Inside Central Park Library on the evening of Feb. 4, a jazz trio from the Santa Clara Vanguard played Henry Mancini’s dreamy “Moon River.” The pale blue hue of a Tiffany’s gift box covered the tables. Women received tiaras and strings of faux pearls and men got pocket squares for their jackets. Breakfast themed hors … Read more
“Our favorite place [to read] might be in front of our gas fireplace in the family room,” wrote Judy Nadler, an ethics consultant and a former Santa Clara Mayor, in an email. “We have been known to read at the kitchen table, on the hammock in the back yard. We love to read so we … Read more
Local parents seeking assistance–from career development opportunities to legal services to access to general toiletries and school supplies–now have a one-stop place to go. The Parent Resource Center, which officially opened on Jan. 30, is currently located in the building behind the office of the Santa Clara Adult Education’s campus. Attendees of a private ribbon … Read more
Strolling through Santa Clara University, one would glimpse the name of one of the most recognized philanthropists in Silicon Valley–from the Sobrato Technology Center to the Sobrato Hall to the Abby Sobrato Mall. A recent Santa Clara University press release revealed that, “since 1996, the Sobrato Family has donated nearly $375 million in cash and … Read more
Only in Sutter Elementary School’s Multipurpose Room would ancient Egypt’s pyramids, Candy Land and a village for superheroes be a few feet within each other. Anything was possible at the 4th annual Sutter Lego Show, held Jan. 17. The Lego exhibits represented the building smarts of the 60 participating students from transitional kindergarten to fifth … Read more
At the 2017 Miss Santa Clara and Miss Santa Clara’s Outstanding Teen’s Competitions on Jan. 8, held at the Mission City Center for Performing Arts, former Miss Silicon Valley Melissa Gialdini rang in the New Year with a solo of the National Anthem. Master of Ceremonies Tony Moises shared the categories contestants were being judged … Read more
At the front of the Gothic Revival home at 1490 Santa Clara St. is a dormer, which includes a window that gives the home an engaging third eye to complement the two windows below it. On the porch, rustic Adirondack chairs and potted poinsettia plants welcomed the touring party of Santa Clara’s Historic Home Tour … Read more
At noon on Dec. 7, students from Mission College’s Humanities 18 class marched into the dining room at the Hospitality Management Building to kick off the school’s Kwanzaa celebration. Kwanzaa has its roots in an agricultural celebration from Africa called “the first fruits” celebration. First the students constructed an altar. Items they set on a … Read more
Santa Clara sisters Rebekah and Emily Uyleman searched on YouTube for channels that focused on creating positive change in the world. They didn’t find too many channels with this theme so the girls decided to construct their own YouTube channel. Create Change, at www.createchangekids.com, currently showcases videos of the Uyleman sisters helping the homeless, crafting … Read more
Photographer Gabriel Ibarra shares that his vision is thrown off by some of the new buildings being constructed in Santa Clara that, from his perspective, seem to sit at the edge of the pavement. He feels more connected to the city’s older buildings and structures, such as those on El Camino Real. For his fifth … Read more