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Palo Alto, CA
14Events this week
3Free things to do
87New spots
87New stories

● Checked Friday, September 4, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Palo Alto

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 14 events, day by day →

Saturday Board Games Day

Saturday 10am · Downtown Library · Free

Sunnyvale, CA - Amazing Adoption Event

Saturday 11am · Petco - 160 E El Camino Real - Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Medicare Mysteries Solved

Saturday 1pm · Mitchell Park Library

Tea & Tango, Palo Alto

Saturday 3:45pm · Feeling Flow

Sri Madurai Muralidharan's Krishna Leela a Dance Musical

Saturday 4pm · HUSD Performing Arts Center

New in Palo Alto

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Like Hair Salon

Beauty

Fresh cut, zero fuss: Like Hair Salon is the tidy Palo Alto spot for sharp men’s, women’s and kids’ cuts, plus color and waxing when you want a quick glow-up.

likehairsalon.com ↗

Menlo Cafe

Restaurants

Cozy breakfast fix: When you need a low-key spot that actually nails the basics, Menlo Cafe serves fluffy waffles with strawberries, bananas, and whipped cream, proper breakfast sandwiches, and crisp paninis, plus solid coffee and pastries.

menlocafe.com ↗

Peabody Fine Art Gallery & Framing

Arts & Culture

Gallery gems, pro framing: Peabody Fine Art Gallery & Framing mixes a smart, approachable gallery vibe with custom framing that actually protects your pieces using conservation materials.

peabodygallery.com ↗

Palo Alto’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Palo Alto’s best →

Most read in Palo Alto

The five stories Palo Alto readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Single-family home in Palo Alto sells for $4.2 million

    Single-family home in Palo Alto, built in 1956, was sold for $4,220,000, or $2,371 per square foot, on July 27.

    Full story at eastbaytimes.com ↗

  2. Tom Brady’s Palo Alto trading card store burglarized days after grand opening

    Tom Brady's new trading card store in Palo Alto, California, was burglarized less than two weeks after it opened.

    Full story at sfchronicle.com ↗

  3. What $217K gets you in Palo Alto: A condo where an 1840s adobe once stood

    A two-bedroom, below-market-rate condominium in Palo Alto’s San Alma neighborhood, built on the former site of an 1840s adobe, sold for $217,000 on July 31.

    Full story at paloaltoonline.com ↗

  4. Palo Alto mulls releasing report on towing dispute that sparked resignation

    Palo Alto City Council members Pat Burt and Keith Reckdahl have proposed a proposal to release a confidential report into misconduct allegations against planning commissioner Forest Olaf Peterson, who resigned earlier this month as he faced possible removal.

    Full story at paloaltoonline.com ↗

  5. Palo Alto Festival of the Arts Turns 43, Fills Nine Blocks This Weekend

    The Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, celebrating its 43rd year, is set to take over University Avenue in downtown Palo Alto for two days.

    Full story at hoodline.com ↗

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