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The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug/Rated PG-13 For Violence Including Impaling And Decapitations, Often To The Same Orcs Who Deserved It Before

Karl Scott

January 22, 2014

Director Peter Jackson has returned with another long installment of his ongoing, never ending, here-comes-another-one, will-this-ever-end chapter in the saga…

Sister Cities Fundraises with Fourth Annual Tea Social

Sister Cities Fundraises with Fourth Annual Tea Social

Melissa McKenzie

January 22, 2014

As twin towers of chocolate overflowed into a pool of ooey, gooey goodness, guests attending the Sister Cities Fourth Annual…

How to Be a Success at Failure

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January 22, 2014

Sorry, prettykittyselfies.com, I have a new favorite website. It’s tinybuddha.com, and I think you’re going to love it as much…

We’re Counting on You

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January 15, 2014

It was a dark day indeed when businesses started thinking about their employees as people and not numbers. Being a…

100 Years of San Jose State Art

100 Years of San Jose State Art

Melissa McKenzie

January 15, 2014

From the enormous to the eccentric, the San Jose State University Department of Art celebrates 100 years in its exhibit…

Bruins, Vikings Draw at Paly

Bruins, Vikings Draw at Paly

Melissa McKenzie

January 15, 2014

Despite a bit of a rough outing that saw the Palo Alto Vikings control the ball for the majority of…

New Northside Starts Taking Shape

New Northside Starts Taking Shape

Carolyn Schuk

January 15, 2014

A whole new Santa Clara is taking shape north of Highway 101, starting with the Levi’s Stadium opening later this…

Santa Clara Education Desk: Jan 8, 2014

Carolyn Schuk

January 15, 2014

STEM Academy to Open in SCUSD in June Last month, the Santa Clara Unified Board of Education approved a Memorandum…

Former Inmate Recounts Prison Experience in Alcatraz-1259

Former Inmate Recounts Prison Experience in Alcatraz-1259

Melissa McKenzie

January 15, 2014

As William Baker sits in the author’s chair at Alcatraz Island, he smiles and interacts with tourists. The octogenarian welcomes…

Looking Back – Week of January 8

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January 15, 2014

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (January 6, 1913) [Note: Missing Issue – Not available in microfilm edition or in…

Big Business, The Music Box and 11 Hours of Cheap Holiday Fun/Not rated but everything herein is good for everyone.

Karl Scott

January 15, 2014

Before they became a legendary comedy team, Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957) were already making people laugh. Prior…

Watercolor Memories on Display at Triton

Watercolor Memories on Display at Triton

Melissa McKenzie

January 15, 2014

In 2012, Kay Russell’s “Hat I/Rain” won the Triton Museum of Art’s Statewide Watercolor Competition and Exhibition. “Hat I/Rain,” a…

Looking Back – Week of January 1

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January 8, 2014

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (December 30, 1913) Electric Car Service Will Replace Steam Line Over Cut-Off Henry Menzel…

Saving Mr. Banks / Rated Pg-13 For Smoking, Drinking And Arguing. Lots And Lots Of Arguing.

Karl Scott

January 8, 2014

Helen Lyndon Goff (1899-1996) was a well-known writer of children’s books. Under the name Pamela Lyndon Travers (P.L. Travers) she…

Progress Made, but More Work to be Done to Prevent Bias-Based Bullying

Progress Made, but More Work to be Done to Prevent Bias-Based Bullying

Melissa McKenzie

January 8, 2014

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) released a groundbreaking report on bias-based bullying of American Muslim students within the state…

Santa Clara Friends Collaborate on Award-Winning Children’s Book Series

Santa Clara Friends Collaborate on Award-Winning Children’s Book Series

Diane Andrews

January 8, 2014

“My son didn’t want to read in the fifth grade, so he asked me to write him a book,” says…

St. Justin School Travels to Oz

St. Justin School Travels to Oz

Melissa McKenzie

January 8, 2014

Starting Arts stormed into St. Justin School and worked with the students to put on a production of The Wiz…

Top Triton Honors Go to Two

Top Triton Honors Go to Two

Melissa McKenzie

January 8, 2014

For the first time ever, the Triton Museum of Art has named two first place winners in the 2013 Statewide…

Walmart to Open Santa Clara Neighborhood Market Spring 2014

Carolyn Schuk

January 8, 2014

It gets asked every time a new development project is proposed in Santa Clara: Will it include a grocery store?…

Survey This

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January 8, 2014

Now I’ve heard everything. After years of telling us how to think, employers are suddenly obsessed with what we think….