When San Mateo County was home to ‘Lights, Camera, Action!’
It’s a sheer coincidence that the bust of Soledad de Ortega Arguello, whose Spanish land grant is now home to… … Keep Reading
A gondola to Half Moon Bay? There was one in Portola Valley
A professor’s envisioning of an aerial tram stretching 10 miles from Interstate 280 to Half Moon Bay renewed my interest… … Keep Reading
Dumbarton Rail: A bridge to the past
A billboard-sized sign off Middlefield Road a few blocks from Costco proclaims “Redwood Junction.” I wondered why it doesn’t say… … Keep Reading
Redwood City’s waterfront, once an escape for boys gone fishin’
Boyhood in Redwood City during the late 1920s was living the carefree life of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, according to… … Keep Reading
San Carlos airport trained WWII pilots
The San Carlos Planning Commission recently approved plans for the construction of two aircraft hangars, applauding the project’s proposal to… … Keep Reading
The Sea Shadow was Redwood City’s Cold War secret
A super-secret stealth ship called the Sea Shadow, a vessel with slanted sides designed to deflect radar probes, was built… … Keep Reading
Redwood City to join Wreaths Across America
President Lincoln proclaimed in the Gettysburg Address that the world would not “long remember” his words about our nation’s bloodiest… … Keep Reading
American Stories: The “Lucky Generation”
With Independence Day occurring at a tumultuous time marked by a global pandemic and a national crisis over racial injustice,… … Keep Reading
The hunt is on for Union Cemetery’s tombstones
Redwood City’s historic Union Cemetery wants its missing headstones back. Return them with no questions asked — even if swiped.… … Keep Reading
Redwood City’s Civil War Cavalry Unit answered the bell
Civil War reenactors converged on Half Moon Bay last November to stage pitched battles from America’s bloodiest war, offering an… … Keep Reading