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From Earthquakes Fan to World Cup DJ: Raffi Nalvarian’s Full-Circle Journey
Fifty years ago, when Raffi Nalvarian was a kid, he saw Pele play against the San Jose Earthquakes at Spartan Stadium. Now his DJ...
As Great America Faces Closure, the FIFA World Cup Arrives in Santa Clara
As Great America fades away, the FIFA World Cup will soon begin. Santa Clara might never be the same.
After picking up my credential for...
Silicon Alleys: Almaden Valley Athletic Club marks 50 years
Joe Shank, 87, is showing me around Almaden Valley Athletic Club at Camden and Kooser, the facility he opened 50 years ago.
“We’re just as...
L.A. Guns Returns to Downtown San Jose’s Rock Scene
The remains of the Sunset Strip from 1988 surfaced last week at the Ritz for a small rock show that triggered a thousand mystical...
Giselle in San Jose
Reincarnated set pieces from Santa Cruz are given a second life in Hammer Theatre for New Ballet’s fresh interpretation of the classical Giselle story....
AAPI Heritage Month Through Art, Film and Community in the Bay Area
With Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month now upon us, the columnist reincarnated as “Herb Caen Tagore” and infiltrated a wealth of events.
Taking...
San Jose’s Acid Test House: From Grateful Dead History to Forgotten Local Legends
Last year an original flyer emerged for one of Ken Kesey’s acid tests, the notorious multisensory happening at 38 S. Fifth Street on December...
A Visit to the Original Round Table Pizza and Menlo Park’s Historic Landmarks
With pizza on his mind, and on several of this issue’s pages, the columnist made a triumphant return to the oldest Round Table in...
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