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January 28, 2015

Last November Santa Clara added the Nextdoor social media platform to its portfolio of community communication touch points. Nextdoor (www.nextdoor.com)…

Arts & Entertainment

Starting Arts Dream Team Brings It On

January 28, 2015

Cheerleading is one of those controversial activities with many debating on if it is or isn’t it a sport. But,…

Arts & Entertainment

Triton Continues Successful Evening Event

January 28, 2015

Since its inception last year, Night@tritonmuseum has continued to rise in popularity. The event, held quarterly on a Thursday evening,…

Opinion

Work Daze – What a Waste

Bob Goldman

January 28, 2015

It happens all the time! You find a part of your job that you really enjoy and management tries to…

Community

2015 Winners of Miss Santa Clara and Miss Santa Clara’s Outstanding Teen Crowned

Cynthia Cheng

January 21, 2015

Jessa Carmack, 20, and Caroline Monahan, 14, brought their poise, talent and bubbly personalities to the Mission City Center for…

Community

2015 Winners of Miss Silicon Valley and Miss Silicon Valley’s Outstanding Teen Crowned

Cynthia Cheng

January 21, 2015

On Jan. 10, audience members at the Mission City Center for Performing Arts waited on the edge of their seats…

Schools

Education Desk Jan. 14, 2015

January 21, 2015

District Receives $50,000 Donation for “Un-Classroom” SCUSD received an anonymous $50,000 donation last month to create a “makerspace,” a concept…

Community

Looking Back – Week of January 14

January 21, 2015

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (January 12, 1915) Rain for Season Above Normal Official Street Grade for Paving Now…

Opinion

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies / Rated PG-13 for violence including impaling, decapitations and trampling.

Karl Scott

January 21, 2015

Finally: the end of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Six movies. The journey is finally over. Maybe….

Community

Sister Cities Association Hosts Fifth Annual Tea

Cynthia Cheng

January 21, 2015

Dainty finger sandwiches rested on tiered trays. A teapot filled with spiced tea graced each table. Benjamin Akeala Belew’s piano…

Community

Triton Museum Holds 2D Competition

January 21, 2015

With the popularity of the Triton Museum of Art’s annual statewide competitions and exhibitions reaching an all-time high, the museum…

Community

White-Lead Homes & Asbestos Gardens

January 21, 2015

In Woody Allen’s 1973 movie “Sleeper” – where health food storeowner Miles Monroewakes up after a two-century cryogenic sleep -doctors…

Opinion

Work Daze – Trying Hard To Not Try

Bob Goldman

January 21, 2015

You’re a modest person, I know, but you have to admit – there is one thing that you do better…

Community

Looking Back – Week of January 7

January 14, 2015

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (January 5, 1915) Good Roads and Land Value: Entire Community Reaps Benefits of Better…

Community

New Lunch Oases in Northside Lunchtime Desert

January 14, 2015

Anyone who’s spent precious lunch hours driving around the Northside searching in vain for something between fast food and Michelin…

Arts & Entertainment

Possibilities Abound at the Triton

January 14, 2015

After winning the Triton Museum of Art’s 2013 Statewide Painting Competition and Exhibition, possibilities have been abounding for Saratoga artist…

Sports

Punt, Pass & Kick Regional Championships Held in Santa Clara

January 14, 2015

NFL Hall of Famers Troy Aikman and Dan Marino and the 49ers’ Colin Kaepernick are among those who have competed…

Community

Rotary Club of Santa Clara Announces All-Time Record Donations

January 14, 2015

The Rotary Club of Santa Clara (www.santaclararotary.org) recently announced the in support of local, national, and international service projects, the…

Schools

SCUSD Trustee Stampolis Dodges Second Restraining Order