Abe Tow

Backyard basketball | Verde Vlogs: Social distancing | April 21, 2020

On April 21, Managing Editor Abe Tow discusses the recent decline of oil prices and the benefit of having pets while sheltering in place, and finds a creati...

Math modifications: Middle school math changes spark debate

For Superintendent Don Austin, it was a call to arms. The most recent round of California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress results presented durin...

Inside the Incubator: Exploring Paly’s start-up publications

Tight-knit, small and dedicated are words that describe the new Incubator class at Palo Alto High School. The course was created in 2018 to house start-up publi...

Sizing us up: The views from our extreme heights

Short Being elbowed in the face. Having to ask strangers to get something from the top shelf of a grocery store. Always wearing cuffed jeans — and not as a f...

No substitutes for these subs: A look into the world of substitutes

Substitutes. We’ve all had them — some are more eccentric than others, but each is unique in their own way. With teachers frequently away at conferences or meet...

Palo Alto goes green: Local community chooses sustainability

Local farmers sell fresh produce and fruit, among other locally grown goods; musicians busk along the street, serenading strangers with live tunes; residents st...

Student Center opens for breakfast

The Student Center will begin to serve breakfast before 8:20 a.m. by the end of the school year. According to Assistant Principal Jerry Berkson, students wil...

Love & Sandwiches: Local Favorite to go National

Ike's Place knows exactly how to craft the quintessential sandwich bite. The shop’s deliciously fresh bread serves as the perfect vessel for its mouthwatering f...

(Boy) Scouts of America: Expanding opportunity or cornering a market?

From the outside, it was a quiet evening at Covenant Presbyterian Church on East Meadow Road. But inside a bright common room, Boy Scouts — some barely out of e...

Skunk captured in English classroom corridor

Palo Alto Animal Services will evaluate a skunk captured by a custodian at lunch with a trash can from a short Palo Alto Senior High School hallway leading to E...

Inside the Incubator: Exploring Paly’s start-up publications

Sizing us up: The views from our extreme heights

No substitutes for these subs: A look into the world of substitutes

Palo Alto goes green: Local community chooses sustainability

Student Center opens for breakfast

Love & Sandwiches: Local Favorite to go National

(Boy) Scouts of America: Expanding opportunity or cornering a market?

Skunk captured in English classroom corridor

Abe Tow

Family and quarantine: Take advantage of the extra family time

PAUSD secondary schools to continue remote learning in the fall

Quarantine trends

Stream in quarantine: What to watch

What time do you wake up?

Art in isolation

Ettan: Cal-Indian cuisine makes its way to Palo Alto

The last day: Final moments on campus

Money Heist: Spanish crime show captivates audience