Momo Farouq and Sarika Batra have a love story that reads like a romance novel, with their latest chapter culminating in the creation of Pizzeria Cardamomo in Redwood City, expected to open in early September. But their story doesn’t begin in Redwood City – it begins in Lake Como, Italy.

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Want to give your kitty's living quarters an upgrade? If you have the space (and it doesn't need to take much) adding a catio could prove to be the cat's meow.

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When Sally and Joel Phillips purchased their Portola Valley property, it didn't exactly come with the home of their dreams. The old 1,000-square-foot cabin was barely habitable, but it was what the newly married couple could afford in the neighborhood at the time, so they decided to make the best of it. 

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Each month, we feature highlights from a different neighborhood or region in either Atherton, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Portola Valley or Woodside for readers to explore using our interactive map., This month, we’re exploring residential neighborhoods located in North Mountain View

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Calista Woo, a rising senior at Mountain View High School, won first place in a major debate event at the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Iowa last month.

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Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) can be an appealing way to maximize living space on a residential lot, but the process for adding one can be overwhelming and onerous for property owners.

That's where Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia's company Samara comes in. Drawing from his strategy at Airbnb to streamline the vacation property rental process, Gebbia believes he can revolutionize the housing industry by mass producing homes that can be customized and ordered with minimal hassle.

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Kitchens are the heart of the home. It’s where families gather and connect. Food has a way of bringing people together, and it’s much more enjoyable to create delicious dishes when a kitchen is designed in a creative, organized manner.

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Want to explore the Midpeninsula's neighborhoods? Embarcadero Media's "A Day In" series highlights the history, architecture and points of interest of different local neighborhoods on an interactive map each month.

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Five generations of the Marotta family dined at Nini's Coffee Shop, a beloved neighborhood institution in San Mateo that closed in 2020. Now, siblings Sarah and Jacob Marotta are making the space their own as Kiki's Coffee Shop. 

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A restaurant offering “consciousness altering” chicken is coming to Menlo Park. Cafe Vivant will focus on California heritage breed chicken, farm-to-table cuisine and an extensive wine program featuring “hard to find, interesting (and) sought-after wines,” co-owner Jason Jacobeit said.

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