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Bohemians, Bungalows, and a Bay View
Our Piedmont Recreation Department’s Walking on Wednesdays group jokes that it never rains on Wednesday mornings in Piedmont. The week...
Feb 12


From Redwoods to Road Safety: Celebrating 60 Years of Piedmont Beautification Foundation, Part 1
It was another great mid-winter day last Wednesday when our Piedmont Recreation Department’s Walking on Wednesdays group met at the...
Jan 22


Requa’s Realm: Buttercup Yellow and the Highlanders
It was another great mid-winter weather day last Wednesday for our Piedmont Recreation Department’s Walking on Wednesdays group when we...
Jan 15


Grand Adventures on Grand Avenue
Our Piedmont Recreation Department’s Walking on Wednesdays group tries to walk every Piedmont street each year, but in 2024 we didn’t get...
Jan 8


Forgotten Founder, Lasting Legacy: Honoring Wallace Alexander on Sea View
Our Piedmont Recreation Department’s Walking on Wednesdays group had a beautiful day for our walk last Wednesday. Some rain was forecast...
Dec 11, 2024


Trains, Taverns, and Tom’s Garage: A Stroll Through Piedmont’s Hidden Gems
Last Wednesday was a beautiful, sunny, late fall morning. During 2024 our Piedmont Recreation Department’s Walking on Wednesdays group...
Dec 4, 2024


Walking for Will: A Thanksgiving Eve Turkey Trot and Tribute
I was away last week, so Jim Kellogg was the leader for our Wednesday walk and provided the summary below.  Best, Dick  Last Wednesday...
Nov 27, 2024


One-Block Wonders: Walking, Weather, and Walter Blair’s Pond
The weather forecasters were calling for some light rain last Wednesday morning before an atmospheric river was to blast the area later...
Nov 20, 2024


The Ginkgo Kings and the Garden that Beer Built
It is almost the end 2024 and there were still some Piedmont streets our Piedmont Recreation Department’s Walking on Wednesdays group...
Nov 13, 2024


Sequoias, Silk, and a Slice of Bali:
It was a mild, cloudy day for our Piedmont Recreation Department’s Walking on Wednesdays group this Wednesday when 45 walkers with one...
Oct 16, 2024


Kingston Avenue Chronicles: Victorian Houses, Name Changes, and Rogue Chickens
The heat wave finally broke last Wednesday, just in time for our Piedmont Recreation Department’s Walking on Wednesdays group’s weekly...
Oct 9, 2024


Lost Lanterns and Deer Highways
Our Piedmont Recreation Department’s Walking on Wednesdays group had a shorter walk than usual last week because it was warm/hot, so this...
Sep 11, 2024


Marvelous Marlborough Court
As our Piedmont Recreation Department’s Walking on Wednesdays group was gathering at the Exedra at our normal time this week, a young,...
Jul 31, 2024


Heading to Harvard
It was another lovely, spring morning last Wednesday for our Piedmont Recreation Department's Walking on Wednesdays weekly walk. A strong...
Jun 12, 2024


Gravity, Faults and a Reservoir
It was an overcast morning for our Piedmont Recreation Department's Walking on Wednesdays' walk this week. There was a solid turnout of...
Apr 24, 2024


Off to Greener Acres
This Wednesday morning was sunny and mild for our Piedmont Recreation Department’s Walking on Wednesdays’ first spring walk. A large...
Mar 20, 2024


Grand Avenue Heights
Our Piedmont Recreation Department's Walking on Wednesdays group had a large turnout of 45 walkers and two K-9 best friends at the Exedra...
Feb 28, 2024


Alta Piedmont and Heights development
In 2023 our Piedmont Recreation Department's Walking on Wednesdays group lived a charmed weather life. It never rained on Wednesday...
Jan 31, 2024


On Track to Witter, the Pool and bulb-outs
Our Piedmont Recreation Department's Walking on Wednesdays group started our walk this week with a cloudy and cool morning. But there was...
Jan 10, 2024


12 Days of Christmas
Our Piedmont Recreation Department's Walking on Wednesday group had a good holiday week turnout of 26 walkers and three K-9 best friends...
Dec 27, 2023
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