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Suit dismissed over coroner handling of remains
5 hours 42 sec agoby AlmanacNews.com
A San Mateo County judge has tentatively dismissed a lawsuit filed by a New York family that claims their son's remains were mishandled by the county coroner's office. An amended suit may be filed.
West Bay stages remarkable update of 'Don Giovanni'
10 hours 9 min agoby AlmanacNews.com
REVIEW: With its new production of Mozart's "Don Giovanni," set in contemporary America, West Bay Opera has achieved something remarkable: an updating of a classic that not only emphasizes the timeless appeal of the story, but also leads us to think about the characters and their actions in new ways. Remaining performances Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25-26.
Tom Martinez, Tom Brady's coach and mentor, dies at 66
12 hours 21 min agoby AlmanacNews.com
Tom Martinez of Menlo Park, a longtime coach at the College of San Mateo who was a mentor and quarterback coach to Tom Brady of the New England Patriots, died Tuesday, Feb. 21, reportedly of a heart attack during a dialysis session while awaiting a kidney transplant.
Starting Friday: 'Daffodil Daydreams' at Filoli
13 hours 22 min agoby AlmanacNews.com
With almost a million daffodils set to bloom, Filoli will host "Daffodil Daydreams" from Friday, Feb. 24, through Sunday, Feb. 26, at the historic Woodside estate.
Conference honors for Menlo College players
13 hours 22 min agoby Palo Alto Online Sports
Menlo College freshman Jolise Limcaco, who averaged 19 points in two games for the Oaks last week, has been selected as the California Pacific Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Tricia Davidson and Raquel Savoy, meanwhile, received Cal Pac Conference honors in softball.
New home rising in Menlo Park
13 hours 25 min agoby AlmanacNews.com
The new home of Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg near downtown Menlo Park starts to take shape. Almanac photo by Michelle Le.
Saturday: M-A fashion show makes M-AGIC
Tue, 2012-02-21 16:32by AlmanacNews.com
Seniors at Menlo-Atherton High School will take center stage Saturday, Feb. 25, in "M-A MAGIC, Be Captivated," the PTA's biggest annual fundraiser, in the Performing Arts Center on campus.
March 3-4: Art fundraising at Cheeky Monkey Toys
Tue, 2012-02-21 16:19by AlmanacNews.com
An art fundraiser to benefit the Ravenswood Education Foundation will be held Saturday and Sunday, March 3 and 4, at Cheeky Monkey Toys, 640 Santa Cruz Ave. in Menlo Park.
Treachery, piracy animate author's debut
Tue, 2012-02-21 15:26by AlmanacNews.com
England is known for moist and misty mornings when cloudy (is) the weather, as the nursery rhyme goes. This was not one of those days.
Thursday: Mapping a flood before it happens
Tue, 2012-02-21 15:20by Sandy Brundage
How to predict when the floodwaters will rise is the topic of a public lecture at the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park on Thursday, Feb. 23.
Opinion: Parking crunch at Menlo library, gym
Tue, 2012-02-21 14:47by AlmanacNews.com
What horrible news it is to have two of the most popular venues in Menlo Park, the Menlo Park Library and the new gym, creating parking problems, full lots, back-up traffic, double parking and worse.
Woodside children help load aid for Zimbabwe
Tue, 2012-02-21 14:19by AlmanacNews.com
Children from Woodside Elementary School on Friday helped load a 40-foot-long ocean container, parked at the school, with medical supplies, clothing, toys and school supplies for children suffering from HIV AIDS in Zimbabwe.
Another Menlo Park council member joins supervisor race
Tue, 2012-02-21 09:24by Sandy Brundage
A crowded race for a seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors got even more crammed as Menlo Park Councilman Andy Cohen joined the contenders.
The good old days
Tue, 2012-02-21 08:29by AlmanacNews.com
This private theater near Kings Mountain Road was part of a 50-acre estate belonging to socialite George Whittell Jr. and his wife, Elia Pascal.
Nonprofit responds to cuts in Project Read
Tue, 2012-02-21 08:22by Renee Batti
With a 20 percent loss in overall funding due to state cutbacks, and possible funding cuts by the city, Menlo Park's adult literacy services may be in jeopardy.
Those were the days
Sun, 2012-02-19 17:20by AlmanacNews.com
Fred Winkler wore a protective leather apron when working at Winkler and Shine Blacksmiths in Woodside. Photo is from circa 1869. Photo courtesy Woodside History Committee.
Menlo's Bowen earns Positive Coaching Alliance honor
Sun, 2012-02-19 17:18by Pam McKenney/Menlo Sports Information
Menlo School philosophy teacher and boys' water polo coach Jack Bowen has been named a 2012 Positive Coaching Alliance's Double-Goal Coach Award winner.
Seven local soccer teams are headed into CCS playoffs
Sun, 2012-02-19 17:15by Palo Alto Online Sports
Seven local teams, including two league champions and one co-champ, will continue their seasons next week in the Central Coast Section soccer playoffs. Winning a title, however, didn't automatically mean a top seed.
Menlo College women win Cal Pac basketball championship
Sun, 2012-02-19 17:08by Menlo Athletics
Menlo College rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to upend four-time defending champion Holy Names, 74-69, to capture the Cal Pac regular season women's basketball championship and earn a bye into the conference tournament semifinals.
East Palo Alto names Davis interim manager
Sun, 2012-02-19 17:02by Sue Dremann
In a rapid decision following the recent resignation of its former city manager, East Palo Alto's police Chief Ronald Davis was named interim city manager Thursday.
