Month: May 2016

Urinetown is Grab Bag Theater’s spring production next two weekends

Grab Bag Theater's spring musical, Urinetown, will be preformed Saturday May 14, at 7:00 pm, May 20 at 7:00 pm, and May 21 at 1:00 pm

by Contributed Content
on May 10, 2016

Menlo Park artists Alice Weil and Krishna Mitra participate in Open Studio 2016

Two Menlo Park artists, Alice Weil and Krishna Mitra, are exhibiting new landscape and floral paintings in oil and acrylic as part of Silicon Valley

by Contributed Content
on May 10, 2016

Spotted: Good fun at Encinal Family Science Night

On Friday, April 29, Encinal Elementary School's PTO hosted the annual Encinal Family Science Night from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Students exhibited their Science Fair posters,

by Elise Kratzer
on May 9, 2016

Menlo Park dentist by day, boxer by night

Sure, Menlo Park dentist Katherine Brown knows how to fill a cavity, but she can also throw a punch. She admits that a dentist who boxes is

by Linda Hubbard
on May 9, 2016

Beltramo’s will close doors, property to be sold

As reported by Barbara Woods on Almanac Online today, Beltramo's, one of the few remaining Menlo Park landmark businesses, will be closing its doors and

by Linda Hubbard
on May 9, 2016

Bita Daryabari continues a broad range of philanthropic efforts around the state

We first talked with philanthropist and Atherton resident Bita Daryabari when she opened the Alameda de las Pulgas office of the Pars Equality Center in

by Linda Hubbard
on May 8, 2016

Squeezing out a bit more rain over the past few days in Menlo Park

Emails InMenlo weather watcher Bill Russ: "Saturday, I measured more than a trace and less than .1". I add in .05" bringing my season-todate total

by Linda Hubbard
on May 8, 2016

Get a bit of baseball history when “Ty Cobb” returns to the Peninsula

All ages are welcome to watch baseball history come alive at Little House in Menlo Park on May 10 as Norm Coleman performs his iconic

by Contributed Content
on May 7, 2016

Wandering the cobblestone streets of Rome with camera in hand

In April, I was in Rome participating in a street photography workshop led by Valérie Jardin. It was a very special week with a great group of photographers

by Scott Loftesness
on May 6, 2016

2nd Annual Tuolumne River Film and Culture Fest set for Monday, May 9, at M-A PAC

This year's Tuolumne River Film and Culture Fest will feature Mark Dubois, a long-time environmentalist who is familiar to many on the Peninsula from his

by Contributed Content
on May 5, 2016