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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...
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...
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,...
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...
Aug 3, 2022
The Hidden Street Level History of Lincoln Avenue
On Lincoln Avenue, I went looking for neon history and instead found the ghosts of Slavs and Italians.
Predictably, as...
Jul 27, 2022
Montalvo Arts Center Moves Past James D. Phelan’s Legacy
Montalvo is not Phelan it anymore.
For the first time since the onslaught of Covid-19, Montalvo Arts Center opened its...