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Concerts in the Park – The 357s

Concerts in the Park – The 357s

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July 24, 2013

It began with Credence Clearwater Revival’s “Down on the Corner.” From there, Boy Scout Venture Crew, The 357s, played 26…

Santa Clara Education Desk: July 17, 2013

Carolyn Schuk

July 24, 2013

Nit-Picking Over CBSA Conference Costs Last week’s Santa Clara Unified School Board meeting illustrated Parkinson’s Law of Committees: The amount…

Final Family Fun Night

Final Family Fun Night

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July 24, 2013

Owen Baker-Flynn performed “gross,” “goofy,” and “dangerous” stunts at the final installment of the Santa Clara Library’s Family Fun Night…

Week of July 17

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July 24, 2013

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (July 15, 1913) *Santa Clara Merchants and Citizens Will Combine in Firm Effort to…

White House Down/Rated PG-13 for violence, bad language and really bad guys threatening and hitting small children.

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July 24, 2013

Director Roland Emmerich is known for big effects films with a theme of destruction.  Independence Day (1996), Godzilla (1998), The…

Once Upon A Mattress

Once Upon A Mattress

Larry Sacks

July 24, 2013

It’s a common story that transcends cultures and generations: A domineering mother, and an all-too-silent father want their child to…

$215,000 MEGA Millions&reg Ticket Sold in Santa Clara Remains Unclaimed!

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July 24, 2013

On April 9, a MEGA Millions ticket sold in Santa Clara was just one number away from winning that night’s…

Big Data Big Trouble

Bob Goldman

July 24, 2013

Really, I don’t know what the fuss is all about. So the government is monitoring our phone calls. So the…

Antiques Show Leaves Some in Awe

Antiques Show Leaves Some in Awe

Melissa McKenzie

July 24, 2013

There were many treasures on display at the 10th annual Harris-Lass Antiques Show and Tell Luncheon on July 10. Each…

Art in Our City: Historic Wood Carved Scenes Adorn Post Office Wall

Art in Our City: Historic Wood Carved Scenes Adorn Post Office Wall

Melissa McKenzie

July 17, 2013

When Russian-born artist Michael Von Meyer settled in San Francisco in the early 1920s, he probably had no idea that…

Santa Clara City Desk: July 10, 2013

Santa Clara City Desk: July 10, 2013

Carolyn Schuk

July 17, 2013

City Planning Director Kevin Riley Recognized for Affordable Housing Leadership At its 20th anniversary celebration last month, the Santa Clara…

Crystal Lee is Miss California 2013

Crystal Lee is Miss California 2013

Cynthia Cheng

July 17, 2013

The eloquent and talented Crystal Lee has competed in the Miss California pageant three times. The third time was a…

Santa Clara Education Desk: July 10, 2013

Carolyn Schuk

July 17, 2013

New Common Core Standards On the Horizon Like it or not, the new Common Core (www.commoncore.org) education standards are being…

Famed Tour Manager Makes Appearance in Santa Clara

Famed Tour Manager Makes Appearance in Santa Clara

Melissa McKenzie

July 17, 2013

In an intimate interview conducted by former San Francisco Chronicle music critic Joel Selvin, Sam Cutler, the one-time tour manager…

Family Fun Night Continues

Family Fun Night Continues

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July 17, 2013

With summer reading signups coming to a close, the Santa Clara Library announced that as of July 8, over 5,000…

Local Gay and Lesbian Community Applauds Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions

Local Gay and Lesbian Community Applauds Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions

Cynthia Cheng

July 17, 2013

Jamie McLeod, a former Santa Clara city council member, has a few words to say about the recent U.S. Supreme…

Week of July 10

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July 17, 2013

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (July 8, 1913) *C. W. Haman Unanimously Elected President of School Board *Town Trustees…

Midsummer Mozart Returns to Santa Clara

Midsummer Mozart Returns to Santa Clara

Carolyn Schuk

July 17, 2013

For four decades, the Midsummer Mozart Festival, under the baton of legendary conductor Maestro George Cleve, has delighted Bay Area…

World War Z/Rated PG-13 for Zombies on the attack.  They bite.  When you get bitten you join the biters.

Karl Scott

July 17, 2013

Most zombie movies are shot on budgets of about $10,000 using antiquated filming equipment, black and white film or a…

Reggae Festival Returns

Reggae Festival Returns

Melissa McKenzie

July 17, 2013

Island flavor came to Santa Clara on July 6 as 8,000 reggae fans visited California’s Great America for the second…