The Almanac (Menlo Park)

The Almanac
Type	Weekly newspaper
Owner(s)	Embarcadero Media
Founded	1965
Headquarters	3525 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park
Website	www.almanacnews.com

The Almanac is a weekly California newspaper published to about 15,000 readers^[1] across Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley and Woodside.^[2]

History

The paper was founded in 1965 by Jean Heflin, Betty Fry and Hedy Boissevain;^[3] it was originally titled The Country Almanac.^[4] During the 1970s, Elaine Levine bought her partners' shares in The Almanac. In 1985, Levine bought the Menlo Park Recorder, thus expanding the circulation of The Almanac.^[3]

Embarcadero Pub. Co. bought the Almanac in 1993.

Awards and recognition

In 1995 The Country Almanac of Menlo Park was awarded for general excellence by the California Newspapers Publishers Association.^[5] 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.^[6]

Editors

Since 2023: Angela Swartz^[7]
2020-2023: Andrea Gemmet^[7]
2018-2020: Renee Batti^[3]
1993-2014: Tom Gibboney^[6]

References

^ Stevenson, Paula. "Research Newspapers by State: California" (PDF). gotoanr.com. American Newspaper Representatives. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
^ "Menlo Park Almanac". The Almanac. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
^ a b c Hubbard Gulker, Linda (May 10, 2018). "Renee Batti takes the helm at The Almanac — InMenlo". inmenlo.com. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
^ "About The almanac. (Menlo Park, CA) 199?-current". Chronicling America: America's Historic Newspapers. Library of Congress. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
^ "The Times Wins General Excellence Award". The Los Angeles Times. February 12, 1995. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
^ a b Mueller, Ray. "Proclamation: Recognizing Tom Gibboney on His Retirement". City of Menlo Park. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
^ a b Gemmet, Andrea (2023-12-22). "It's hard to say goodbye". The Almanac. Retrieved 2025-01-13.

External links

Almanac website

[1] Stevenson, Paula. "Research Newspapers by State: California" (PDF). gotoanr.com. American Newspaper Representatives. Retrieved October 25, 2018.

[:0-2] "Menlo Park Almanac". The Almanac. Retrieved April 11, 2023.

[:2-3] Hubbard Gulker, Linda (May 10, 2018). "Renee Batti takes the helm at The Almanac — InMenlo". inmenlo.com. Retrieved 2018-10-28.

[:1-4] "About The almanac. (Menlo Park, CA) 199?-current". Chronicling America: America's Historic Newspapers. Library of Congress. Retrieved October 24, 2018.

[5] "The Times Wins General Excellence Award". The Los Angeles Times. February 12, 1995. Retrieved October 28, 2018.

[:4-6] Mueller, Ray. "Proclamation: Recognizing Tom Gibboney on His Retirement". City of Menlo Park. Retrieved October 28, 2018.

[:3-7] Gemmet, Andrea (2023-12-22). "It's hard to say goodbye". The Almanac. Retrieved 2025-01-13.