Spotted

Spotted: Menlo Park Fire in action — of some sort!

Emails Robin Tobias: "Gotta love this! I thought they were practicing rescues, but they were actually cleaning the windows! What great technique!" Photo by Robin

by Linda Hubbard
on January 21, 2026

Spotted: Menlo Park families honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Laurel Elementary School first graders, Hannah Nickerson and Ethan Fong, were inspired to attend the Martin Luther King Jr. Day March in San Francisco after

by Linda Hubbard
on January 19, 2026

Spotted: A pair of courting coyotes on the Stanford golf course

Coyote mating season has begun and to InMenlo weather watcher Dennis Nugent it looked like these two were looking for a home on the Stanford

by Linda Hubbard
on January 17, 2026

Spotted: Beautiful flower speckled with dew drops

Emails Menlo Park resident Robin Tobias who snapped this photo: "Dreaming of spring..."  

by Linda Hubbard
on January 15, 2026

Spotted: Another pretty Menlo Park sunrise — and sunset

Locals are advised to keep their eyes on the horizon — both dawn and dusk. They could be in for a pretty sight as shown

by Linda Hubbard
on January 11, 2026

Spotted: Sunrise at Menlo Park train station

Emails Joyce Dickerson: "I caught a beautiful sunrise as I was waiting for Caltrain this morning." We agree — she sure did! Photo by Joyce

by Linda Hubbard
on January 8, 2026

Spotted: Teens and kids enjoying books at Menlo School

Menlo Upper School Mandarin students wrote and illustrated their own children’s books, then read them aloud to the school's daycare students, sharing each story in

by Contributed Content
on January 5, 2026

Spotted: Hundreds of toys ready to bring smiles to kids

Hundreds of toys and over 60 new bikes were distributed to underprivileged families at the annual Toy Giveaway co-hosted by St. Anthony's Padua Dining Room

by Linda Hubbard
on December 20, 2025

Spotted: Local search and rescue team deployed in Washington

California Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Force 3 (CA-TF3), sponsored by the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, deployed a team of first responders to

by Harold Schapelhouman
on December 16, 2025

Spotted: Pretty morning on Valpo Hill

Menlo Park resident Robin Tobias emailed this shadowy photo of trees taken on Valpo Hill during her morning dog walk. Mornings have been crisp! Photo

by Linda Hubbard
on December 9, 2025