A few summers ago, Hermitage Brewing Company‘s head brewer Greg Filippi poured a batch of his flagship coffee-black stout into freshly dumped barrels of Kentucky bourbon. He then tucked the oaken vessels away in a cellar corner to let the osmosis transpire. Vanilla-rich whiskey crept…
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Tens of thousands of wrestling fans from around the world will be descending on the south bay this weekend for the WWE’s Wrestlemania, the 31st annual championship blowout that will take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Sunday, March 29th. A host of…
A Union Pacific truck—riding the railroad tracks on specialized train wheels—stops just past the corner of Sixth and Empire streets, in front of a huge in-progress mural, and gives an obligatory warning before squeaking on. “I’ve never seen that guy before,” says Juan Carlos Araujo,…
Your dates may be awkward—sometimes painfully awkward—but your food doesn’t have to be. Just like there are many kinds of people who could be a potential match, not all dates call for candlelight or chocolate cake. The right ambience, cocktail or shareable plate can make…
There are few things more American than the love of baseball, bacon and beer and the Bacon and Beer Classic brings it all together for a day of tastings, interactive games and live entertainment on March 21 at the San Jose Municipal Stadium. With two…
In Silicon Valley, where anyone looking to be the next someone competes to create the future, it becomes the norm to keep an eye on the horizon. Orchestria Palm Court, a small restaurant in downtown San Jose, dares to remain in the past, a time…
Math and science enthusiasts everywhere maybe be overwhelmed with excitement just thinking about this Saturday’s special holiday, Pi Day. Pi Day, 3.14, is the celebration of the the ratio of a circumference of a circle to its diameter. The number is never ending but this…
Ballet San Jose has just one week to raise $550,000 to keep its doors open, according to an Ballet San Jose press release. In January, the company decided that there was a need of $3.5 million by October to ensure that the company can face…
Though he is best known for his vibrant, expressive, domineering and poignant mural work, an upcoming exhibition at the San Jose Museum of Art (SJMA) will showcase a more delicate side to the process and output of renowned Mexican artist Jose Clemente Orozco. Pulling from…
During theback-to-the-earth movement of the ’70s, there was a push to assign doctors to rural areas. Jonathan and Tim Lyons’ father took up a job in Appalachia, where the family lived among coal miners and farmers. Like the locals, they worked their own garden, planting…
