Metro Issue: Aug 2–Aug 8, 2019

Cover Story
Towering Ambitions
Can San Jose rebuild its iconic light tower, visually brand itself and break the curse of century of mediocre architecture?
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back to topLet It Be Bright

Cafe Stritch’s annual Rahsaanathon vibrates with positivity in fifth year.
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back to topThe Beasts Within

From left to right: Enzo Sapojnikoff as Maurice, Raymónd McCarthy as Jack, and Johannes de Quant as Roger in ‘Lord of the Flies.’
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back to top‘Blonde’ Ambition

Charlize Theron plays a super spy in ‘Atomic Blonde.’ Viewers will have to decide if the film deserves its Bond comparisons.
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