Author: Cynthia Cheng
Public Safety
Getting to Know Lee Jett, Santa Clara Police Department’s Dispatcher of the Year
April 20, 2016
A fire, a heart attack, a vehicle collision and a woman in labor who can’t get to the hospital in...
Community
Santa Clara Resident Competes on Mark Burnett’s America’s Greatest Makers
April 20, 2016
One never knows where a Kickstarter fundraising page might lead. For Al Linke, a Santa Clara resident and Fortune 500...
Schools
St. Lawrence Academy Puts on Final Theater Performance with “High School Musical”
April 20, 2016
“Here and now it’s time for celebration/ To finally figure it out/ That all our dreams have no limitations/That’s what...
Community
Children Get Hands-On with Reptiles at Northside Library’s Jungle James Animal Kingdom
April 13, 2016
Children marveled at the bearded dragon, an Australian lizard with distinctive scales and spikes, cradled in Jungle James’s arms. They...
Schools
Polenta and Meringues Prepared for Mission College’s First Annual Culinary Competition
April 13, 2016
Hands were busy chopping, stirring, peeling, grilling and plating in the kitchens at Mission College’s Hospitality Department during the school’s...
Schools
Santa Clara Students Win Scholarships in Salute to Youth Awards Program
April 13, 2016
It was a full house at San Jose’s Bayside Community Theater on March 29 as family, mentors, and friends of...
Community
Grown-Ups Have Easter Fun at Adults-Only Glow in the Dark Egg Hunt
April 6, 2016
About 75 adults, many in running shoes, showed up to Northside Library on Saturday, March 26. It was the night...
Community
Bellies Bared and Bellies Filled at Northside Library’s International Day
March 30, 2016
Northside Library opened on Saturday, Mar. 19 to the sizzling dance moves from Hala Dance’s performers. They shook their hips,...
Schools
Enthusiasm Shared During Dedication Ceremony for Buchser Middle School’s Two-Story Building
March 30, 2016
Monica Stoffal, principal of Buchser Middle School, pointed out the historical homes, mountains and trees in the window view from...
Community
Picasso and Einstein Share Tete-a-Tete at “Picasso at the Lapin Agile”
March 30, 2016
It was 1904. Inside the Lapin Agile, a portrait of five sheep hung above the bar and empty wine bottles...









