Author: Diane Andrews
Community
Deaf Young Adults Connect to Uganda Through Rose Academies
August 10, 2019
Their actions spoke louder than their words on Nelson Mandela International Day on July 18 when 19 deaf young adults,...
Business
A Peek Inside a San Jose Marijuana Business: Airfield Supply Company
August 2, 2019
Unlike Santa Clara, San Jose has embraced legal cannabis businesses within its city limits. One exemplary business is Airfield Supply...
Community
Little Free Libraries Encourage Reading and Build Community
July 31, 2019
About 90,000 little free libraries have popped up in neighborhoods nationwide and worldwide — in about 90 countries — since...
Community
Ferheen Abbasi Wants to be a Doctor After Suffering a Painful Loss
July 27, 2019
For pre-med student Ferheen Abbasi, the fight against cancer is passionate and personal. Her mom, Nasrin Abbasi, is an ovarian...
Community
Santa Clara Senior Joe Aboussleman’s Woodworking Projects Reflect a Lifetime of Resourcefulness
July 25, 2019
The woodshop at the Santa Clara Senior Center, 1301 Fremont Street, is abuzz with sawdust flying Tuesdays and Thursdays from...
Community
Santa Clara Resident Looks into Ancestry, Finds Surprise
July 14, 2019
Ted Swift’s life-long love of history has taken him around the world and back in time. “In order to see...
Community
San Tomas & Monroe Neighborhood Park Renamed in Honor of the Late Eddie Souza
July 7, 2019
The San Tomas & Monroe Neighborhood Park and Community Garden in Santa Clara was renamed to honor the late Everett...
Community
Bob Byrd Honored For 19 Years Of Community Service
July 1, 2019
Santa Clara community volunteer Bob Byrd was honored at a western-themed BBQ June 22 for his 19 years of service...
Community
Kids’ Talent Show Raises Funds for Pediatric Cancer Research at Stanford University
June 24, 2019
Since 2015, 10-year-old guitarist Aeshaan Singhal, a fourth grader at Don Callejon Elementary School, Santa Clara, and his friends have...
Community
JW House Celebrates Hope
June 23, 2019
At its Celebration of Hope breakfast in May, JW House in Santa Clara raised $125,000 to finance its home-away-from-home for...