Back in 1912, the city was blanketed by fruit orchards and fields of sweet corn—long- since replaced by homes and high-tech campuses. Yahoo, Juniper, Palm, and Nokia call Sunnyvale home, as do Lockheed Martin and Honeywell. If there are jobs to be had in California, they’re to be had right here in Sunnyvale. There are beautiful homes to be had here too, which reflect the suburban nature of the community.
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I have been on the road for more than two weeks and am less than three hours from home, but there is so much happening in the greater Bay Area’s food scene it makes it hard to leave. You’ve heard of a food desert? Well, the Bay Area is a food oasis. I will be heading out of California next month, but for now there’s plenty to see here.
Microsoft is expanding its presence in Silicon Valley. The company has just signed a lease on a 237,000 sq.-foot space in Moffet Towers, Sunnyvale, at the intersection of Highways 101 and 237.
CollegeHumor.com has just released a video roast of Facebook. It even contains some professional roasters, including Penn Jillette as Google, Gilbert Gottfried as Twitter, and Lisa Lampanelli as FourSquare.
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck believes that he has a solid case against Giovanni Ramirez, the suspect arrested in the beating of Bryan Stow at Dodger Stadium this April. Nevertheless, he admits that he is not yet ready to bring the high profile case to the DA.
This year’s San Jose Jazz Festival is more eclectic than ever.
Most people would never guess that Hellyer County Park, flanked by one of the busiest highways in the state and a typical suburban development, contains accommodations and hidden wilderness treasures within walking distance of the parking lot.
The 150-plus-acre park along Senter Road opposite San Jose Municipal Stadium provides a green respite for strollers and picnickers.
The annual free music series has come to define the downtown San Jose experience in the hot weather months. As work ends, the concerts provide a welcome transition from office to nightlife, with a canny mix of old favorites and new surprises in many genres.
No matter what they’ve tried, Fahrenheit has always been known as a nightspot first, and a restaurant second, but with the help of their new Executive chef, Christopher Graze, the lounge is finding a new culinary direction. Graze is introducing some real eclecticism to Fahrenheit’s Asian fusion approach, incorporating European and Middle Eastern touches that seem jarring at first but ultimately blend nicely into Fahrenheit’s style and array of tastes.
