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SJ Q&A: Katie Heaney, San Jose Bike Party

SJ Q&A: Katie Heaney, San Jose Bike Party

San Jose Bike Party organizer Katie Heaney joined Bike Party when the monthly ride was a group made up of barely 100 riders. Since that ride over three years ago, Katie has become Bicycle Information Resource Director and has assisted with planning routes, going on test rides and choosing monthly themes.

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Corridors: Exploring the Urban Woodland

Corridors: Exploring the Urban Woodland

Celebrating the places where nature and urban life intersect, the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy presents Corridors: Exploring the Urban Woodland on January 27 at 7pm.

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Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

BILLY WILDER’s film version of Double Indemnity is so iconic now that it’s easy to forget that originally the story came from a much different book by hardboiled noir writer James M. Cain, who also gave the world The Postman Always Rings Twice and Mildred Pierce.

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2012 Winter KraftBrew Beer Fest

2012 Winter KraftBrew Beer Fest

This Saturday marks the 2012 Winter KraftBrew Beer Fest, a welcome opportunity to shake off those winter doldrums.

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Critics Counter County’s Claim of Ecstasy Epidemic

Critics Counter County’s Claim of Ecstasy Epidemic

The popular “rave” drug ecstasy is crossing over to at-home use, health officials warn, citing a 2010 survey of 1,850 Santa Clara high school students that found that one in four say they have tried ecstasy, or MDMA. But some local scientists who study the effects of psychoactive drugs are calling the county’s epidemic claim a new form of Reefer Madness propaganda.

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Chicken 65

Chicken 65

CHICKEN NUGGETS. Morsels cut small and fried, a dish elemental and primal, as popular as french fries. In the South Bay, the large south Indian community serves chicken 65, a particular species of chicken nugget marinated in chile powder, turmeric and ginger, then laced with red food coloring and curry leaves.

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Review: Aphrodisiac at City Lights Theater

Review: Aphrodisiac at City Lights Theater

Rob Handel’s Aphrodisiac, now at City Lights theater, is a political thriller—with a twist, which I’ll get to in a moment—that speculates about the mystery of the political beast.

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Ballet San Jose

Ballet San Jose

Ballet San Jose’s 2012 season features three programs with a diverse repertoire that includes traditional and modern works, as well a number of notable company premieres.

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Best Bites: Soup

Best Bites: Soup

Cold, wet weather is soup weather. From minestrone to bun bo Hue, San Jose has the soup for you.

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SJ Q&A: Ryan Summers, Good Karma

SJ Q&A: Ryan Summers, Good Karma

Ryan Summers took over ownership of Good Karma Vegan Cafe, a popular location for vegan food in San Jose, almost six years ago and moved the restaurant to its current location on South First Street a few months later.

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