Menlo Park

Is Silicon Valley Still for Sale?

by The Dawn Thomas Team on December 8, 2011

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About a year ago we did a post titled “International Investors- The Silicon Valley is still  ’on Sale’” which talked about the number of cash buyers and foreign investors taking advantage of prices that just seemed to good to pass up. Well, the market is ever changing, and this time we are talking about buyers scooping up [...]

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#482-Halloween Hoopla in Menlo Park

by The Dawn Thomas Team on October 26, 2011

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This Saturday, October 29th, bust out your Halloween costume and head down to Menlo Park for a fun day of tricks and treats! Participate in the annual parade that starts at Arrillaga Family Recreation Center to Fremont Park starting  at 11:45 and receive a free trick -o-treat bag! After the parade, one and all can trick-or- treat [...]

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#476-Menlo Park’s Sidewalk Arts and Crafts Festival

by The Dawn Thomas Team on October 12, 2011

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‘Tis the season for fall festivals, and Menlo Parks is one that is certainly not to be missed! Some local artists will be featured, it’s amazing the great talent we have in our own backyard! Menlo Park plays host to the 15th Annual Menlo Park Sidewalk Fine Arts and Crafts Fall Fest Friday, October 14 [...]

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#449 – Jeffrey’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers – Menlo Park

by The Dawn Thomas Team on August 10, 2011

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If you are looking for an old fashioned diner with homemade milkshakes, a juke box playing, a juicy burger that oozes melted cheese out it’s sides and chili cheese fries…Jeffrey’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers is for you! Owner Serge Karanov came to the Bay Area from the Soviet Union at the age of 19 with only [...]

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#436 – Connoisseur’s Marketplace- Menlo Park

by The Dawn Thomas Team on July 11, 2011

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Stroll.  Browse. Enjoy! The 25th Annual Connoisseur’s Marketplace in Menlo Park is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, July 16 & 17.  This may be Menlo Park’s silver anniversary –but they put on a gold-medal event every year!  Started 25 years ago as a fund-raiser for the Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce, this event has steadily [...]

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What is going on with real estate in the Silicon  Valley–specifically on The Peninsula?   When is the last time you searched for homes on The Peninsula?   Have you noticed that home prices have gone up?   Here’s a the latest overview of what real estate agents are seeing for Palo Alto, Los Altos, Menlo [...]

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#428 – 4th of July Parades – Silicon Valley

by The Dawn Thomas Team on June 22, 2011

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Looking for a parade in Silicon Valley on the 4th of July? Here are four options to cheer the  red, white and blue marching, rolling, sauntering, and sashaying through a neighborhood near you! Rose, White and Blue Parade -  The Alameda Avenue, Santa Clara Parade through the Rose Garden neighborhood of San Jose, starting at [...]

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#420 – Sunset Celebration Weekend – Menlo Park

by The Dawn Thomas Team on June 3, 2011

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Step aside Martha Stewart! If there’s one magazine that has caused the most trouble in my household  - it’s Sunset Magazine.  Their Annual Sunset Celebration Weekend launches months of personal inspiration, perspiration, and domestic mayhem in my house.   I catch the “Do It Yourself” fever every June when Sunset opens its doors for its annual [...]

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