After a year without a season, no one would have faulted the Santa Clara Vanguard for failing to make the finals at the DCI World Championships. After all, it was a return to competition after a trying year and a half. The organization was working through financial issues and trying to maintain nonprofit status. Simply … Read more
In 2022, Santa Clara Vanguard’s Cadets won the Drum Corps International Championship. It was a crowning achievement for a Santa Clara institution that has spent decades competing at the nation’s highest level for professional drum and bugle corps. However, simmering below the surface was a series of missteps that have forced Vanguard to cancel its … Read more
Santa Clara Vanguard makes millions of dollars a year operating bingo out of its building on Space Park Drive near Highway 101. It’s a cash cow that’s helped support the nonprofit for decades and allowed hundreds of young artists to perform at the nation’s highest levels without spending thousands of dollars to do so. But … Read more
In 1999, the City of Santa Clara renamed its Children’s Theater to the Roberta Jones Junior Theatre, opened the skate park off San Tomas Expressway and Cabrillo Avenue and established the Neighborhood Enhancement Committee. Nationally, Santa Clara University alumnus Brandi Chastain scored the game winning penalty kick against China in the FIFA Women’s World Cup … Read more