Enterprisers hovered over big teal boards while passing around slips of pastel-colored cash, from $1 bills to $500 bills. They rolled the dice and hoped to stay out of jail. Such was the atmosphere at Northside Library’s Monopoly Madness, held on the evening of Friday, Nov. 6. About several dozen people, both adults and children, … Read more
Passed around at Northside Library’s Homebrewing 101 workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 27 were small cups filled with fragrant malted barley and pungent hops, which are flowers of hop vines. Attendees sniffed at these beer ingredients while learning about how they could make beer at home. “The goal is to teach people you can brew beer … Read more
On Sunday, Nov.1, over 800 people, adults and children, got up bright and early and congregated at Santa Clara University’s Buck Shaw Stadium to participate in the Santa Clara Firefighter Foundation’s inaugural Firehouse Run. Shortly after Miss Silicon Valley Melissa Bowling sang the National Anthem, runners zoomed off while walkers followed behind. With the options … Read more
At State Senator Bob Wieckowski’s State of the District Address and Awards Ceremony held at Sunpower on Oct. 29, the refreshments included cupcakes, mini-quiches, and Halloween-themed cookies decorated as ghosts and witch hats. But the real treat was the public recognition of local heroes in cities that Wieckowski serves. The Santa Clara Sister Cities Association … Read more
Liz Gordon-Stoll, data and assessment coordinator at Santa Clara Unified School District, is pleased to report that the district performed better on the CAASPP-Smarter Balance Assessments than expected, based on what the national field test results indicated. “During the 2014 national field test, no state or district or school received results, but nationally, they gave … Read more
Spotted on a walk through California’s Great America at this time of year is a decorated “cemetery” filled with tombstones featuring past park attractions that are resting in peace, such as The Edge, Gulf Coaster, Lobster and Smurf Woods. Deeper inside the park is Planet Snoopy where the Great Pumpkin Fest comes alive. The park … Read more
Passing through San Tomas Expressway off Cabrillo Avenue, one might catch glimpses of skateboarders gliding across bowls and ramps, sometimes performing gravity-defying stunts, as they practice their craft at the city’s 16,000 square foot Skate Park, accommodating skateboarders of all levels. “The official open date of the Skate Park was Sept. 20, 1999,” says Darrick … Read more
“Back in the day before we had all this refrigeration stuff…humans developed ways of preserving amazing fruit,” says Samantha Shireman, tasting room assistant manager of St. George Spirits. “You had this one harvest of the year, and you could either make jam or you could make booze. If you want to make jam, you came … Read more
Fourteen firefighters from the Santa Clara Fire Department responded to the recent wildfires in Northern California according to Chief Bill Kelly. Their assignments lasted about eight days as they protected structures and helped people evacuate their homes. To educate the public about the work of a firefighter, the Santa Clara Fire Department hosted its annual … Read more
Luis Carlos Montalvan shared his recollections from serving in Iraq during a video advertisement for his New York Times bestselling memoir: “Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him”: “I’m a 17 year veteran and a former captain in the U.S. Army…I was on foot patrol with one of my men … Read more