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Looking Back – Week of January 28

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February 4, 2015

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (January 26, 1915) Future Maintenance of Fire Departments is Discussed at Special Meeting of…

Mission College’s Community Mission

Mission College’s Community Mission

Carolyn Schuk

February 4, 2015

President Barack Obama’s proposal for tuition-free community colleges has brought new focus on community colleges. A uniquely American institution, the…

American Sniper / Rated R for violence, language and sex

Karl Scott

February 4, 2015

For the second time in a matter of months, Clint Eastwood has released an American masterpiece. Less than six months…

Losing the Winning Game

Bob Goldman

February 4, 2015

It’s my own fault. I should never have started watching “Marco Polo,” the new Netflix series about the world of…

2015 Free Fridays Begin with Jazz

2015 Free Fridays Begin with Jazz

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January 28, 2015

With 2014 in the past, the Santa Clara Performing Arts Foundation and the City of Santa Clara in conjunction with…

Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Heart

Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Heart

Melissa McKenzie

January 28, 2015

Back in the 1960s, Heart of the Valley’s Executive Director Glenda Cresap, a politically savvy teenager at the time, would…

Looking Back – Week of January 21

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January 28, 2015

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (January 19, 1915) Trustees Hold Special Session to Hurry Paving Project: Need Good Roads…

The Imitation Game/Rated PG-13 for war violence and adult themes and situations.

Karl Scott

January 28, 2015

The Imitation Game tells one of history’s greatest espionage stories: the race to break the German Enigma code during WWII….

Santa Clara Gets More Neighborly with Nextdoor.com

Carolyn Schuk

January 28, 2015

Last November Santa Clara added the Nextdoor social media platform to its portfolio of community communication touch points. Nextdoor (www.nextdoor.com)…

Starting Arts Dream Team Brings It On

Starting Arts Dream Team Brings It On

Melissa McKenzie

January 28, 2015

Cheerleading is one of those controversial activities with many debating on if it is or isn’t it a sport. But,…

Triton Continues Successful Evening Event

Triton Continues Successful Evening Event

Melissa McKenzie

January 28, 2015

Since its inception last year, Night@tritonmuseum has continued to rise in popularity. The event, held quarterly on a Thursday evening,…

Work Daze – What a Waste

Bob Goldman

January 28, 2015

It happens all the time! You find a part of your job that you really enjoy and management tries to…

2015 Winners of Miss Silicon Valley and Miss Silicon Valley’s Outstanding Teen Crowned

2015 Winners of Miss Silicon Valley and Miss Silicon Valley’s Outstanding Teen Crowned

Cynthia Cheng

January 21, 2015

On Jan. 10, audience members at the Mission City Center for Performing Arts waited on the edge of their seats…

Education Desk Jan. 14, 2015

Carolyn Schuk

January 21, 2015

District Receives $50,000 Donation for “Un-Classroom” SCUSD received an anonymous $50,000 donation last month to create a “makerspace,” a concept…

Looking Back – Week of January 14

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January 21, 2015

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (January 12, 1915) Rain for Season Above Normal Official Street Grade for Paving Now…

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies / Rated PG-13 for violence including impaling, decapitations and trampling.

Karl Scott

January 21, 2015

Finally: the end of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Six movies. The journey is finally over. Maybe….

Sister Cities Association Hosts Fifth Annual Tea

Sister Cities Association Hosts Fifth Annual Tea

Cynthia Cheng

January 21, 2015

Dainty finger sandwiches rested on tiered trays. A teapot filled with spiced tea graced each table. Benjamin Akeala Belew’s piano…

Triton Museum Holds 2D Competition

Triton Museum Holds 2D Competition

Melissa McKenzie

January 21, 2015

With the popularity of the Triton Museum of Art’s annual statewide competitions and exhibitions reaching an all-time high, the museum…

White-Lead Homes & Asbestos Gardens

White-Lead Homes & Asbestos Gardens

Carolyn Schuk

January 21, 2015

In Woody Allen’s 1973 movie “Sleeper” – where health food storeowner Miles Monroewakes up after a two-century cryogenic sleep -doctors…

Work Daze – Trying Hard To Not Try

Bob Goldman

January 21, 2015

You’re a modest person, I know, but you have to admit – there is one thing that you do better…