I worked on Lytton Avenue, in downtown Palo Alto for more than 20 years. Like many people, I passed by this sculpture countless times without paying much attention to it. But one day, I finally stopped, took a closer look, and wondered: What is this unusual arch, and what story does it tell? This is […]
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Walking Through Palo Alto: Every Street Tells a Story When a friend came to visit, I decided to show them Palo Alto the best way possible—on foot. In just three hours, we discovered that Palo Alto is much more than the heart of Silicon Valley. It is a city filled with history, architecture, public art,
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers – May10, 2026 This Mother’s Day, I decided to write about one of the murals that deeply inspired me when I first came to Palo Alto: Greg Brown’s “Pedestrian Series.” There are cities with famous museums, and then there are cities where art quietly lives among the people.
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Walking down University Ave feels like entering the caffeine paradise Palo Alto has over a hundred coffee shops, and I believe it — I walked one block and counted five. Five. On a single stretch of sidewalk. My routine is simple: pick a coffee shop, drink a cup of black coffee, read my WSJ like
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