San Jose: General

Is Santana Row freezing out Ben & Jerry's?

Sun, 11 May 2008 01:46:40 PDT

The owner of the Santana Row Ben & Jerry's claims he is being pushed out by management group Federal Realty. Walid Hazim says he renewed his lease in June 2007 but Federal says he failed to renew the lease. A new tenant, Red Mango, has already been procured and plans to move in as soon as B&J's vacates. I've never heard of Red Mango but apparently they sell frozen yogurt in Hollywood. Aside from the lease disagreement, Red Mango sounds repulsive to me as I hate mangos, and I never knew they were red. I thought they were more of...more

Free burritos mark grand opening of Chipotle on The Alameda

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:37:53 PDT

Free burritos mark the grand opening of Chipotle grill along The Alameda
Today (Thursday, April 10) is the grand opening of Chipotle on The Alameda in SJ. If you have the time and inclination to stand in line for hours, you can get a free burrito. I've never eaten there, and for a whopping savings of $3, I'd rather wait til the crowd dies down and pay full price.
Chipotle never appealed to me until I read an article about them,...more

Lunar New Year

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:39:09 PST

Year of The Rat
Chinese New Year
Vietnamese New Year
http://www.vsfsanjose.org/
http://www.chineseparade.com/
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Guadalupe River Park Seeks Golf Cart Donations

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:37:15 PDT

Donations of electric golf carts in good condition are being sought by Friends of Guadalupe River Park & Gardens so that staff and volunteers can move more quickly through the 2.6 mile-long regional park in Downtown San Jose.
"We offer many education and recreation programs in different locations in the park," said Kathy Muller, executive director. "It would be a big help to transport supplies, for example, up and down the trails. Sometimes event sites are not near city streets or parking."
Muller...more

Want a guy? Come to San Jose

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:04:00 PDT

Here's another laughable front page news story from the Mercury News today. According to a Men's Health survey, San Jose is the No. 1 place in the country to meet single men, and Fremont, of all places, actually placed 6th. San Francisco came in at No. 5. As anyone who's lived here for awhile knows, we sure have a surplus of single men in Man Jose but whether or not they're quality men is highly debatable. The article admits that many of them are "introverted engineer-types".
This survey was presented...more

Caltrain Holiday Train

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:01:38 PST

Caltrain Holiday Train Toy Drive Set For Dec. 2-3 Weekend
http://www.caltrain.com/news_2006_11_08_Ho..._Toy_Drive.html

Charity Drive for Coats, Sweaters, Blankets, & Sheets

Sun, 22 Oct 2006 07:23:26 PDT

Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County Service Unit 38 (encompassing Cambrian, Campbell, and Willow Glen) is hosting its fourth annual month-long One Warm Coat and a Blanket Too Drive benefiting Sacred Heart Community Service (SHCS) of San Jose. The drive runs from October 31 to November 30.
During the past 3 years, Girl Scout Service Unit 38 has collected more than 4,500 gently used coats, jackets, and sweaters during its annual drive. This year, Girl Scouts has added gently used blankets, sheets, and sleeping bags to its annual drive after reading...more

Mercury News: Burbank Theater Article

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 07:46:01 PDT

There's an interesting article in the Mercury News today about the iconic anti-hero Burbank Theater in San Jose. Apparently, it was purchased by an Iranian immigrant who started to fix up the place, but had one idea after another throttled by the city. Besides being an update on the current state of affairs of the vacant theater, it's a nice little summary of the theater's recent and seedy past.
It's fun reading for all you local culture addicts.
LINK: Lack of...more

West Nile Virus Fogging -West SJ + Campbell MONDAY Aug 14

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 08:32:44 PDT

I just heard on the radio that they've discovered additional cases of West Nile Virus in infected mosquitoes and birds in the West San Jose and Campbell area and they will be expanding the coverage area of planned fogging to kill and reduce the number of mosquitoes in the area. Some of these areas have already been flyered to inform the residents that they're getting fogged, but some areas haven't been notified yet because of the last minute expansion of the fogging zone.
The area that will be fogged on...more

Come Support Community Health Care for Everyone!

Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:20:20 PST

No health care plan? Can't get the treatment you need?
Problems with MediCare or MediCal? Paying too much for medical insurance?
Saturday, Feb. 25th!
Come to "Fighting For Our Lives: A Community Health Care Hearing"
10am-1pm, at 55 W. Younger Ave. (Sheriff's Auditorium, one block north of First and Hedding in San Jose)
This...more

The Mercury News may be up for Sale!

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:57:18 PST

There's been reports in the news lately that a large chunk of Knight-Ridder News' shareholders are strongarming the management team of Knight-Ridder into offering the company up for sale. As you probably know, Knight-Ridder is the parent company of the San Jose Mercury News. They also own community based local dailies like the Los Gatos Daily News, Palo Alto Daily News, San Mateo Daily News, Redwood City Daily News, and the Burlingame Daily News
I personally find this to be some very scary news. While Knight-Ridder isn't exactly a home...more