The Santa Clara Aquamaids had a spectacular showing at the 2013 US National Team Synchronized Swimming Trials. After three days of competition among top athletes from across the U.S., 21 of 28 Aquamaids swimmers placed to the 50 U.S. National Team spots. Swimmers are between the ages of nine and 17-years-old. Rebecca Moody, the youngest … Read more
On July 26, 2013 at 3:59 a.m., Santa Clara Police officers responded to investigate the report of a sexual assault on the 2800 block of Homestead Road in Santa Clara. Police are still in the early stages of the investigation. With the current information, they believe a male adult entered through a bathroom window and … Read more
Although Santa Clara University (SCU) might officially be on summer break, the campus grounds and Recital Hall were filled with the sounds of students during what, for many, was their first visit to a college campus on July 19. The event was a collaboration between Texas Instruments (TI) and Family Giving Tree (FGT) as they … Read more
Bay Area favorite, The LyraTones (www.lyratones.com) played to a packed Central Park Pavilion for the July 28 installment of Concerts in the Park. Playing a mixture of Big Band-era tunes, combining both instrumental and lyric songs, the 17-piece orchestra was the perfect backdrop for a summer afternoon. The LyraTones setlist included classics like the Harry … Read more
The Santa Clara Stadium Authority recently launched a fan brick program at Levi’s Stadium, giving 49ers fans and community members the opportunity to be a part of the stadium’s Fanwalk through the purchase of commemorative bricks. Fans can purchase personalized pavers that will be located within the Levi’s Stadium Fanwalk at Gate A in the … Read more
100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (July 29, 1913) *Patronize the Town Merchants Who Have Earned Your Support: Mail Order Houses in Large Cities have Become Menace to Small Towns *Moonshine Camp Raided by Santa Clara’s Constable Lyle *Two Aged Santa Clara Pioneers, Andrew J. Lendrum and Archibald Marsh Pass Away Within Hours of Each … Read more
Pacific Rim is being billed as Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim. Why not “big star name” in Pacific Rim? The big stars are Charlie Hunnam, Diego Klattenhoff, Idris Elba and Rinko Kikuchi. So when the director’s name is bigger than the star names, this is what you do. GdT is from Guadalajara, Mexico. His biggest … Read more
The San Francisco 49ers announced a multi-year relationship making PepsiCo the official and exclusive non-alcoholic beverage and snack provider for the team and Levi’s Stadium. PepsiCo is one of the stadium’s 10 founding partners, with this deal encompassing PepsiCo’s portfolio of iconic brands such as Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Quaker, Gatorade and Tropicana. “PepsiCo is an ideal … Read more
100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (July 22, 1913) *Annual Municipal Report Completed by City Expert: In Spite of Costly Improvements and Reduction in Gas & Electric Current Town Finances in Good Shape *By Transfer of Funds: Sufficient Money Now Available for Completion of New Town Hall *Up-to-Date Accounting System to be Installed: Town Trustees … Read more
It‘s obvious that with the inclusion of Johnny Depp, Walt Disney Pictures and Producer Jerry Bruckheimer were hoping for a Pirates of the Caribbean-like hit that would produce titanic size profits and generate endless remakes. What they got was more like the Disney/Bruckheimer film Prince of Persia (2010). Their worst nightmare would be a film … Read more