Thanks to good Samaritan Matthew Bartlett, Pomeroy Elementary School in Santa Clara has become a popular hangout for local birds that visit the eight birdhouses he custom-made for the campus. Audrey Hinton, Garden Coordinator/Teacher at Pomeroy Elementary School, is always on the lookout for ways to enhance the ongoing greening of the campus, where asphalt … Read more
The fourth and final season of MacDonald Condors football is about to kick off for the school’s first-ever senior class. Head Coach Burt Codera went through his roster and counted 16 players with whom he has had the privilege of coaching for the past four years, taking them from the JV level and graduating with … Read more
A 17-story San Jose housing development initially slated to be built on the Santa Clara border has failed to gain traction. Earlier this month, the San Jose City Council unanimously blocked the construction of 135 apartments and 15,000 sq. ft. of commercial retail space planned for 826 N. Winchester Blvd. in San Jose. The development, … Read more
An area neighborhood group is making waves about a 17-story behemoth apartment complex on the border of San Jose and Santa Clara. The proposed development, located at 826 N. Winchester Blvd., would require a general plan amendment. It is slated to come before the San Jose City Council later this month for early consideration. The … Read more
They’re calling it “Ulta Thefts … Ultimate Arrests.” The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department has arrested two people tied to a string of beauty product thefts in the South Bay and deputies are looking for a third suspect. Deputies say the trio stole from multiple Ulta Beauty stores, including ones in Sunnyvale and Cupertino. According … Read more
Police arrested a trio of San Jose men for a string of armed robberies, one of which occurred in Santa Clara. Blay Tacha Mellizo, 22, Juan Hernandez Estrada, 18 and Andrey Guedez Melo,19, stand accused of robbing three area convenience stores. Police also arrested a 17-year-old San Jose resident for the same crime. The latest … Read more
The Year of the Snake is upon us, and the Lunar New Year is in full swing. One local cultural group has its hands full, displaying a traditional Asian dance often associated with the holiday festivities. For more than 20 years, the Rising Phoenix Dragon and Lion Dance Association has served the Bay Area, offering … Read more
Exciting history was made near the northern border of Santa Clara and San Jose on Saturday night, Feb. 22. The MacDonald Condors boys’ basketball team took part in the school’s first-ever Central Coast Section (CCS) playoff game—and won. Now, there are some within the CCS community who question the validity of lower-division playoff brackets. Five … Read more
Her parents advised her against it, but she did it anyway. Seventeen-year-old high school senior Amanda Sun from San Jose founded a nonprofit to bring free art workshops to neurodivergent children in Silicon Valley. Her parents were concerned that she would be overloading an already heavy academic schedule at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, but Sun … Read more
“When I became a mom, a community support group changed my outlook on parenting from being lonely and confused to feeling connected, supported and more confident,” said Bay Area native Caren Hespeler, founder of The Nesting Spot for Birth & Beyond in San Jose. “As a group of new moms, we were there for each … Read more