Peninsula residents kick off the Chinese New Year in Palo Alto [PHOTOS]
Yesterday marked the start of the Chinese Year of the Snake, and the Asian Cultural Dance Troupe from North San Jose’s Orchard School performed a traditional lion dance.
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Beloved children’s story ‘Goodnight Moon’ takes the stage in Palo Alto [PHOTOS]
Peninsula elementary school students visited the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre to see a musical production of the classic children’s book, “Goodnight Moon.”
Quirks of the Bay — goats and dead houses — on the Peninsula Report (PODCAST)
Peninsula Press reporters take us into Palo Alto’s communal homes and then out into the weeds with hired landscaping goats. Writer Rachel Swarns tells us the genealogy of the First Lady.
Religious liberty law and an oral history project in East Palo Alto headline the Peninsula Report (PODCAST)
East Palo Alto’s oral history project asks residents to remember the pas and help plan for the future, and the Stanford Law School opens a new Religious Liberty Clinic. Hear it on the Peninsula Report podcast.
Santa Clara celebrates the Lunar New Year with Lion Dance [PHOTOS]
The Lunar New Year was off to a roaring start at the Santa Clara City Library Sunday, as a local nonprofit performed the traditional lion dance for a crowd of children and families.
Maker of ‘I am T-Pain’ and other musical apps was reluctant to start company
Ge Wang, a Stanford University assistant professor whose musical mobile phone applications have been downloaded by millions shares why founding a company is not for the faint of heart.
Go inside Palo Alto’s ‘dead houses’ — bastions of co-op living [VIDEO]
For three decades, Stanford students have run co-operative living spaces in Palo Alto houses named after Grateful Dead songs. House culture emphasizes sustainable living and sharing chores. View the video.
Freedom Train honors Martin Luther King, Jr. [PHOTOS]
The South Bay and Peninsula celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with the 29th annual Freedom Train ride, a reduced-fare Caltrain roundtrip from San Jose to San Francisco.
Cupertino celebrates the arts with its first poet laureate and citywide poetry contest [VIDEO]
Cupertino, a bastion of science and technology, has made an effort to celebrate the arts. Last fall, the city named its first poet laureate, and this week, he will announce winners of the first citywide poetry contest. View the video.