Rare falcons make a home at Box
A pair of Peregrine falcons have nested high up on the front of the Box building in downtown Redwood City.… … Keep Reading
Zoppé Circus returns to Redwood City on Oct. 7
The Zoppé Italian Family Circus is returning to Downtown Redwood City on Friday, Oct. 7. Matinee and evening shows are… … Keep Reading
Pub crawl mocks literary bluenoses
Leave it to the libertines at the Redwood City Library Foundation (RCLF) to devise a unique way to ridicule recent… … Keep Reading
Teenaged jazz whiz brings down the house
A capacity crowd at Chez Nous Café in Redwood City cheered 16-year-old jazz pianist Alex Makeev on September 17 while… … Keep Reading
Latin American Independence Festival survives the rain
Even a rainy Sunday couldn’t dampen Fiestas Patrias, a patriotic holiday that celebrates independence from Spain for Mexico and other… … Keep Reading
Stamp collectors celebrate 75 years of philately
Lick it. Stick it. Post it. Stamps have been integral to American life for 150 years, ever since the forerunner… … Keep Reading
Zazzle accused in ‘brazen’ font theft from independent designer
An independent designer of custom fonts is accusing Menlo Park-based Zazzle of being a remorseless font thief. In a lawsuit,… … Keep Reading
1939 International Expo featured Redwood City’s futuristic dwelling
Redwood City was home to the “house of the future” during the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, an event that… … Keep Reading
Grilled nectarine salad from Northern Italy
By Susan Jenkins A few years ago, after three weeks of touring Rome, Florence and Venice, I decided to venture… … Keep Reading
Cops vs. Bootleggers: County’s rugged shore kept smugglers a step ahead during Prohibition
Like much of the California shoreline, the San Mateo County seaboard was a natural for smugglers. The Coast Guard had… … Keep Reading