Author: Melissa McKenzie
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Santa Clara University Students Help Create Mural Reflecting San Jose’s Community Concerns
November 4, 2018
In an effort to raise awareness and consciousness about issues facing the Guadalupe Washington neighborhood of San Jose, Santa Clara...
Business
Twiddle and Twirl Your Paddles at Santa Clara’s The TopSpin
October 17, 2018
In 2007, Santa Clara’s The TopSpin table tennis center was the first full-time ping pong facility in the Bay Area....
City Politics
Mostly Developer Meetings Noted for City Council on September Calendars
October 17, 2018
September calendars continue the pattern of mostly developer meetings, interspersed with public meetings and events. Mayor Lisa Gillmor Immediately...
City Politics
The Full Picture of Santa Clara’s “8th Council Member”
October 4, 2018
In 2005, a CNN article called Related lobbyist Jude Barry one of five political consultants to watch and likened him...
City Politics
Labor, Lobbyists and Developers Appear Frequently on Tardy Council Calendars
October 3, 2018
Of all elected official calendars available through Ordinance No. 1950, only Police Chief Mike Sellers and Acting City Clerk Jennifer...
Business
Tea Collection Opens at Santana Row
September 29, 2018
Making the foreign familiar for “little citizens of the world” and their parents, the San Francisco-based children’s clothier, Tea Collection,...
Arts & EntertainmentCommunity
Triton Museum Debuts Oktoberfest
September 27, 2018
It may not have been Munich, but approximately 150 people drank beer to support the Triton Museum of Art at...
Business
Cake Expressions: Nearly 40 Years of Slices
September 22, 2018
Julia Child has famously been credited as saying, “a party without cake is just a meeting,” and although cakes may...
Business
Sunnyvale’s C.J. Olson Cherries to Close
September 18, 2018
The iconic C.J. Olson Cherries stand near the corner of El Camino Real and S. Mathilda Avenue in Sunnyvale is...
Business
Golden Mushroom: Another Santa Clara Staple Closing its Doors
September 12, 2018
Golden Mushroom Pizza has become the latest casualty in a string of long-standing Santa Clara restaurants closing its doors. The...








