Redwood City OKs over $3 million for better roads in Centennial Neighborhood
Fourteen new all-way stop signs, better paved roads and more infrastructure for walking and biking are among the million-dollar changes in store for the Centennial Neighborhood.
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City prepares to demolish old Veterans Memorial Senior Center
Just months after opening the new $56 million Veterans Memorial Building and Senior Center, Redwood City is seeking a contractor to demolish the existing center, which once stood as a gathering place for local families and a training ground for…
Sequoia Union High School District recognizes exemplary employees, volunteers
Sequoia Union High School District announced its annual awards recognizing top teachers, staff and volunteers for their efforts and dedication to their schools’ community.
Meet the weekend motorheads who gather at Four Corners in Woodside
On the afternoon of Sunday, Aug. 16, the intersection of Skyline Boulevard and La Honda Road was packed with motorcycles and cars, some belonging to locals and others from visitors as far away as Montana and North Carolina.
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Food
Italian restaurant Roma Antica is coming soon to downtown San Mateo
After nearly a decade of serving cacio e pepe and pinsa in San Francisco, Roma Antica is expanding to the Peninsula.
From chocolate-covered crickets to guacamole with grasshoppers, here’s why these Silicon Valley businesses are embracing bugs as food
A staple of Oaxacan cooking, insects are a sustainable protein source slowly creeping their way onto Peninsula menus.
San Francisco bakery pop-up Tiny Croissanterie finds a permanent home in Sunnyvale
For Jade Wang, croissants are a vehicle for creativity. Layers of flaky, buttery pastry are stuffed with flavors such as chicken floss and seaweed, Dubai chocolate, cotton candy grape and cream or even teriyaki chicken sausage.
Arts & Culture
Science meets art in unique Woodside artist residency
Annual Leonardo@Djerassi program fosters interdisciplinary inspiration and collaboration at famed mountain ranch, where everything from the fog to the forests can play a role in artists’ works.
What’s up this week: Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, a play about pickleball, ska pioneers and more
Get ready to celebrate all things artistic at the Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, plus a tale of passion for pickleball comes to the stage, “America’s first ska band” plays The Guild and more.
Mountain View-based bestselling author is back with her second novel, ‘Some People’
Parini Shroff, who grew up in Los Altos, follows a 2023 bestselling debut with a novel about the twists and turns of family dynamics.
Spotlight
This California Delta community is drawing Bay Area homebuyers to the water
Bay Area residents understand the value of open space. That’s why it’s no surprise a private waterfront enclave on the California Delta is drawing homebuyers who are ready for a different kind of life.
Changing diet to generate a healthier microbiome and a healthy individual
Stanford microbiologists Justin and Erica Sonnenburg are working to understand the complex microbial community that resides within the human gut and its potential for helping people live healthier, longer lives.
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Friends, family remember Jakub Solovsky, cyclist killed in Woodside head-on collision
Larry Abrahams remembers the rainy day that was the last time he rode with East Palo Alto resident Jakub Solovsky, a member of Western Wheelers who died July 11 in a head-on collision on Skyline Boulevard.
Firefighters rescue lost dog found swimming in the Bay
Almost two weeks after it went missing, Menlo Park firefighters saved a pet that was spotted frantically dog-paddling in the San Francisco Bay.
Real Estate
Former home of famed mountaineer sells for $21.7M in Old Palo Alto
This week, 34 homes sold across the Midpeninsula, with prices ranging from $760,000 in East Palo Alto to $21.9 million in Atherton. We also take a closer look at a $21.7 million Palo Alto property with an unusually large lot…
Invasive shothole borers are here: What Peninsula homeowners need to know
If you have a tree in your yard, you probably aren’t spending much time looking for a beetle that’s smaller than a grain of rice. But August is a good time to take a closer look. Warm summer weather increases…
Bay Area millennials are buying homes faster than the nation, but most still rent
More Bay Area Millennials are buying homes, but most still rent. A new analysis looks at how the region compares with the rest of the country.
The Six Fifty
A new beach park has debuted on the San Mateo County coast. Here’s what to know before you go
Known for its dramatic sandstone cliffs and panoramic ocean views, Don Horsley County Park at Tunitas Creek Beach is a new recreation destination south of Half Moon Bay.
Redwood City friends turn clothing swaps into a sustainable shopping series
Friends with Denim holds public sales in a variety of locations, where shoppers can hunt for fashion treasures at affordable prices and save them from the waste stream. Multiple vendors participate in each sale, and no two events are the…
8 hotel pools for Silicon Valley staycations
Looking for a poolside getaway, no overnight stay required? Hotels across the Peninsula open their pools to day guests, offering everything from casual swims to lively cabana setups with food and drink service.
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