Hidden Menlo

Taking down a giant: 699 tons of SLAC’s Accelerator removed for upgrade

For the first time in more than 50 years, a door that is opened at the western end of the historic linear accelerator at the

by Contributed Content
on February 12, 2017

West Bay Model Railroad Association holds its annual open house on Dec. 3 & 4

We stopped by the West Bay Model Railroad Association building in Menlo Park to chat with members about progress over the past year in advance

by Linda Hubbard
on November 30, 2016

NanoFarms plants the seed for economic growth and sustainable farming

“My mother loved gardens,” says Father George E. Schultze, S.J., “and so did my father. We normally had lots of flowers and also always tomatoes, sometimes

by Kate Flanagan
on August 26, 2016

Kathy Wade takes us on a tour of Holy Cross Cemetery in Menlo Park

Holy Cross Cemetery, located at the intersection of Santa Cruz and Avy in Menlo Park, is a place that hundreds pass by daily, but we're

by Linda Hubbard
on May 25, 2016

In honor of the Grateful Dead’s farewell concerts, a guide to Dead places in Menlo Park and Atherton

Editor's note: In advance of their farewell tour appearance at Levi Stadium tonight and tomorrow night. We touched base with music chronicler — and Grateful

by Corry Arnold
on June 27, 2015

St. Patrick’s Seminary is hidden gem tucked behind open gates in Menlo Park

I have a feeling most Menlo Park residents drive right by St. Patrick's Seminary on Middlefield Road without giving it a second thought. Maybe this

by Bruce Frymire
on July 23, 2014

SLAC’s historic ‘End Station A’ hosts electron beams once again in Menlo Park

Electrons are once again streaming into SLAC's historic End Station A, setting the stage for a new user facility in the huge, concrete hall where

by Mike Ross
on April 25, 2013

Menlo Park firefighters’ Oklahoma City terrorist attack memorial is a reminder to “never forget”

Today marks the 18th anniversary of the terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Building in downtown Oklahoma City, which claimed 168 lives and

by Linda Hubbard
on April 19, 2013

SLAC’s Rock: ITIS AROCAN DITIS ABI GONE

A place like SLAC — dominated by hundreds of technicians, engineers and scientists, all busy building, maintaining, operating and using some of the most exotic

by Jym Clendenin
on January 17, 2013