Seven family-friendly holiday reads for storytime

This year, our suggested holiday reading list includes a selection of inspiring stories from a girl who pushes the boundaries to follow her courageous (and forbidden) dream to a mapmaker on a fantastical voyage attempting to flee from social barriers.

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Where to watch the 2022 World Cup on the Peninsula

For those looking to watch World Cup games in a pub with fellow fans to those looking for an excuse to duck out of a family-filled house over Thanksgiving weekend, we've put together a running list of Peninsula bars and restaurants where you can watch the World Cup. Grab a friend, find your vuvuzela (OK, maybe leave that at home for patrons' sake) and get ready for some football.

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1,107 and counting: Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer reflects on her record of most wins in women’s hoops

Talking success, pandemic play and social justice activism with basketball’s winningest female coach. Story by Julia Brown Stanford University women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer speaks to her team after the Stanford Cardinal defeats the Tennessee Lady Vols 78–51 at Maples Pavilion on the Stanford campus, on December 18, 2019. (2019 Don Feria/ISI Photos) On Sunday, January 24, Stanford University women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer did something she’s done over 1,100 times in her ...

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