The Super Bowl might be over, but Plaza de Cesar Chavez has a new lineup of events to kick off the hot summer months. City officials, the Knight Foundation and Adobe have partnered to launch Spring in Plaza de Cesar Chavez, a weekly outdoor gathering…
Articles by Yasmin Deosaran
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey returns to the South Bay; this time with a futuristic twist. Tickets are on sale now for the West Coast premier this summer. Often billed as “The Greatest Show on Earth,” the company is known for producing head-turning and…
Original Joe’s is a downtown San Jose institution, standing strong for 60 years and serving Italian cuisine to loyal customers. General manager Bob Patane oversees operations, and he doesn’t mind commuting from Redwood City to serve good food to good people. How long have you…
The annual day of non-stop fundraising is almost here. At midnight May 3, Silicon Valley Gives begins its massive fundraising campaign, when online donations will be accepted for 24 hours in support of over 1,000 nonprofits from around the Bay Area. The fundraiser gives nonprofits the opportunity to…
San Jose’s most unique cat adoption center, The Dancing Cat, expects to reopen soon to help at-risk cats find loving homes. Last year, more than 2,000 cat lovers visited the café and 50 adult cats were adopted, according to Dancing Cat owners Ann Chasson and…
Suit up and pick a side for what might be the largest space battle to ever arrive in San Jose. On Saturday, April 30, St. James Park will play host to the charitable Cats in Space space battle benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Nevermindspace is a…
The San Jose Museum of Art will soon welcome its new art curator, Lauren Dickens, who is coming to Silicon Valley from Washington, D.C. Dickens spoke with SanJose.com about her new gig, which she is taking after serving as curatorial consultant at the National Gallery…
With summer right around the corner, the Mountain Winery in Saratoga has an impressive lineup planned for its 2016 concert series. Taking advantage of its striking scenery this year’s lineup rivals those of venues in San Francisco and Oakland—with artists from a wide range of genres, as well…
San Jose native Shozo Kagoshima has spent his life working at Silicon Valley institutions, first at the Winchester Mystery House and now as executive director of the Hakone Estate and Gardens in Saratoga. Kagoshima joined the Hakone team in the midst of the garden’s centennial…
Twelve years ago, Dr. Nancy Cappello was diagnosed with breast cancer—but not before she was misdiagnosed. Six weeks after she had received a normal mammogram report, Dr. Cappello learned that her screening did not include information about dense breast tissue. She survived but was forced to endure…
