Best of 2013

The Best of Silicon Valley 2013 – Features & Columns

Take one of the world's greatest concentrations of wealth and brainpower, add in a few hundred ethnic traditions, mix well, bake in 300 days of sunshine a year and you're bound to get something interesting. With some of the country's highest incomes—second only to the nation's capital, thanks to recession-proof Beltway lawyers' salaries—Silicon Valley has bragging rights to great fortunes. But the real riches lie in the astonishing diversity of treasures found in the strip malls and human-scale downtowns of the valley's baker's dozen of cities.

Arts | Editors’ Picks

Arts | Reader Picks

Food & Drink | Editors’ Picks

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Music & Nightlife | Editors’ Picks

Mar 27, 2013

Metro's Best of Silicon Valley 2013 - Music & Nightlife - Editor Picks. Read the latest features and columns from the South Bay's Metro Newspaper, and find information on upcoming events, lifestyle, the arts and more.

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Music & Nightlife | Reader Picks

Mar 27, 2013

Metro's Best of Silicon Valley 2013. Read the latest features and columns from the South Bay's Metro Newspaper, and find information on upcoming events, lifestyle, the arts and more.

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Central Valley

Mar 27, 2013

Metro's Best of Silicon Valley 2013 - Central Valley. Read the latest features and columns from the South Bay's Metro Newspaper, and find information on upcoming events, lifestyle, the arts and more.

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Fremont/Milpitas

Mar 27, 2013

Metro's Best of Silicon Valley 2013 - Fremont - Milpitas. Read the latest features and columns from the South Bay's Metro Newspaper, and find information on upcoming events, lifestyle, the arts and more.

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Peninsula

Mar 27, 2013

Metro's Best of Silicon Valley 2013 - Peninsula. Read the latest features and columns from the South Bay's Metro Newspaper, and find information on upcoming events, lifestyle, the arts and more.

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San Jose | South County

Mar 27, 2013

Metro's Best of Silicon Valley 2013 - San Jose - South County. Read the latest features and columns from the South Bay's Metro Newspaper, and find information on upcoming events, lifestyle, the arts and more.

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