Month: August 2015

Brian Greenberg gives Tour de Menlo, scheduled for August 22, a big thumbs up

Portola Valley resident Brian Greenberg started cycling about eight years ago. "It was way easier on my body than tennis," he says. He rides everyday,

by Linda Hubbard
on August 19, 2015

Spotted: Graffiti on house slated for demo

We got quite a few comments on our post about the ongoing demolition of houses in Menlo Park. This house on San Mateo Drive near

by Linda Hubbard
on August 18, 2015

Memorial service for Peninsula photographer and music producer Reginald McGovern set for Aug. 21

Reginald McGovern, who touched the lives of many on the mid-Peninsula both as a pioneering photographer and a band music record producer, died August 5,

by Contributed Content
on August 18, 2015

Spotted: Big John, tree carver of Fremont Park, at Long Beach Airport

InMenlo contributing photographer Irene Searles ran into Big John, who did such a creative job of creating play space out of a downed stone pine

by Linda Hubbard
on August 17, 2015

Tamera White returns to her early career interest, opening Crime Prevention Solutions

We became acquainted with Tamera White when working with her on her post about growing up as a neighbor of CBS This Morning host Gayle

by Linda Hubbard
on August 17, 2015

Cafe Zoë and WestBay Cleaners stage school uniform drive for Willow Oaks School

Emails Kathleen Daly, owner of Cafe Zoë: "Just around the corner on Willow Road is the Willow Oaks School, a Kindergarten to 8th grade elementary school

by Linda Hubbard
on August 16, 2015

Local musicians More Joy! in concert at Ladera Community Church

Combining Prairie Home Companion style, Silicon Valley story telling, and eclectic musical performances, More Joy! performs Saturday, August 22, 7:30-9:30 pm, at the Ladera Community

by Judy Horst
on August 16, 2015

Spotted: Gals from M-A & Woodside high school class of 1966 catching up

In September, 2012,  there was a gathering of folks who graduated from Hillview, Oak Knoll and Encinal in 1962 when the schools were all K-8. That

by Linda Hubbard
on August 15, 2015

“Overloaded, Underprepared, and Far from Ready for Adulthood” is first topic of M-A Parent Ed series on Aug. 26

Join Denise Pope and Maureen Brown, co-authors of Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids, and Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of How

by Contributed Content
on August 15, 2015

Photographer Frances Freyberg captures Sierra scenes, covering 100 miles on foot

Earlier this summer, I spent a week and a half in the Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park areas, hiking and taking photographs. I covered

by Frances Freyberg
on August 14, 2015