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Carolyn Schuk

April 6, 2011

By Carolyn Schuk, with contributions from Christy Kinney Art Family-Style Uncertain weather didn’t dampen spirits at Santa Clara Unified School…

City Finances Nudge Into the Black, But Property Tax Revenues Continue to Drop

City Finances Nudge Into the Black, But Property Tax Revenues Continue to Drop

Carolyn Schuk

April 6, 2011

Santa Clara Finance Director Gary Ameling voiced cautious optimism about city finances at the March 29 City Council meeting. At…

SUMMER FUN AND EDIFICATION

Admin

April 6, 2011

All this cold, wet weather makes it easy to forget that summer is right around the corner. Kids, however, have…

Dog Days Come Early to Santa Clara

Dog Days Come Early to Santa Clara

Larry Sacks

April 6, 2011

Depending on the listener’s point of view, the sounds emanating from the back parking lot of the Triton Museum on…

July 4 Fireworks Get the Red Pencil

Admin

April 6, 2011

A tight budget means that no “rockets’ red glare” will light up the Santa Clara sky at this year’s July…

Mission College to Host the Largest College Fair in the Bay Area

Mission College to Host the Largest College Fair in the Bay Area

Admin

April 6, 2011

On Thursday, April 7th, Mission College in Santa Clara will host a college fair put on by the Western Association…

My Summer Story AKA It Runs in the Family / Film released in 1994 not rated in it’s current version.

Karl Scott

April 6, 2011

One of my all time favorite films, and not just Christmas films, is probably one of yours too. Bob Clark’s…

Santa Clara Sporting Soccer Club Donates $18,000 for Breast Cancer Screening

Santa Clara Sporting Soccer Club Donates $18,000 for Breast Cancer Screening

Diane Andrews

April 6, 2011

It was no April Fool’s Day joke. The Santa Clara Sporting Soccer Club presented a check for $18,000 on April…

Saying Yes to Chess at State Championship

Saying Yes to Chess at State Championship

Cynthia Cheng

April 6, 2011

Who wants the glory that comes with announcing “checkmate” at the end of a chess match? Most likely, each of…

Senior Walk at Westfield Valley Fair Mall

Suzy Paluzzi

April 6, 2011

On Friday, April 15, the sixth annual West Valley Senior Walk will take place at Westfield Valley Fair Mall. The…

Santa Clara’s RDA Money Gambits May Undermine Future Funding for Core Services

Carolyn Schuk

March 30, 2011

Santa Clara’s hide-the-redevelopment-money maneuvers could come back to haunt the city in the form of cuts in core services such…

Shaw’s Cycles Closes Its Doors

Shaw’s Cycles Closes Its Doors

Melissa McKenzie

March 30, 2011

A plethora of cycling knowledge will be a little bit harder to find starting Friday. Shaw’s Lightweight Cycles in Santa…

Stay-At-Home Moms Find Support at MOMS Club

Stay-At-Home Moms Find Support at MOMS Club

Cynthia Cheng

March 30, 2011

After Lisa Wood had her first baby, she realized she didn’t know too many mothers who also had children. To…

The Dish: Viva La Paloma!

April J. Jones

March 30, 2011

Situated on the corner of El Camino Real and Los Padres Boulevard in Santa Clara is a nostalgic building with…

Where Everything Old Feels Brand New

Where Everything Old Feels Brand New

Melissa McKenzie

March 30, 2011

Dome-shaped theaters can be found across the Bay Area and while most of these round wonders are abandoned, passersby are…

Stress Out

Bob Goldman

March 30, 2011

Call me an ungrateful wretch, but if any more know-it-all brainiacs attempt to improve my mental health, I’m going completely…

Around Town

Carolyn Schuk

March 30, 2011

Advance Design Consultants – Go-To Folks for High-Tech Facilities When Silicon Valley serial entrepreneurs such as Sun Microsystems founder Andy…

Blue Star Moms Need Encouraging Notes and Donations for Care Packages for Troops

Blue Star Moms Need Encouraging Notes and Donations for Care Packages for Troops

Diane Andrews

March 30, 2011

Army Specialist Johnny Nguyen is one of the Wounded Warriors—as the South Bay Blue Star Moms (SBBSM) call their injured…

April 2011 Calendar

Admin

March 30, 2011

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

Junior Theater Performs My Fair Lady

Junior Theater Performs My Fair Lady

Melissa McKenzie

March 30, 2011

Turning a Cockney flower girl into a proper English lady is no easy task, and yet phoneticist Henry Higgins tireless…