Pear Theatre hosts virtual season announcement party
Pear Theatre in Mountain View is moving ahead in today’s virtual world with a season announcement/subscription kick-off party June 12. Pear Artistic Director Sinjin Jones will host the Pear’s annual...
View ArticleSocial bubbles: Who makes the cut and who doesn’t?
Alameda County added an interesting element to its shelter-in-place order this week with “social bubbles,” which allows people from different households to gather outdoors in groups of up to 12 people....
View ArticleLos Gatos community briefs for the week of June 19
Library has patio pickup The Los Gatos Library has opened for patio pickup Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Patrons can place holds on up to 25 items at catalog.losgatosca.gov; the library will send an...
View ArticlePhotos: Aztec dancers perform ceremony during vigil for black lives in...
CLICK HERE if you’re having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. Several hundred people with masks and signs attended a vigil for black lives in Oakland Tuesday afternoon. The vigil, which...
View ArticleOwner says ‘new normal’ forced Nick Next Door’s closure
Calling it a “weird time and situation,” chef/owner Nick Difu says closing Nick’s Next Door, the restaurant he ran for 13 years in Los Gatos, was a gut-wrenching decision. “We spent many long hours and...
View ArticleJapantown coffee shop Roy’s Station gets a snappy new jingle
Some people sidelined during shelter-in-place baked bread or brewed beer. Others volunteered at nonprofits or learned to garden. San Jose native Justin Keyes wrote a jingle to draw attention to Roy’s...
View ArticlePhotos and Video: Giant yellow Black Lives Matter letters painted on 15th...
CLICK HERE if you’re having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. Giant yellow “Black Lives Matter” letters now span three blocks of 15th Street in downtown Oakland. Organizers painted the...
View ArticleReopening of San Jose’s Alum Rock Park is a breath of fresh air
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device San Jose made a lot of day hikers happy Thursday when it reopened Alum Rock Park, the 720-acre natural gem nestled in the...
View ArticleHandcuffing of man dancing in street prompts protest
CLICK HERE if you’re having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. ALAMEDA — Public anger over Alameda police detaining a black man as a suspicious person because he was dancing in the street...
View ArticleMindful siblings offer online classes to help with SIP stress
While their first mindfulness experience was mandated by their father, two Cupertino siblings have since embraced its tenets and have started an online initiative to share it with peers who are...
View ArticleWest Valley eateries reopen for al fresco dining
Do you hear that creaking sound? It’s the door of the local restaurant economy slowly opening. In Los Gatos, authentic tapas spot Pinxto Pote, next to Enoteca La Storia, is now open for takeout. Their...
View ArticleMontalvo hits the Bay Area’s streets with new public exhibition
Montalvo Arts Center is bursting out of the confines of its Saratoga home with its new public exhibition, “lone some,” which is on display just about everywhere — on billboards, bus shelters and other...
View ArticleBusinesses on The Row reopen for dine in, walk in
Do you hear that creaking sound? It’s the door of the local restaurant economy slowly opening. It began with Pizza Antica, which was the first restaurant to open for dining in Santana Row, and...
View ArticleMe & My Car: 60 mph was fast when 1912 Hudson was new
Click here if you are having trouble viewing the slideshow on a mobile device. Editor’s note: David Krumboltz’s regular column is on hiatus until further notice due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In...
View ArticleCampbell community briefs for the week of June 19
Open seats for open space The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority is seeking volunteers for its Citizens’ Advisory Committee. The committee’s purpose is to serve as a liaison between the authority...
View ArticleSaratoga businesses cope with COVID, hope for reopening
Coping with COVID-19 guidelines means masks, gloves, social distancing, fewer tables, fewer hugs, and a myriad of unknowns, but Saratoga businesses are learning to cope. “Business is not what it used...
View ArticleSaratoga community briefs for the week of June 19
Long is new League president Gail Long of Los Gatos was recently elected board president for the Los Gatos-Saratoga Chapter of Assistance League for 2020-21. Other board members for this year include...
View ArticleLos Gatos restaurants navigate reopening as restrictions ease
Los Gatos is coming back to life slowly but surely, and not too soon for the town’s many fans. Customers are returning to their favorite restaurants as more of them open for outdoor dining. While...
View ArticleSan Jose community briefs for the week of June 19
Influential women At a virtual San Jose City Council meeting earlier this month, two city employees were recognized as “Women of Influence” by the SIlicon Valley Business Journal. Jacky...
View ArticleSunnyvale community briefs for the week of June 19
VTA funds Homestead ‘Safe Routes’ The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) board of directors recently approved funding for the Homestead Safe Routes to School project. The funding will...
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