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A Grand Scale Garage Sale Success Story

Diane Andrews

August 8, 2012

“A garage sale is a fun, family type thing—cleaning your house of unwanted items, earning money, and getting to meet…

Anita “Christy” Kinney

Anita “Christy” Kinney

Admin

August 8, 2012

I give you this one thought to keep – I am with you still – I do not sleep. I…

Brotherness Not Otherness at MCA’s Annual Ramadan Open House

Brotherness Not Otherness at MCA’s Annual Ramadan Open House

Carolyn Schuk

August 8, 2012

Santa Clara has many traditions – its citywide July 4th picnic, the city Christmas tree lighting the first Friday in…

Dance in the Daytime Returns to Mission College

Dance in the Daytime Returns to Mission College

Admin

August 8, 2012

Mission College’s student population used to be primarily evening commuters.  They took advantage career-enhancing skills and enrichment classes while waiting…

Inside the Eye of an Artist

Inside the Eye of an Artist

Melissa McKenzie

August 8, 2012

It starts in the Rotunda. Bay Area artist Harry Powers’ “From The Inward Eye” show at the Triton Museum of…

The Watch / Rated R for gross and consistently bad language, nudity, sex, violence, a horrible script, bad acting, worse directing and a total lack of humor.

Admin

August 8, 2012

Other than the minor items listed above I liked it. Just like I enjoy prickly heat rash and deeply ingrown…

Pizza My Heart to Help Santa Clara Schools

Pizza My Heart to Help Santa Clara Schools

Admin

August 8, 2012

Calling all pizza addicts. Fans of the ooey, gooey, Italian dish are invited to Pizza My Heart restaurants on August…

6th Annual Pasta Bowl Serves up Fun and Raises Money for Local Charities

6th Annual Pasta Bowl Serves up Fun and Raises Money for Local Charities

Robert Haugh

August 1, 2012

Prior to stepping onto the Gridiron for pre-season action, San Francisco 49ers players, management, coaches and Silicon Valley executives were…

August 2012 Calendar

Admin

August 1, 2012

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

Concerts in the Park – Cool Under Pressure

Concerts in the Park – Cool Under Pressure

Admin

August 1, 2012

The latest Concerts in the Park brought rock band Cool Under Pressure to the Central Park Pavilion. Playing a variety…

Destination: Home and Housing 1000 Use Social Media and Crowd Funding to Help the Homeless

Destination: Home and Housing 1000 Use Social Media and Crowd Funding to Help the Homeless

Diane Andrews

August 1, 2012

Politicians have successfully raised money using social media appeals, and now Santa Clara County’s Destination: Home and Housing 1000 are…

Fidders Association is Fun for Everyone

Fidders Association is Fun for Everyone

Melissa McKenzie

August 1, 2012

On any day, San Jose’s Rose Garden Park is filled with picnicking families and friendly gatherings. But on July 1,…

The Dark Knight Rises / Rated PG-13 for violence, sensuality, evil doings and ugly bad guys.

Karl Scott

August 1, 2012

TDKR is the final film (yeah, right!) of the Batman Trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan and featuring Christian Bale as…

Vintage Baseball to Come to Santa Clara

Vintage Baseball to Come to Santa Clara

Admin

August 1, 2012

Washington Park is one of Santa Clara’s true gems as it dates back to the early days of baseball. Throughout…

WePay Helps You Pay or Get Paid with a Finger Click

Diane Andrews

August 1, 2012

WePay is the Bay Area start-up company providing the electronic technology for Housing 1000’s Housing One campaign to raise funds…

Escaping the Email Avalanche

Bob Goldman

August 1, 2012

It’s there anything better than email? Is there anything worse than email? The answer in both cases is yes. You…

Assembling Trash into Art

Assembling Trash into Art

Melissa McKenzie

July 25, 2012

Give an artist a ball of string, scissors, adhesive and paper and they’ll create something spectacular. Set them off into…

CalPERS Returns: 2012 Isn’t the Whole Story

CalPERS Returns: 2012 Isn’t the Whole Story

Carolyn Schuk

July 25, 2012

The next catastrophe to wallop municipal budgets will be a shortfall in CalPERS returns, adding to the already-escalating payments levied…

CLASS NOTES – Peninsula College Fund Helping Beat the Odds

Margaret Lavin

July 25, 2012

Founded seven years ago, Peninsula College Fund’s mission is to partner with and aid motivated, gifted and traditionally under-represented minority…

Gulliver Travels to the Mission City

Gulliver Travels to the Mission City

Melissa McKenzie

July 25, 2012

There’s a giant on the loose in Lilliput! As the kingdom unites together to find out if the giant is…