March 2012

Spotted: 300 Easter baskets being built for kids in homeless shelters

A group of kids and adults built 300 Easter basket bound for children who live in area homeless shelters Saturday morning (3/31) at Trinity Church

by Linda Hubbard
on March 31, 2012

Saturday rainstorm moves on, wind continues

InMenlo rainfall watcher reports: "As of 3:30 pm, I have an additional .4" bringing my season-to-date total to 9.6". That compares to 19.45" on March

by Linda Hubbard
on March 31, 2012

Sun god shines on Filoli’s Spring Fling

What looked like a washout this morning, turned out to be just a delay of game (of sorts) at Filoli's annual Spring Fling today. This

by Linda Hubbard
on March 31, 2012

Ooey gooey cake is perfect antidote for rainy day – and next week’s Easter brunch

Editor's note: After a spring Friday that personified "shirtsleeve weather", today's forecast is for a significant drop in temperature and unfolded umbrellas — just perfect for

by Rachel Candelaria
on March 31, 2012

NYT journalist talks about nuclear threat on April 2

Author and former New York Times journalist Philip Taubman will deliver the April 2 SLAC Colloquium, "Nuclear Threats, Nuclear Abolition.” His latest book, The Partnership:

by Contributed Content
on March 30, 2012

MPPD release photo of one suspect in stabbing near Menlo Park train station on Monday night

After an in-depth interview with the victim of a stabbing that took place Monday night (3/26), the Menlo Park Police Department released further details and

by Linda Hubbard
on March 30, 2012

Spotted: Straws hopping their way to Bunny Day

For most, but not all, Menlo Park and Atherton schools, this afternoon marks the beginning of Spring Break and the countdown to Easter, which officially

by Linda Hubbard
on March 30, 2012

Female Facebook engineers reach out to potential engineers of the future

"Don't be afraid to fail." That was the resounding message four Facebook engineers relayed to a group of local high school girls at a first-of-its-kind

by Linda Hubbard
on March 30, 2012

Bruce Good raffles off carpet for charity

Bruce Good, who owns The Oriental Carpet located on Santa Cruz Ave. in Menlo Park, is raffling off a $13,000 handmade carpet from India, in

by Linda Hubbard
on March 29, 2012

Speaking of robots, what’s happening at Menlo Park’s Willow Garage: http://t.co/…

Speaking of robots, what's happening at Menlo Park's Willow Garage: http://t.co/Q1nvNbCc

by inmenloflash
on March 29, 2012