downtown Menlo Park

“Getting downtowns moving with convenient and sustainable access” is topic on Nov. 6

Many downtowns in the Bay Area are facing some version of this challenge: Customers and workers, residents and visitors all need to be able to

by Contributed Content
on November 2, 2019

Sights and sounds on an August Sunday in downtown Menlo Park

Was it our imagination, or did downtown Menlo Park appear to be jumpy more than it was for many a summer month? By mid-morning, the

by Linda Hubbard
on August 21, 2016

Thanks to Ceci Wong – the woman and the store – there’s still a jewelry store in downtown Menlo Park

Ceci Wong, owner of the jewelry store by the same name in downtown Menlo Park, thinks she might want to write her autobiography. And a quick

by Linda Hubbard
on May 24, 2016

Cheeky Monkey honored as Retailer of the Year by toy association

Hearing that Menlo Park's Cheeky Monkey was recently honored as the Retailer of the Year by the Western Toy and Hobby Representatives Association — selected

by Linda Hubbard
on May 4, 2016

Spotted: Ambidextrous thumbs at work in downtown Menlo Park

Atherton resident Tricia Young spotted this man hard at work with two mobile phones while she was doing errands in downtown Menlo Park. If he

by Linda Hubbard
on November 2, 2015

The Jeweler proprietors bid adieu to Menlo Park and Santa Cruz Avenue after almost three decades

The brown and pink banner outside The Jeweler on Santa Cruz Avenue in downtown Menlo Parks says it all: "Retirement Sale." Charles and Mercedes Horvath

by Linda Hubbard
on May 21, 2014

New planting boxes bring extra burst of Spring to downtown Menlo Park

In early 2013, the Menlo Park City Council decided to invest in an upgrade of the street plantings and furniture on downtown Santa Cruz Avenue

by Jym Clendenin
on May 16, 2014

Spotted: Get well greetings to injured twins in downtown Menlo Park

In the spot where local twin boys were injured when a car jumped a curb in downtown Menlo Park near Walgreen's, a wall of get

by Linda Hubbard
on October 20, 2013

Parking extended an extra hour in downtown Menlo Park lots

The parking limits in the downtown parking plazas (not including the plaza 4 - Draeger’s lot) will increase from two to three hours beginning Monday,

by Linda Hubbard
on December 2, 2012

Spotted: Camouflage car hides in plain sight in downtown Menlo Park

InMenlo contributor Jym Clendenin snapped this photo of a car with a camouflage paint job on Santa Cruz Avenue in downtown Menlo Park.

by Linda Hubbard
on November 1, 2012