Month: May 2014

Menlo Park City Manager’s budget workshop set for Tuesday, May 27

Residents are invited to attend or watch the 2014 City Manager’s Budget Workshop on Tuesday, May 27 at 6:00 pm in the City Council Chambers. The evening

by Contributed Content
on May 23, 2014

Artist Mitchell Johnson talks about his current exhibits and new book

We've stopped by Mitchell Johnson's studio a number of times since first meeting him in 2010, but were overdue for a longer visit to learn

by Linda Hubbard
on May 22, 2014

Barbara Wilcox hopes to go on MPPC mission trip using unique fundraising approach

Barbara Wilcox is a relatively new resident of Menlo Park, but the street she lives on has historical roots. It was once the site of

by Linda Hubbard
on May 21, 2014

The Jeweler proprietors bid adieu to Menlo Park and Santa Cruz Avenue after almost three decades

The brown and pink banner outside The Jeweler on Santa Cruz Avenue in downtown Menlo Parks says it all: "Retirement Sale." Charles and Mercedes Horvath

by Linda Hubbard
on May 21, 2014

La Entrada student Andrew Tan wins first place in national essay contest

La Entrada Middle School student Andrew Tan of Menlo Park was recently named one of the winners of the 2013 Making Democracy Work Student Essay

by Contributed Content
on May 20, 2014

City of Menlo Park provides online information about the proposed Specific Plan Ballot Initiative

The City of Menlo Park has unveiled a new section of its website to provide the community with factual information about the ballot initiative proposed

by Contributed Content
on May 20, 2014

The Couples Institute in Menlo Park focuses on helping people navigate successful relationships

When psychologists Ellyn Bader and Peter Pearson first met in the late 70s — and then married in the early 80s — there was no such thing

by Linda Hubbard
on May 19, 2014

Coming: Two campuses, one Laurel School in Willows neighborhood of Menlo Park

At the most recent Menlo Park School District Board of Education meeting, the decision was made on the name of the new Laurel campus at

by Contributed Content
on May 18, 2014

New planting boxes bring extra burst of Spring to downtown Menlo Park

In early 2013, the Menlo Park City Council decided to invest in an upgrade of the street plantings and furniture on downtown Santa Cruz Avenue

by Jym Clendenin
on May 16, 2014

Menlo School students display inventions and projects in advance of upcoming Bay Area Maker Faire

Last Friday (5/9) at Menlo School's 5th annual Maker Faire, teenage makers demonstrated the science inventions and innovative projects they'd worked on this year in

by Contributed Content
on May 15, 2014