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Good morning to you Menlo Park! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Menlo Park prodigy became a GRAMMY-winning jazz innovator
  • How a newcomer made Menlo Park feel like home through basketball
  • How a Menlo Park garage sparked a tax-driven billionaire exodus debate

Also on today's calendar: NFL Wild Card Weekend with Wine Tasting, Gourmet Food & Exotic Cars at AutoVino and 9 more events.

Find out what's happening in Menlo Park-Athertonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did one pirate say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Menlo Park-Athertonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Saturday: Periods of sun, with a high of 60 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Sunday: Periods of clouds and sun, temps: high: 63, low: 38.
  • Monday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 63 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Taylor Eigsti Musician (allaboutjazz.com) — Menlo Park readers can take pride in hometown-raised pianist and composer Taylor Eigsti, who grew up here before becoming a GRAMMY-winning jazz artist. The profile highlights his early prodigy status, major collaborations, international performances, orchestral commissions, and recent honors, including a 2022 GRAMMY and a Hewlett Foundation–commissioned work premiered in the Bay Area.
   

• Senior Aiden Atkins' Persistent Passion for Basketball (machronicle.com) — A senior basketball standout who moved to Menlo Park from Atlanta in 2022 has found a new home on the M-A varsity boys team, building strong chemistry and memories like winning the Windsor Tournament. He reflects on how the local community eased his transition, his plans to keep playing at junior college, and why current students should savor their high school years.
   

• Google Guys Say Bye to California (nytimes.com) — Menlo Park gets a brief nod as the garage birthplace of Google while the company’s co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, now shift many business entities out of California. Their moves highlight growing concern among billionaires over a proposed statewide wealth tax that supporters say would bolster health care funding and critics warn could drive innovators away.
   

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Other local events
    Saturday January 10
  • Artist Patricia Nojima at Gallery House
    826 Santa Cruz Ave , Menlo Park
    6:00 pm
  • Effie Zilch & Friends
    The Guild Theatre , 949 El Camino Real , Menlo Park
    8:00 pm
    • Sunday January 11
  • External Event: FOPAL Book Sale
    Children's Library , 1276 Harriet Street , Palo Alto
    1:00 pm
    • Monday January 12
  • Baby Bounce Storytime With Stay and Play!
    Atherton Library , 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane , Atherton
    12:00 pm
  • Little Hands Art Adventures: Stuffed Animal Sleepover
    Atherton Library , 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane , Atherton
    4:00 pm
    • Tuesday January 13
  • Signs and Rhymes Storytime With Stay and Play!
    Atherton Library , 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane , Atherton
    10:30 am
  • Family Storytime
    Children's Library , 1276 Harriet Street , Palo Alto
    11:00 am
  • LEGO Tuesdays!
    Downtown Branch Library , 270 Forest Avenue , Palo Alto
    4:00 pm
    • Wednesday January 14
  • Little Ones Storytime
    Children's Library , 1276 Harriet Street , Palo Alto
    10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

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    Please reach out if you can help or if you have a cleaner you love. Thanks in advance! (Nextdoor The Willows)
  • Tutor Me Education posted a job opening for Special Education Tutor in Menlo Park. Apply here.
  • i9 Sports Corporation posted a job opening for Senior Sport Coordinator Flag Football in Menlo Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Menlo Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Palo Alto

  • With new panels, East Palo Alto looks to amplify youth voices (paloaltoonline.com)
  • Peninsula winter home & garden guide: Tree pruning 101, history walks, seed swaps and more (paloaltoonline.com)

Stanford

  • Hoover and Stanford Scholars Welcome Stanford's President, Senior University Leaders to Explore Decentralized Governance (hoover.org)
  • Stanford longevity summit to explore lifelong learning, future of work and aging workforce (localnewsmatters.org)
  • Stanford faculty weigh in on the use of AI tools in research (stanforddaily.com)

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