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Sep 28, 2022
San Jose Chamber Orchestra Raises Funds for Upcoming Season
Last Sunday at the posh Silicon Valley Capital Club, the San Jose Chamber Orchestra threw a fundraising party for its upcoming season, which includes...
Sep 21, 2022
Avanti Shopping Center Revives Cheap Eats Memories
On any given day, the Avanti Shopping Center at Camden and Kooser is gritty and glorious, a definitive crumbling suburban complex.
The property sprawls along...
Sep 14, 2022
Poets Rejoice at San Jose Poetry Festival Being Held at Downtown
Last week, the 2022 San Jose Poetry Festival added to a long downtown San Jose tradition, re-establishing poetry’s place in the urban landscape.
Rather than...
Sep 7, 2022
Burger Barn Keeps Red Barn Chain Alive One Burger at a Time
On Forest Avenue behind Valley Fair, the glorious Burger Barn is one of the last San Jose structures remaining from the celebrated Red Barn...
Aug 31, 2022
Books Inc, the Real Bookstore of Santana Row
An old bookstore receipt from San Jose’s Town & Country Village inspired me to raise the ghosts of Ray Bradbury and Henry Miller.
I recently...
Aug 24, 2022
Relive the Voice Behind ‘Thriller’ in ‘Sonic Fantasy’ at Cinequest
Vincent Price had never used headphones before he recorded his spoken-word segment for the Thriller LP in 1982.
Thanks to Cinequest, you can relive the...
Aug 17, 2022
San Jose Jazz Summerfest Returns as a Total Success
The 2022 San Jose Jazz Summerfest erupted last weekend, turning the neighborhood into an urban party with theaters, bars, restaurants and streets all hosting...
Aug 10, 2022
The Waste Land of Industry
Forget the Golden Triangle. The gritty underbelly bordered by Brokaw, 880 and 101 should be called the Industrial Triangle.
The flurry of ramshackle activity erupting...
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$25 to 71 Saint Peter
Win a $25 gift certificate to 71 Saint Peter in downtown San Jose. Drawing Ocober 12, 2022.