Month: January 2025

Catch local acts Effie Zilch and Megan Keely at the Guild on January 24

Come to The Guild on January 24 to listen to music with local roots, Effie Zilch and Megan Keely and support musicians who lost their

by Linda Hubbard
on January 21, 2025

The speech the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King gave at Stanford in 1967

Editor's note: On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we look back at the speech entitled "The Other America" Dr. King gave at Stanford University

by Matthew Rascoff
on January 20, 2025

Local fire personnel involved in massive search and recovery effort underway at the Palisades Fire

Editor's note: This recap was current as of early this morning (January 19). Sixty-two members of California Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Force 3

by Harold Schapelhouman
on January 19, 2025

Teen College and Career Day set for January 25 in Menlo Park

On Saturday, January 25, from  11:00 am to 2:00 pm come to the  Belle Haven Community Campus (100 Terminal Ave.) if you are one of

by Contributed Content
on January 19, 2025

Fires, earthquakes, extreme weather: Here’s what you need to know to be prepared

The last month of 2024 came with a tsunami warning. Now the first weeks of 2025 have arrived with convoys of local firefighters deploying to

by Contributed Content
on January 18, 2025

Terri Bullock launches kindness movement — and now there’s a documentary about it

Atherton resident Terri Bullock (pictured) — who has been involved in a number of impactful endeavors over the years — sent this email: "I’m reaching

by Linda Hubbard
on January 17, 2025

Learn about birds in your garden on January 22

On Wednesday January 22, at 4:00 pm the De Anzal Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society at 88 Selby Lane, Atherton will present a program

by Contributed Content
on January 17, 2025

Mystery Readers Group: New Year, New Blood set for January 21

New Year, new mysteries! This January through March, Menlo Park Library's online Mystery Readers Group is experimenting with TWO time slots — this month, it's

by Contributed Content
on January 17, 2025

Community effort fuels bike and scooter donations at Laurel Elementary

On Saturday, January 11, Laurel Elementary saw the power of community in action as families donated their outgrown bikes and scooters through a program organized

by Julie Hartstein
on January 16, 2025

Middle Grade Book Group discusses Last Kids on Earth on January 18

Middle Grade Book Group is an in-person group for kids between the ages of 6 and 12 who are interested in reading chapter books. Every

by Contributed Content
on January 16, 2025