Author: Diane Andrews
Community
Christmas for Kids Spreads Joy of Giving as Well as Receiving
December 20, 2017
Rotarians from all walks of life made the 2017 Rotary Club of Santa Clara Christmas for Kids not only bigger...
Arts & Entertainment
SCU Graduate Debuts with TheatreWorks
December 20, 2017
It wasn’t a typical TheatreWorks stage debut for Santa Clara University theater arts graduate Cameron Wells. Rather than on stage,...
Community
Soroptimist Christmas Store Brightens the Holidays for Families
December 13, 2017
Thanks to the Soroptimist International of Santa Clara Silicon Valley (SISCSV), it’s a happier holiday for 107 local families and...
Community
Morning Mall Walking Makes Every Season Merry
December 13, 2017
After Shirley Granum had back surgery in January of 2011, she could no longer golf but still needed to get...
Schools
Special Ed Teacher Creates the #1 Whiteboard Eraser on the Planet
December 13, 2017
Santa Clara High School special education teacher David Smedley and necessity have mothered a new invention that lets teachers literally...
Arts & Entertainment
Santa Clara Chorale’s “Gloria” Exceeds Great Expectations
December 13, 2017
The Santa Clara Chorale’s 2017 holiday concert “Gloria,” conducted by Artistic Director Scot Hanna-Weir, exceeded the great expectations of the...
Arts & Entertainment
Behind the Scenes of Santa Clara Ballet’s 44th “Nutcracker”
December 6, 2017
There’s always room on the stage for one more mouse in the Santa Clara Ballet Association’s production of “The Nutcracker,”...
Arts & Entertainment
Fabric Artists Ignite Creative Spark at PenWAG
December 6, 2017
At a Peninsula Wearable Arts Guild (PenWAG) meeting, a member’s most gratifying moment just may be when she models her...
Schools
Pac-12 Honors Santa Clara Teachers Jennifer and Carl Erickson for Going the Extra Yard
December 6, 2017
It came close to bedlam in Carl Erickson’s science classroom at Buchser Middle School when 13 mascots from the Pac-12...
Community
Santa Embraces Public Transportation
December 6, 2017
Almost a full moon was overhead, and Santa Clara’s Caltrain station was jam packed for Santa’s 8 p.m. arrival on...