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SJPD: EveryBlock – Crime Reports – Stats & Maps, and More
Sometimes you just want to know what is going on around you. You saw the PD flash by with their lights on, or you heard sirens in the night… * Enter a ZIP Code on EveryBlock and a neighborhood will open up to police calls for service, medical calls, alarm, and traffic/accident calls. There will... »
Food 4others Drive
The second Food 4others Drive benefiting the Second Harvest Food Bank will take place on Saturday, August 7th. The food bank serves 236,500 people every month. One in four people in our own county are at risk for hunger. The Food 4others Drive will conduct a one-day city-wide food drive. The goal is to... »
Festa Italiana Street Fair 2010
This Sunday, July 25, is the 20th Festa Italiana Community Street Fair in downtown San Mateo. The Street Fair features art, handmade goods, Italian cuisine, entertainment on three stages, chalk art gallery, antique cars, Bocce Ball, along with other events and activities. Booths include fashion items, hats, scarves, not to mention toe rings and a plethora... »
$1,453 Refunded for FEMA Mistake
Hooray! Today, after over a year of protesting, we were finally refunded the full $1,453 for flood insurance we had to buy because of a FEMA map mistake. Sometimes, you can fight City Hall and win! On 7 July 2009, my husband and I received a letter from our mortgage holder that FEMA (the... »
New (old) building grand opening at History Park
History San Jose and the Victorian Preservation Association of Santa Clara Valley (VPA) are holding a grand opening this Sunday for the Andrew P. Hill House at History Park. The house was the home of Andrew P. Hill, a San Jose resident and co-founder of the Sempervirens Club, which was responsible for the creation... »
Local storyteller presents “Remedial Girl”
The Adventures of Fat Woman and Remedial Girl is the blog and audio book of local storyteller Sarah Lau. The audiobook is based on Lau’s live performances, in a style she calls “story theater”. She compares it to an author’s reading without the reading, or improv with a script. “The Adventures of Fat... »
Sweet Mango
I was curious when I first heard about Sweet Mango from Katy. Since it opened, and soon became the talk of the town (Willow Glen), I grew even more interested in giving Sweet Mango a try. I was welcomed graciously by the owner, Cindy Liu, who then she assisted me with my choices. I told... »
Calvin’s on The Alameda closed by fire, but …
Headed over to Calvin’s World Famous South Philly Cheesesteaks (“as mentioned by Bill Cosby”), which Joann reviewed a few months ago. I was sorry to find this sign in the window. It looks like they’ve had a fire, no date posted when they’ll re-open. On the plus side, another sign says they’re opening a new... »
Free Movie Night in the Ballpark 7/17
Municipal Stadium plays host to Free Movie Nights this Saturday, July 17, when the San Jose Giants are out of town. This Saturday’s family-friendly animated film is Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. An inventor creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. However, the clouds rain... »
“Inception” See it 4K and in a D-BOX Seat
I don’t get out to the movies as much as I used to, but “Inception” is one movie that I want to see on the big screen. Camera 7 has 4K Digital Projection on their big screen. I asked Dominic Espinosa, Camera Cinemas District Manager, what was the advantage of 4K. Dominic explained that the... »
World Cup finals in the SoFA
From the better late than never file, here’s a few photos from the World Cup championship game showing downtown on Sunday. A pretty impressive crowd filled South First Street, just south of San Carlos, where the Jumbotron was set up: The Dutch fans were the champions, at least in the Funny Hats competition: But it... »
A busy San Jose weekend
San Jose has a busy weekend ahead: Obon Matsuri at the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin and around Japantown. Features Taiko performances, crafts, food, and carnival games. See their website for schedule details. The World Cup finals between Spain and The Netherlands, outdoors on the Jumbotron on South First Street at San Carlos, presented by the... »
Pancakes for Charity, at “Hot San Jose Nights”
The Willow Glen Lions Club will be serving up pancakes at this coming weekend’s Hot San Jose Nights event – held in “Rodder’s Park” at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. All proceeds from pancake breakfast sales go to scholarships for children at Diabetes Society camp this summer. The Willow Glen Lions will also... »
Silicon Valley Moms Blog to close
The Silicon Valley Moms Group announced in a press release a couple of weeks ago that they will close their 13-city blogging network, including Silicon Valley Moms Blog, by the end of July. Silicon Valley Moms Group itself, a private company, expects to close down all operations by September. I’m sorry to see them... »