The Almanac (Menlo Park)

The Almanac is a weekly California newspaper published to about 15,000 readers[1] across Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley and Woodside.[2] The paper was founded in 1965 by Jean Heflin, Betty Fry and Hedy Boissevain;[3] it was originally titled The Country Almanac.[4] Embarcadero Pub. Co. bought the Almanac in 1993.[5] The editor is Andrea Gemmet.[2] They maintain their online website, Almanac Online.[6]

The Almanac
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Embarcadero Media
Founded1965
Headquarters3525 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park
Websitewww.almanacnews.com

Awards and recognition

In 1995 The Country Almanac of Menlo Park was awarded for general excellence by the California Newspapers Publishers Association.[7] The mayor of the City of Menlo Park honored Tom Gibboney, the paper's publisher and editor for 21 years, for multiple accomplishments on his retirement from the paper in 2014.[8]

References
  1. Stevenson, Paula. "Research Newspapers by State: California" (PDF). gotoanr.com. American Newspaper Representatives. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. "Menlo Park Almanac". The Almanac. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  3. Hubbard Gulker, Linda (May 10, 2018). "Renee Batti takes the helm at The Almanac — InMenlo". inmenlo.com. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  4. "About The almanac. (Menlo Park, CA) 199?-current". Chronicling America: America's Historic Newspapers. Library of Congress. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  5. "Menlo Park Almanac | Embarcadero Media |". www.embarcaderomediagroup.com. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  6. "| Almanac Online |". www.almanacnews.com. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  7. "The Times Wins General Excellence Award". The Los Angeles Times. February 12, 1995. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  8. Mueller, Ray. "Proclamation: Recognizing Tom Gibboney on His Retirement". City of Menlo Park. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
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