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Santa Clara Candy Makers Sweeten 40th Annual San Jose Harvest Festival Thanksgiving Weekend

Santa Clara Candy Makers Sweeten 40th Annual San Jose Harvest Festival Thanksgiving Weekend

Diane Andrews

November 21, 2012

Old-fashioned candies with a twist – handmade caramel apples, caramel pops, and caramel popcorn. Rocky road chocolates made with homemade…

Santa Clara Education Desk

Santa Clara Education Desk

Carolyn Schuk

November 21, 2012

SCUSD: Out With the Old, In With the New Following what was likely the most contentious school board election in…

Wutzit Club Holds Annual Alumni Dinner, Dance

Wutzit Club Holds Annual Alumni Dinner, Dance

Melissa McKenzie

November 21, 2012

Back in the days with Silicon Valley was still The Valley of Heart’s Delight, a guy would often give a…

An Important Message to the Santa Clara Community

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November 21, 2012

Dear Santa Clara Community, We are writing to inform you of a critical issue that could have devastating, long-term impacts…

Abstract Landscapes Prominent in Solomon’s Work

Abstract Landscapes Prominent in Solomon’s Work

Melissa McKenzie

November 14, 2012

What looks like slabs of paint to some is poetic and beautiful for others. Not everyone understands or cares to…

Friends of Library Book sales

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November 14, 2012

Get great deals on thousands of books, movies and music at the Friends of the Library Book Sale Saturday, November…

Making a Difference

Making a Difference

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November 14, 2012

Nor*Cal Elite All-Stars (NCE) presented a $750 check to representatives from O’Connor Hospital’s Oncology Department on Wednesday, November 7, 2012….

Flight / Rated R for drug and alcohol abuse, language, sex, full nudity and one violent jet crash.

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November 14, 2012

If you’ve seen the preview for Flight you have no idea what Flight is about. The last film I attended…

RJJT Weaves Charlotte’s Web

RJJT Weaves Charlotte’s Web

Melissa McKenzie

November 14, 2012

Charlotte’s Web, the story of the little pig that could and the spider that helped him become the pride of…

Sixth Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner Promises to Be Largest Ever

Carolyn Schuk

November 14, 2012

Long-time Santa Clara activist Larry Marsalli is gearing up for what has become a Santa Clara tradition: the annual community…

Steel Beam at Northside Branch Library Goes Up in History with More Than 500 Signatures

Steel Beam at Northside Branch Library Goes Up in History with More Than 500 Signatures

Diane Andrews

November 14, 2012

More than 500 people became part of Santa Clara’s library history by autographing the very last 500 pound, steel I-beam…

Ask, and Thy Won’t Receive

Bob Goldman

November 14, 2012

I don’t care what your mother told you. Being polite is not always the best way to get what you…

49ers Partner With Sports & The Arts to Solicit Art for Santa Clara Stadium

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November 7, 2012

The San Francisco 49ers have partnered with California-based design firm Sports & The Arts to source and acquire the art,…

Adopt-A-Family Holiday Giving Program Seeks Donors

Adopt-A-Family Holiday Giving Program Seeks Donors

Cynthia Cheng

November 7, 2012

The thought of Christmas morning conjures up an image of eager children ripping open the holiday presents waiting for them…

Creatures and Characters Come Out for Children’s Halloween Party

Creatures and Characters Come Out for Children’s Halloween Party

Cynthia Cheng

November 7, 2012

It’s not every day that you get to see princesses, dragons, cowboys, and bumble bees mingling among each other while…

Everyone Loses as $30 RDA Stadium Money Dispute Heads Back to Court

Carolyn Schuk

November 7, 2012

Engineering systems philosopher John Gall observed 30 years ago that, “Systems tend to oppose their own proper functioning.” Certainly ample…

Girls Achieving in Non-traditional Subjects Reach for the Stars

Girls Achieving in Non-traditional Subjects Reach for the Stars

Diane Andrews

November 7, 2012

Girls Achieving in Non-traditional Subjects (GAINS) is a 12-year-old program of the Santa Clara Unified School District to encourage young…

Mission City Community Fund Honors Santa Clarans

Mission City Community Fund Honors Santa Clarans

Larry Sacks

November 7, 2012

Saturday night, November 3, was the place to be in Santa Clara as community and business leaders and citizens of…

Momentum Swings in Chargers’ Favor, Sweep Bruins in Straight Sets

Momentum Swings in Chargers’ Favor, Sweep Bruins in Straight Sets

Ryan Rainbolt

November 7, 2012

On a night filled with emotion, Chargers’ seniors, Rochelle Ruiz (’12), Lisa Nguyen (’12), Alyssa Chagoya (’12) and Melica Sapon…

Cloud Atlas / Rated R for language, nudity, sex, violence but not necessarily all at once.

Karl Scott

November 7, 2012

Cloud Atlas is a two hour and 52 minute movie that is highly symbolic. Of what, you ask? Don’t expect…