United Nations Association Film Festival highlights humanitarian efforts with local ties

Groups led by individuals with local ties are addressing some of the world's toughest questions. Their stories are among those captured in the 26th annual United Nations Association Film Festival.

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A forgotten, self-taught artist is ‘rediscovered’ in Cantor Arts Center show

Morris Hirshfield's life seems, at first glance, to be the stuff that inspires biopics. It is a fascinating story that is well told and illustrated in the exhibition, "Morris Hirshfield/Rediscovered," on view through Jan. 21, ...

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Get secret messages from the sea in one of seven installations at the Code:ART digital art festival

An alley off of Emerson Street in Palo Alto will soon be the site for what has to be, hands down, the Peninsula's most unusual intersection. There will be no gridlock, traffic lights, or even ...

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New coffee shops with global influences seek to build community on the Peninsula

A new batch of Peninsula coffee shop entrepreneurs want their customers to be transported somewhere undiscovered or to a place that is as familiar as a warm hug.

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San Francisco’s Robin brings its modern take on high-end omakase sushi to Menlo Park

The lineup of restaurants at Menlo Park's Springline development includes several buzzy and familiar names like Canteen, the sister restaurant of Camper's Greg Kuzia-Carmel, and San Francisco's Barebottle Brewing Company and Burma Love. But one ...

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Bookworm’s bounty: An editor ponders her favorite local bookshops

Find new (and used) literature by the shelfful at these eight spots. Wury Glende shows her daughter, Jamie Glende, a children's book while Jennifer Ngai looks over and her daughter, Avery Ngai, reaches into a tub ...

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