Author: Linda Hubbard

The Rev. Ama Zenya hosts a Village Hub for Woodside residents

One of the things that the Rev. Ama Zenya heard when she first came to Woodside Village Church in 2015 was that people felt Woodside didn't

by Linda Hubbard
on August 4, 2017

Catching up with Jean Forstner, Executive Director of Kepler’s Literary Foundation

By Jean Forstner's reckoning, she's "just a do-gooder at heart." "I've worked my entire life building community around ideas. So I'm very intrigued about building community

by Linda Hubbard
on August 2, 2017

Facebook announces next step in funding and building affordable housing in neighboring communities

Building upon a community partnership announced last December called "Envision Transform Build" along with the cities of Menlo Park and East Palo Alto to create regional solutions to the

by Linda Hubbard
on August 1, 2017

National Night Out block parties are spread across Menlo Park on August 1

Menlo Park residents have their pick of block parties, spreading from west to east across the city. According to Menlo Park Police Community Service Officer Gonee

by Linda Hubbard
on August 1, 2017

Arthur Flegel approaches his 100th birthday

We had the pleasure of visiting with Arthur Flegel in advance of his 100th birthday, which will be marked with a gathering of some 80 family and

by Linda Hubbard
on July 31, 2017

Learn about the hidden figures of computing — women — on August 2

Women have been part of computing since the earliest electronic computers were built in the 1940s.On August 2 at 7:00 pm at the Menlo Park

by Linda Hubbard
on July 30, 2017

Menlo School students team with VillageTech Solutions to bring affordable technology to Nepal

For the 6th year in a row, students from Menlo School (plus a few others) worked at Haydi and David Sowerines' home this summer on projects for

by Linda Hubbard
on July 29, 2017

Spotted: Gathering to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Camp Fremont

Menlo Park Mayor Kirsten Keith (right) was joined by author Barbara Wilcox (left) and Tom Fitzgerald (middle), Director of  VA Hospital, Menlo Park,  along with Bo

by Linda Hubbard
on July 28, 2017

Tanya Sheckley plans new Menlo Park school in her daughter’s honor

It's Tanya Sheckley's hope that out of the tragic death of her daughter, Eliza, will spring a legacy. She is planning on opening a first-in-the-world school

by Linda Hubbard
on July 26, 2017

Catching up with Tim Stannard with the opening of the Village Bakery in Woodside

If you assumed the new Bacchus Management Group restaurant in Woodside, the Village Bakery, is just a clone of its sister, Mayfield Bakery & Cafe

by Linda Hubbard
on July 24, 2017