Author: Cynthia Cheng
Community
Properties Bought and Sold at Northside Library’s Monopoly Madness
November 18, 2015
Enterprisers hovered over big teal boards while passing around slips of pastel-colored cash, from $1 bills to $500 bills. They...
Community
Northside Library Hosts Homebrewing 101 Workshop
November 11, 2015
Passed around at Northside Library’s Homebrewing 101 workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 27 were small cups filled with fragrant malted barley...
Public Safety
Santa Clara Firefighters Foundation Organizes First Firehouse Run
November 11, 2015
On Sunday, Nov.1, over 800 people, adults and children, got up bright and early and congregated at Santa Clara University’s...
Community
Santa Clara Sister Cities Association Wins Local Hero Award
November 11, 2015
At State Senator Bob Wieckowski’s State of the District Address and Awards Ceremony held at Sunpower on Oct. 29, the...
Schools
District’s 2015 CAASPP-Smarter Balance Assessment Scores Have Been Released
October 28, 2015
Liz Gordon-Stoll, data and assessment coordinator at Santa Clara Unified School District, is pleased to report that the district performed...
Arts & Entertainment
Great America’s Great Pumpkin Fest Offers Non-Scary Delights
October 28, 2015
Spotted on a walk through California’s Great America at this time of year is a decorated “cemetery” filled with tombstones...
CommunitySports
New and Experienced Skateboarders Find Haven at Santa Clara Skate Park
October 28, 2015
Passing through San Tomas Expressway off Cabrillo Avenue, one might catch glimpses of skateboarders gliding across bowls and ramps, sometimes...
Community
Library Goers Sample Craft Liquor at St. George Spirits Talk
October 21, 2015
“Back in the day before we had all this refrigeration stuff…humans developed ways of preserving amazing fruit,” says Samantha Shireman,...
Public Safety
Santa Clara Fire Department Hosts Open House
October 21, 2015
Fourteen firefighters from the Santa Clara Fire Department responded to the recent wildfires in Northern California according to Chief Bill...
Community
Former U.S. Army Captain and Service Dog Make Library Appearance
October 14, 2015
Luis Carlos Montalvan shared his recollections from serving in Iraq during a video advertisement for his New York Times bestselling...









