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The City of Burlingame Parks Division and the Burlingame Beautification Commission extend their deepest thanks to Mayor O’Brien Keighran, Councilmembers, and City staff for attending the 42nd Annual Virtual Arbor Day Ceremony on Thursday, March 4 at Skyline Park. Additional thanks to the children from Lincoln Elementary School and Village Park Preschool for submitting artwork and a poem for this event.

The event was recorded and is available here to view and enjoy. As part of the ceremony, two Coast live oak trees were planted. Burlingame is proud of its 42nd designation as a “Tree City USA”!

We've been hearing from Burlingame Green Certified Businesses that have been saving money by becoming more efficient and going green.

The Green Business Network is now offering a free session, including rebate opportunities, and a reward of up to $500 for green upgrades and purchases for businesses interested in going green. Sign-up for a session here.

To highlight your green business or practices in a future issue of this eNews, email [email protected].

The Paloma Park playground will be closed from Wednesday, March 17 through Thursday, March 18 for maintenance and repairs. Please consider visiting the Pershing Park Playground at 138 Crescent Avenue during this time.

Brush up on your knowledge of Burlingame history by viewing Episode 9 of the Burlingame Before series produced by the Burlingame Historical Society!

The Economic Development Subcommittee (EDS), which was established in 2007, is a two-member subcommittee of the City Council. The City Manager, Community Development Director, Finance Director, and Economic Development & Housing Specialist also attend the meetings. The members of the subcommittee include the Vice Mayor and the Councilmember next in line to serve as Vice Mayor.

The subcommittee meetings are opportunities for businesses, developers, and community members to introduce design proposals and development projects related to economic development for discussion and guidance. They also serve as a forum for discussions about recruitment and retention of businesses and marketing of the city.

The EDS meets monthly via Zoom. Meetings are open to the public. Current and past EDS agendas can be viewed here. Those interested in presenting a project or idea to the EDS at the monthly meeting should contact Economic Development & Housing Specialist Joseph Sanfilippo for assistance.

The City invites all Burlingame businesses to take this 4-minute survey in order to help the City understand how it can improve communications with your business, what challenges your business is currently facing, and how the City can assist local businesses with post-pandemic economic revitalization. Survey results that do not include business names will be shared with participating businesses.

Please continue to follow these important tips for shopping the Fresh Market:

For more information, visit burlingamechamber.org.

The Burlingame Public Library is proud to announce its community Book to Action program “Burlingame Reads,” with support from California Center for the Book, and the following community partners: Citizens Environmental Council, Sustainable San Mateo County, Farming Hope, San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto, and Nethra Samarawickrema and Yuri Zaitsev of the Listening Lab.

In the spirit of "Read, Discuss, and Act", the Library has chosen the book "The Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler, and supplemented with "Emergent Strategy" by Adrienne Maree Brown. With these titles, the Library aims to spur discussions and action around the themes of environmental justice, equity, and community care, as it considers Butler’s speculative fiction and how our community can address concerns locally. With its community partners, the Burlingame Library will be presenting workshops, speakers, and other opportunities to engage on the subject.

Teens and adults are welcome to join this series! Free copies of "Parable of the Sower" are available while supplies last through the Library's Curbside Pickup service. Sign up for your copy and event notices on the Burlingame Public Library website.

The Burlingame Public Library is one of 35 California public library jurisdictions participating in Book to Action 2021, funded by the California Center for the Book.

Book to Action is a program of the California Library Association and is supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian (California State Library).

Located at 1375 Burlingame Avenue, Devan Vincent is open for business! Check out this video, "Zoom-Wear by Devan Vincent": https://youtu.be/RF0JgmhiSc4. Is your style more "Tech Guru" or "Corporate Wolf"?

The future is bright! The Burlingame Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) has been showing its support for our local business community by producing and releasing videos of various businesses on Burlingame Parks & Recreation Department’s social media pages.

Click here to view their March videos in support of Flexx Studios and Mivan Mediterranean restaurant.

This week, Burlingame's High School Correspondents Ella and Ava decided to show us how best to picnic. So grab a blanket, your pod-members (or a good book), some of these tasty treats, and head to one of Burlingame's many beautiful parks! There’s nothing better than some sunshine and a snack to make you feel a little less isolated after a year of social distancing. What’s your favorite place to go for snacks and a picnic? #BurlingameSupportsLocal #SmallBusinessWednesday

Burlingame teens are invited to become “Grand-Friends” to local seniors and help create an intergenerational cookbook filled with treasured recipes. The project, led by volunteers with the Burlingame Collaborative, is designed to reduce isolation and build new connections between generations.

Local teens representing Burlingame schools and the Burlingame Youth Advisory Committee will be matched with seniors who are current or former residents of Burlingame to create a digital book filled with favorite recipes and brief biographical sketches of the seniors. Printed copies of the cookbook will be available for sale, with all proceeds donated to a community organization selected by the teens.

Interviews will be conducted by phone and initiated by the teens during March. To sign up or ask a question, contact [email protected], or text 650-762-9807.

The Burlingame Collaborative is a volunteer group of citizens, businesses, faith organizations, City Councilmembers, and city representatives whose goal is to support the community by responding to challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

via Zoom. Register here! Registration closes March 8. 

The Sustainability Academy’s Master in Local Sustainability Course is a no-cost, 9-week course that will cover energy, waste, water, food systems, habitat restoration, and transportation issues in San Mateo County, as well as the social and environmental justice context of these issues.

This is a great opportunity to meet people in your community with common interests, learn more about the social context of environmental challenges in San Mateo County, and connect with local resource conservation organizations where you can do meaningful volunteer work related to the topics covered in class.

Save the date for the Burlingame Neighborhood Network's (BNN) 9th Annual Burlingame Disaster Survival Drill. Organizers will follow public safety recommendations to decide whether it will be an in-person, virtual, or hybrid drill. Want to sign up or learn more? Send your name and street address to [email protected].

For the entire month of March, essential workers can book a 60 minute session for up to 10 people at the KEVA Interactive Gallery for free.

The KEVA Interactive Gallery offers a unique, private, and self-led experience in downtown Burlingame at the Grupology Headquarters at 1419 Chapin Avenue. Builders of all ages can flex their imagination, creativity, and artistry with access to more than 5000 KEVA wood construction planks. The creative possibilities are nearly endless!

Click here to request a reservation. View the KEVA Gallery in action on Instagram, @grupology, and follow for news and events.