The San Jose International Short Film Festival returns for its eighth year of short film celebration with world-wide submissions covering all genres. “There are other festivals but having a festival dedicated to the short film genre is unique and shows the talent of young filmmakers,”…
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Mary Papazian recently took over as San Jose State University’s 29th president, becoming the third female president in university history. Relocating from Connecticut, Papazian says her goal is to transform San Jose State’s campus into a more inclusive and connected environment. How long have you…
The Bay Area has had its fair share of unique festivals. Everything from delicious food and cultural festivals to the popular electronic Sriracha event. New however is a celebration of otherworldly proportions. Alien Con takes over the Santa Clara Convention Center Oct. 28-30, just in time…
The beginning of autumn is arguably the most creative time of year. A fervor spreads as we prepare to honor things popular and anachronistic by creating costumes as sexy zombie versions of those we cherish and hate. I felt this rustling of excitement as I…
As if Silicon Valley could get any techier, Mountain View-based startup Zume Pizza decided to slice things up a little differently. Look no further than their employees, Marta and Bruno, two robots that have revolutionized “handcrafted,” artisan pizza to be more sustainable, cost-effective and efficient for…
While Los Gatos’ Manresa Bread is tucked away at the far end of North Santa Cruz Avenue in a quaint cottage-styled building, the Los Altos location features an impressive floor-to-ceiling glass entry way that makes the bakery’s minimalistic, modern design the focal point of downtown…
You got the date. That’s the easy part. Now comes time to figure out where to go. It’s a torturous exercise that sends many a guy and gal scouring Yelp for hours like grandpa sweeping the sand with a metal detector. But fear not! We’ve…
October is here again and that means it’s time for everyone’s favorite gourd to take center stage. I’m talking, of course, about the pumpkin. All parents must eventually take the kids somewhere to buy this Halloween staple, so instead of being a boring fuddy-duddy and…
Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, in Chicano/Latino culture is a traditional fall celebration of life and ancestry. In alignment of the holiday celebration, the Mexican Heritage Plaza participates in the fourth annual showing of Teatro Vision’s Macario. Production director Rodrigo Garcia describes…
Foodies are fickle folks, indiscriminately bolting from one food craze to another like a kid picking through Halloween candy. One minute it’s bacon-wrapped bacon, the next it’s cronuts and cruffins. The latest rage sweeping through the South Bay are fancy desserts, such as is Icicles…
