Palo Alto Christmas tree lighting event brings holiday cheer
Local residents gathered at Lytton Plaza in downtown Palo Alto Saturday night for the third-annual Holiday Tree Lighting.
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It’s flu season, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) advises everyone over 6 months of age to get the flu shot every year.
‘Aurora’ lights up the night in Palo Alto
Scores of Peninsula residents came out to witness the official lighting ceremony for “Aurora,” the buzzed-about installation piece by artist Charles Gadeken.
Measuring risk and reward at Mavericks
A local surfer and surf photographer discuss the industry, the Mavericks experience and the careful measure of risk and reward they perform when they enter the ocean.
San Mateo Harvest Festival draws holiday shoppers
As the West Coast’s largest indoor arts and crafts show, the Harvest Festival featured over 250 artisans, as well as live music and comedy.
Peninsula Press launches health care website
For the past six weeks, Peninsula Press staff has been reporting on the local impacts of the Affordable Care Act. These articles and multimedia reports are on a special website, “Obamacare on the Peninsula.”
Palo Alto High School students show high spirits for annual tradition
Spirit week, which marks the days leading up to the homecoming football game, fosters camaraderie through a series of rallies and contests.
Menlo Park says goodbye to the old Park Theatre
Just as Menlo Park’s old Park Theatre is about to get demolished, objects from the building — like curtains, doors, marquee letters and movie seats — were sold to avoid ending up in the landfill.
Senior volunteers help local food bank program
At a time when nearly 100,000 Santa Clara County residents don’t know how they’ll get their next meal, services such as the Second Harvest Food Bank Brown Bag program are even more essential.