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A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Demystifying heat pump water heatersThere is a surprising amount of water heater inertia in our area -- we are clinging to old-style heaters. I’ve been scratching my head about it. Mid-peninsula...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 17, 2021Last comment by Mondoman, 47 minutes ago | 18 comments | 5362 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Mountain View gets new dhaba-style Indian restaurantGurinder Singh, a native of north India who's worked in restaurants since he was a young adult, has opened a new Indian eatery in Mountain View called In d Go. The...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 20, 2021Last comment by ChrisC, 5 hours ago | 3 comments | 16381 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Inaugural reflectionsThe rapid repair of the country’s Capitol shows what our country can do. By Inauguration Day it was repaired, and bedecked with furling flags, appropriate...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jan. 20, 2021Last comment by Beautiful ceremony, 10 hours ago | 23 comments | 1687 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
From uni to wagyu: Get restaurant-quality Japanese ingredients from this San Mateo wholesale companyThanks to a pandemic pivot, you can now buy the same high-quality tuna, Hokkaido uni and wagyu beef served at some of the Bay Area's top sushi restaurants. Before...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 21, 2021There are no comments yet. 9801 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: Join the Club . . .. . . of women who do not complain about their husbands (and talk with them instead). On the one hand, some women will not say negative things about her husband...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jan. 15, 2021There are no comments yet. 2268 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
PA Police: Too drastic a decision on banning police information from publicThe Palo Alto Police Department definitely made a mistake when it abruptly sent an email to local media on Tuesday, Jan. 5, stating that starting immediately the...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jan. 10, 2021Last comment by Duveneck neighbor, on Jan 14, 2021 at 1:32 pm | 6 comments | 3473 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Spend some quality time with your thermostatWhen I was looking for a house in Palo Alto about twelve years ago, a friend warned me about high utility rates. I asked my real estate agent about it and she responded...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 10, 2021Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jan 13, 2021 at 9:27 pm | 11 comments | 4170 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
2021: Council changes challengingPalo Altans have a new city council, and things will soon change in this town -- for the better, I hope. The council will assume more control of the city; the role...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jan. 6, 2021Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jan 11, 2021 at 9:17 pm | 8 comments | 3050 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
World Wrapps to return to the Peninsula with new menu, two new locationsTwenty-five years after World Wrapps was born in the Bay Area, two of its original founders have revived the fast-casual chain and plan to open two locations on...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 7, 2021Last comment by Victor Bishop, on Jan 9, 2021 at 12:28 pm | 3 comments | 4264 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Antoine's Cookie Shop to bring warm chocolate chip cookies to Palo Alto==I UPDATE: Antoine's Cookie Shop is open in Palo Alto as of Friday, Jan. 15, for pickup and local delivery....
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 28, 2020Last comment by ChrisC, on Jan 7, 2021 at 8:50 pm | 6 comments | 8741 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Dry January – Join Us!Well Food Partiers!, there comes a time every so often when the best celebration is one of quiet contemplation. Welcome to January my dear. For a lot of us,...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Jan. 2, 2021Last comment by Have been on Dry January for Years, on Jan 7, 2021 at 8:13 pm | 2 comments | 3663 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Dare to be Fair Vote No on Prop 15I was brought up to believe I should help pay for the public services I want. So I support school bonds and parcel taxes as a long-term investment and in gratitude...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Oct. 10, 2020Last comment by kodaikanal rooms, on Jan 6, 2021 at 5:56 am | 38 comments | 7285 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Bay Area Economic UpdateHappy and I hope a better New Year, Below is the link to my December Bay Area economic update web link The...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Dec. 26, 2020Last comment by stephen levy, on Jan 1, 2021 at 3:32 pm | 7 comments | 4085 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: Do Women Truly Want Men to be Vulnerable?I think women want men to be emotionally vulnerable. I don't think women want men to be career, financially, or physically vulnerable. This is a conundrum. For...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 31, 2020There are no comments yet. 4053 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Offsetting your 2020 emissionsFor the last 4-5 years, at the end of the year, I’ve been offsetting our household’s carbon emissions. It's easy and not too expensive. In fact, it's...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Dec. 13, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Dec 29, 2020 at 1:58 pm | 10 comments | 4741 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
2021: The time to think outside the boxBegone 2020. You were not a good year. Welcome 2021. You will have a busy year, because we have a lot of challenges for you! 2021 is a very special time, because...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Dec. 28, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Dec 28, 2020 at 10:02 pm | 3 comments | 3656 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
San Francisco's loss is the Peninsula's gain: August 1 Five chef opens Indian restaurant in Los AltosAfter modern Indian restaurant August 1 Five closed in San Francisco this month, chef Manish Tyagi was left looking for a new job in the midst of the pandemic. He...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 24, 2020Last comment by Rose, on Dec 28, 2020 at 9:54 pm | 3 comments | 10529 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: Emotional ForensicsIf you've watched a crime show or read a mystery, you know the investigator looks at the crime and then works his or her way back to figure out what happened, and...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 24, 2020There are no comments yet. 3644 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
A tedious tale about testing==I NOTE: Since this blog was posted late afternoon, 12/15, I was able to talk to someone at the city. The Palo Alto Art Center will soon be closed. Two testing...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Dec. 15, 2020Last comment by TimR, on Dec 23, 2020 at 11:27 pm | 14 comments | 5708 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Did LED bulbs make a difference? Yes, bigly!It’s that time of year when Kris Kringle encourages the Winter Warlock by singing: “Put one step in front of the other…” That’s how...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Dec. 20, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Dec 22, 2020 at 4:23 pm | 8 comments | 4389 Views
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Mountain View gets new dhaba-style Indian restaurant
By Elena Kadvany | 3 comments | 16,381 views
Demystifying heat pump water heaters
By Sherry Listgarten | 18 comments | 5,362 views
Premarital and Couples: Join the Club . . .
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 2,268 views
Inaugural reflections
By Diana Diamond | 23 comments | 1,687 views