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I’m Sorry That I’m Sorry

Admin

February 26, 2014

Let me start with an apology. I’m sorry this week’s column isn’t very funny. Or very interesting. Or very relevant….

Award-Winning Local Author Robin Burcell Tells Her Own Story at Rotary Lunch

Carolyn Schuk

February 26, 2014

After an ordinary Santa Clara Rotary luncheon, a club member is killed in a fatal hit-and-run accident. Fortunately witnesses get…

City Desk: Feb. 19, 2014

Carolyn Schuk

February 26, 2014

Negotiation Terms Approved for City Place Santa Clara and Centennial Gateway Two major development proposals to create a new neighborhood…

Education Desk: Feb. 19, 2014

Carolyn Schuk

February 26, 2014

Northside School Construction Bond Likely for Nov. Ballot Now that Santa Clara Unified has secured the land for its new…

Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Med Center Earns Cancer Care Honors

Admin

February 26, 2014

Twice a week, Gisela Foster gets a text message on her smart phone, reminding her that she needs to take…

Looking Back – Week of February 19

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February 26, 2014

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (February 17, 1914) Commercial League to Prepare Santa Clara for 1915 Panama-Pacific Exhibition Santa…

Making The Band Part 2: Pageantry

Melissa McKenzie

February 26, 2014

So much work goes into the splendor that is a Drum Corps International show, that the teams start planning for…

Mission College Students Help Create Menu for Levi’s Stadium

Santa Clara Weekly

February 26, 2014

When Levi’s Stadium opens later this year, a handful of Mission College students will have their hands involved in almost…

Lee Daniel’s The Butler / Rated PG-13 For Smoking and Language

Karl Scott

February 26, 2014

Lee Daniels’ The Butler opened last August. It is a performance-driven drama. It is, not, however an Oscar contender. August:…

Recipe for Success: Firefighters Crab Feed Funds Burn Foundation

Diane Andrews

February 26, 2014

It took 920 pounds of cold cracked crab—marinated for 36 hours in the Restani family’s secret Italian marinade—and 100 volunteers…

Santa Clara Native Competes on CBS’ Survivor

Melissa McKenzie

February 26, 2014

Next week when the new season of Survivor: Cagayan airs, Santa Clarans might see a familiar face. Twenty-one-year-old Santa Clara…

Showtime – Always Over the Top, Goes Over the Rainbow for 2014

Carolyn Schuk

February 26, 2014

Question: Where can you see an original melodrama, a vaudeville-style variety show, buy a raffle ticket to win a big…

Santa Clara Veteran Melts for Others

Melissa McKenzie

February 19, 2014

They come in scents like “Letters from Home” and “USMC Berry,” but military-based names aren’t the only thing that Sergeant…

Teens Try On Homelessness

Melissa McKenzie

February 19, 2014

Two young girls wait for a soup kitchen to open and shiver as the cold night air rolls in. The…

Triton Breaks Down Masterpieces in New Lecture Series

Melissa McKenzie

February 19, 2014

Art is not subjective. There’s a clearly defined set of criteria that determine what is considered great art, and what…

Triton Holds Third Coffee with the Curator

Melissa McKenzie

February 19, 2014

Take great, well-lit photos. Do not frame with flimsy, silver frames – big, gaudy frames, and gold frames are also…

Honest Lying for Beginners

Admin

February 19, 2014

To be honest, anyone who starts a sentence with the words, “to be honest,” probably isn’t. Say what? It’s true….

Autism Grows Up: Information at Bay Area Programs in Coming Months

Carolyn Schuk

February 19, 2014

When you survey programs for people with autism, you could be pardoned for assuming that the disability magically disappears as…

Camp Kesem Offers Relief for Kids with Cancer-Stricken Parents

Cynthia Cheng

February 19, 2014

Stacey Tinianov, a Santa Clara resident, received a breast cancer diagnosis in May 2013. After surviving the disease, Tinianov is…

City Desk: Feb. 12, 2014

Carolyn Schuk

February 19, 2014

San Jose Bike Party January Swarm in Santa Clara About a month ago, Santa Clara residents on the 200 block…

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