Faces of Menlo

Grand farewell celebration for retiring Hillview music director Richard Vaughan

A couple hundred people jammed the French Quarter in Downtown Menlo Park on Sunday afternoon (June 9) to bid farewell to retiring Hillview music director

by Linda Hubbard
on June 10, 2024

Amy Breen writes book about her family’s life in Spain

In Menlo Park resident Amy Breen's mind, she was a physician who worked first in emergency medicine and then as a patient advocate. What she

by Linda Hubbard
on June 4, 2024

District 5 council member Maria Doerr not seeking re-election

Menlo Park city council member Maria Doerr, who represents District 5, announced today she will not seek re-election, citing "professional commitments and personal circumstances [that]

by Linda Hubbard
on May 28, 2024

Artist Mitchell Johnson’s paintings on display at Musée Villa les Camélias

Thanks to Instagram and the hashtag #capdail, Menlo Park artist Mitchell Johnson is the subject of a museum retrospective at Musée Villa les Camélias, in Cap

by Linda Hubbard
on May 27, 2024

Tierna Davidson plays before a hometown crowd tonight at PayPal Park

Gotham FC soccer player Tierna Davidson, a Menlo Park native and Stanford alum, will be able to play before hometown fans tonight when she takes

by Linda Hubbard
on May 24, 2024

Chess whiz Lauren Goodkind created scarf that broke initial Guinness Book of Records

Menlo Park resident Lauren Goodkind, whose involvement with chess we have covered, alerted about us about a very different kind of pursuit. "After 4 1/2

by Linda Hubbard
on May 19, 2024

Elizabeth McColloch writes first book, Discover What Matters

After graduating from Boston College, Elizabeth McColloch found herself back in her hometown of Menlo Park where she started writing a blog Crafting a Life

by Linda Hubbard
on May 12, 2024

Lutticken’s Deli & After 5 Restaurant named Senate District 13’s Small Business of the Year

On Friday, May 3, State Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) walked from his office next door to Lutticken's with a big placard under his arm.

by Linda Hubbard
on May 5, 2024

Menlo Park resident launches singing career at 80

Aline Younge, a longtime resident of Menlo Park, is gearing up to celebrate her 80th birthday by launching a new solo career as a singer

by Contributed Content
on April 16, 2024

What caught County Supervisor Ray Mueller’s attention his first year in office

San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller started his day ensuring residents battered by record rains and wind were getting the help they needed. He would

by Contributed Content
on April 14, 2024