Few people noticed it at the time, but August 12, 1981, was a seminal date in world history. Less than two weeks after the launch of MTV, IBM introduced the original Model 5150 IBM PC.
Few people noticed it at the time, but August 12, 1981, was a seminal date in world history. Less than two weeks after the launch of MTV, IBM introduced the original Model 5150 IBM PC.
Google is getting into gaming with the addition of a new Games button to its Google+ social networking site. This means that that Googlers can share the same experience as their nonplussed friends at Facebook.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s new show is led by ringmaster Brian Crawford Scott, a San Jose native.
San Jose offers great choices for catching live jazz music year-round.
Oil prices are down again, and with them the value of oil’s leading producers, including Exxon once the largest company in the world. The biggest blow to Exxon came on Tuesday when, for a brief time, it was toppled from its position by Apple.
“You may not shoot coyotes.” That’s the law in California, but that doesn’t mean that the animals are harmless. A Monte Sereno man discovered that on Aug. 1, when he woke up to find a coyote staring at him through the screen door of his bedroom.
We are lucky to live in such a bountiful state. Where else can you buy wine making grapes and taste over 30 wines, judge a salsa competition, stroll an outdoor festival and enjoy pate and rose all in one week? Some might say we’re spoiled, but for us it’s just another South Bay week August 10-17.
Chef Salvatore Calisi no longer has stars in his eyes. Calisi was the opening chef at Dio Deka in Los Gatos, a high-style, modern Greek restaurant. His bold cooking helped spur the upscale Greek food phenomena underway in Silicon Valley. Along the way, Calisi scored a Michelin star for his efforts, joining a small group of just three other Silicon Valley chefs to be so honored.
In a message posted on YouTube, someone claiming to be a member of the hacker group Anonymous announced that the group plans to destroy Facebook on Nov. 5.
San Jose’s Planning Commission is urging the City Council to back off on its plan to decimate medical marijuana collectives. The commission recommends upping the cap on collectives to 25, extending land-use regulations and allowing off-site cultivation of cannabis.