Month: April 2020

Spotted: Neighborly invitation to take some Valencia oranges

Attention folks walking in The Oaks neighborhood. As she's done in past years, Barbara on Oak Avenue is encouraging people passing by to help themselves

by Linda Hubbard
on April 11, 2020

Lauren Goodkind’s new book offers girls a path to chess mastery

Menlo Park resident Lauren Goodkind, who we first profiled in 2015, has written a new book about chess, Queen for a Day: The Girl’s Guide

by Linda Hubbard
on April 10, 2020

Virtual Recreation Center available to Menlo Park residents of all ages and interests

Given the COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders, the City of Menlo Park has launched a Virtual Recreation Center resource webpage for all ages. It includes six categories:

by Contributed Content
on April 10, 2020

Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve an option for dog owners during the week

With Windy Hill closed, residents of the western portion of Menlo Park and Atherton, along with Portola Valley and Woodside, lost one of their go

by Linda Hubbard
on April 9, 2020

Peninsula women organize Home Political Salon Series focusing on House and Senate races

A number of women on the mid-Peninsula, including Atherton resident Laura Lauder and Menlo-Atherton High School alumna Cathy Hewitt Podell,  are organizing @Home Political Salon Series

by Linda Hubbard
on April 9, 2020

Spotted: “Signs-of-the-times” #8: Stay home, stay healthy

On a neighborhood walk this morning, we spotted this cheery chalk art work on North Lemon. Great message from the household pets! Photo by Linda

by Linda Hubbard
on April 9, 2020

Poem from Charlotte Muse: “Half-Breed”

Editor's note: To support authors with a poetic bent and provide another ray of light in dark times, we'll be using poems from local poets

by Linda Hubbard
on April 9, 2020

New initiative – MPCSD Helps – launched to support local families in need

As more and more families within Menlo Park City School District experience economic hardship during our nation’s pandemic response, many other MPCSD families and community

by Parke Treadway
on April 8, 2020

Spotted: Coyote in backyard of Oak Avenue home

Looks like the coyote has returned to the Oaks neighborhood in Menlo Park. A resident of Oak Avenue spotted this one in his backyard, which

by Linda Hubbard
on April 8, 2020

Spotted: Pair of ducks enjoying a “lake” while on neighborhood walk

After three days of rain, Menlo Oaks looks like the land of lakes. Lots of puddles and little lakes by drains that didn't drain very

by Judy Horst
on April 8, 2020