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On Friday, April 15, the sixth annual West Valley Senior Walk will take place at Westfield Valley Fair Mall. The event includes free registration, breakfast, prizes and more, according to the flyer shared by Councilmember Pete Constant. The starting time for registration and breakfast is 8:30 a.m. The actual walk and resource fair occurs from … Read more
Would the historical Moses recognize himself as a “Jew?” Or the historical Jesus recognize himself as a “Christian?” The fact is that during their earthly sojourns neither Moses nor Jesus would have known the words “Jew” or “Christian,” respectively. Something both would have recognized, however, is the radical submission to divine will encapsulated in the … Read more
Put on your favorite cocktail attire, dance to some oldies music, and have a night on the town. Raise some money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society while you’re at it. Jansie Tompkins, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Woman of the Year nominee, is hosting “A Cure for Jansie’s Angels,” a benefit gala and auction … Read more
The Santa Clara Library Foundation & Friends threw a Polynesian-themed chocolate party and community grant event at Central Park Library, March 28, to decide how to spend the $25,000 they had raised selling used books. That’s right. Twenty-five thousand dollars was raised by selling the books you donated to the library in the last six … Read more
Army Specialist Johnny Nguyen is one of the Wounded Warriors—as the South Bay Blue Star Moms (SBBSM) call their injured sons and daughters in the military. Nguyen got a very special valentine from home in February. The Blue Star Moms sent valentines made by the moms and local school children to all the injured military … Read more
Ongoing – Farmers Market Every Saturday morning The Downtown Santa Clara Farmers Market continues its popular year-round engagement every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jackson Street between Benton and Homestead. Each season brings in new crops of fruits and vegetables (look for greens, winter squash, and late berries in the autumn). Check … Read more
Walking up to the Rivermark location of Red Robin Restaurant on Saturday afternoon might have been a bit of a shock to some people. There were police officers all over the restaurant. They were outside, they were inside, they were…waiting tables? Those who serve Santa Clara on a daily basis were serving members of the … Read more
After Lisa Wood had her first baby, she realized she didn’t know too many mothers who also had children. To find opportunities to connect with other mothers, Wood joined the Sunnyvale chapter of the MOMS Club, also known as Moms Offering Moms Support. In the last six-and-a-half years since Wood has been part of the … Read more
Advance Design Consultants – Go-To Folks for High-Tech Facilities When Silicon Valley serial entrepreneurs such as Sun Microsystems founder Andy Bechtolsheim need a home for their newest ventures, Lorenzo Rios and his team at Advance Design Consultants (www.adcengineers.com) are the go-to folks. Experts in mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design for high-tech companies, ADC is currently … Read more
Ongoing – Farmers Market Every Saturday morning The Downtown Santa Clara Farmers Market continues its popular year-round engagement every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jackson Street between Benton and Homestead. Each season brings in new crops of fruits and vegetables (look for greens, winter squash, and late berries in the autumn). Check … Read more