San Jose native Teresa Alvarado wants to make it easier for people to be able to proudly say they live in San Jose. After leaving the area for for grad school, she returned home to work with SPUR—one of the oldest non-profits in the area. The…
Articles by Yasmin Deosaran
The famed Gilroy Garlic Festival returns July 29-31, this time with improved transportation for South Bay residents. A staple of summer for 20 years, the Garlic Fest attracts tens of thousands of visitors from all over the world for a weekend filled with cookcoffs, concerts…
If the weather is any indication Summer has arrived in full force. It’s finally time to break out those shorts and enjoy some much needed time in the sun. Every week different parks around San Jose will play host to a series of events focused…
San Jose is famous for many things: technology, diversity and horrible traffic. In 2013, the traffic-analysis firm INRIX named San Jose the seventh worst U.S. metro for automobile congestion. Economic growth and high employment rates all play a key part in adding to the city’s gridlock….
Maribel Martinez is a San Jose native who oversees Santa Clara County’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs, the first public agency department of its kind. As a queer Latina, Martinez strives to improve the lives of the LGBTQ community where she was born and raised. In…
San Jose’s beloved Japantown is a lovely place to visit any time. But don’t just take our word for it. The Huffington Post insists the area, just north of downtown, is a can’t-miss for those visiting the Silicon Valley. One of only three remaining Japantowns in…
For those that are new to San Jose, navigating the region’s sprawling, freeway- and expressway-tangled landscape can be tricky to say the least. And it’s not uncommon to find people who have lived here for years, blissfully unaware of the myriad hidden gems dotting the…
While the San Jose regularly ranks as one of this country’s most diverse major metros, the “Capital of Silicon Valley” has long suffered from a lack of color. As Mercury News columnist Sal Pizarro recently noted, one of the city’s least-flattering nicknames says it all. “The colors…
Something new is buzzing at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown San Jose. In an effort to preserve the population of wild mason bees, the hotel has partnered with Pollinator Partnership to construct a miniature bee hotel. Nine years ago the U.S. Senate voted to have…
The clacking sound of stilettos on Santana Row may not be unfamiliar, but the sight of men running in bright red high heels down San Jose’s toniest district just might be. The YWCA Silicon Valley is hosting their 15th Annual Walk A Mile In Her…
