Karla Kane

1 week 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...

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week ago | paloaltoonline.com | Karla Kane

Dumpling Time, a San Francisco chain specializing in handmade dumplings and other Asian dishes, will open its first Peninsula location at Stanford Shopping Center this month. Although no opening date has been announced yet, Dumpling Time’s Palo Alto restaurant (along with the brand’s other branches in San Francisco, Berkeley and San Jose) will feature an updated menu created by Dustin Falcon, corporate executive chef of Omakase Restaurant Group, Dumpling Time’s parent company.

1 week ago | paloaltoonline.com | Karla Kane

Zero Acre Farms, headquartered in San Mateo, is on a mission to “give the world an oil change.” The company aims to help restaurants and home cooks replace conventional cooking oils with what CEO and co-founder Jeff Nobbs says is a more healthful and environmentally sustainable choice: oil made from fermented sugar cane. Called “the oil of the future” in a June 2024 Food and Wine article, Zero Acre’s oil is versatile, according to Nobbs. “You really can use it for everything.