Tai snapper with lime, chiles, pecans and sesame oil at Bird Dog. Photo by Veronica Weber. After Friday night’s dinner service, Bird Dog in downtown Palo Alto is officially closed. The fine ...

A landowners group continues its push for a moratorium on large industrial development "in the mountains" in an effort to block wind energy development in the northern Laramie Range. The Converse ...

Visiting Southern California’s archipelago takes planning and an adventurous spirit, but it’s worth the effort.