Even though it was crisp and chilly on Sunday, Dec. 4, about 1,200 people showed up bright and early at Santa Clara University to walk and run 5K or 10K through the city in the second annual Firehouse Run. After former Miss Silicon Valley Melissa Gialdini energized the crowd with her solo of the National … Read more
On Oct. 23, the San Francisco 49ers and Symetra recognized two Santa Clara Unified School District teachers during a pre-game at Levi Stadium. The honorees were Melissa Le, a kindergarten teacher at Don Callejon School, and Rylan Stewart, a first grade teacher at Central Park Elementary School. Each teacher received a certificate naming them the … Read more
“It’s so special to be here tonight; I used to go to Great America all the time during the summer with my brothers,” says Polina Edmunds, Olympic figure skater and Santa Clara native. “I’m a winter sports athlete and it’s so nice to have a festive ice rink here for people in Santa Clara to … Read more
Artist and San Jose resident Randy Illa remembers when pet rocks were a fad during the 1970s. His pet rocks in “Pet Voronoi Crystals” were created programmatically when he designed them using a CAD (computer aided design), 3D printed them and made an investment cast to create the bronze. At Mission College’s Vargas Gallery, Illa’s … Read more
At Central Park Library’s Redwood Room on Nov. 6, children’s book author and illustrator Frans Vischer showed about 100 attendees pictures of his adventurous cat Fuddles- before and after losing weight, pondering the universe and perched still beneath a birdhouse. So far, Vischer has four books out in print, three of which are based on … Read more
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, Santa Clara Unified School District families attending the STEAM Expo Family Night at Don Callejon School practiced reverse engineering, a concept that encourages one to learn about how something functions by disassembling it, studying its pieces and examining how the pieces come together. Families got to take apart a pen and … Read more
When Emma Kaliterna’s beauty salon Emma’s Coiffures opened on Franklin Street back in 1939, a haircut cost only 25 cents and a shampoo and set was 50 cents. Kaliterna, 97 years young, has been doing hair for 77 years in her shop. “I’m semi-retired now,” Kaliterna says. “Sometimes it takes me one to two hours … Read more
Before Il Fornaio held its grand opening for its new Santa Clara location on Nov. 1, the popular Italian restaurant hosted a number of complimentary preview dinners for community members. The food is superb. For example, the antipasti offerings (before the meal) include warm and comforting vegan minestrone soup and crispy bruschetta, fragrant with olives … Read more
One award ceremony took place during a pre-game at the Levi’s Stadium and the other occurred over 2,000 miles away from Santa Clara in Detroit, Michigan. Both awards ceremonies recognized outstanding women associated with the Santa Clara City Library and more specifically, Read Santa Clara, the library’s free adult literacy program. Betsy Megas, former library … Read more
I don’t like to say goodbye/I don’t want today to end/But we will be happy together tomorrow/Together tomorrow again. “Together Tomorrow” (composed by John Forster and Tom Chapin) was one of a handful of songs sung aloud by Washington Open Elementary School students during the school’s Nov. 2 Open Sing, a weekly half hour singalong. … Read more