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Hidden Portola Valley

A look back at Mama Garcia’s and Roadhouse Valley in Portola Valley

Alpine Road from the intersection near the Stanford golf course was once a winding road leading westward to what is now Portola Valley. Along the

by Bo Crane
on April 8, 2021

Neighborhood walking: The story behind the Fromhertz House on Portola Road

Editor's note: We continue to highlight some of the stories behind buildings that you may have walked by many times before but never knew their

by Nancy Lund
on June 10, 2020

Neighborhood walking: All about the Chilean Woodchopper’s House

When you take a drive down Portola Road — or walk along its adjacent pathway — you will see a little white house in a

by Nancy Lund
on April 15, 2020

Learn about mountain lions in the Bay Area on Oct. 15

Meet wildlife ecologists Zara McDonald and Kevin Leempoel and learn the results of a decade of camera-trapping mountain lions and other wildlife in two studies

by Linda Hubbard
on October 14, 2019

Kids and animals happily interact at Jasper Ridge Fun on the Farm Day

Jasper Ridge Farm held its annual fundraiser last Saturday afternoon, and it was great place to be if you were a kid who loves animals.

by Linda Hubbard
on October 9, 2018

Talking farm management (and sports!) with fourth generation Webb, Atlee Frechette

We'd driven out to Webb Ranch to talk with Atlee Frechette, a fourth generation Webb who earlier this year got involved in the farming side

by Linda Hubbard
on July 20, 2017

Intriguing history of the little wooden house in Portola Valley’s Blue Oaks neighborhood

In the 1870s, Charles and Maria Luisa Martinez Freeman built a wooden house in which they raised their nine children. In 1890, Maria Luisa, granddaughter of

by Nancy Lund
on January 6, 2017