Hidden Menlo

Spotted: Mystery sign near the San Mateo bike bridge

OK, we have absolutely not a clue what "a conic test whisk not" means. A web search revealed the Wikipedia definition of "conic" but that

by Linda Hubbard
on October 2, 2010

Touring Menlo Park’s historic fire house treasures

Stored in back of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District (MPFPD) Headquarters Station on Middlefield Road is Menlo Park’s first fire house. It’s a small,

by Jym Clendenin
on September 30, 2010

Menlo Park’s only auto factory assembles $100,000 cars

Passers-by may well have seen the sleek, gray and very modern Tesla dealership at 300 El Camino in Menlo Park, just opposite the intersection with

by Chris Gulker
on September 28, 2010

Felton Gables: Menlo Park neighborhood that draws residents in and keeps them there

Nestled in a corner off Encinal Avenue are four streets of mostly Craftsman and Midwestern style houses and cottages that just may qualify as Menlo

by Linda Hubbard
on July 26, 2010

Joining the Italian American Social Club for monthly dinner

The Italian-American Social Club of Menlo Park continues its rich tradition with a monthly dinner for club members, occasional bocce ball tournaments and quarterly family-dinner

by Jym Clendenin
on June 25, 2010

Camarillo Pacific – Menlo’s hidden railway treasure

Maybe you've noticed. InMenlo loves to find the hidden treasures of Menlo Park. Add Camarillo Pacific Railroad to the list - right near the top.

by Linda Hubbard
on June 13, 2010

Sister Marie Christine shares life at Corpus Christi Monastery

The monastery bell is rung, and the huge oak door swings open. The face is incredibly welcoming, filled with hospitality, an obvious talent given that

by Linda Hubbard
on June 3, 2010

One building – and a web of tunnels – is all that remains of Menlo’s military past, Camp Fremont

Only one building - which now houses the Oasis Beer Garden and Menlo Atherton Glass - remains from a brief two-year period in Menlo Park's

by Linda Hubbard
on May 31, 2010

Sears – or other “kit home” – on Perry Lane?

Note to readers: when this post went live, we'd - whoops! - photographed the wrong house on Perry Lane. Alert residents were good enough to

by Linda Hubbard
on May 30, 2010

Paul De Carli: Hanging out with Ken Kesey on Perry Lane

Perry Lane, a sliver of a street in unincorporated Menlo Park just west of Sand Hill Road, was once the epicenter of Bohemian Menlo Park.

by Linda Hubbard
on May 29, 2010