Officer James Cooper is currently on assignment cruising the streets of downtown San Jose via Silicon Valley’s favorite green method of transportation: a bicycle. We talked to Cooper about crazy crowds, astronauts and his favorite places in San Jose.
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The online home rental service Airbnb recently agreed to pay San Francisco’s 14 percent hotel tax, addressing just one of the many concerns of critics who say that the company has been ignoring regulations. As part of this plan, Airbnb would collect the taxes directly…
The 90s nostalgia wagon has been rolling for a good while now. (When did “I Love the 90s” come out on VH1? 1998?) In another acknowledgment of its current speed The Mountain Winery’s summer concert series includes a good handful of 90s throwback acts in addition to its usual collection of classic rock ‘n’ rollers.
Wine enthusiasts will no longer have to trust in oft-unreliable map apps to navigate among the South County’s 20-plus wineries.
Live 105.3 just announced the lineup to their annual BFD music festival which kicks off the summer season June 1 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre.
After rotting garlic left a bad taste in his mouth, Vincent Verret decided to grow his own in the backyard. Before he knew it, he had started a garden full of garlic, peppers and tomatoes. Then he did what any backyard farmer with a bouquet of flavors would do: make some chili sauce.
No, he’s not a dutch duke. Despite the name and the ticket prices, Armin van Buuren is a trance DJ out of the Netherlands, and while he may not be a household name in most quarters of the US yet, his ongoing tour is huge and includes a stop at the SAP Center in May.
It’s another “Hello, Goodbye” situation for Sir Paul McCartney. Hello to the new 49er’s stadium in Santa Clara, or goodbye to old Candlestick Park?
San Jose had a rare non-tech headline on Forbes.com this week with a blog post on local champions of the arts Cherri Lakey and Brian Eder, founders of Anno Domini art gallery in the SoFA District.
The names Original Gravity and Paper Plane almost sound like opposing ideas, but these neighboring spots share a co-owner and in a sense, a concept: drinks and bar bites. Whereas the former serves up pints and upscale sausages and hot dogs, the latter, Paper Plane, serves barrel-aged and handcrafted cocktails, house-made punches and a well-rounded menu of elaborate small plates.
