Month: May 2014

Photographer Irene Searles casts her lens on the people and landscapes of Burma

Some things are worth waiting for. This is very much true for viewing InMenlo photographer's Irene Searles' photos of Burma, which she took on a

by Linda Hubbard
on May 30, 2014

Paula Hamilton wants to change your kids attitude towards math this summer

Paula Hamilton is hoping that her new math camp this summer — Mathitude — will get campers as high on math as she jumps on a trampoline.

by Linda Hubbard
on May 29, 2014

Cherith Spicer’s Namesake Cheesecake keeps favorite Peninsula cheesecake recipe alive and well

  Maybe it should be obvious that there's actually a person behind Namesake Cheesecake, one of the commissary businesses that operates at 425 El Camino

by Linda Hubbard
on May 28, 2014

Twelve M-A students receive Student Service Awards

Twelve students received Principal’s Student Service Awards at Menlo Atherton High School PTA’s May 27th meeting. Each year, the PTA and Principal Matt Zito present

by Rebecca Flanagan
on May 27, 2014

With camera in hand, Alice Cummings records the plants of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve

By her own account, long-time Menlo Park resident Alice Cummings fell back into photography rather than pursuing it. "When I was growing up I had

by Linda Hubbard
on May 27, 2014

Possible mountain lion sighting in west Atherton this morning

The Atherton Police Department issued a statement that resident in the area of Walsh Road/Belbrook Way spotted a potential mountain lion sighting in the area this

by Contributed Content
on May 27, 2014

Pace Gallery comes to Menlo Park as pop up, offering exhibits through end of June

The flooring at the new Pace Gallery in Menlo Park has a bit of a factory-filling, a fact that shouldn't be surprising given that it's

by Linda Hubbard
on May 26, 2014

Great Frame Up in downtown Menlo Park hosts M-A student art show

The Great Frame Up store on Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park, is hosting the Menlo-Atherton High School Creative Self-Expressions Art Contest. The students in the

by Amara Trabosh
on May 25, 2014

“Go for the gesture!” says photographer Jay Maisel

I was very fortunate recently to participate in a week long photography workshop in New York City's Nolita area taught by Jay Maisel. Maisel is

by Scott Loftesness
on May 24, 2014

Herschel Cobb recalls good times with grandfather Ty in book Heart of a Tiger

Herschel Cobb recalls the moment at the Sharon Park duck pond when his then-preschool-age daughter turned to him with a request: "Tell me stories about

by Linda Hubbard
on May 23, 2014