Month: July 2020

Menlo Park sisters get involved with The Peace Crane Project on display at ArtVentures Gallery

My daughter Lucy, now a 10th grader, started making paper cranes when she was seven or eight years old. At the time, she didn’t fully

by Jenny Rutherford
on July 28, 2020

Beetlelady talks about arthropod defenses on July 29

Learn about the differences between arthropods, insects, and arachnids, meet some fascinating live arthropods and learn about record-breaking bugs on Wednesday, July 29, from 4:00

by Contributed Content
on July 28, 2020

Public meetings about closure of Atherton Caltrain station to be held over the next two weeks

Caltrain will hold a public meeting on the proposed closure of the Atherton Caltrain Station on Wednesday, July 29. A public hearing will follow at

by Contributed Content
on July 28, 2020

How does your garden grow, Lisa and Larry?

Walking into Lisa Burnett and Larry Cofer's front yard vegetable garden, one is first accosted by what they call the "purple people." "Years ago, I

by Linda Hubbard
on July 27, 2020

Glorious Blooms Around the World is topic on July 29

Wildlife photographer Joan Sparks takes us along on her adventure photographing 89 species of extraordinary blooms on Wednesday, July 29, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm..

by Contributed Content
on July 27, 2020

In this SIP summer, Menlo School and SoPen Water Polo players adapt their community outreach program

In a typical summer, Menlo School water polo players would be training hard with SoPen Water Polo Club, headed up by Jack Bowen, Menlo School’s

by Contributed Content
on July 26, 2020

Spotted: Signs-of-the-Times: The Power of Black Teachers

We spotted this instructive sign downtown on University Avenue near Oak.

by Linda Hubbard
on July 26, 2020

Music@Menlo presents three live events this weekend, July 25-26

This weekend, Music@Menlo will present three live events. Violinist Arnaud Sussmann will take audience questions live on Zoom today (Saturday, July 25) at 6:30 pm

by Contributed Content
on July 25, 2020

Enjoying lunch outside at Camper in Menlo Park

We continue to support Menlo Park restaurants, especially those that are locally owned and operated. That's been easy for us to do at Camper, owned

by Linda Hubbard
on July 24, 2020

Collecting Community History: The West During COVID-19 is topic on July 27

Learn about a preservation initiative to assist communities across the American West in saving and protecting objects of meaning on Monday, July 27, from 5:00

by Contributed Content
on July 24, 2020