Los Altos Town Crier
Fri04252014
Merchants, maypoles, music: Farmers' Market season launches May 1
Town Crier File Photo
Visitors examine the fresh produce on display at last year’s Downtown Los Altos Farmers’ Market.
Visitors examine the fresh produce on display at last year’s Downtown Los Altos Farmers’ Market.
It wouldn’t be spring without the return of the Downtown Los Altos Farmers’ Market May 1. The Los Altos Village Association sponsors the annual showcase of fresh, local foods.
Live music and a large maypole made for dancing w...
News
Paws-itively ready for disaster
Dozens of local residents participated in the Pet Ready! program, which included first-aid tips for animals from Adobe Animal Hospital veterinarian Dr. Cristi Blackwolf, above right. Girl Scouts Rachel Torgunrud, above left, in purple of Sunnyv...
Schools
Local students earn honors at Tech Challenge
Courtesy of Ann Hepenstal
Gardner Bullis School’s Tech Challenge Team “Fantastic V,” above, recently showed their project at the school’s STEM Expo. Teammates, from left, Brandon Son, Will Hooper, George Weale, Tripp Crissma...
Gardner Bullis School’s Tech Challenge Team “Fantastic V,” above, recently showed their project at the school’s STEM Expo. Teammates, from left, Brandon Son, Will Hooper, George Weale, Tripp Crissma...
Community
Merchants, maypoles, music: Farmers' Market season launches May 1
Town Crier File Photo
Visitors examine the fresh produce on display at last year’s Downtown Los Altos Farmers’ Market.
Visitors examine the fresh produce on display at last year’s Downtown Los Altos Farmers’ Market.
It wouldn’t be spring without the return of the Downtown Los Altos Farmers’ Market May 1. The Los Altos Village Association sp...
Sports
LA tops MV behind Beutter's big day
Ellie Van Houtte/Town Crier
Los Altos High pitcher Lizzie Beutter went the distance to earn the win against Mountain View.
Los Altos High pitcher Lizzie Beutter went the distance to earn the win against Mountain View.
The number of Los Altos High hits and Mountain View High errors may be in dispute, but there’s no debating which softball ...
Comment
Enlightened California: No Shoes, Please
I recently read a newspaper article about the newly adopted sex-education curriculum in the state of Mississippi. In the city of Oxford, the following exercise is included: Students pass around a Peppermint Patty chocolate and observe how spoiled it ...
Special Sections
MV parade: Annual event billed as downtown family affair
Last year’s Downtown Family Parade featured dancing, above, and a vintage car display, left. This year’s parade boasts the theme “Sail into Summer!”
The city of Mountain View’s Community Services Department has scheduled ...
Business
Cobblery makes short move next door: Longtime business relocating to State Street in May
Ellie Van Houtte/Town Crier
European Cobblery owner Paul Roth is relocating his business from 201 First St., above, to 385 State St. in May.
European Cobblery owner Paul Roth is relocating his business from 201 First St., above, to 385 State St. in May.
The European Cobblery, a family-owned and -operated shoe store, is relocating to a new home just a f...
Books
Local Author Spotlight
In an effort to support authors from Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Mountain View, many self-published, Book Buzz periodically spotlights their books and offers information on where to purchase them. Local authors are encouraged to submit brief summa...
People
'Champions for Youth' announced
Challenge Team will honor Mountain View Police Chief Scott Vermeer as “Champion for Youth” at the nonprofit organization’s annual fundraising breakfast, scheduled 7 a.m. May 7 at Michaels at Shoreline, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View.
Lauren ...
Travel
When tackling taxi trouble, just sit back and enjoy the ride
To park and fly or to go by taxi? – that was the question.
Either I could pay approximately $10 a day for long-term parking near Mineta San Jose International Airport and take a shuttle bus to the terminal or I could call a cab or airport coach – ap...
Stepping Out
Last go-round for 'Hound'
Tracy Martin/Special to the Town Crier
The actors in “The Hound of the Baskervilles” – from left, Darren Bridgett, Ron Campbell and Michael Gene Sullivan – take on dozens of roles.
The actors in “The Hound of the Baskervilles” – from left, Darren Bridgett, Ron Campbell and Michael Gene Sullivan – take on dozens of roles.
TheatreWorks is slated to present “The Hound of the Baskervilles...
Spiritual Life
Holy Week offers opportunity to meditate on the Cross
During Lent, church folks think about the Cross. What a thing to consider: an instrument of torture and death.
Magazine
A yoga class a day keeps the stress away
Van Houtte/Town Crier Yoga of Los Altos hosts a variety of classes, including Strong Flow Vinyasa, above, taught by Doron Hanoch. Yin Yoga instructor Janya Wongsopa guides a student in the practice, below.
It’s nearly 9 a.m. on a Monday mornin...
The Town Crier presents: A Lenten feast
Town Crier food columnist Blanche Shaheen has a pre-Easter cooking tutorial fit for Lenten fasters, and anyone interested in a vegan dinner before/after holiday feasts this week.
Watch and learn to create mujaddara, a rice and lentil dish with caramelized onions.
Watch and learn to create mujaddara, a rice and lentil dish with caramelized onions.
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