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Palo Alto teen raises funds for shelter animals through photo exhibitPalo Alto High School student Jai Wadhwani will have display photos at the Rinconada Library this week in support of local animal shelters.

The stage is set for the 13th annual concert by the African American Composer InitiativeThis year’s theme ‘What’s Going On?’ is the AACI’s way of musically responding to the madness of our times.

First hotel on Meta's Menlo Park campus boasts local artworkThe newly launched property is part of citizenM's chain of hotels and features work by several Bay Area-based artists as part of its décor. For instance, Alexandra Bowman’s mural graces the façade of the building.

Teen-led music group Carols for a Cause holds its fourth annual fundraiser for local nonprofitsFor Los Altos High School student Julia Fung, the holidays bring more than just good food and fun with friends and with family. The enterprising 16-year-old is busy planning her annual concert that raises funds for local nonprofits.

Family, friends and colleagues mourn the loss of Menlo Park paraeducatorOak Knoll's beloved paraeducator Patricia Marren Colver, fondly known as Patti, died on Dec. 7. She leaves behind a legacy of friendship, professionalism and love.

Artist pays homage to historic Bay salt pondsArtist and environmentalist Favianna Rodriguez's artwork, inspired by the ongoing tidal wetland restoration efforts of the San Francisco Bay, finds a home in citizenM's Menlo Park property on Meta's campus.

Author pays homage to legendary band with ‘All the Years Combine: The Grateful Dead in Fifty Shows’'There are a lot of Grateful Dead biographers. I’m not one of them. But I tell the story of their music,' said Ray Robertson, author of a new book exploring 50 of the band's concerts.

Holiday Fund: A winter feast for families in needEcumenical Hunger Program provides low-income families with food boxes including items like beans, rice, meat, eggs and canned vegetables to help them prepare decent, wholesome meals.

From Gunn to Google: Meet Stanley Zhong, the 18-year-old college reject who landed every techie’s dream jobFor Palo Alto resident Stanley Zhong, life has been a bit of a whirlwind for the last few days. After receiving rejections from 16 out of the 18 colleges he applied to, he pursued and landed a job as a software engineer at Google.

Sharing pearls of wisdom in a pressure-cooker worldAcademic adviser Ana Homayoun's new book "Erasing the Finish Line" is a countercultural dose of advice on how parents and kids can push back on competitive academic pressures and prepare to thrive not just in college but in life.

Palo Alto residents reminisce about 30-year-old ‘black mamba’ scareOn Oct. 12, 1993, Palo Alto’s Animal Services Department got a call about a missing 7-foot-long black mamba. Exactly three decades later, residents reminisce about the absurd incident with passion and fondness.

Palo Alto resident Offir Gutelzon leads massive Bay Area protest against Benjamin NetanyahuPalo Alto based entrepreneur Offir Gutelzon led a massive, five-part protest Monday, Sept. 18, across San Jose, Fremont and Union Square San Francisco, to boo Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with Elon Musk.

Bike Palo Alto is back after four-year gapBike Palo Alto, a local bicycling event organized by volunteers, is back after a long pandemic hiatus. The two-hour fair will be held on Sunday, Oct. 1, from 1-3 p.m. at Fairmeadow Elementary School.

Peninsula high school alum’s ‘Loudmouth’ has lots to sayGunn High School alum Josh Alexander wrote and directed "Loudmouth," a documentary about activist Rev. Al Sharpton.

'It was a nod to history:' Cindie White on restoring Portola Valley's Jelich RanchOwners of Jelich Ranch, Phil and Cindie White, are among the recipients of the town’s historic preservation plaques. The property is now for sale.

Country musician Sofia Claire brings Italian summers and American dreams to the stageBoth the Italian and California countryside figure in the music of Redwood City country singer-songwriter Sofia Claire, who performs March 1 at Club Fox.

History refurbished: Restoring the iconic Fitzhugh home in Portola ValleyCrystal Ciancutti talks about her experience restoring Fitzhugh home, which involved building the physical foundation from scratch while honoring its historic foundation.

Toasting the shapeshifting legacy of a historic tavernAlpine Hills Tennis and Swimming Club was one of the properties recognized recently for being successfully restored. Garth Walker, who represents the club’s membership, talks about its multifaceted history.

After 65 years in Palo Alto, Gallery House to move to Menlo ParkCooperative fine art establishment Gallery House to move from Palo Alto’s California Avenue to Menlo Park’s Santa Cruz Avenue, in May.

Casa de Tableta to Rossotti’s to the Alpine Inn: Saluting Portola Valley’s most timeless saloonIn January of this year, the Hunters were honored by the town for the effort they put into restoring the historic property.

Paly freshmen twins publish Tesla book, four years in the makingThe California wildfires of 2018 left the Miao twins with more than just soot in their lungs. It filled them with a desire to do something for the environment. Then, when their parents bought a Tesla Model 3 for the family around the same time, their desire started to morph into an idea. While lounging in their room one day after school, they hatched a plan to express their love for the planet through a picture book about the science behind Tesla’s electric vehicles.

City co-sponsors first inaugural iftar dinnerLast week, the city of Palo Alto got together with its Muslim community to co-sponsor and co-host its first official iftar dinner at Lucie Stern Community Center. The event offered an opportunity to gather, volunteer and support one another during the month of Ramadan, when many Muslims fast for most of the day. Among the 270 attendees at the event were Palo Alto Mayor Greer Stone, council members, school board trustees and community leaders.

Peninsula high schooler creates artwork for orchestra concertGunn High School student Ethan Zhou created original art to accompany a performance by the Golden State Youth Orchestra. The concert takes place March 30 in Palo Alto.

Retiring massage therapist reflects on the evolution of business in Palo Alto77-year-old Lucia Miracchi has touched many lives over the last four decades, not just figuratively. After running Massage Therapy Center at California Avenue, Palo Alto for 43 years, she has decided to retire.

Protesters call to ‘Free Palestine!’ in rally outside Palo Alto City HallA lively rally outside Palo Alto City Hall, calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, attracted hundreds of people on Saturday.

Around Town: Robotics champs and an annual festival turned greenIn this week's Around Town column, an underdog story and a green festival.

Peninsula author Mike Trigg out with second novel ‘Burner’Peninsula author Mike Trigg's second novel, "Burner," is a thriller set in San Francisco. He discusses the book April 18 at Books Inc. Palo Alto.

Massive astronomical camera all set to photograph southern night skyBy mid-May, a Boeing 747 will transport SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s LSST camera to the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.

Gunn High School juniors organize tenants’ rights workshopA group of around 25 people were gathered in the Midtown Room at Palo Alto’s Mitchell Park Library on Saturday to discuss issues relating to tenants’ rights, such as eviction, discrimination, unsafe living conditions and soaring rent.

Corte Madera School's 'oral history of seniors' project to continue under new leadership in coming yearsFollowing her retirement in the near future Karen Rynewicz’s 20-year-old program, that gets fifth graders to bond with the elderly, will be helmed by her colleague Gabriella Kiernan.

Stanford STEMfest draws a crowd of 3,000 science loversAt around 30 booths, people stopped by to learn about a range of STEM-related subjects, from cosmic rays, solar telescopes, astrophysical magnetism and automobile engineering to orthopedics, electricity grids, neuroanatomy, bacteria and much more.

Zach Fest ’24 offers music and a messageRedwood City musician Garrick Davis is organizing and performing at Zach Fest '24, an April 28 concert in memory of his son, Zach Davis-Price, that will also raise funds for local nonprofits.

Palo Alto teen hosts TEDx event on personal and community healing Fourteen-year-old Charlie Zeitlin passes by the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos every day along his commute to Crystal Springs Middle School in Belmont from his house in Palo Alto. On one such commute, he had the idea that the museum, home to so much aircraft history and quirky decor, would make a great venue for a community event.

Menlo College women’s wrestling team members are national champsCoach Michael Ayala says it all comes down to empowering female athletes and making them feel confident.

Menlo Park’s 80-year-old hula dancer says discipline is her secret sauceAline Younge, who took up singing, hula dancing and playing the ukulele in the last decade, is an inspiration to locals young and old.

Newly renovated Tower Building at Paly gets warm reception from studentsThe newly renovated Tower Building at Palo Alto High School reopened this spring, garnering much discussion on campus as final touches to the renovation are still to be completed.

No paperbacks, only real stories to check out at this Human LibraryThe lawn area at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto was abuzz with people on Sunday. Those who attended sat on benches and were joined by a stranger who spoke to them for about half an hour and then left. This routine began in the morning and went on well into the afternoon.

Around Town: Don't miss bike to anywhere dayIn this week's Around Town column, a mission for everyone.

New trail at Pulgas Ridge opensMidpen ecologists conducted surveys to ensure no Bay checkerspot butterflies were impacted by the creation of the new trail.

Palo Alto siblings spark an interest in STEAM, one kid at a timeMaking magic happen on a regular basis are the Mathan siblings — Anish Mathan, freshman at Gunn High School, and his sister Kavya Mathan, eighth-grader at Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School — who’ve designed a program called “Sparksteam,” through which they’re trying to get younger kids interested in STEAM subjects including Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math.

Teens to sing for female empowerment at youth concertWhat happens when a woman takes power? That's not a rhetorical or trick question. It's the title of a local youth choir's upcoming spring concert slated for May 18 in Palo Alto, at which around 75 teens will perform.

Around Town: Local high schoolers win bigIn this week's Around Town column, local high schoolers win big

‘I’m ready for the challenge,’ says incoming East Palo Alto Academy principalChanges are in order at East Palo Alto Academy, a public charter high school in the Sequoia Union High School District. After working as vice principal at the school for two years, Veronica Miranda-Pinkney will take over as principal on July 1.

Food for Tots: Square BabyBy their own admission, the cofounders of Square Baby, COO Kendall Glynn and CEO Katie Thomson, are like two halves of one brain — Glynn, the analytical, detail-oriented, cautious one,

Cybersecurity experts, students caution against fraud Cyber crimes and frauds have, unfortunately, become a lot more sophisticated in recent times, the panel said. Phishing emails and text messages are just the tip of the iceberg; today, bad actors can use deepfake technology to potentially replicate anyone’s voice over a call.

Palo Alto High grads lauded for 'grit' in face of uncertain worldPalo Alto High class of 2024 celebrates graduation in a May 30 ceremony that recalls hardships and successes.

Pothole relief on El Camino coming late spring, summerLocal residents should see actual repaving work beginning in late-spring, early summer on pothole-laden El Camino Real along Los Altos and Mountain View, officials estimated during a Feb. 23 meeting

Prize-winning story from Palo Alto part of charity anthology for UkraineAn audiobook project raising funds for Ukraine relief features local voice actor Susan Iannucci reading "Yulia's Morning" by Palo Alto resident Christopher Dewees. The story was the winner of the Palo Alto Weekly's Annual Short Story Contest last year.

Redwood City-based film festival set to honor ‘brave’ storiesBraveMaker Film Festival, which highlights stories told by people from under-represented communities, takes place July 11-14 in Redwood City.

The Migratory Melancholia of the ‘Dependent Spouse’ | KQEDAn H4 visa holder in the South Bay reports from the emotional trenches of modern day immigration.

City of East Palo Alto honors ‘Pasifika’ culture in weekend community eventThis particular event was focused on the Pacific Islander community, including Samoan, Tongan and Fijian populations. Several aspects of what is historically known as “Pasifika” culture, which is rooted in the Pacific diaspora, were highlighted.

Kander and Ebb’s ‘The World Goes ‘Round’ comes to Foothill stageFoothill Music Theatre spotlights the songs of the Broadway duo behind shows such as 'Cabaret,' 'Chicago' and more in a musical revue running July 25-28.

The Pear Theatre and The Breath Project bring ‘The Black Experience Festival’ to stageThe Pear Theatre is partnering with theatrical initiative The Breath Project to present a festival highlighting three plays during the month of August.

‘Navigate’ Is an Overused Metaphor | EssayAnd Other Observations From a Native English Speaker Who Relocated From India to the U.S.

Opinion: An Immigrant Indian Writer Confronts a New Literary Universe in American EnglishAs I recalibrate my love story with English, I worry about losing some of the creative magic I’ve cultivated over the years. It’s like coming close to mastering an art form and then being told the rules of engagement have changed.

Smuin Contemporary Ballet season opener to explore chance, solidaritySmuin Contemporary Ballet's Dance Series 1 kicks off the company's season at the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts, Sept. 13-15.

Tony Award-winning director Danya Taymor looks back on growing up in Palo AltoDirector Danya Taymor has taken lessons from her youth on Palo Alto stages to Broadway, where she won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for "The Outsiders." The show garnered four Tonys in total, including Best Musical.

Ukrainian folk band Kommuna Lux to bring ‘joy of community’ to Palo Alto Kommuna Lux brings their blend of traditional Ukrainian folk, Klezmer, big band and Odesa coastal sounds to the Oshman Fanmily JCC on Sept 26.

Stanford Live to get a dose of comedian Roy Wood Jr.’s ‘charismatic crankiness’Comic and former 'Daily Show' correspondent Roy Wood Jr. comes to Stanford Live for a stand-up show on Oct. 3. His new show on CNN debuted earlier this month.

San Francisco Tourist Club Offers Alpine TreatsMostly, a schnitzel is a breaded appetizer. Sometimes, when served up with a view of Mount Tamalpais — from a rustic lodge that predates the Golden Gate Bridge and even

Roy Clay Sr., ‘Godfather of Silicon Valley,’ remembered as pioneering, selflessClay passed away on Sunday, Sept. 22, at the age of 95

Friendships drive TheatreWorks’ ‘King James’ on stage and behind the scenesOne of the most produced plays in the country is coming to the Bay Area this week. "King James," written by Pulitzer-nominated Rajiv Joseph, will make its regional premiere at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.

‘King James’ Honors the ‘Language of Sports’ Spoken by American Men | KQEDRajiv Joseph’s play, loosely about LeBron James, is rooted in friendship, basketball and social realities.

Nation’s maternal health crisis among human rights issues highlighted by Peninsula film festival"American Delivery," a film about maternal healthcare in the U.S., is among 60 documentaries exploring human rights issues at the United Nations Association Film Festival, taking place Oct. 17-27 on the Peninsula and beyond.

Comic Hari Kondabolu brings a brand new set to Sunnyvale"It's just a fuller version of me, which is something I've strived to get to," Hari Kondabolu says of his newer material, which he'll be performing Nov. 1-3 at Rooster T. Feathers.

Author Nina Sharma pens book personal and political in equal measureAuthor Nina Sharma was in town recently to discuss her debut essay collection, "The Way You Make Me Feel: Love In Black And Brown," about her own real-life love story.

The Pear stages play that aims to balance the ‘historical’ with the ‘human’The work and friendship of political activists Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass take center stage in 'The Agitators,' running Nov. 22-Dec. 15 at The Pear Theatre.

Holiday Fund: Helping 'neighbors in need,' one food box at a time“The funds allow us to purchase the necessities requested by our community,” said Lesia Preston, executive director of EHP.

Actor returns to TheatreWorks after performing there as a childTheatreWorks' holiday production features the return of an actor who did some of her earliest work as a young performer on the company's stage. Sophie Oda portrays the youngest Bennet sister in a play inspired by Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," set two years after the events of the novel.

Peninsula Women’s Chorus holiday concert highlights ‘hope’The chorus celebrates the theme of hope with a holiday concert that includes the premiere of new arrangement of a piece celebrating the holiday Noche Buena. Performances take place Dec. 13 in Palo Alto and Dec. 14 in Santa Clara.

Local teens, kids sing their way to charity in ‘Carols for a Cause’Combining the spirit of Christmas with the joy of giving is one of the best things one can do this holiday season. Toss in some sweet melodies and the mix is perfect. Singing their way to charity this festive season are local teens and kids who comprise Carols for a Cause, an annual holiday fundraising cabaret, now in its fifth year.

From chainsaw sculptures to corporate conference tables, a Half Moon Bay lumber yard gives new life to reclaimed woodA 1.5-acre reclaimed lumber yard off Highway 92 in Half Moon Bay is home to Firewood Farms, which produces everything from chainsaw sculptures and firewood to furniture and customized items.

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