In San Jose, the signs for Winchester Shopping Center, Jose Theater, Stephen’s Meat Products, City Center Motel and the Safeway where Futurama Bowl used to be, all have one thing in common. These signs are among the 25 signs that appear in “The San Jose Signs Project’s Guide to the Vintage Signage of San Jose.” … Read more
Riana Grewal,16, is about to start her senior year at Santa Clara High School. One of Grewal’s summer highlights was receiving this year’s Sister Cities International Youth Leadership Award. Grewal received her award and a scholarship prize on Aug. 3 at the Sister Cities International Youth Leadership Summit in Denver, Colorado where attendees learned about … Read more
A couple of weeks ago, if you walked down Sunnyvale’s Murphy Avenue around noon, you would have heard peals of laughter as ventriloquist Steve Chaney (www.cornycrow.com) and his dummy Corny Crow’s goofy antics entertained the young audience gathered at Bookasaurus. Right next door to Bookasaurus is Leigh’s Favorite Books (www.leighsbooks.com), where Leigh Odum, co-owner of … Read more
Art is often a mirror held to the world and that thought is very true for a local drama company. From Aug. 17 to Aug. 25 at Foothill College’s Lohman Theatre the four-year-old Bay Area Drama Company will present the play “Sonata.” Although the show runs for 70 minutes, the play itself is set at … Read more
Currently at the front desk of Santa Clara’s Illuminate Face & Body Bar (2722 Augustine Dr., Suite #120) are two big clear jars. One holds Hershey’s Kisses with purple foil wrapping and the other contains Skittles of all colors of the rainbow. Last month, these treats were given out at the spa’s promotional True Colors … Read more
On Aug. 4, a house with Santa Clara’s Housing Choices at the De La Cruz Cooperative (www.housingchoices.org/partner-properties) was bustling with activity. Workers held on to their construction tools and sported jeans and turquoise shirts, unifying them as the volunteers giving the house a makeover. According to Terry Downing, Development and Outreach Manager at Rebuilding Together … Read more
Before Northside Library opened on Aug. 4, a line of eager library-goers extended out to Moreland Way. Over 2,000 people celebrated Northside Library’s 4th anniversary. Early in the day, Kathy Watanabe, Santa Clara Vice Mayor, and Jodi Muirhead, Santa Clara Unified School District Board Member, offered a few welcoming words to attendees and congratulated Northside … Read more
At the July 24 dress rehearsal of Roberta Jones Junior Theatre’s (RJJT) “James and the Giant Peach,” 58 cast members and 20 crew members put on a peachy keen musical with director Jennifer Kohler. Based on Roald Dahl’s popular children’s book, the story depicted the adventures of an optimistic orphan named James and the animated … Read more
It made sense for Santa Clara author Kathy Ellen Davis to celebrate her June 26 picture book release at Hicklebee’s (www.hicklebees.com), a San Jose children’s bookstore where Davis works. Davis’s picture book, published by Chronicle Books, is titled “Ta-Da!” With lively illustrations, the 40-page picture book tells the story of a boy and a girl … Read more
On July 12, the India Community Center in Milpitas was the location for Assemblymember Kansen Chu’s Community Heroes Awards Ceremony, which recognized citizens from five local cities, including Santa Clara. “Thank you to the many individuals who work, live or serve in the 25th Assembly District,” read Chu’s statement in the event program. “Tonight, I … Read more