Almost everybody has some extra junk lying around. That is why Santa Clara organizes a citywide garage sale every year. This year a second garage sale was scheduled just before the annual cleanup campaign. “It is an opportunity for individuals and private parties to have garage sales on a specific dates,” said Karin Hickey, staff … Read more
The developer of the multi-billion dollar City Center development has offered to set aside 35 acres for a public park. At the last of four study sessions between the Santa Clara City Council and Planning Commision Tuesday, Steve Eimer, an executive with New York-based developer Related, unveiled the alteration to the proposed 9.2-million square feet … Read more
On a sunny afternoon at the Santa Clara Elks Lodge, strange smells wafted from steaming pots that bubbled like those in an alchemist’s lab, but those tending the cauldrons were not mad scientists. Instead, the smells were an amalgamation of onions, peppers, meat, corn, and spices — they were the smells of chili. The 13 … Read more
The Santa Clara City Council may look to impose penalties on Related, the New York-based company developing the 39-acre city center project, if the company does not meet traffic thresholds. Traffic at the site of the proposed $6.5-billion city center construction project was the main focus of discussion at a joint study session between the … Read more
There are more than 1,200 electric or hybrid cars on the road in Santa Clara. The opening of a new 49-port charging station – centrally located near Levi’s Stadium, the Santa Clara Convention Center and Great America – will give those drivers another spot to juice up while they are out and about. And it’s … Read more
The goal of Earth Day is to draw attention to environmental issues. Habitat for Humanity believes that that shopping at its ReStore is a great way to live the often-spouted Earth Day motto “reuse, repurpose, recycle.” “The ReStore is one of the ways where being creative … can be good for the environment,” said Krysta … Read more
Justin Bell started drinking when he was 10. Before he died of a heart attack three years ago, he told his wife, Kelly Villarreal, that he turned to drinking because of a lack of after-school activities for kids. “There was nothing out there. He and his friends used to come home everyday and do the same … Read more
Inside a large balloon-like dome, dozens of children between the ages of five and seven line the periphery of a shallow pool, swim goggles fixed tightly to their cherubic faces, their tiny feet inching closer to the concrete edge as they grip cinch-top mesh bags. Tiny plastic eggs litter the pool. “GO!” shouts the man … Read more
Hundreds of children wore gleeful expressions as they descended on Central Park ball fields scouring every corner for the hidden gem coveted by children throughout the county — the Easter egg. Saturday marked Santa Clara’s 41st annual city-wide easter egg hunt. The event kicked off with face painting courtesy of Robert Jones Jr. Theatre Staff, … Read more
Santa Clara City Council and Planning Commission members are concerned about the amount of latitude afforded to the developer of $6.5-billion mixed used development slated to break ground next year. During a joint study session last Monday, the two committees discussed the finer points of a 39-acre city center project proposed by New York-based developer … Read more