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Fatuesi, Brown Too Much as Wilcox Dominates Lynbrook

Fatuesi, Brown Too Much as Wilcox Dominates Lynbrook

Ryan Rainbolt

February 6, 2013

In their second, and final matchup of the season against the Lynbrook Vikings, the Wilcox Chargers girls’ basketball team was…

JW House Young Professional Comedy Night

Admin

February 6, 2013

It’s been said that a day without laughter is a day wasted. The JW House Young Professional Advisory Committee plans…

Silver Linings Playbook/Rated R for pervasively bad language and a few fights.

Karl Scott

February 6, 2013

Nominated for eight Oscars, Silver Linings Playbook is a critical, if not yet financial, success. It garnered nominations in all…

Sandwiches and Socializing at Sister Cities Association Tea Party

Sandwiches and Socializing at Sister Cities Association Tea Party

Cynthia Cheng

February 6, 2013

Hibiscus blossoms floated in the berry-colored champagne cocktails. Hints of cinnamon and orange flavored the spiced black tea. Pat Mahan’s…

Santa Clara Girl and Best-Selling Novelist Amy Tan Inspires SCU Audience

Santa Clara Girl and Best-Selling Novelist Amy Tan Inspires SCU Audience

Diane Andrews

February 6, 2013

“I’m the girl from Santa Clara,” says best-selling writer Amy Tan, the second presenter in the 2012-2013 Santa Clara University…

Talented Santa Clarans Compete for Coveted Prize Money

Talented Santa Clarans Compete for Coveted Prize Money

Melissa McKenzie

February 6, 2013

From singers and musicians to thespians and dancers, Santa Clara is home to undeniable talent. On January 26, the city…

Don’t Just Do Something. Sit There.

Bob Goldman

February 6, 2013

If you want to know what’s doing in the world of business, it’s not doing anything. That’s right! Today’s hot…

Zero Dark Thirty/Rated R for violence, torture and bad language

Karl Scott

January 30, 2013

I don’t know if you will like this film. What I do know is that the hard drive where my…

Portraits Seen in Cehrs’ Exhibit

Portraits Seen in Cehrs’ Exhibit

Melissa McKenzie

January 30, 2013

On the heels of the Triton Museum of Art’s portrait exhibit by 2012 Statewide Painting Competition and Exhibition winner Cuong…

Road to Rio Begins in Santa Clara

Road to Rio Begins in Santa Clara

Melissa McKenzie

January 30, 2013

Nine Santa Clara Aquamaids competed in the first phase of the United States Junior and Senior National Team Trials at…

Santa Clara’s Neonode Takes the “Touch” Out of Touchscreen

Santa Clara’s Neonode Takes the “Touch” Out of Touchscreen

Carolyn Schuk

January 30, 2013

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas a few weeks ago, Santa Clara company Neonode (neonode.com) made quite…

Starting Arts Stages Tony-Award Winning Show

Starting Arts Stages Tony-Award Winning Show

Melissa McKenzie

January 30, 2013

It’s a story of home. The mostly immigrant families of Washington Heights, New York struggle with their working class life…

Bruins One Man Show Not Enough Against Powerful Pioneers

Bruins One Man Show Not Enough Against Powerful Pioneers

Ryan Rainbolt

January 30, 2013

Last Thursday night, the Santa Clara boys wrestling team took to the mats against the Cupertino Pioneers. After the JV…

Reflecting on Dr. King’s Dream

Margaret Lavin

January 30, 2013

How different America may have looked if Martin Luther King, Jr.’s magnanimous life was not brutally cut short. We can…

Donated Dog Bowl Delights Drinkers

Donated Dog Bowl Delights Drinkers

Melissa McKenzie

January 30, 2013

When 59-year-old George Gutierrez suddenly passed away from a heart attack in 2011, his friends and family were devastated. He…

February 2013 Calendar

Admin

January 30, 2013

Ongoing – Farmers Market Every Saturday morning The Downtown Santa Clara Farmers Market continues its popular year-round engagement every Saturday…

Gary Gillmor Donates $250,000 to Name The Newest Building on the Mission College Campus

Gary Gillmor Donates $250,000 to Name The Newest Building on the Mission College Campus

peterann

January 30, 2013

It is not hard to understand why Gary Gillmor chose to donate $250,000 to name Mission College’s newest building, when…

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Melissa McKenzie

January 30, 2013

In 2009, pop-country darling Taylor Swift hosted Saturday Night Live by opening show with an adorable ditty about what she…

Bruins Physically Outmatch Chargers

Bruins Physically Outmatch Chargers

Ryan Rainbolt

January 23, 2013

Coming into last Wednesday night’s match, the Wilcox Chargers girls’ soccer team was still looking for its first league victory….

Home and Garden Show Offers the Latest Remodeling and Outdoor Living Ideas&mdashand Temptations

Home and Garden Show Offers the Latest Remodeling and Outdoor Living Ideas&mdashand Temptations

Diane Andrews

January 23, 2013

“You could be the first in the U.S. to buy one,” Damion Merry, owner and director of Kensington Cabinetry of…