Month: May 2012

Neighbors wave as President Obama’s motorcade moves through Atherton

For nine-year-old Abby Heaton of Menlo Park, it was one memorable bike ride. "We rode our bikes over to Atherton Ave. and got to see

by Linda Hubbard
on May 24, 2012

Sacred Heart Prep students show that physics can be fun in annual cardboard canoe races

Yes, applied physics can be fun. For the eighth year, students at Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton took what they learned in the classroom and

by Linda Hubbard
on May 24, 2012

Ensemble S.P.A.M. presents La Danse Du Cleves on Saturday, May 26

Top-hit songs and dances of the 13th and 14th centuries, and the sacred and secular vocal music inspired by them, will be performed by Ensemble

by Contributed Content
on May 23, 2012

Life long resident Frank Helfrich commended for his service as Menlo Park’s unofficial historian

At last night's Menlo Park City Council meeting, life long Menlo Park resident Frank Helfrich was commended for his service to the city as a

by Linda Hubbard
on May 23, 2012

Fleet Feet owners Lisa Taggart and Jim Gothers make fostering community as important as selling shoes

The fall of 2008 was not a great time to buy a business, let alone expand one. But, that's just the step husband and wife

by Linda Hubbard
on May 23, 2012

Cafe Zoe hosts community meeting with KQED and Bay Citizen reporters on May 25

Cafe Zoe in Menlo Park will the be the scene of a town hall style meeting on Friday, May 25 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.

by Linda Hubbard
on May 22, 2012

Spotted: Great Blue Heron perched in a tree

Now that the goats are gone from Sharon Hills Park, the Great Blue Herons are back (although not sure the two events are connected!). This

by Robin Tobias
on May 22, 2012

Peninsula College Fund awardees from Menlo-Atherton High School head off to UC campuses this fall

[caption id="attachment_26179" align="alignnone" width="580"] Photo by Linda Hubbard[/caption] The Peninsula College Fund scholarship awardees Diana Lopez Solorzano and Cristian Diaz have much in common. They

by Linda Hubbard
on May 22, 2012

Olympic-style, 3-day eventing comes to Horse Park at Woodside on May 25-26

Peninsula residents need not travel to London to watch Olympic-style, three-day eventing equestrian competition when the fourth annual Woodside Preliminary Challenge returns to the Horse

by Nan Chapman
on May 21, 2012

Obama headed back to Atherton for fundraiser on Wed.: http://t.co/C3pET0Go

Obama headed back to Atherton for fundraiser on Wed.: http://t.co/C3pET0Go

by inmenloflash
on May 21, 2012