Author: Diane Andrews
Community
Youth Activity Center Puts the Happy in Halloween
November 13, 2013
It was a veritable who’s who of the fantasy world on Halloween afternoon at Santa Clara’s Walter E. Schmidt Youth...
Business
Silicon Valley Eyecare Professionals Serve Generations of Families
November 6, 2013
The bright, spacious look of its expanded facility and the welcoming smiles of the front desk staff are the first...
Arts & Entertainment
Santa Clara Chorale’s Guest Performers’ Concert Surprises and Delights
November 6, 2013
“The concert far surpassed what I expected. It was surprisingly lively and vibrant,” says Dale Bracey of Los Gatos, attending...
Community
33rd Annual Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival Brings Community Together
September 25, 2013
As always, parking close to Central Park for the Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival was a matter of luck—or...
Community
Beloved SCUSD English Teacher Joan C. Owen Honored at Memorial Services
September 25, 2013
At two identical memorial services held September 8 at the Mission City Center for Performing Arts, colleagues, students, and parents...
Community
Movie night at Harris-Lass Museum House barn
September 25, 2013
Friday the 13th was free popcorn, cider, and movie night in the 146-year-old barn (built in 1867) at Santa Clara’s...
Community
South Bay Home & Garden Show
September 25, 2013
More than 200 exhibitors at the South Bay Home & Garden Show at the Santa Clara Convention Center September 13...
Schools
The History of Santa Clara University in a Nutshell
July 10, 2013
College and Mission City Grow Up Together It was 1851. The original 49er’s Gold Fever was peaking and, in 1850,...
Arts & Entertainment
Santa Clara Chorale Encore Concert Reprises 2012 – 2013 Season Favorites
June 19, 2013
“It was an awesome season. The chorale is a treasure in our area. We’re so lucky to live here and...
Community
WWII Navy WAVES Veteran Writes about the Blessings of Her Life
May 29, 2013
Marge Connell, née Marjorie Joyce Dickie, came into this world earlier than expected. “I was anxious to see this big,...