.Tomek Mackowiak

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.Cover Story

Jul 5, 2022

The Tropical Origins of San Pedro Square’s Dr. Funk

A shipwreck victim washes onto a beach, awakening to the sea gently lapping as the sun reflects off the soft sand. The air is...

A cartoon of three people at a restaurant table, one standing and taking a selfie, while the other two sit eating and looking annoyed. A server stands beside the table holding a tray.

.SV Dining

Feb 27, 2019

Goodfellas

Original Joe’s continues serving quality comfort food for the whole familia.

A stylized drawing of two people in front of a small town scene with a water tower, shops, and a red Sheriff sign. One person lies on the ground as another sits, both looking distressed.

.SV Dining

Jan 30, 2019

Tasty Memories

The Barfly boys enjoy a delicious slice of San Jose history at Palermo Restaurant.

Black and white cartoon of a carriage with three tall balloon-like structures, people inside, and a person outside holding a magnifying glass and a skull. A sign reads Normandy Inn & Lounge Cocktails.

.SV Dining

Oct 31, 2018

Horsin’ Around

The Barfly Boys hitch up and head out to Normandy House Lounge.

A child dressed as a ghost, another child in regular clothes, and a police officer with a helmet and a dog stand together. The officer appears to be talking to the children.

.SV Dining

Jul 18, 2018

Song & Stag

The Red Stag is a great place to sing your heart out and bear your soul.

.Music

Jun 6, 2018

Obituary: We Miss You, Andrew Pejack

On the morning of May 22, we lost a keystone figure of our community. Andrew Pejack inspired us to pursue creativity, to respect and...

A cartoon cat with big eyes sits on a mat, surrounded by icons of Bitcoin and two Ethereum symbols, suggesting the cat is thinking about cryptocurrency.

.Columns

Mar 14, 2018

Even the most charismatic heros are destined to be supplanted by their more stable, if droll, contemporaries. This seems to be hard-boiled into our human destiny. Agamemnon and Achilles were replaced by their less flamboyant counterpart, Odysseus; the fiery promise of fossil-fuel technologies are now being phased out by the boring, reliable and simple electric motor. It's the same play being performed on different stages with a different cast. In that vein, one of the most recent dramas can be seen in the spectacular rise and fall of Bitcoin.