A tennis pro returns to Stanford to finish her degree, other Stanford students start companies while still working toward their degrees, and high school cheerleaders find a unique way to raise money for nationals.
Laura Granville played tennis at Stanford for two years before leaving in 2001 to turn pro. A decade later, wrist injuries ended her tennis career and brought her back to finish her degree.
Sacred Heart Prep coach recalls teaching the successful offensive play “the fly” to then Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh. He was surprised to see Harbaugh’s new team – the 49ers – using the play, too.
Local activists are on a public crusade to block San Jose’s efforts to build a baseball stadium in its downtown Diridon district, objecting most vehemently to the plan’s costs.
Stanford soccer recruit Maddie Bauer grew up in the footsteps of Stanford phenom Christen Press. Press graduated in 2010 with many soccer honors, but no national title. Will Bauer achieve what Press did not?
Reminiscent of Downton Abbey, Woodside’s turn-of-the-century Filoli mansion has the largest volunteer corps of all the historic sites of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Santa Clara County wineries aim to compete with Napa and Sonoma, San Jose residents quarrel with leadership over retail center, and Mavericks surfers may have tight travel time. Listen to the Peninsula Report podcast.
Sandra Kurtzig and her son Andy – both successful serial entrepreneurs – spoke at Stanford’s entrepreneurship week, giving advice to students with startup dreams.
Pandora’s fiscal fourth quarter earnings results failed to meet expectations.