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Ad Libs: My top 10 arts events from 2012

Some of my favorite arts moments and events this year came from unexpected places. An impromptu piano concert overheard through a door, for instance. Or a phenomenal...

Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jan. 2, 2013
Last comment by LaurieN, on Jan 4, 2013 at 11:14 am | 1 comment | 3210 Views

THE FOOD PARTY!

Farm Bill and Public Health (part 8)

We’ve been reading Food Fight, A Citizens Guide to the Next Food and Farm Bill, by Dan Imhoff. For a Cliffs notes version of this important piece of federal...

Original post made by Laura Stec on Apr. 30, 2023
Last comment by Dan Kendricks, on May 6, 2023 at 2:41 pm | 14 comments | 3198 Views

THE FOOD PARTY!

Farm Bill and the Environment - part 4

Land conservation and preservation concerns first showed up in the 1985 Farm Bill (pg. 57). Funds became available for farmers to NOT PLANT up to 37 million acres...

Original post made by Laura Stec on Feb. 28, 2023
Last comment by Crescent Park Rez, on Mar 6, 2023 at 6:35 pm | 9 comments | 3165 Views

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Ad Libs: Yep, this makes 200 postings

Today's posting feels like a landmark: Mazel tov to me on my 200th Ad Libs post! Should I buy myself an anniversary present? I always forget. Is it paper this year,...

Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Mar. 31, 2010
There are no comments yet. 3163 Views

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Ad Libs: Classically trained folk

Been enjoying listening to the modern folk music of Boise musician Audra Connolly, who's set to perform this Saturday night at Red Rock Coffee in Mountain View....

Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Sep. 28, 2010
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PENINSULA FOODIST

Basuku gained a cult following for its Japanese-style Basque cheesecakes. As the business enters a new chapter, its owner is ending sales on the Peninsula – for now.

By Julia Brown Basque cheesecakes prepped for a March 4 pop-up at Vina Enoteca. Courtesy Charles Chen. ==I UPDATE: In an

Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Mar. 3, 2023
Last comment by Justin Carr, on Mar 4, 2023 at 9:51 am |
2 comments | 3138 Views

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Ad Libs: Bits and tidbits

Some notes from the arts editor's desk on this fine Monday: * This Wednesday, Foothill College hosts a free screening of the film "Food, Inc." at noon. I can't...

Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Nov. 8, 2010
There are no comments yet. 3136 Views

PENINSULA FOODIST

Five restaurants and bars celebrating Cinco de Mayo

==I The Plato de Arrachera with skirt steak, chorizo, refried beans, cambray onions, roasted jalapeño and handmade tortillas from La Fonda....

Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on May. 3, 2023
Last comment by Barry Kline, on May 5, 2023 at 11:51 am | 1 comment | 3117 Views

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Ad Libs: Menlo woman opens new art gallery

If I have to write about another art gallery in this area closing, I might dump a bucket of paint on my keyboard. And I wouldn't even get anything artistic out of...

Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Oct. 28, 2010
Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Nov 1, 2010 at 12:47 pm | 1 comment | 3104 Views

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Ad Libs: A swinging eve on the ave

We tried out our best East Coast Swing moves last Saturday eve on the ave (California). One of the best swing bands around, Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums, played...

Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 11, 2011
There are no comments yet. 3079 Views

INVEST & INNOVATE

Sequestration--Small but Stupid

Federal budget spending will be reduced by $85 billion from current levels starting on March 1 if no action is taken to modify or postpone the sequester. These...

Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 26, 2013
Last comment by John, on Mar 3, 2013 at 10:29 am | 22 comments | 3074 Views

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Ad Libs: Worth another look

After visiting the Palo Alto Art Center the other week for a story about kids' art education, I went back today. I had been too busy scribbling quotes and keeping...

Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 27, 2010
There are no comments yet. 3074 Views

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It's Not (All) Your Money

Another false leap of logic made sometimes by posters is that their earnings are "their money" and the government has no claim on it to support public programs. We...

Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 15, 2011
Last comment by Matt, on Sep 19, 2011 at 10:39 am | 23 comments | 3054 Views

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Ad Libs: Art on foot

To take a truly informed science-art-nature walk on the Stanford campus, it's nice to have a museum docent, an earth-sciences dean, a curator and a bunch of professors...

Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 20, 2011
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Ad Libs: Trees, Twain and time travel

Michal Gavish, an artist whose creative home base is Palo Alto's Cubberley Studios, has a master's in painting and a portfolio that includes watercolors, painted...

Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 19, 2011
Last comment by Freddy, on May 20, 2011 at 6:48 pm | 2 comments | 3035 Views

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Long Term Borrowing is the Best Way to Finance Major City Facility Investments

The Palo Alto City Council is beginning to discuss long-term financing options for major new facilities including the Public Safety building and Municipal Service...

Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 23, 2012
Last comment by Timothy Gray, on Oct 9, 2012 at 4:04 pm | 22 comments | 3019 Views

PENINSULA FOODIST

A former Boston-area brewery owner is bringing people together through baking classes at craft breweries

By Kate Bradshaw A loaf of bread made with spent grains from a brewery. Courtesy Caitlin Jewell. For Caitlin Jewell, a former...

Original post made by The Peninsula Foodist on Mar. 2, 2023
Last comment by Bert Jacobs, on Mar 3, 2023 at 8:24 am | 1 comment | 3015 Views

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Meeting the Federal Deficit Challenge

Last night we met the small dollar and ideologically charged challenge of passing a federal budget for the 2010-11 budget year. Now Americans face the challenge...

Original post made by Steve Levy on Apr. 9, 2011
Last comment by stephen levy, on Jun 11, 2011 at 11:38 am | 50 comments | 3009 Views

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Ad Libs: Music in Menlo

Is it a scene at the newly renamed Menlo Hub? Looks that way in a story coming this Friday written by my star intern, Maytal Mark. ... To read the rest of this...

Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 18, 2012
There are no comments yet. 2998 Views

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Ad Libs: Hail to the hydrangeas

Sometimes, in the clutter and spam of the email inbox, you just want a cushion of lush hydrangeas to rest your eyes on. I have the best job in the world. Kudos...

Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 11, 2011
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