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Feb 12
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...


Jan 22
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 15
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 8
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...


Dec 11, 2024
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 4, 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...


Nov 27, 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 20, 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 13, 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...


Oct 15, 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 8, 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...


Sep 10, 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...


Jul 30, 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,...


Jun 11, 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...


Apr 23, 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...


Mar 19, 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...


Feb 28, 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...


Jan 31, 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 10, 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...


Dec 27, 2023
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...
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