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Friendships drive TheatreWorks’ ‘King James’ on stage and behind the scenes. One 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. by Ashwini Gangal October 10 ...
Woodside-based equine therapy facility is changing lives
Sep 12, 2024 — The National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy in Woodside is healing adults, children and families through building relationships with horses. The center provides occupational therapy, mental health support, adaptive riding, horsemanship and special education. “It’s a place that allows people to grow and heal at their own pace,” said ...
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New restaurant in Menlo Park pays homage to old Silicon Valley
Jul 25, 2024 — The name of the restaurant pays homage to the original Sundeck restaurant on Sand Hill Road, which opened in the mid-1970s and was known as the go-to lunch spot for venture capitalists and Stanford professors alike. The original Sundeck restaurant was owned by Tom Ford, the real estate developer who helped establish Sand Hill Road as a center for Silicon Valley investment capital.
Peninsula record label ushered in a ‘new age’ for music
Sep 5, 2024 — The independent label, often classified as one of the first to feature “New Age” music, would go on to international acclaim, winning 27 gold and platinum records, but it had a humble — and local — origin. Will Ackerman, founder of Windham Hill, began his musical journey playing guitar around the Stanford campus.
‘Mayor of the Tenderloin’ comes to Books Inc. Palo Alto
Sep 16, 2024 — Seymour’s journey is chronicled in San Francisco journalist and author Alison Owings’ “Mayor of the Tenderloin” and both Seymour and Owings will be at Books Inc. in Palo Alto on Sept. 17 to celebrate the new book. San Francisco journalist and author Alison Owings will be at Books Inc. Palo Alto on Sept. 17, joined by Del Seymour, whose ...
San Mateo County sheriff files 'abuse of power' complaint
Sep 23, 2024 — Photo by Eleanor Raab. Just two days after supervisors Ray Mueller and Noelia Corzo called into question her firing of a high-level officer amidst a county board investigation into her office, San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus filed a formal complaint against County Executive Mike Callagy with the very same Board of Supervisors.
Liane Moriarty discusses her latest book, 'Here One Moment,' at …
Sep 6, 2024 — Her latest book, “Here One Moment,” takes place on a commercial flight, where a woman suddenly informs everyone of the date of their respective deaths. For six of the passengers, these dates are disturbingly soon, and it looks like the prophecies may be more than just a mad woman’s ramblings. The characters are faced with questions of ...
Menlo Park City Council establishes subcommittee to address …
Sep 11, 2024 — The council voted 3-0 to create an ad hoc subcommittee consisting of Mayor Cecilia Taylor and Vice Mayor Drew Combs to address homelessness in the city and to cooperate with San Mateo County efforts to tackle homelessness. Council members Jen Wolosin and Maria Doerr were absent. The subcommittee will discuss the scope of the city’s ...
24 winning images from the 2024 Peninsula Photo Contest
Jun 20, 2024 — This year, our judges reviewed 1,141 images submitted by 247 adult and youth photographers in six categories: Abstract, Landscapes, Moments, Portraits, Travel and Wildlife, awarding 12 winning shots and 12 honorable mentions. All of the photography will be on display at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road from June 22 to Aug. 18.