One of the clues featured at Northside Library’s July 13 Geocache and Scavenger Hunt was a series of pictures: the Incredible Hulk, ice cubes and a growling dog. This clue refers to Rivermark Village’s Smashburger Restaurant. The reasoning required to crack the code is this: The Hulk smashes things, the ice cubes form “brr” and … Read more
Strolling through Books Inc., Santa Clara Square’s new bookstore, you can thumb through the latest New York Times bestsellers, travel books about the Caribbean or America’s national parks, biographies about Hilary Clinton or George. W. Bush, guides to Bible verses or Buddhism, and cookbooks for Japanese soul food or vegan cuisine. You can explore shrines … Read more
During the 1940s, while Clarence Robert “Bob” Tower was a student at Santa Clara High School, he worked at Hale’s department store in downtown San Jose. The hiring manager asked what name he preferred to be called. Tower didn’t care for the name Clarence so he asked to be called “Bob.” Today, this Santa Clara … Read more
In its summer production of “Shrek the Musical Jr.”, the Roberta Jones Junior Theatre showed that beauty comes from within. At the ripe old age of seven, a green ogre named Shrek must leave his parents and venture into the world. His parents warned him that his monstrous appearance would prevent him from having relationships … Read more
During the July 23 media tour of Whole Foods Market’s new store in Santa Clara Square, a store employee cut part of an enormous slab of cheese into savory bite-sized morsels for the visitors to enjoy. Visitors enjoyed the treats as department employees explained the store’s quality standards: The food here does not have artificial … Read more
Attendees munched on sandwiches and cookies while talking about the items they brought to the 13th Annual Antiques Appraisal Luncheon held outside the Harris-Lass House Museum on July 14. Julie Frazier brought a sapphire gold band and her father-in-law’s Pan Am tie clip and cuff links. Linda Eserini showed an old Japanese dish she won … Read more
At noon on July 23, Golden State Brewery opened its doors to a line of beer lovers waiting to try the brewery’s beer flights as well as its highly anticipated new beer, Magnitude 9.9. The beer release kicked off Silicon Valley Beer Week, celebrated from July 22-30. The brewery offers a tasting room that opened … Read more
On June 28, three tables were set up at the back of Northside Library’s community room. Coconut oil and baby oil filled one table, citrus fruits and tea leaves were on another and on the last table, bags of brown sugar and granulated white sugar. The ingredient stations were prepped for the library’s monthly Art … Read more
A fire truck was parked outside of Rivermark Village’s Red Robin on July 9 to announce the presence of off-duty firefighters from Santa Clara Firefighters Local 1171. In the shopping center, these firefighters approached drivers and pedestrians to ask for donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). The name for the daylong event was called … Read more
Jessa Carmack, 22, has a number of titles under her sash: Miss Santa Clara’s Outstanding Teen 2010, Miss Mission City’s Outstanding Teen 2011, Miss California’s Outstanding Teen 2011, Miss Santa Clara 2015, Miss North Bay 2016 and now, Miss California 2016. Looking radiant in a sunshine yellow evening gown, Carmack was crowned at the Miss … Read more