Latest News Latest News Business A New Take on Fresh-Baked Erasmo Guerra November 30, 2016 On Friday night, the air at the Santa Clara Books Inc. shop was heavy with the delectable aroma of fresh-baked… Community Bill Wilson Center raises awareness for Homeless and Runaway Youth Alissa Reyes November 30, 2016 To kick off National Youth Homelessness and Runaway Prevention Month, the Bill Wilson center held their Green Light Rally and… Community Children’s Book Author and Illustrator Frans Vischer Speaks at Central Park Library Cynthia ChengSPONSORED November 30, 2016 At Central Park Library’s Redwood Room on Nov. 6, children’s book author and illustrator Frans Vischer showed about 100 attendees… Arts & Entertainment Phil Ackerly’s Cutting Edge Magic Show Benefits South Bay Blue Star Moms Diane Andrews November 30, 2016 Professional magician Phil Ackerly, a long-time Santa Clara resident, produced a literally cutting-edge magic show Nov. 15 to benefit the… Community American Legion Craft Faire Benefits Local Veterans Diane Andrews November 23, 2016 “Buy American from local crafters and support veterans’ programs” was the slogan for the American Legion Post 419 Veterans Craft… City PoliticsCommunity Can Boys Be Mayors, Too? Diane Andrews November 23, 2016 The first woman to serve as mayor of Santa Clara, Judy Nadler, has a favorite story she likes to share…. Sports Growing Pains Continue for Mission College Basketball Andrew Bensch November 23, 2016 On election night in the United States, the Mission College women’s basketball team embodied many of the same elements of… Community La Société des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux Diane Andrews November 23, 2016 U.S. Air Force veteran Ken Newman, who served from 1974 to 1980, is proud of his unique connection to La… Arts & Entertainment “No, I’m Not Superman:”Michael Gilkison’s Maria Judnick November 23, 2016 By day, Michael Gilkison works as one of Santa Clara University’s Academic Technology Instructional Resource Specialists, but, by night, he… Community Santa Clara Elks Lodge Honors Veterans Erasmo Guerra November 23, 2016 Last Friday night, under a canopy of starry lights, the Santa Clara Elks Lodge #2347 honored local vets with its… City Politics Santa Clara City Observer: Nov. 15, 2016 Carolyn Schuk November 23, 2016 Election 2016: Still Counting A week after the election, Santa Clara’s hotly contested Police Chief race is still too close… Community Santa Clara Veterans Day Ceremony Salutes Defenders of Liberty Diane Andrews November 23, 2016 The crack of seven rifles firing as one, split the silence of the cloudy afternoon. Then came the slow, mournful… Community Senior Center Craft Faire Kicks Off Holiday Season Diane Andrews November 23, 2016 “I go to craft fairs to find something unique for gifts, and this one has a good variety of vendors,”… Schools STEAM Expo Family Night Introduces New Categories to Spring “Science Fair” Cynthia Cheng November 23, 2016 On Wednesday, Nov. 9, Santa Clara Unified School District families attending the STEAM Expo Family Night at Don Callejon School… Sports Wilcox Football Fights Ferociously, But Falls to Menlo-Atherton Andrew Bensch November 23, 2016 Taking on the No. 1 seeded Menlo-Atherton Bears (8-2, 5-0) was a tough matchup for the last seeded Wilcox Chargers… Opinion The Introvert Is In Bob Goldman November 23, 2016 Do you like people? That is the question, as Hamlet said, and I think you owe the Hamster an answer…. Schools At Mission College: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Sonia Nazario Tells Story of Child Refugees Diane Andrews November 16, 2016 Sonia Nazario remembers exactly the moment she decided to become a journalist. She was 14 years old. She was walking… OpinionSchools CLASS NOTES – THANKFUL FOR TODAY’S KIDS Admin November 16, 2016 Since man has walked upright, grownups have griped over the behavior, attitudes and ungratefulness of youth, spouting the reputed “kid’s… Community Hairdresser and Philanthropist Emma Kaliterna Cynthia Cheng November 16, 2016 When Emma Kaliterna’s beauty salon Emma’s Coiffures opened on Franklin Street back in 1939, a haircut cost only 25 cents… City PoliticsCommunity Incumbency Wins Big in City Elections Carolyn Schuk November 16, 2016 The face of Santa Clara’s City Council didn’t change much in Tuesday’s elections, except that women now hold a five-two… 1 … 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 … 503