The past week was full of excitement, from auditions for American Idol in San Francisco to the hormone-filled approach of Valentine's Day. We finished up Super Bowl Sunday and Lunar New Year, and headed straight for the meat of mid-month.
Among the controversial topics we hit in the third week of February: the ever-expanding redevelopment debate and the increasingly expensive fate of the Eden Area Chamber of Commerce. Readers and contributors faced off on everything from the recall to Valentine's day, but for the most part, folks agreed to disagree. Here's to another week of polite but civil discourse!
Monday: Duck and cover! No, it's not an earthquake—it's the Soviets. Though many of us were born after the fall of the Berlin Wall, it's worth remembering that things weren't always as... ahem...cordial between us and the former republics of the СССР. In fact, there was a time when San Lorenzo's back yards were dotted with concrete fallout shelters, and children practiced ducking and covering with Bert the Turtle, as .
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Tuesday: Columnist Lani Conway , where she took stock of the estate's assorted Victorian curious and had a brush with a friendly neighborhood ghost.
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Also on Tuesday, we took a look at some of .
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Wednesday: On Wednesday, we introduced you to three local moms, Rebecca, Stacy and Alicia, who'll be sharing their insights and taking reader questions for our weekly Mom's Talk. This week, Rebecca and Stacy shared
Contributor Adam Garrett-Clark , and we caught up with Whiz Kids Ilian, Jessica and Oluto see .
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Thursday: Thursday was a day for bold choices, including this Eye on Style photographer Anna Hiatt shot a gallery of sunny clothes at Thrift Town.
on San Francisco, and in our new weekly Patch Picks List, we rounded up the top five sweet treats for a tight budget. Favorites ranged from
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Friday: A lot went down on Friday. We brought you the highlights, from an to a protracted battle between
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Saturday: Locals may soon have something new to do on the weekends. Lani Conway reports on the planned "
Sunday: Resident chef Debra Taylor shared
Got exciting plans this Monday? Share your best (and worst) from St. Valentine's past.
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