Jose Garcia, 17, was shot on Saturday night in South San Jose. Police say that the shooting was gang-related. The perpetrators, also teens fled the scene in a ar, but were arrested a quarter of an hour after the incident occurred. Garcia is expected to survive the shooting.
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Local fifth grader Sam Chamberlain is one of five finalists in Sedexo’s nationwide Future Chefs: Healthy Snack Challenge competition. His recipe, “Sam’s Spinach Roll Surprise,” is both delicious and surprising. It’s healthy too, and you can vote for it on YouTube.
A Santa Cruz fixture for more than 15 years, the Chop Tops bring their rebel style to the Blank Club on Friday, Mar. 18.
Hailing from Sacramento, the funky, indie, alt-rock band is back with a No. 1 album. Cake rocks the Avalon on Monday, Mar. 14.
Silicon Valley is waiting to see how the earthquake in Japan will affect Silicon Valley firms. Local companies are reliant on Japan, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of semiconductors. A temporary shortage is anticipated, but it is too early to tell how this will affect local companies’ bottom line.
The Board of Trustees of the CSU system may name the next President of San Jose State University as early as March 22. The number of candidates has been narrowed down to three, all from within the CSU network of schools, and all with strong financial backgrounds. This is becoming increasingly necessary as the school prepares to contend with severe budget cuts in the coming year.
The Friends of the San Jose Mounted Unit has launched a campaign to raise money to save the beleaguered unit from inevitable budget cuts. The Pony Up for the San Jose Mounted Unit Raffle is selling 25,000 tickets at $100 a piece. They hope to raise enough money to fund the Mounted Unit through 2012.
Five reasons to look forward to the work week: Cake, Fiddler on the Roof, Steve Lin, Kavanaugh Brothers Celtic Experience, Xanadu.
RvB closes out Cinequest with the Adobe Youth Voices program and ‘Soul Surfer,’ the inspiring story of Bethany Hamilton. Plus, the Smith Brothers in conversation with Cavan Campbell, director of ‘Hangnail.’
The Tabard Theatre Company’s new “Follies Concert Version” puts the capital S in Show. From the moment the house lights dim at the Theatre on San Pedro Square and the cast makes its way through the house toward the stage, tension between the characters tickles the audience’s awareness while the sequin-spattered costumes rivet every eye in the house.
