Articles by Alyssa Kies

The Drunken City at Hoover Theatre

The Drunken City at Hoover Theatre

Three women stand onstage in short dresses and high heels, showing off their engagement rings and telling the audience about their most recent booze-fueled escapade in the city. Despite the seemingly familiar framework, however, Adam Bock’s The Drunken City is far from Sex and the City: The Play. Standing against a sparse backdrop of empty liquor bottles and graffiti, the ladies shift a little too uncomfortably in their stilettos to parallel any of HBO’s chic Manhattanites.

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Local Gymnast Josh Dixon Competes in San Jose for U.S. Olympic Trials

Local Gymnast Josh Dixon Competes in San Jose for U.S. Olympic Trials

During the Olympic Trials in San Jose this weekend, Willow Glen High School and Stanford University alum Josh Dixon must come in sixth to secure a spot on the U.S. National men’s gymnastics team.

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SJ Q&A: Amie Frisch of Veggielution

SJ Q&A: Amie Frisch of Veggielution

Amie Frisch, co-founded Veggielution in 2009 as a post-college experiment. Since then, it has blossomed into a radical project to change the way people think about their food and their community.

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New Year’s Eve Events

New Year’s Eve Events

The gifts have been unwrapped, the stockings unstuffed and the ham scarfed down. The holidays are over, minus the one that always seems to elude planning—New Year’s Eve.

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