‘What I wanted to wear wasn’t in the stores’: Meet the San Mateo maker giving new life to vintage fabrics
San Mateo native Edwina Ferro creates upcycled handbags using vintage fabrics obtained from a variety of salvage sources.
Eats on the streets: What’s up with outdoor dining?
Although we in the Bay Area are lucky enough to be able to dine outdoors for much of the year, in the summer months you may find yourself wanting to enjoy the warm evenings and spend mealtimes outside all the more. Here are the latest policies from several cities on the Peninsula.
Redwood City residents transform a historic house into a neighborhood coffee shop
Downtown Redwood City’s oldest building is now home to The Yard, a cafe brewing up coffee, community and history. The business had its soft opening on June 26, serving beverages to go out of its Carriage House.
Here are the latest restaurants joining the Palo Alto dining scene
Slurp up fragrant broth from a steaming dumpling, order your 10th round of juicy steak or dig into a bowl loaded with hearty gyro and cooling tzatziki. Here are the newcomers joining the Palo Alto dining scene.
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Fourth of July festivities are over. Here’s what’s happening the rest of the month in Silicon Valley
The Fourth of July holiday is in the rearview mirror until 2025, but there’s no…
outdoors
11 Peninsula trails to keep you cool this summer
To help beat the heat this summer, we’ve compiled a list of Peninsula trails to keep cool, from shady spots with redwood canopies to breezy…
Neighborhood Guides
Mission Street mainstays: What to eat, see and do along the Daly City corridor
Local favorites, diverse eateries and homegrown businesses line the street that straddles San Francisco and San Mateo counties.
