Month: June 2016

Menlo Park’s summer street fair will sport a new look

Menlo Summerfest in coming to Santa Cruz Avenue on July 16-17, replacing Connoisseurs’ Marketplace, the downtown festival organized by the Chamber of Commerce over a successful 29 year

by Contributed Content
on June 19, 2016

Spotted: Dad’s Day dream car in downtown Menlo Park

Our hope is that a happy Dad is driving this vintage '56 Corvette around downtown Menlo Park with a happy kid in the passenger seat.

by Linda Hubbard
on June 19, 2016

Menlo School’s Robert Miranda runs the Summer Scamper to raise money for music therapy program

Menlo School's Robert Miranda, who is coming off a sophomore season in which he had a podium finish at state in cross country and took

by Pam McKenney
on June 18, 2016

Terri Mainwaring authors first book of children’s fiction about a grumpy grandpa

Terri Harris Mainwaring's grandfather was not even a touch grumpy. This writer can vouch for that as she remembers him coming to talk at Hillview School

by Linda Hubbard
on June 17, 2016

Menlo Park Downtown Block Party sports a new look this year

What ever street you entered the 10th annual Downtown Menlo Park Block Party this year, you were likely treated to a new look from previous years.

by Linda Hubbard
on June 15, 2016

Menlo Oaks annual picnic 60-plus years and counting

Menlo Oaks neighbors met at Peninsula School on Sunday, June 12, for the Menlo Oaks District Association (MODA) annual picnic. The picnic has been held

by Judy Horst
on June 14, 2016

Marx Brothers’ Duck Soup screens at Menlo Park Library on June 18

The Menlo Park Library's Marx Brothers Film Festival kicks off with a free showing of 1933's Duck Soup, number 5 on the American Film Institute's

by Contributed Content
on June 14, 2016

Free Menlo Park screening of “Being Mortal” is part of national dialogue on end of life decisions

A PBS film adapted from the best-selling book Being Mortal, by physician Atul Gawande, M.D. (pictured), will be shown in Menlo Park at 7:00 pm

by Linda Hubbard
on June 13, 2016

Menlo Park’s downtown block party set for Wednesday, June 15

Menlo Park’s downtown Block Party, sponsored by the City and the Chamber of Commerce, will be held on Wednesday, June 15 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm on

by Linda Hubbard
on June 13, 2016

Great start to summer with jazz at Portola Vineyards

Jazz concerts at Portola Vineyards are another signal that summer is here (if not officially). The first headliners of the season were saxophonist Michael O'Neil and vocalist

by Linda Hubbard
on June 13, 2016