For Women’s History Month, Arlene Shechet carves out a space for herself in the “male-dominated world of sculpture.” Selections from “Together: Pacific Time” by Arlene Shechet, currently on display at Pace Gallery in Palo Alto. (Images courtesy Pace Gallery) The one-year anniversary of the pandemic has been cause for a lot of collective looking back and assessing. How have we used the past 365 days? Some people took to cleaning closets, baking bread ...
Read MoreBlack sesame bostock & miso brown butter cookies? The Peninsula’s pastry game expands with the arrival of Year of the Snake Foods and the Pastry Cat.
Read MorePlus, the return of Specialty's Cafe and Bakery, a new project for the Los Carnalitos taco truck….and more!
Read MoreMichael Thompson says he’s proud of his godfather but supports Seuss estate’s action on offensive imagery. By Kate Bradshaw Michael Thompson knew his godfather as Uncle Ted. But to many, many others, Theodor Seuss Geisel was best known by his pen name, Dr. Seuss. Thompson, who now lives in Redwood City, said he was around 3 years old when Geisel dedicated his book “If I Ran the Zoo” to him. That book is one of ...
Read MoreSan Mateo County historical experts explain the public benefit of the proposed Taube Family Carriage House.
Read MoreEmpathy and profitability? Peninsula-born delivery company TuangoEats says a more personal alternative to DoorDash can achieve both.
Read MoreIs Mezli’s startup idea the future of restaurant labor … or just a fancy vending machine? Are robot-made grain bowls the future of cheap eats? Silicon Valley’s Mezli thinks so. (Image via Mezli’s Instagram) Susie is a local sous chef who spends her days on the line, making Mediterranean grain bowls with turmeric-coriander rice, chicken, roasted vegetables, crispy garbanzo beans and drizzles of a spicy, bright-red chermoula sauce. She’s the ideal employee: ...
Read MoreShow off your imagery in our annual local competition and compete to win cash prizes! 2020 Honorable Mention: “Tiger Leg Monkey Frog Climbing Heliconia” by Geoffrey Brooks Focus! The Six Fifty’s Peninsula Photo Contest is back. THE SIX FIFTY StaffFollowFeb 19 · 4 min read Show off your imagery in our annual local competition and compete to win cash prizes! SF Peninsula photographers of all ages and skill levels who live, work or attend school within the 650 area ...
Read MoreArt Ventures Gallery presents Robert Buelteman’s explorations around Stanford’s Jasper Ridge, and features an electrifying new technique. by Sheryl Nonnenberg Robert Buelteman was granted permission from Stanford University to document the protected habitat of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. Pictured: “Black Oak” by Robert Buelteman (Image courtesy of Art Ventures Gallery) Art can take us to places we have never been and places we cannot access. Stanford University’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve has been ...
Read MoreRemembering Black pioneers of the Peninsula and Santa Clara County with historian Jan Batiste Adkins
“The most important thing we can do is to document our history.” A Stanford staff photo of Sam McDonald on campus (date unknown). McDonald worked a variety of jobs on the Stanford campus, eventually becoming the superintendent of the school’s athletic grounds, effectively making him the first African-American administrator at an American university. McDonald would later be known for his preservation of the land in La Honda that is now Sam ...
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