Shopping

Menlo Park couple starts eye glass company with a shout out to two pioneering businesswomen

What's Brownie and Madam and what has it to do with eye glasses? We admit the answer is so well described as part of a new

by Linda Hubbard
on January 30, 2014

Cathy Ellis and Laura Pohlen bring contemporary home furnishing and design to ParkGate in Menlo Park

With the Christmas clutter packed away and a New Year begun, it may be that your thoughts are turning to how to spruce up your

by Linda Hubbard
on January 14, 2014

Menlo Park is brimming with shops to buy last minute holiday gifts

Over the last week of so, we've been spotlighting local merchants, who, we believe, are worthy of your attention during the holiday gift buying season.

by Linda Hubbard
on December 21, 2013

Juan and Mercedes Navarro offer a mix of garden and gifts at their Ladera Country Shopper nursery

Editor’s note: From now through Christmas, we’ll be checking in at various local merchants, with an eye to shopping locally.  Is it possible that Mercedes

by Linda Hubbard
on December 18, 2013

Malika stocks clothes that mothers and daughters can wear at Gitane in downtown Menlo Park

Editor’s note: From now through Christmas, we’ll be checking in at various Menlo Park merchants to get gift ideas, with an eye to shopping locally.

by Linda Hubbard
on December 12, 2013

Spotted: Cookie jars that are festive, fun and functional at MenloVille in Menlo Park

It takes a while to take in all that is jam-packed into MenloVille's multiple rooms. There are gifts galore, but what caught our eye immediately

by Linda Hubbard
on December 11, 2013

No surprise. Quintessence in downtown Menlo Park is decked out for the holidays

Editor's note: From now through Christmas, we'll be stopping in at various Menlo Park merchants to get gift ideas, with an eye to shopping locally.

by Linda Hubbard
on December 11, 2013

From Erin MacGeraghty’s imagination comes fanciful rings, necklaces and earrings

Surrounded by dazzling stones and hovering butterflies, Erin MacGeraghty proudly admits Erin Mac Jewelry in the Sharon Heights Shopping Center in Menlo Park is "not your

by Linda Hubbard
on December 9, 2013

A Walk through Menlo Park’s Allied Arts with the new Fujifilm X-E2

Yesterday's article by Linda about Menlo Park's Allied Arts reminded me about what a beautiful place it is. After running some errands yesterday afternoon, I

by Scott Loftesness
on November 30, 2013

Take a “slow approach” to Black Friday shopping with a stop at Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park

The Portola Art Gallery (pictured above) presents a creative alternative to classic “Black Friday” shopping. Visitors can avoid noisy, crowded malls and enjoy a relaxed shopping

by Contributed Content
on November 29, 2013