Family Fun Night Season Kicks Off

The Santa Clara Library kicked off its first summer concert on June 9 with a performance by Alphabet Rockers, a Bay Area group creating “fresh musical experiences that bring the family together through elements of hip hop.” The Alphabet Rockers had children on their feet and engaged throughout their set. The first concert also gave … Read more

Looking Back – Week of June 11

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (June 9, 1914) Second Annual California Cherry Festival Proves County’s Greatest Fruit Attraction: 50,000 Visitors Attend Celebration and Participate in Week of Entertainment Fire and Police Alarm Systems: German Cities have Excellent Methods Automobile License Law Benefits Whole State Woman’s Club Ready to Move into New Quarters in Their … Read more

Power to the People

Let’s be honest here — you need a jolt. Yes, you manage to show up at your job every morning, and, sure, you’re able to spend most of the day in a semi-vertical position, and OK, you’re really good at looking like you’re actually working, but we know the truth, don’t we? You’re going through … Read more

Night of the Living Dread

If you have trouble staying awake all day at work — and you know you do, you sleepy-headed little minx — you are probably not going to feel very enthusiastic about the prospect of staying awake all night. Let’s be honest here. One of the big reasons you sleep in the daytime is so you … Read more

Looking Back – Week of June 4

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (June 2, 1914) Santa Clara Extends Royal Welcome to Cherry Carnival Visitors: Week’s Mammoth Program will be Marked by Variety of Interesting Attractions Carnival Crowds Throng the Town: Celebration will Close with Address by Governor Hiram Johnson Santa Clara’s Fruit and Farm Industries are Largest in California 50 Years … Read more

Looking Back – Week of May 28

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (May 26, 1914) Cherry Carnival Committees Complete Festival Plans: Whirl of Pageantry and Entertainment Promised for Carnival Week: Something Different for Each Day of Celebration Native Sons throughout Santa Clara Valley Support Big 4th of July Celebration John Roll, Santa Claran on County Board of Supervisors, Given State Honors … Read more

Getting Over Overworking

I don’t want to be an alarmist, but you may have a serious problem. You’re working too much. Now I know that on the surface, the idea that you are working too much seems completely ridiculous. You’re famous throughout your company’s org chart for being a complete slacker. Considering your lack of productivity, your negative … Read more

Looking Back – Week of May 21

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (May 19, 1914) All Aboard for Booster Outing: 200 Lively Boosters Ready for Cherry Carnival Excursion to San Francisco: Plan to Parade through Peninsula Towns and Visit Exposition Site in S.F. Metropolis D.K.Knowles, Well-Known San Jose Man, Pulled Over by Speed Cop: Caught Joy-Riding on Franklin Street Former Santa … Read more

Stadium Artwork Announced

Sports & the Arts (SATA) (www.sportart.net), the San Francisco 49ers and the Santa Clara Stadium Authority recently announced the artists featured within the Art Collection that will be installed inside Levi’s Stadium. The collection features more than 200 pieces of original artwork and 500-plus photographs from the archives of the 49ers, and their esteemed group … Read more