Month: January 2013

Chamber music concert at St. Bede’s in Menlo Park on Jan. 26

David Ramadanoff will conduct Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra and Anna Maria Mendietta in a chamber music concert featuring selections from the work of Faure, Piazolla,

by Linda Hubbard
on January 23, 2013

Artist Klari Reis blurs the line between the technological and the natural

When Klari Reis was growing up in Menlo Park, she knew she wanted to be an artist but remembers thinking, "I love art but how

by Linda Hubbard
on January 23, 2013

Erik Burmeister: New principal charts the direction at the new Hillview School

While the dust has not completely settled on the rebuilt Hillview Middle School in Menlo Park — the field is set to open in March — the

by Linda Hubbard
on January 22, 2013

USGS public lecture looks at Earth’s crust on Jan. 24

During the past century, scientists have dissected the outer layers of our planet with bold scientific investigations revealing the deep properties of the Earth's crust.

by Contributed Content
on January 21, 2013

SLAC scientist in Menlo Park receives international award for catalysis research

Jens Nørskov (pictured right, center), who has led the SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis at SLAC in Menlo Park and Stanford since its

by Glenn Roberts Jr.
on January 21, 2013

Special events mark 20th anniversary of Edgewood Park as designated natural preserve

Edgewood Park is one of the closest open spaces to Menlo Park. Throughout 2013, the Friends of Edgewood are celebrating their 20th anniversary and the

by Contributed Content
on January 20, 2013

Project Read Menlo Park seeks volunteer literacy tutors

Registration is underway for Project Read-Menlo Park’s winter 2013 tutor training, designed to show volunteers how they can help local residents learn to read and write. The

by Roberta Roth
on January 19, 2013

Spotted: Skateboards in rack at Hillview School

Sometimes art is where you find it, a combination of shape and light. We thought so when we spied a jumble of skateboards in a

by Linda Hubbard
on January 18, 2013

Turning Menlo Park kids into “doers” is parents’ responsibility, not the schools

Kids’ lives are increasingly structured to discourage independent problem solving of real world problems – i.e. “doing.” The two biggest trends is their alarming increase

by Mike Lanza
on January 18, 2013

Menlo Park resident Pam Salvatierra is collecting gift cards for vets – and asks that you join her

We received this email from Menlo Park resident Pam Salvatierra: "This Saturday is the White House National Day of Service and I have decided to

by Linda Hubbard
on January 17, 2013