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Finding your happy place: New yoga studio owners aim to offer something for everyone in Los Altos
Photos Ellie Van Houtte/Town Crier
Classes at Yoga of Los Altos are now run under the auspices of Jochen Kumm and Toni Adams (in glasses), who assumed ownership of the State Street studio last month.
Classes at Yoga of Los Altos are now run under the auspices of Jochen Kumm and Toni Adams (in glasses), who assumed ownership of the State Street studio last month.
Jochen Kumm wants Los Altos residents to know they’ll always have a place to go when they need to unwind, find a little spirituality or simply ...
News
City chips in $7,000 for SFMOMA installation
Town Crier File Photo
The Los Altos City Council earmarked $7,000 for the purchase of Chris Johanson’s artwork.
The Los Altos City Council earmarked $7,000 for the purchase of Chris Johanson’s artwork.
The city of Los Altos will contribute $7,000 toward the purchase of a $28,000 art installation featured in the San Francisco Museum...
Schools
LASD students celebrate service learning
Courtesy of Sandra McGonagle
We Day, held March 26 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, exhorts students in the Los Altos School District to effect positive change.
We Day, held March 26 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, exhorts students in the Los Altos School District to effect positive change.
More than 150 Los Altos School District student leaders joined 16,000 Bay Area students to ce...
Community
Film career launches with Cannes screening
Courtesy of Zachary Ready
Los Altos native Zachary Ready, front left, and co-director Andrew Cathey, right, celebrate their Campus MovieFest awards.
Los Altos native Zachary Ready, front left, and co-director Andrew Cathey, right, celebrate their Campus MovieFest awards.
After learning the art of filmmaking as a child in the front yard of his family’s Los Altos home...
Sports
Sports on the Side
Pathways Run/Walk slated May 10 in Hills
The 13th annual Pathways Run/Walk is scheduled 9 a.m. May 10 at Westwind Community Barn, 27210 Altamont Road, Los Altos Hills. The course wends through Byrne Preserve and onto the Los Altos Hills Pathways sys...
Comment
Now is the time to expand parking: Editorial
Just a few short years ago, vacancies dotted downtown Los Altos. Property owners had a hard time attracting businesses because there was a shortage of customers. That is no longer true. Now, the cry is: Where are my customers going to park?
The city...
Special Sections
Epicurean's Mary Clark Bartlett: Serving sustainability
Courtesy of Michael McTighe
Mary Clark Bartlett is founder and CEO of Los Altos-based Epicurean Group.
Mary Clark Bartlett is founder and CEO of Los Altos-based Epicurean Group.
Labels such as “healthy,” “organic” and “green” are rarely used to describe the meals served in most corporate cafes in Silicon Valley. But on...
Business
Local realtor honored for volunteer efforts
Ellie Van Houtte/Town Crier
Coldwell Banker recently recognized realtor Kim Copher, right, for her philanthropic efforts. Copher and colleague Alan Russell, left, volunteer at Reach Potential Movement, where they collect books for its Bookshelf in ...
Coldwell Banker recently recognized realtor Kim Copher, right, for her philanthropic efforts. Copher and colleague Alan Russell, left, volunteer at Reach Potential Movement, where they collect books for its Bookshelf in ...
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
Noteworthy
RotaCare honors local volunteer
RotaCare Bay Area honored Jim Cochran of the RotaCare Mountain View Free Medical Clinic with the Outstanding Clinic Volunteer Award April 10 for his commitment to RotaCare’s mission of providing free medical care to t...
Travel
Sausalito: Explore the historical city with world-class views
Eren Göknar/ Special to the Town Crier
Sausalito offers panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay. A number of companies schedule boat tours that sail past Angel Island and Alcatraz.
Sausalito offers panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay. A number of companies schedule boat tours that sail past Angel Island and Alcatraz.
On a clear day, Sausalito offers spectacular views of the San Franc...
Stepping Out
Western Ballet performs this weekend at Smithwick Theatre in Los Altos Hills
Courtesy of Alexi Zubiria
Western Ballet’s “La Fille Mal Gardée” features Alison Share and Maykel Solas. The production runs Friday and Saturday at Foothill College
Western Ballet’s “La Fille Mal Gardée” features Alison Share and Maykel Solas. The production runs Friday and Saturday at Foothill College
Western Ballet is slated to perform “La Fille Mal GardéeR...
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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Skateboard class at Grant Park
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