Palo Alto Weekly

The Palo Alto Weekly is a community newspaper that comes out every week in Palo Alto, California. It is owned by Embarcadero Media and provides news and information for several nearby areas, including Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley, Stanford, East Palo Alto, and Los Altos Hills.

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Saffron ice cream + more at this new creamery đš

2 days ago | paloaltoonline.com | Adrienne Mitchel

When my brother and I were little, we wanted to open our own eatery called WiiFiâs Restaurant (pronounced âWee-Feeâsâ). Weâd make a mess in the kitchen testing and developing recipes that weâd make up from our imaginations. Not surprisingly, every recipe tasted pretty horrible. With our lack of culinary prowess, WiiFiâs Restaurant unfortunately was not viable. But for high school friends Marcel Khorsand and Nathan Gaudreau, their longtime dream actually became a reality.
Longtime friends open a creamery, bakery and cafe in Los Gatos featuring innovative ice cream flavors and Persian desserts

2 days ago | paloaltoonline.com | Adrienne Mitchel

Marcel Khorsand is taking his dreams and turning them into reality – literally. The Los Gatos native recently debuted his dessert shop and cafe Petals Creamery in Los Gatos featuring all original creations, including many that he dreamt about. “I’ll try to wake up immediately and just take some brief notes on what I had in my mind,” he said.
This 35-year-old family-owned Korean supermarket is opening a Korean bakery in Daly City

2 days ago | paloaltoonline.com | Adrienne Mitchel

Just a 10-minute drive from the buzzy Korean food complex Jagalchi is a smaller, family-owned Korean supermarket named Kukje. Meaning “international,” Kukje Supermarket has been around for 35 years, first established in San Francisco before moving to Daly City in 2002. Now, the family behind Kukje is embarking on a new journey – opening a bakery just across the street from their supermarket.
Con Azucar Café, known for its supersized conchas and specialty Mexican coffee drinks, expands to downtown Redwood City

4 days ago | paloaltoonline.com | Adrienne Mitchel

Drink a cappuccino stamped with the image of your face or dip a giant concha into an enormous cup of coffee at this new cafe in downtown Redwood City. Con Azucar Café, a San Jose-founded franchise specializing in drinks including cafe de olla and lattes flavored with mazapan, soft opened its first Peninsula location May 23 and will host its grand opening June 7.
Mini Cat Town gets new life on Cal Ave.

6 days ago | paloaltoonline.com | Gennady Sheyner

California Avenue, Palo Alto’s rapidly evolving “second downtown,” is about to pick up an amenity that City Hall has not planned for but will gladly welcome: kittens. Mini Cat Town, the kitten-adoption nonprofit that earlier this year vacated its popular location at Stanford Shopping Center after its lease expired, is preparing to open its newest location on California Avenue.
Police: Burglars entered occupied home on Carmel Drive

6 days ago | paloaltoonline.com | Gennady Sheyner

Palo Alto police are investigating a brazen burglary attempt in which several individuals smashed through a sliding door of an occupied home on Carmel Drive before getting spooked by the resident and running away. The burglary attempt occurred at about 9 p.m. on Friday on the 2300 block of Carmel Drive, near Oregon Expressway. The residents, a man and a woman in their 20s, were awake and at home when they heard people talking in the hallway, according to a Police Department news release.
Fire destroys Midtown home

6 days ago | paloaltoonline.com | Gennady Sheyner

A fire gutted an Eichler home in the Midtown neighborhood on Saturday morning. While no people were harmed, up to a dozen animals are believed to have been killed, according to Fire Department officials. The Fire Department was alerted to the fire at about 9:18 a.m. and by the time firefighters arrived several minutes later, the Eichler-style home on the 3300 block of Stockton Place was fully engulfed by flames, said Battalion Chief William Dale.
Around Town

1 week ago | paloaltoonline.com | Gennady Sheyner

PACIFIC PRIDE … Back in 1984, Appollonia Grey Uhilamoelangi’s first job for the city of East Palo Alto was at Bell Street Park as a Pacific Islander Youth Counselor. The position was the first of many for Uhilamoelangi, better known as Mama Dee, who went on to bridge education gaps in the city, while advocating for youth, the Pacific Islander community and anyone else in need.
Remodeled Cape Cod in Los Altos Hills sells for $15M

1 week ago | paloaltoonline.com | Linda Taaffe

Each week, Embarcadero Media takes a look at home sales activity along the Midpeninsula in the communities of Atherton, East Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Portola Valley and Woodside. Home sales are provided by California Resource, a real estate information company that obtains the information from counties’ recorder’s offices. Information is recorded from deeds after the close of escrow and published within four to eight weeks.
Express: School district sees enrollment decrease | Celebrate Pride on the Peninsula

1 week ago | paloaltoonline.com | Gennady Sheyner

*|DATE:F j, Y|*The Palo Alto Unified School District saw a relatively low decrease in student enrollment during its 2024-2025 school year, mirroring regional numbers and showing slow-but-steady enrollment progress following a sharp decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to recently-released state data.