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What's Happening in Downtown Palo Alto

Tell Us What's Happening With Your Business!

PAd - 721 Emerson Street . Palo Alto . California 94301

telephone : 650.223.4334
sherry.BIDmanagement@gmail.com

Fill out this form and mail it in : PAd Business Contact Sheet learn all about the B2B benefit.

visit www.destinationpaloalto.com & the Palo Alto Visitor's Bureau, to see what's happening around town

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Open Mic - First Tuesday eve of the month.

Coming next on February 09, 2010

Come for free music, and free pizza, compliments of Spot Pizza

@ Jungle Digital Imaging - 452 High Street

      *sponsored by the Palo Alto Institute

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Sancho's -  The long awaited, popular Taqueria finally opens at 491 Lytton Avenue.

Premier Boutique @ 534 Ramona Street

GameStop finds Palo Alto! and will soon be going into the Golden Loom space @ 370 University Avenue

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With gratitude to the advocates of small business and the voters of Palo Alto

for defeating the Palo Alto Business License Tax (Measure A)

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Samba Glow opens @ 520 Bryant Street http://wwww.sambaglow.com

                                Come in for that year round golden tan

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THREE SEASONS Restaurant offering the new Take&Go Lunch menu ~

Please refer to the flyer for menu & details

PA3S TAKE AND GO POSTCARD FRONT

PA3S TAKE AND GO POSTCARD BACK

or visit www.threeseasons.com

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PALO ALTO COMMUNITY FARMSHOP RETURNING IN THE NEW YEAR

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Bling Nation
Bling Nation provides a Community Payments Service which enables banks to issue mobile payments instantly to their customers. With our Community Payments Service, banks will gain consumer and merchant market share. The Community Payments Service will save merchants up to 50% in card processing fees and enable the merchant to offer their own Rewards program. Consumers transact with a simple tap and go on the wireless POS terminal. No receipt necessary, the customer will receive an SMS message confirming their transaction and providing them with their current checking account balance and Rewards balance. Bling Nation's Community Payments Service is safer, faster and easier than traditional payment methods. www.blingnation.com

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Shop Downtown Palo Alto for unique choices & savings

Stop in at Romi www.shopromi.com,

www.patagonia.com

Unique Skin Care & Spa - 701 Emerson Street

Paperwhirl, www.paperwhirl.com, JFoss, DiModa, I N Boutique, RSGallery, Phyllis, Fashion Passion, De Nova, Mansoor & Gore, Cassis, Bryn Walker, and many more...

Amrithika offers plenty of free community events every month.

please refer to the link for details:http://www.amrithika.com/events            

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Prixe Fixe Sundays at Lavanda    

www.lavandarestaurant.com

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Melt Ultra Lounge is now live on BarTab!

BarTab is a Facebook app that lets you buy REAL drinks for your friends!
How it works:
It's easy, all you have to do is sign up for the BarTab application on Facebook (click here to sign up) and you're immediately given a $4 credit to spend on drinks for your friends. Each drink is only $1, so that's 4 drinks right off the bat to give to anyone you want. Once your friends receive the drinks, they can redeem them at Melt for a penny. The drinks are good for beer, wine and mixed drinks up to $8 in value.

For more information on BarTab, click here or watch the video to see how it works.

And Remember to become a Fan of BarTab and Melt Ultra Lounge on Facebook!   

  

www.shokolaat.com 

come in and enjoy their handcrafted chocolates, pastries, or stay for fine dining.                                                                               

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REPOSADO

Eat, Drink and Relax.

236 Hamilton Avenue - Call for Reservations: 650-833-3151

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 HAPPY HOUR -

Everyday in the Bar 4 pm- 7 pm

430  K i p l i n g  S t r e e t

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University Art - a Palo Alto anchor

Shop and Browse, come in for all your Art & Framing needs

                                                                              www.universityart.com

                                     

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www.junnoon.com

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                                                      http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/paloalto/                                                      

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Caffe del Doge has moved to Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Palo-Alto-CA/Caffe-del-Doge/42479559991

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Ask for Private Parties bookings

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Calligaris Shop ~ The Modern Living @ 524 University Avenue

 www.modernlivingtoday.com  

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LYTTON ROASTING

Check out the best coffee in town, with onsite roasting by master roaster.

Buy beans in bulk, or stay in and taste a cup of Java.

miss Noah's Bagels? come into Lytton Roasting for your fresh bagels & pastries daily.

401 Lytton Avenue @ Waverley 650-324-4320

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What's Up?

Scotty's Bar at the old Fino's location

Han's Hibachi is now located @ 452 University Avenue.

Garden Fresh Chinese Restaurant will take over Hahn's location on Emerson.

California Shoe & Luggage is under new ownership. Come in and get acquainted with Charlie.

Walgreen's to reopen December 2009  

I N Boutique is holding a sale - Everything 45-70% off

Mediterranean Wraps is now open where Andale used to be on University & Emerson.

GONE -   Wolf Camera, Z Gallerie, Waterworks, and Magnolia, Vian Hunter.

Gleim Jewelers is now located at 450 University Avenue.                                                

LuLuLemon Athletica a yoga/dance and all around athletic store.

Joya at 339 University Avenue, serving Tapas.

Loving Hut, a vegan restaurant at 165D University Avenue.

Sprout Cafe for greens. Great vegetarian salad spot.

Epi Cafe - a great luch spot.

View From the Terrace -   On Kipling one of a kind stuff for your home. www.viewfromtheterrace.com

The yogurt craze ramps up with the opening of L'Amore Yogurt on University.

Shokolaat on University Avenue www.shokolaat.com

Check out this swanky spot ~ sample delectable chocolates & pastries, fine  cuisine and hang out at the ultra hip bar.

The Wine Room at 520 Ramona Street ~ sip, savour, celebrate...

Drop in for a one of a kind experience. Lounge in this warmly decorated, historic building next to one of the fireplaces and taste some delicious options. Have Mike, the proprietor help you with your selections. Michael Garcia, who is no stranger to the peninsula restaurant scene has created a most desirable, comfortable space.

The Wine Room promises to be a favorite hangout.

Check it out ! Pampas located on Alma @ Hamilton. Brazilian steakhouse.

Starbucks is at 374 University Avenue.

Spot Pizza opens it's second Palo Alto location at 115 Hamilton Avenue.

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Stanford Credit Union at 525 University in the space previously occupied by FedEx .

                                                                            

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The "LUKE" pay and stay machines have arrived in the downtown garages.

Pay Luke $15.00 for the day and park anywhere in the downtown for the day regardless of color zones.

LUKE in the Cowper/Webster garage. Buy your ticket here, park anywhere.

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             **** We Have Lit Up City Hall Plaza ***

                                             Soon we will light up Cogswell Park

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"Fraiche" - Stop into this good for you treat spot on Emerson.

www.fraicheyogurt.com

 

 

         

 

 

Patagonia www.patagonia.com

American Apparel www.americanapparel.com

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Available now through PAd ~

Book live entertainment at your establishment at discounted fees. Please contact us for details.

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We Need Your Opinion And Ideas

Parking ~

Research indicates that downtown Palo Alto actually has overall adequate parking.

The question remains proportionately how well is the congestion distributed?

Plans are on the table for possibly a new parking structure on the West end of downtown

on High Street .

* Please share with us what section of downtown you feel can use more parking *

1. is there adequate parking for you, your employees and your patrons?

2. where, if anywhere, would be a good place to erect a new parking structure?

3. are the color-coded parking zones easy for people to understand?

4. should parking permits be issued to the business instead of individuals?

5. are there any other parking problems you would like to elaborate upon?

*your input is extremely valuable to us in maintaining a quality enviornment*

 

Seasonal Banners ~

we invite your ideas on what you would like to see promoted on post banners to be hung on the traffic light posts on Lytton, University and Hamilton Avenues.

Lytton Plaza ~

Target to break ground August 2009.

 

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Networking

Help us develop a networking system to assist and benefit you in establishing contacts within like industries for cross selling and referrals. Please share with us your contact information in order to facilitate such a connection. sherry.BIDmanagement@gmail.com

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PARKING

We would like to help promote the ease of parking downtown.  Please encourage your employees to park in permit zones, or purchase All Day Parking passes making the free parking available to shoppers, diners and visitors. The parking brochure is available for circulation through PADBPA or lobby of City Hall.

Tell us if you think we need to provide more parking downtown and where.

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Stanford Athletics ~

Help support Stanford Athletics through ticket purchases for athletic events.

Contact us for for more information on group ticket sales and promotions for all  Stanford Athletic events throughout the year.

www.gostanford.com

 

FROM CITY HALL -

* we are working on outdoor seating compliance.

*Please note proposed revision to the liquor license ordinance liquor license ord

*What do you make of the expansion of the Sit/Lie Ordinance?

Please give us your opinion : sherry.BIDmanagement@gmail.com

*The City of Palo Alto has revised the outdoor merchandise display ordinance please see letter for details 8-15-07 Letter to Downtown Merchants