Local Giants fans gather in Palo Alto for World Series viewings
Fans went nuts at Antonio’s Nut House in Palo Alto for the San Francisco Giants, who lost Game 6 of the World Series on Oct. 28 to the Kansas City Royals.
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Women in tech “hack the gender gap”
Top women in media and technology convened at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 24, at an invite-only event to promote conversation about the gender gap in their industries.
Self-proclaimed ‘world pumpkin capital’ — Half Moon Bay — hosts annual festival
The 44th annual Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival took place Oct. 18 and 19 on the coastal community’s Main Street.
Arts festival turns Menlo Park street into outdoor gallery
The Menlo Park Sidewalk Fine Arts & Crafts Fall Fest turned a length of Santa Cruz Avenue into an outdoor gallery in early October.
Palo Alto artist uses electronics — not paintbrushes — to create works of art
The telegraphs, radios and record players that clutter Paul DeMarinis’ Palo Alto studio are more than just the paint and canvas for his art or the mechanisms of his creations — they are the subjects as well.
Women’s soccer pros playing for the love of the game — not the paycheck
Maddie Thompson, a pro soccer player in the two-year-old National Women’s Soccer League, plays for Sky Blue FC in New Jersey and is an example of a pro living frugally to play the game she loves.
STEM from the humanities: How visual arts, empathy and storytelling fuel innovation
This video series explores how the humanities are not fading but evolving. Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) are the engine of the future, but the humanities are the oil.
San Jose Earthquakes Rookie JJ Koval: ‘There’s no such word as can’t’
Stanford grad JJ Koval has established himself in professional soccer, and the San Jose Earthquakes have welcomed the rookie to the “family.”
The Surfboard Shaper: ‘They see a hobby, I see a project. I’m trying to perfect this craft’
Raja Badr-el-din moved from Jordan to pursue physics at Stanford. But when he started making skateboards and later surfboards, he found an unlikely passion, different from the Stanford “techie” stereotype.