Karla Kane

3 weeks ago | almanacnews.com | Karla Kane

This week, expect the unexpected from long-running theatrical juggling act The Flying Karamazov Brothers; listen to jazz saxophonist Richard Howell playing his signature “bridge music;” catch the second edition of Canadian musician, DJ and producer Dabin’s Stay in Bloom festival; come together to raise funds for a nonprofit center for self-improvement; and hear Menlo Park author Dorsey Nunn discussing his memoir “What Kind of Bird Can’t Fly?” Plus, the Fresh Friday live music series in...

3 weeks ago | paloaltoonline.com | Karla Kane

When Patricia McDaniel and her husband, Brian Skinner, were buying their first home in 2010, they didn’t intentionally set out to find something historic. They viewed a number of different homes in San Mateo, seeking a good location, close to downtown. When they came upon a charming Queen Anne Victorian on North Claremont Street, it caught their attention.

4 weeks ago | paloaltoonline.com | Karla Kane |Heather Zimmerman

This week, catch shows with comedian Francisco Ramos, ’80s ska favorites The English Beat, cabaret vocalist Paula West, and folk and Americana artists Dustin Dale Gaspard and Tanner Bingaman; hear author Malcolm Harris discuss how to collectively tackle the climate crisis; choose your own musical adventure in a concert of video game music with pianist Ryan McGaughey; see a new take on Shakespeare’s “Henry V” or revel in the harmony of “Jersey Boys.” Plus, celebrate the 10th anniversary of...

4 weeks ago | paloaltoonline.com | Karla Kane

Putting the fun in function, Pacifica’s Cool Your Jets design studio creates playful bookends, eye-catching lighting options and more. The brand is the brainchild of Danyel LaTour, who’s long been very interested in the elements of home design and decor – “the things that surround us, how we make those choices,” as she put it. Cool Your Jets’ goods are “things that I want to put in my house and things I want to give my friends,” she said.

4 weeks ago | paloaltoonline.com | Karla Kane

Living in California, the possibility of catastrophic fire is never too far from many residents’ minds. But what if there was a way to build homes so that the risk of fire was much lower while also lessening the environmental impact that contributes to climate change in the first place? According to South Bay resident and engineer Manmohan Mahal, the materials and technology exist, and now is the time to start using them in residential construction.