Year: 2013

Menlo Park couple Dzung Duong and Nate Lewis bring cooking and entertaining skills to your kitchen

Four years ago, Dzung Duong and Nate Lewis — partners in business and life — went to Celebration Weekend at Sunset Magazine in Menlo Park. The celebrity

by Linda Hubbard
on November 25, 2013

Decorate the kiddie table at Thanksgiving with TP teepees and party animals

Oh my, the party animals at the kids' table are getting wild this Thanksgiving. Their hats are on, and they have Teepee'd the table, with TP Teepees. (Yes, I

by Alexis Murphy
on November 23, 2013

M-A classmates remember “where were you?” on Nov. 22, 1963, when Kennedy was assassinated

We were sophomores at Menlo-Atherton High School on Nov. 22, 1963, the day President John Kennedy was assassinated. We may have thought we were sophisticated

by Linda Hubbard
on November 22, 2013

Shop the MPAEF Chic Boutique at Allied Arts on Friday to support local schools

Tonight kicked off the MPAEF's annual holiday boutique, this year appropriately dubbed the Chic Boutique with its smart and stylish gifts for all ages and

by Chrisie Wendin
on November 21, 2013

Spotted: Menlo Park kids selling lemonade for Philippine typhoon aid

Jonathan, seated, is a 4th grader at Oak Knoll in Ms. Austin’s class where students were encouraged to do something meaningful to help people devastated

by Irene Searles
on November 21, 2013

Spotted: “Are You In?” signs at Laurel School wrap up MPAEF parent campaign

The Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation's (MPAEF) Annual Parent Campaign is wrapping up. Local schools hosted "Are You In?" days today, and the Foundation's Chic Boutique

by Contributed Content
on November 21, 2013

Menlo Park’s Stanford Park Nannies named 2013 Agency of the Year by APNA

Citing stringent background checks and insistence upon maintaining the old-fashioned practice of visiting each new client at home, the The Association of Premier Nanny Agencies

by Contributed Content
on November 21, 2013

Four Menlo Park and Atherton homes on Junior League’s Finishing Touches tour Dec. 6-7

The Junior League of Palo Alto•Mid Peninsula (JLPA•MP) will host its sixth annual fundraiser, Finishing Touches: A Holiday Home Tour & Boutique on Friday, December

by Contributed Content
on November 20, 2013

First rainfall in Menlo Park since September 21, making for a long dry spell

The promised rain started out yesterday more as a constant spritz but picked up steam as the day continued, with a steadier patter on the

by Linda Hubbard
on November 20, 2013

Martha’s Pastries in Menlo Park is destination for baked goods for 25 years

Baking is in her blood, explains Martha Merz, the force behind Martha's Pastries in the Sharon Heights Shopping Center for the past 25 years. "My

by Linda Hubbard
on November 20, 2013