San Jose is a city that knows how to celebrate Cinco De Mayo. Since the annual Cinco De Mayo Parade and Festival was canceled last year, San Jose clubs, music venues and restaurants are picking up the slack with a variety of events.
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In the popular stereotype, comic-book-store owners are shaped like Santa Claus. On the first Saturday of May, they act like him, too. Free Comic Book Day (May 5 this year) is a worldwide promotion that began in the Diablo Valley
If your mom says not to do anything special on mother’s day don’t believe it. Take her out to brunch at one of these restaurants. That’s what she really wants.
Professional tennis is leaving San Jose and walking to Memphis. The ATP World Tour announced this week that the 123-year-old tennis tournament, currently known as the SAP Open, will not return in 2014. In the past, the event featured greats such as John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and many others. More recently, casual fans would have a hard time identifying the top seeds. The event will move to Memphis next year before eventually becoming a stop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Jeff Rosen, Santa Clara County’s District Attorney, and his deputy John Chase announced charges against two former MACSA executives for embezzling more than $1 million in employee retirement payments
For me, the true test of a barbecue house is the three-meat combo—usually chicken, ribs and brisket. The individual style of the cook, with his or her bias toward smoke, sauce, rub or fat, comes through loud and clear.
After a sold-out event in February, SJ Beer Walk is back again for a springtime version of the slow-moving brew parade 1 to 5pm, this Saturday.
Ending it’s current season, Opera San Jose’s new production of Gounod’s Faust felt a lot like leftovers. No doubt budget limitations had something to do with the minimalist set designs.
A high-tech worker from Silicon Valley stripped naked during a TSA security search last week before trying to board a flight from Portland International Airport to San Jose. The voluntary strip search served as a protest against airport security screeners in an act John E. Brennan, 49, deemed protected political speech.
The steakhouse is a classic genre of American dining. Clubby, masculine and even elegant, these five San Jose steakhouses fit the bill.
