Back in November, Savers opened a new store in Santa Clara at 3510 Homestead Road (off Lawrence Expressway) in the same shopping center as Orenchi Ramen. The enormous store carries secondhand gems for everyone – kitchen appliances, dining ware, furniture, electronics, CDs, books, DVDs, home accessories, art, toys, children’s accessories and clothing, handbags, backpacks, shoes, … Read more
Garrett Kuramoto was born and raised in Sunnyvale. This Santa Clara resident roots for the San Jose Sharks and the Oakland A’s. He plays recreational hockey and holds a black belt in Taekwondo. He serves on the advisory board for The Music School of Sunnyvale. Those who know Kuramoto remember he guest starred on Jeopardy … Read more
On Dec. 1-2, four private Santa Clara homes, along with the Santa Clara Woman’s Club Adobe, were featured in this year’s Santa Clara Historic Home Tour. One spotlighted historic home was a Spanish Colonial Revival at 820 Civic Center Drive. This residence’s exterior offers a quaint view of manicured lawns and tall trees in front of … Read more
Artist Adrian Landon is pleased with his work, “The Mechanical Horse,” a metal sculpture he completed last year. “‘The Mechanical Horse’ is suspended from cables from the frame so the horse can gallop in the air,” said Landon, currently based in Reno. “The horse is made with stainless steel and an aluminum base, one electric … Read more
At the Nov. 17 gathering for Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Teacher Julie Hues’s class at Pomeroy Elementary School, TK foodies shared tasting notes after sampling pasta seasoned with five varieties of salt – kosher, Himalayan pink, wild mushroom, oak smoked and wild garlic. Audrey Hinton, Pomeroy’s Garden and Cooking Teacher and Garden Coordinator, prepared the pasta. … Read more
On Sept. 23, at the 2023 Sunnyvale Community Awards, Mayor Larry Klein awarded the Duo Duo Project the Mayor’s Award of Excellence. Led by Sunnyvale resident Andrea Gung, the Duo Duo Project is a nonprofit organization that launched 10 years ago. “Duo duo” means “abundance” in Chinese. “I have been impressed with the Duo Duo … Read more
On Sept. 27 at the City of Santa Clara’s “State of the City,” held at the Mission City Center for Performing Arts, the City Council honored this year’s District and Citywide Community Award recipients. For the District 1 Community Award, Council Member Kathy Watanabe recognized the docents who volunteer at the Agnews Historical Museum and … Read more
At the Oct. 21 Santa Clara Children’s Business Fair, shoppers of all ages came out to support local youth entrepreneurs. This was the fifth year this annual event graced Live Oak Park. Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Council Member Kathy Watanabe spoke at the awards ceremony. “This year, we got permission from the City … Read more
In Sunnyvale, City-owned utility boxes are displaying the work of selected artists who painted from the pigment of their imagination. The City of Sunnyvale is overseeing “The Great Box Cover-Up,” a three-phase art project, of which the first two phases have been completed. “We have a list of 39 City-owned utility boxes to work from … Read more
“I see neuroscience being used interchangeably with psychology sometimes,” said Ariel Huang, 17, a Santa Clara resident. “But to me, neuroscience is more of a biological study, from brain structure to brain function.” “I’m interested in a lot of different fields of science, and I especially like exploring how those fields interact,” said Maya Sriram, … Read more