Hearty portion sizes, blazing fast service and a full service bar are in store for Santa Clarans as the Grub Burger Bar on the corner of Homestead Road and Lawrence Expressway opened to much fanfare on Aug. 21. As the company’s third California location and first in Northern California, Grub Burger Bar prides itself on … Read more
As a lobbyist for Related Companies’ City Place Santa Clara project, political consultant Jude Barry appears to be more active managing press relations to advance the political interests of the Santa Clara public officials he lobbies than he does those of his employer. Barry has long been acknowledged for his skill in setting up political … Read more
Before Santa Clara inked its deal with the Related Companies to develop the City’s 240-acre golf course, City Planning Commissioner and candidate for Council District 2 Raj Chahal found that Santa Clara could have saved 75 acres of land from development at a loss of only 11 percent of anticipated revenue. Chahal took his findings … Read more
The July City Council calendars are out, and one thing is still clear: previous months have not been edited to reflect missed meetings. There continues to be no mention of Peter Hillan, Banner Public Affairs, and, given the City’s recent rent battle with the 49ers, no mention of Sam Singer, the City’s contracted public affairs … Read more
A young man’s dream has posthumously become somewhat of a reality for Sean Walsh through the efforts of his mother, Cheryl Walsh, and the Sean M. Walsh K9 Memorial Foundation, which she founded upon her only child’s death on Nov. 16, 2011. At just 21, Army National Guard Military Police Soldier Sean Walsh was killed … Read more
In the culturally diverse Silicon Valley, finding flavors reminiscent of one’s childhood isn’t always the easiest task. There’s an abundance of run-of-the-mill flavor combinations at every local chocolate shop and at least one big batch chocolatier store in every mall filled with standard, easily understandable infusions. While most chocolatiers are happy sticking with the status … Read more
In 1999, the City of Santa Clara renamed its Children’s Theater to the Roberta Jones Junior Theatre, opened the skate park off San Tomas Expressway and Cabrillo Avenue and established the Neighborhood Enhancement Committee. Nationally, Santa Clara University alumnus Brandi Chastain scored the game winning penalty kick against China in the FIFA Women’s World Cup … Read more
Seventeen-year-old Wilcox High School senior Sanika Kamde began showing an aptitude for the arts at the young age of six. Her mother, not wanting to squander the opportunity to encourage her daughter’s artistic development, enrolled Kamde in dance classes with Gayatri Mishra Joshi where she learned the Indian dance form Odissi – the oldest known … Read more
It was in December 2015 when Renae Veiga and Amy Hansman opened Beat The Lock Escape Room in Santa Clara’s Downtown. Just one year later, a second location on The Alameda in San Jose began serving the Silicon Valley population with unique team-building experiences. “Beat The Lock provides groups a team-building experience with mental exercises … Read more
For Related Companies’ lobbyist Jude Barry politics is business — from selling campaign consulting and lobbying to selling software. But the fact that his business partners and campaign software products have been showing up in Santa Clara with increasing frequency in recent years raises questions. His closeness to Mayor Lisa Gillmor is well known. They … Read more