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Aaron Hieu Tran, who attends Ann Sobrato High School in Morgan Hill, has been named a 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholar. Hieu Tran was one of 161 high school seniors nationwide named to the 59th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars—who are honored for their accomplishments in academics, the arts and career and technical education fields.
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Happy 5th Anniversary to our friends at Sacramento Digs Gardening!
The San Jose Downtown Association promotes awareness of the city core to residents of San Jose and the Santa Clara County. Information and resources revolving around educational materials, services, activities, and cultural programs are available to the public. The SJDA encourages cultural diversity and access to free events, programs, and concerts.
From Mountain View Voice...
TheatreWorks Postpones World Premiere Originally Set for July
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley announced that it’s postponing the world premiere of the new musical “Alice Bliss,” which had been set to run this summer at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto.
From San Jose Spotlight...
Lawsuit Doesn’t Stop San Jose Park Concerts
Friends of Levitt Pavilion San Jose hosted its first springtime concert in St. James Park, the latest step in establishing a permanent outdoor performance venue. The shows will take place despite an appeal in a lawsuit to stop the revamp of the park.
At Santa Clara University, I scan the campus grounds for what a friend describes via text as “a little faux telephone booth.” The wind telephone is a death-themed art installation. Inside the closet-like structure, there’s an antique rotary phone in …
Day on the Ridge returned to a Gilroy family’s home Sunday, featuring a full day’s lineup of live bands, raising more than $150,000 for a local nonprofit and bringing together hundreds of locals and visitors in the spirit of charity …
Each year, on the last weekend of May, the streets of downtown San Jose bloom into a rainbow of wigs, petticoats and full-body makeup. FanimeCon has sprung, and everyone’s feeling genki. With photo-ops, pre-games and afterparties, the mood is a …
While Morgan Hill residents and enthusiasts of public, family-friendly outdoor events may be growing weary of the recent uncertainties surrounding formerly annual gatherings, organizers of one of the city’s most popular celebrations vow to proceed as normal this summer. And …
City officials are under a tight deadline to improve the alleyways in a section of downtown to avoid losing a $3.9 million grant Gilroy received from the state in 2022. The Gilroy City Council received an update May 15 on …
Comics may have been born in New York, but they came of age in California. And there’s more to the story than San Francisco comix.
The vibrant multigenerational family event known as the SoFA Street Fair erupted yet again last Sunday, bringing music fans of all ages to downtown San Jose. Since I am a big fan of history, a quote from historian David McCullough …
What started as lunchtime music concerts in 1989 and shortly thereafter moved to evenings continues this summer in San Jose’s central park, Plaza de Cesar Chavez. Metro has sponsored the series since its inception and, following the San Jose Downtown …
Vehicles blaze down San Carlos Street in both directions near San Jose’s midtown. The commotion easily overpowers the whisper of footsteps from the occasional pedestrian, only heard during the serene relief of a red light. Just west of Willard Avenue, …
The Golden State has masqueraded as everything from the Sahara Desert to the Swiss Alps. But which films best capture the real California?
6th Street Studios and Art Center
