Month: July 2012

Jan Prisco is featured artist in August at Portola Art Gallery

"Vibrant Places” — new pastel and oil paintings by artist Jan Prisco — is the August exhibition at the Portola Art Gallery in Menlo Park. Jan's

by Frances Freyberg
on July 31, 2012

Bob Holmes is Menlo Park’s walking man

Bob Holmes knows a lot of people in Menlo Park. After all, he's lived almost his entire life here (taking brief time outs for the

by Linda Hubbard
on July 31, 2012

Open house at Democratic Volunteer Center in Menlo Park on August 4

Local Democrats are launching the 2012 campaign season on August 4th with an open house at the Democratic Volunteer Center (DVC) in Menlo Park from 3:00 to 5:00

by Contributed Content
on July 30, 2012

M-A grad Dick Roth won Gold at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, swimming with acute appendicitis

At this year's Olympics, TV commentator Rowdy Gaines described the 400-meter individual medley — won at the 2012 Games by Ryan Lochte in a time of

by Linda Hubbard
on July 30, 2012

Call for artists at Plein Air event at Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park

The Portola Art Gallery at the Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park is inviting artists to submit applications to participate in Paint Allied Arts 2012

by Contributed Content
on July 29, 2012

Sydney Young interns at Citizens School in a program funded by the Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Recent Menlo-Atherton High School graduate, Sydney Young, is interning this summer at Citizen Schools, a nonprofit organization that works with middle-school children in low-income communities

by Ross Dairiki
on July 29, 2012

Christine Thorburn landed on the Olympic cycling team while also going to medical school

Ask Menlo Park resident Christine Thorburn how she managed to become a U.S. Olympic cyclist while simutaneously going to medical school, and her answer is

by Linda Hubbard
on July 28, 2012

“In the Shadow of HIGGS” is SLAC lecture on July 31

This has been an exciting summer for particle physicists who have collectively spent the last 40 years hunting for the Higgs boson. Last year, ATLAS

by Contributed Content
on July 27, 2012

Burgers in Menlo: Left Bank

This is the fourth in a series reviewing burgers offered by Menlo Park establishments. Left Bank on Santa Cruz Avenue opened in 1998 in what

by Rahim Ullah
on July 27, 2012

Spotted: Some murals saved at Hillview School?

Aside from the many graduates of Hillview School dating back to the days when it was a K-8, there was concern from more recent graduates

by Linda Hubbard
on July 26, 2012