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America’s National Parks: An Eagle’s View / Not rated, but would be OK for anyone unless bad photography counts

Karl Scott

March 12, 2014

I love a bargain. Finding great films on Blu-ray, like Romancing the Stone (1984) at $5 or less is a…

Players Present Arsenic and Old Lace

Melissa McKenzie

March 12, 2014

What happens when two elderly philanthropic women decide to take it upon themselves to murder lonely old men by poisoning…

SCU’s Shoba Krishnan, Engineering Evangelist

Carolyn Schuk

March 12, 2014

You can’t talk to Shoba Krishnan for even a few minutes without getting excited about how mathematics and physics touch…

Students Showcased at Triton Museum

Melissa McKenzie

March 12, 2014

Over 400 people had walked through the Triton Museum of Art’s doors within the first 45 minutes of the museum…

Third Old Bag Luncheon a Big Success

Melissa McKenzie

March 5, 2014

With numbers increasing year-by-year, the interest in the annual Soroptimist Old Bag Luncheon continues to grow. And, with the recent…

Small Talk. Big Fuss.

Admin

March 5, 2014

If there’s one thing worse than being a motormouth, or a blabbermouth, or just a bigmouth, it’s finding yourself to…

City Desk: Feb. 26, 2014

Carolyn Schuk

March 5, 2014

The Most Connected City in Silicon Valley Candidate for Google Fiber Network Last week Silicon Valley Power (siliconvalleypower.com) announced that…

Dynasty Return, May Go Pro

Melissa McKenzie

March 5, 2014

The smell of freshly cut grass, roar of the crowd, and sound of a ball hitting a bat are what…

Education Desk: Feb. 26, 2014

Carolyn Schuk

March 5, 2014

Audit of Federally-Funded Programs at SCUSD is Mixed Bag After undergoing a Federal Program Monitoring (FPM) audit at the end…

Father of Data Warehousing, Bill Inmon, Talks on Big Data at Upcoming Mission College Event

Carolyn Schuk

March 5, 2014

I wanted to call this story “Father of Data Warehousing Talks Turkey About Big Data at Upcoming Mission College Event.”…

Looking Back – Week of February 26

Admin

March 5, 2014

100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (February 24, 1914) Annual Election of Commercial League Boosters: 25 Progressive Men to Direct…

Masterpiece Criteria Continues to Unfold as Triton Lecture Continues

Melissa McKenzie

March 5, 2014

In the course of two weeks, the Triton Museum of Art’s Chief Curator Preston Metcalf has begun the task of…

Captain Phillips/Rated PG-13 for violence and language.

Karl Scott

March 5, 2014

In the hunt for Oscar Statuettes, Captain Phillips should be available for DVD viewing before the award ceremonies on March…

Santa Clara High School Launches FHA-HERO Chapter

Cynthia Cheng

March 5, 2014

On February 12, a group of students from Santa Clara High School’s new Future Homemakers of America- Home Economics Related…

Seminarians Tie Series with Revs at Annual Basketball Game

Melissa McKenzie

March 5, 2014

Priests and seminarians battled it out for the eighth annual Revs vs Sems Basketball Challenge at Santa Clara University’s Leavey…

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…

Triton Masterpiece Lecture Continues

Melissa McKenzie

February 26, 2014

There are a multitude of ways a work of art becomes a masterpiece. While preference plays a role in what…

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