The afternoon of Jan. 7 started off with a graceful song that echoed throughout the Mission City Center for Performing Arts. Melissa Bowling, Miss Santa Clara’s Outstanding Teen 2008 and Miss Santa Clara 2010, sang the National Anthem and opened up the annual Miss Santa Clara’s Outstanding Teen Scholarship Competition. Each contestant received scholarship money … Read more
So he popped the question, and she said yes. Next is the laborious task of planning the big day. Fortunately, to assist brides and grooms-to-be, Wedding Faire is coming to Santa Clara again on Jan. 7th and 8th at the Santa Clara Convention Center. “This year is all about creating amazing designs for weddings,” says … Read more
It’s that wonderful time of the year where your neighborhood brightens up with cheery lights, jolly Santa Claus figurines on people’s lawns, and other festive decorations to signal the holiday spirit. Many Santa Clara residents invest a lot of time and energy into setting up their decorations in front of their houses to spread the … Read more
The musical performance featured the three wise men in colorful Biblical costumes was followed by graceful dancers with ringing charms dangling from their dresses. A live camel emerged and trailed what appeared to be a royal procession. The procession led into Bethlehem, where the story of Christmas takes place. Hosted by Santa Clara First Baptist … Read more
Earlier this year, Christy Kinney was recovering from surgery when she received a bill in the mail for a credit card she didn’t remember that she had. The bill racked up over $8,000 in charges Kinney had never made. “I was like, what?” Kinney recalls. “I was shocked.” While Kinney should have been resting from … Read more
“We never intended to open a recovery store-it just happened,” says Angie Bottorff, a co-owner of All About Recovery, a San Jose-based store offering motivational and inspirational items for people recovering from an ailment, such as addiction. Since 1991, Angie and her husband and fellow store co-owner, Rob, have been in recovery. They are grateful … Read more
Remember the days when finger painting, play rehearsals, and sing-along activities filled our classroom time? Unfortunately, because of budget cuts, kids are less likely to have adequate exposure to the arts in school nowadays, says Dr. Robin Love, an associate professor at San Jose State University who teaches in child and adolescent development. “That’s worrisome … Read more
Children can easily find entertainment by playing video games and watching television. But does this make it right to constantly put a youngster in front of a screen to pass the time? Tim DiMacchia wants children to read more. So he founded Read About Me, a company offering personalized books to young children. “Our goal … Read more
Effective art should captivate, enlighten, and move its audience. George Rivera’s paintings do just that. Viewers of George Rivera’s art may notice the darkness in his subjects, but also spot out the way he reveals the light. So it makes sense that Rivera’s latest exhibit at Mission College is titled “A Journey of Hope.” Rivera … Read more
Fold out chairs and colorful homemade box cars were parked in front of a projector screen on the playground of Millikin Basics+ Elementary School on the evening of Friday, Oct. 7. Parents and children of the school were seated and bundled up in warm jackets with cups of cocoa, bags of popcorn, and plates of … Read more