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Happening soon: Gilles Vonsattel: "Encountering Beethoven" on the Menlo Park Patch calendar

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Greetings Menlo Park! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $1M Marsh Road study could change your Menlo Park commute
  • Ride Menlo Park's foothills with Olympic champions this November
  • Menlo Park's Intermezzo just landed $10 million—what's next for them?

Also on today's calendar: Gilles Vonsattel: "Encountering Beethoven" and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 75 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 76, low: 54.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Menlo Park, Atherton join county in $1M Marsh Road bike, pedestrian study (almanacnews.com) — Menlo Park has secured part of a $1 million grant to study long-needed bike and pedestrian improvements along Marsh Road, including safer connections across Highway 101. Working with Atherton and San Mateo County, the city will help shape a coordinated plan that could add a shared-use trail and new crossings, with public input expected once the study launches in 2027.
   

• Olympic, Paralympic, and World Champions to Join USA… (usacycling.org) — Olympic and world champion cyclists will be in Menlo Park November 7–8 for the USA Cycling Foundation's Bicycles & Bluegrass Benefit at Rosewood Sand Hill. Locals can join group rides, a bluegrass dinner, and an auction supporting national cycling programs, with options to attend the full weekend or just Saturday night, plus opportunities to donate or sponsor.
   

• NVP's Vaughn Crowe on how manufacturing and industrials hit their venture moment (fortune.com subscription) — A Menlo Park-based startup, Intermezzo, just raised $10 million to grow its payroll software business, bringing fresh investment and potential tech jobs to the community. It's one of many AI and industrial-tech deals highlighted in this venture roundup, underscoring how Bay Area and California companies—from Pleasanton to Cupertino—are attracting major funding in data centers, robotics, and healthcare technology.
   

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    THIS MORNING AT 7am BY THE GRACES OF GOD MY CAT CAME RUNNING HOME CRYING AS LOUD AS IVE EVER HEARD HIM We are happy he has returned home!! Our… (Nextdoor Linfield Oaks)
  • Aramark posted a job opening for Food Service Worker - SRI Menlo Park in Menlo Park. Apply here.
  • CVS Health posted a job opening for Retail Store Management Internship Summer 2027 - Greater Bay Area: San Francisco / Peninsula in Menlo Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Menlo Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Palo Alto

  • 2 Pedestrians Injured in Hit-and-Run Crash on Euclid Avenue [East Palo Alto, CA] (sweetlaw.com)
  • Cook Silverman Search Tapped by EPACANDO to Help Find New Executive Director (huntscanlon.com)
  • Bay Area's first 'living levee' opens at Palo Alto Baylands (paloaltoonline.com)

Atherton

  • Community briefs: Eagle Scouts honored, gratitude for Bob Lutticken (almanacnews.com)

Redwood City

  • No Criminal Charges After Arrest In Massive SMC Condo Fire: DA (patch.com)
  • SMC Gets State Commitment To Fix $226M Funding Shortfall (patch.com)

Ok Menlo Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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