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PENINSULA FOODIST
MoDo Hawaii's wildly popular mochi donuts are coming to the Bay AreaUDPATE: MoDo Hawaii is open in Santa Clara as of Dec. 6 and recommending preordering donuts online. In 2018, a very long line of people snaked though the...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 2, 2020Last comment by Parent, on Dec 2, 2020 at 6:46 pm | 1 comment | 10482 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Gates sets an example for local billionaires to emulateI have always admired Bill Gates, founder and former CEO of Microsoft Corp., second richest man in the world, for all the billions of dollars he and his wife, Melinda,...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 24, 2020Last comment by Giving feels good., on Nov 27, 2020 at 12:12 pm | 5 comments | 4534 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couples and Premarital: Personal Weather Report (TM)Your partner can not read your mind, and my husband can not read mine, either. You actually have to say what's on your mind. One homework exercise I like to give...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Nov. 27, 2020There are no comments yet. 6032 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Pie Brings People TogetherListening to the radio these days, so many stories are about food. NPR was interviewing a baker a couple days ago and I caught him saying, “Pie brings people...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Nov. 25, 2020Last comment by Laura Stec, on Nov 25, 2020 at 1:45 pm | 2 comments | 5158 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Biden wins -- but by a smaller margin -- Is this a better way to do it?Last week I wrote about the Electoral College, acknowledging that while it caused problems, and twice in recent years elected candidates whose vote totals were lower...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 18, 2020Last comment by Citizen PA, on Nov 25, 2020 at 1:02 pm | 15 comments | 5376 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Palo Alto's Tam Tam to close, but owners hope to reopen elsewhereThe owners of Tamarine announced that their more casual Vietnamese spinoff Tam Tam, opened in downtown Palo Alto last fall, will be closing this weekend. Tanya...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 13, 2020Last comment by chris, on Nov 23, 2020 at 11:21 am | 7 comments | 10964 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
EVs for EVeryoneCalifornia has set aggressive goals for EV adoption as it works to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The number of EVs is targeted to triple in the next five years...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 15, 2020Last comment by Tim Bussiek, on Nov 20, 2020 at 2:09 pm | 17 comments | 11489 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Are our elections unfair? Should we fix them? What will work?All it took was one sentence on p. 3 of Saturday's, Nov. 7, NYT to finally convince me that my long-held stance on eliminating the Electoral College in the U.S....
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 10, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Nov 18, 2020 at 8:38 am | 53 comments | 7829 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The Silver Bullet for our EmissionsPeople often say there is no silver bullet for our greenhouse gas emissions. That’s certainly true in general. But for those of us on the mid-Peninsula, there’s...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 8, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Nov 16, 2020 at 10:55 am | 18 comments | 6933 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Local resident steps in to keep Los Altos' Red Berry Coffee Bar openWhen the Los Altos community heard that Red Berry Coffee Bar would be closing in August, customers rallied to keep the much-loved cafe alive. Their efforts resulted...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 6, 2020Last comment by Eli P, on Nov 12, 2020 at 9:30 pm | 3 comments | 6214 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
ABAG's housing demands for local cities are too much==I NOTE: I am worried and upset about our coming election. I see voters around the country being deprived of their right to vote -- one drop box per county, a U.S....
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Oct. 28, 2020Last comment by Iris, on Nov 12, 2020 at 10:28 am | 34 comments | 6382 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
My many questions after such a close electionAs I write this, the election itself is over, the results are almost in, no one has been declared a presidential winner yet, and I am left with a series of questions...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 5, 2020Last comment by TimR, on Nov 12, 2020 at 8:24 am | 51 comments | 6404 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Palo Alto's Vina Enoteca reopens with Italian market and Basuku Cheesecakes pop-upThree months after pressing pause on dine-in...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Nov. 5, 2020Last comment by Dave Smith, on Nov 5, 2020 at 11:48 pm | 1 comment | 9568 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
No post this week due to distractionsDear Readers: I have no climate post for you today. I am guessing that you have better things to pay attention to given the consequential(!) elections this week. It...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Nov. 1, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Nov 4, 2020 at 10:47 am | 4 comments | 4593 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Vote for Burt, Lauing, Kou and Varma in PA raceThis is a critical year for Palo Alto's future -- and whom we vote for in the Palo Alto City Council race has become quite important. There are 10 candidates running...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Oct. 6, 2020Last comment by Concerned Resident, on Oct 31, 2020 at 8:15 am | 16 comments | 6029 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Which City Council candidates "get" climate change?A few weeks ago 350 Silicon Valley and 18 other non-profits sponsored a two hour forum to solicit Palo Alto City Council candidates’ views on climate change....
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Oct. 25, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Oct 29, 2020 at 10:21 pm | 15 comments | 6660 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Ballot propositions have problemsI voted yesterday. And after I gave my ballot to my mailman (he assured me the ballots were flowing smoothly through the post office), I thought about my votes and...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Oct. 20, 2020Last comment by NeilsonBuchanan, on Oct 28, 2020 at 9:56 am | 18 comments | 5930 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Thinking of moving? You're not alone.This would be funny if it weren’t also true. Just today (1), I got: - A warning about extreme heat (a “Heat advisory”) - A notice about “public...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Oct. 18, 2020Last comment by Palo Alto, on Oct 24, 2020 at 6:54 pm | 23 comments | 10799 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
The swanky Selby's opened to much fanfare last year. It will now close temporarily.Since March, the Selby's dining room -- with mohair walls, custom chandeliers and table-side martini service -- has remained dark, while the kitchen focused instead...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 24, 2020There are no comments yet. 7907 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
After 10 years, Shalala Ramen to leave downtown Mountain ViewAfter a decade of serving tonkotsu and spicy miso ramen in Mountain View, Shalala Ramen is permanently closing. Owner Nobu Iwahashi is opening a new, takeout-only...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Oct. 22, 2020Last comment by Ron Wolf, on Oct 23, 2020 at 5:38 pm | 5 comments | 20116 Views
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