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The holidays are fast approaching and there’s nothing like the aroma of hot cocoa to put us in the holiday spirit! But hot cocoa is best eaten with a cookie, but most of us are far too busy during the holiday season to take the time and bake a whole Read more [...]

Finals week is upon us! I’m sure most of us have been there—the stress, the late nights, and the endless trips to the coffee pot. As a senior in high school, I’ve picked up a trick or two to help me through this time of the year. While I can’t Read more [...]

Bored? Tired of scrolling through your endless Instagram feed? Looking for some inspiration? Yeah, us too. Listening to a TED talk is a great way to spend some time learning random but often interesting and inspirational things. We’ve put together a list of our three favorite TED talks to watch Read more [...]

Movie Review | The Grinch Who-ville is in trouble, again Review by Hiya on Ptownlife.org The newest movie – The Grinch is in theaters right now. Many of us have seen How the Grinch Stole Christmas in 2000, so we have high expectations and wonder if this will merely be a repeat, or better. Read more [...]

Welcome back to Dear You, an advice column with a twist: instead of a newsletter giving advice to you, you give advice to the newsletter. It’s finally December, and that means winter break is just weeks away! With winter break AND the holidays coming up, it means it’s time to Read more [...]

PTOWN OUT OF TOWN | EXPLORING THE GRAND CANYON Grand Canyon isn’t just a gorgeous place to take pictures. This national park contains really great but strenuous trails, which are definitely worth trying. I personally tried South Kaibab trail, which if you go down shows Grand Canyon from a completely different Read more [...]

Is this just real life? Is this just fantasy?

Ptownlife presents its newest contest: the Snowman Contest! Now, I know what you’re thinking: it doesn’t snow in Pleasanton. In fact, the last time it snowed in Pleasanton was in 1975, BUT you don’t need snow to make a snowman. Grab some cottonballs, white paper, Styrofoam cups, and get creative! Read more [...]

Have you ever dreamed of having your own personal robot? Boston Dynamic, one of the highest profile robot companies, is working to make that dream a reality. At the TechCrunch robotics conference, they unveiled some of their coolest upcoming creations. One robot that they revealed was the quadrupedal (four-legged) SpotMini, which Read more [...]

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Pleasanton volunteer opportunities this holiday season It’s time for us to bring out our holiday spirit. And what better way than to volunteer and give back to the community? Fortunately, Pleasanton offers a plethora of exciting volunteer opportunities. Whether you want to help out patients at the hospital or Read more [...]