Riteka Murugesh, 17, remembers her first time working with GitHub, a tech industry tool. “Being introduced to GitHub for the first time during my sophomore year, I spent quite some time scouring through user guides that seem to be intended more toward professionals,” said Murugesh, a resident of Sunnyvale. In December 2019, Murugesh began plans … Read more
On Sept. 14, Patty Jenkins, a third grade teacher at Scott Lane Elementary School, learned that she won a $1,000 DonorsChoose gift card through the College Football Playoff Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that, according to its website, aims to inspire and empower teachers. “The $1,000 gift card that Patty received came from the … Read more
Painter Hara Chung specializes in creating paper bouquets through her business, Bouquets En Papier (www.bouquetsenpapier.com). “The thing I don’t like about flowers is that they don’t last beyond a week,” said Chung, a London native who is now based in San Jose. “I want someone to be able to give flowers that would last. I … Read more
Since September 2019, twin sisters Mindy and Megan Park have been busy with MCourse, the online bakery that they own. Although the business does not have a storefront at this time, these Santa Clara residents have still been busy taking orders. “We want to open up our own dessert cafe someday,” said Mindy, a pastry … Read more
From July 13 to July 24, Coderbunnyz presented the Boss Biz Pitch Fest, a virtual event with monetary prizes for winning business pitches. The contest was open to people from ages 8 and up — 104 people participated in 58 competing teams. “I came up with a safe place for young people to present their … Read more
“On the first day my restaurant opened on Jan. 1, 2005, I had two customers,” said John Seo, owner of the El Camino Mongolian BBQ at 3380 El Camino Real (cross street: Nobili Ave.) in Santa Clara. “I was so happy that I had two customers that I took a picture of them. Now our … Read more
Becky Owens, from Saratoga, enjoys performing in local theater. Earlier this year, after shelter-in-place was announced and theaters began canceling shows, Owens started a Facebook group called Quarantined Cabaret Live. Performers have been broadcasting their act with their phone or computer from their homes. The group allows singers and other performing artists to perform in … Read more
In the Santa Clara Unified School District’s (SCUSD) 2019-2020 Employee Recognitions video, retiring employees are among those who received acknowledgment from the district. A few district retirees looked back on their years of working in education and shared their retirement plans. Stan Garber worked in education for 38 years, from being an English and Social … Read more
Earlier this month, the Santa Clara City Library and the Sunnyvale Public Library began serving patrons who want to pick up physical library books put on hold. Children’s materials, kids’ series books, genre fiction, and books about African American history and racial justice are in high demand. “People have missed their public libraries,” said Hilary … Read more
Santa Clara’s Gupta brothers, Rishab, 15, and Ayush, 13, believe that students learn much better in the classroom than with distance learning. So Rishab, a student at Santa Clara High School, founded an online tutoring service called YouTutor so learners can get extra academic help outside of school. “I initially started this in late April.” … Read more