Category Archives: Lifestyle

Harvest Those Weeds!

by Paul Staley Harvest the weeds? Yes indeed, get out there and bring that crop in. Put them in your compost pile and you will reap two benefits at once. You will have them out of your garden, plus you’ll … Continue reading

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Shall We Dance?

by Carter Coleman Alberto’s Special: $5 Salsa Lessons Tuesdays: March 16, March 23, March 30 & April 6 Thursdays: March 11, March 18, March 25, April 1 & April 8 Fridays: March 12 & April 9 Tuesdays & Thursdays Beginners’ lesson: … Continue reading

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Are You New in the Neighborhood?

by Julie Lovins Old Mountain View is uniquely interesting and walk-able, offering unusual opportuni-ties to get to know your neigh-bors while enjoying the view and the exercise. Eight times a year, you can also provide an invaluable serv-ice to the … Continue reading

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Critter Column: Big Bird

by Jack Perkins The Great Blue Heron (or in birdwatcher fieldspeak, GBH), frequents our neighborhood.  This bird stands perfectly still and is nearly five feet tall with a wingspan of six feet. To their prey Great Blue Herons are the … Continue reading

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Have More Fun, Use Less Gas

Sunnyvale, CA…60 years of making music. That’s the ongoing legacy of The Peninsulaires, the Palo Alto  Mountain View Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. This 40-man chorus is one of the best kept musical secrets on the Peninsula. They rehearse … Continue reading

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