After 30 years in prison, man walks across country for sense of freedom (VIDEO)
After spending 30 years in prison, Don Moseman, “Walkin’ Don,” found joy in traveling the state – and the country – on foot.
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Railroad Revival folk rock tour makes first stop in Oakland
The highly anticipated Railroad Revival Tour, which features folk rock bands Mumford and Sons, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show, made its first stop Thursday night at Oakland’s Middle Shoreline Harbor Park.
Peninsula Hangouts – Stanford students learn classic steps on the dance floor (VIDEO)
Stanford dance instructor, Richard Powers, gets even the most reluctant dancers on the dance floor. He teaches around the world, but he came late to dancing and started in an unexpected way.
One in three American cell phone users has a smartphone; data plans could burden networks
Thirty percent of Americans with cell phones currently use smartphones, and experts predict that number to rise to 50 percent this year. Service providers offer tiered data plans to keep from overburdening networks.
Peninsula Hangouts – Palo Alto hookah lounge gives western twist to Middle East classic (VIDEO)
This video, the second in the Peninsula Hangouts series, features the modern twists Palo Alto’s Hookah Nites Lounge has brought to this Middle Eastern social tradition.
Peninsula Hangouts – Sunnyvale climbing gym second home to Stanford athlete (VIDEO)
Andrea Szekely, a Stanford psychology student, competes in international climbing competitions. She climbs at Sunnyvale’s Planet Granite almost every day.
High school students sit for too long, new health research suggests
Peninsula high school schedules maximize student learning opportunities and give teens additional sleep time. But new Stanford research suggests it’s unhealthy for students to sit for such long periods of time.
Community businesses buckle under East Palo Alto’s building code crackdown
East Palo Alto officials crack down on building code violations. Longtime businesses, including a building supply recycler and a gym that helped troubled youth, couldn’t afford repairs and had to close or relocate.
Stricter national school lunch guidelines challenge cash-strapped districts
Cash-strapped school districts struggle to meet new national school lunch guidelines paired with strict state nutrition laws. Fremont High School, for example, can only spend $1.10 per meal.