2024 Holiday Home Decorating Contest Brings Families Together

Santa Clara's annual holiday home decorating contest brings families and neighborhoods together to share a love of the holidays.

Decked out with light-up reindeer, angels and the traditional Nativity scene, the home at 3175 Warburton Ave. was one of many that entered the City of Santa Clara’s annual holiday home decorating contest. But to the homeowners, Rowida and George Barghouth, decorating for the holidays is a labor of love. “We haven’t done this for … Read more

Santa Clara University’s Mane Attraction

"The Mechanical Horse" by artist Adrian Landon is featured prominently in the lobby of the Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation at SCU.

Artist Adrian Landon is pleased with his work, “The Mechanical Horse,” a metal sculpture he completed last year. “‘The Mechanical Horse’ is suspended from cables from the frame so the horse can gallop in the air,” said Landon, currently based in Reno. “The horse is made with stainless steel and an aluminum base, one electric … Read more

Santa Clara Homeowner Amps Up His Halloween Display

The home on Pepper Tree Lane won the District 4 award in Santa Clara's 2023 Halloween home decorating contest, while pirates won best of the best.

This year’s crop of Halloween decorators is welcoming a new top contender. Roger of Pepper Tree Lane just won District 4’s award in the annual Halloween decorating contest. Roger has lived in the home on the corner of Pepper Tree Lane and Marietta Drive for 13 years. Every year, he’s scoped out the best post-Halloween … Read more