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Robert Kelley: Grateful to be making TheatreWorks his life work

It was 42 years ago that Robert Kelley took a job with the city of Palo Alto to direct a summer play. "The premise was

by Linda Hubbard
on March 26, 2012

Perry Tree #2 continues to be center of a neighborhood

When the Valley Oak that had stood in the middle of Perry Lane (officially Avenue) for 200 years fell in January 2005, it took a

by Linda Hubbard
on March 24, 2012

New Sunset editor Kitty Morgan returns West to build on the magazine’s legacy

For new Sunset editor Kitty Morgan, it's a return to the West that she still thinks of as home after almost two decades in the

by Linda Hubbard
on March 23, 2012

Synonymous: Charlie Marshall and vintage automobiles

Automobiles have always been a major part of Charlie Marshall's life. He remembers growing up in Menlo Park down the street from car dealership owner

by Linda Hubbard
on March 20, 2012

Susan Sarich brings SusieCakes and other goodies to downtown Menlo Park

It's not really surprising that Susan Sarich is the owner of the expanding bakery chain, SusieCakes, which had a "soft" opening this past Saturday on

by Linda Hubbard
on March 19, 2012

Aspiring chef Jessica Curtis draws on her Menlo Park roots in culinary competition

Jessica Curtis's decision to train as a chef took a while to percolate. The Menlo Park native who graduated from Menlo-Atherton High School, as did

by Linda Hubbard
on March 18, 2012

Champion speller Joey Lohmann takes his talent to regional spelling bee

Update: Joey made it to the 5th round of the regional spelling bee, one of only 18 out of 50 young spellers still competing during

by Linda Hubbard
on March 15, 2012

Barbara Tuffli and her passion for camellias

When you walk along the pathways in Barbara Tuffli's garden, you find yourself looking up, not the usual place one encounters camellias. But many of

by Linda Hubbard
on March 14, 2012

M-A gives Broadway musical Once Upon a Mattress a Goth look

For Hanna Berggren (photo left), it's the chance to play a nice girl. "I'm Princess Winnifred the Woebegone," she says, explaining her role in the

by Linda Hubbard
on March 13, 2012

Entrepreneur Sterling Lanier has a “tonic” for the misery of filling out medical forms

Sometimes "no good deed goes unpunished" doesn't ring true. Such is the case with some pro bono work Menlo Park entrepreneur Sterling Lanier did for

by Linda Hubbard
on March 12, 2012