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About Julia
Julia Brown started working at Embarcadero Media in 2016 as a news reporter for the Pleasanton Weekly. From 2018 to 2021 she worked as assistant editor of The Almanac and Mountain View Voice. Before joining the company, Julia was a news reporter for the Half Moon Bay Review newspaper and wrote about education, agriculture, and the unincorporated San Mateo County Coastside.A Foster City native, Julia earned a bachelor's degree in modern literature from University of California, Santa Cruz and a master's degree in journalism from Stanford University.
Stories by Julia
Culinary holiday happenings around Silicon Valley
Want to celebrate the holidays while supporting your favorite local eateries? From makers markets to cookie-decorating workshops, there are events fit for everyone's wish list. Here's a roundup of food-centric holiday happenings.[Tuesday, November 21, 2023]
12 Peninsula eateries serving to-go Thanksgiving meals and desserts
Looking for a little reprieve in the kitchen this Thanksgiving? Restaurants and bakeries around the Peninsula are selling a range of offerings this holiday season. Here’s what 12 eateries have in store this year.[Monday, November 13, 2023]
Che Fico’s new Menlo Park restaurant puts a modern spin on Italian taverna fare
Handmade pastas and naturally fermented pizzas are key ingredients on the menu of the latest restaurant making its debut in Menlo Park this month. Che Fico Parco Menlo opens at the Springline development Nov. 8.[Tuesday, November 7, 2023]
No menu needed at Robin, the newest restaurant at Springline in Menlo Park
The lineup of restaurants at Menlo Park’s Springline development includes several buzzy and familiar names. But one element sets the newest addition, Robin Menlo Park, apart: It doesn’t have a menu.[Wednesday, October 18, 2023]
9 ways to spend Memorial Day weekend on the Peninsula
Memorial Day weekend is considered the unofficial kickoff to summer for those too eager to wait for the solstice June 21. Here are nine ways to spend the long weekend on the Peninsula.[Thursday, May 25, 2023]
Get a peek at over 40 local gardens blooming with native plants
The free Growing Natives Garden Tour April 1-2 enables the public to visit over 40 private and public gardens landscaped with California native plants. Here are three you can see for yourself.[Friday, March 31, 2023]
From wildflowers to whiskey festivals: 15 spring events throughout the Peninsula
The rain may not be done with us yet, spring's arrival on March 20 ushers in the return of more outdoor festivals and seasonal events that bring us that much closer to summer. Here are 15 spring events we have circled on the calendar.[Thursday, March 23, 2023]
From wildflowers to whiskey festivals: 15 spring events throughout the Peninsula
The rain may not be done with us yet, spring's arrival on March 20 ushers in the return of more outdoor festivals and seasonal events that bring us that much closer to summer. Here are 15 spring events we have circled on the calendar.[Thursday, March 23, 2023]
Where to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on the Peninsula
St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Friday this year, giving revelers the perfect excuse to clock out of work early for happy hour with a full evening of festivities ahead of them. Here's our guide to Peninsula St. Patrick's Day happenings.[Tuesday, March 14, 2023]
Why debut author Kimberly Young's new novel set in Silicon Valley doesn't focus on tech
After beating breast cancer, Atherton resident Kimberly Young set out to write her debut fiction book "In the Event of Death."[Tuesday, February 14, 2023]
