A view of the bar and communal dining area of Wursthall, as seen from a second floor mezzanine. Photo by Veronica Weber. San Mateo’s beer hall-inspired restaurant Wursthall, co-founded by renowned ...

The Midpeninsula may be better known to the broader world for its startups, tech campuses and Stanford University, but over the years, its diverse geography, eclectic architecture, panoramic views and ...

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 ...

Laurie Pennington, a science teacher at Gunn High School, explains the concept of velocity to students during her conceptual physics class on Jan. 30. Pennington has used standards based grading for ...

As the community celebrates graduation season, the Weekly reached out to local seniors to discuss their high school experience. In Gunn High School senior Samuel Fiedel’s Q&A interview, he urges ...

Crews finish demolishing the debris of the former shopping center at 3175 Middlefield Road on August 13, 2025. Photo by Lisa Moreno Construction crews have begun to demolish the Midtown shopping ...

City council member and former mayor Greer Stone, second from left, hands the gavel to Ed Lauing, who was elected to serve as mayor of Palo Alto on Jan. 6, 2025. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. Ed Lauing ...

Central Park playground in San Mateo, shown here in 2024, is closed for the next 18-24 months as it undergoes a full renovation. Photo by Devin Roberts. From breaking ground on new playgrounds to ...

The World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off is held the Monday before Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival weekend. Courtesy Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival. October means 31 days of fall ...

Bruce Fukuji has what appears to be an impossible task: bringing order and cohesion to California Ave., an eclectic commercial strip that is famous for its boozy past, unsteady present and uncertain ...

Cameron Selck flips over a crab that had landed upside down in a crate at Half Moon Bay’s Pillar Point Harbor. Keeping the crabs upright is important to keep them alive and fresh. Photo by Anna ...

Cars drive past the East Palo Alto Government Center on University Ave. on Feb. 13, 2025. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. Citing community complaints about health and safety, East Palo Alto officials are ...