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Stage Review: God of Carnage

Stage Review: God of Carnage

Reza’s play has been translated from its original French, made into a movie by Roman Polanski and is now on the boards at San Jose Rep. This co-production with Arizona Theatre Company, directed by Rick Lombardo, features a cast and crew that were warmly received last year in Tucson and Phoenix.

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Thai Food in Santa Clara

Thai Food in Santa Clara

The area around Santa Clara boasts a number of excellent ethnic restaurants that draw lively crowds with canny combinations of good food, intriguing decor and reasonable prices. Our culinary correspondent on the scene, Eliza Lamson, sampled five of the best.

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San Jose delays ban on Styrofoam Containers

San Jose delays ban on Styrofoam Containers

For more than a year, city officials looked at following up San Jose’s single-use plastic bag ban with an anti-EPS ordinance. (EPS stands for expanded polystyrene, otherwise known as foam to-go containers at restaurants.) Less than 1 percent of the Bay Area’s EPS is recyclable because of food contamination—the only facility capable is Newby Island in Milpitas—so the nonbiodegradable containers are left to stack in landfills and break apart, often choking animals.

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Review: Asian Box in Palo Alto

Review: Asian Box in Palo Alto

These days, we seem to have more time for the latter than the former. Such is life in Silicon Valley. The trouble is that greasy, unhealthy, industrial fast food dominates the quick-meal landscape. But Palo Alto’s new Asian Box offers something different.

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San Jose Giants Announce Roster

San Jose Giants Announce Roster

On the verge of starting the 2012 season, the San Jose Giants announced their opening day roster.

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South Bay Easter Events

South Bay Easter Events

The Easter Bunny arrives in Silicon Valley on April 8. There are a variety of events to welcome the holiday.

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SJ Q&A: Alan “Gumby” Marques, Heroes Martial Arts

SJ Q&A: Alan “Gumby” Marques, Heroes Martial Arts

Bay Area native Alan “Gumby” Marques opened Heroes Martial Arts with his partner David McCleod in 2009 and has since built a nationally recognized team of instructors that provide a complete curriculum of grappling martial arts. A 1st degree black belt and head instructor at Heroes, Marques offers instruction in Brazilian jiu jitsu, judo and wrestling.

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Best Bites: Thai Food

Best Bites: Thai Food

Chicken with green curry and pad thai are great, but these five San Jose Thai restaurants encourage you to delve deeper into one of the Silicon Valley’s most beloved cuisines.

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Clubman’s All-British Motorcycle Show and Swap Meet

Clubman’s All-British Motorcycle Show and Swap Meet

There is something very special about British motorcycles, especially the ones made prior to the 1970s. England produced the most exciting motorcycles in the world during the first half of the last century. Some people may disagree that point, but those folks have probably never seen a HRD Brough Superior (1924) or a Vincent Black Shadow (1948) in action.

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San Jose Taco Festival

San Jose Taco Festival

Organizers of the San Jose Taco Festival on April 14 at History Park claim it will be Northern California’s largest taco truck festival. The event is being organized by Moveable Feast, a food truck event and catering company founded by Ryan Sebastian, the man behind Treatbot, San Jose’s own ice cream and karaoke truck.

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