April 24, 2021 A Cautionary Tale for Everyone By Gabrielle Bluestone From growing up in San Jose to living rich in SoCal, but authority say this life was built on millions of dollars in stolen funds. Read More 5
April 18, 2021 Silicon Valley Eateries Support AAPI Community with Wine By Grace Stetson Left Bank Brasserie, Meso and LB Steak will offer a three-wine flight made by Bay Area Asian American winemakers. Read More 0
April 16, 2021 Local Leaders Work to Turn the Tide on Anti-Asian Hate Crimes By Sarah Lai Stirland As anti-Asian hate crimes spread through Silicon Valley, one Los Gatos resident has a plan to fight them that starts in the classroom. Read More 3
April 10, 2021 How Bay Area Musicians Kept Music Alive in the Year of Covid By Woody Weingarten, Bay City News Covid-19 financially stunted hundreds of Bay Area performers over the past year, but some found a way to succeed anyway. Read More 0
April 9, 2021 Clubhouse’s Allure and Pitfalls as the New Social Media Sensation By Liza Monroy The Clubhouse app became a social media sensation by evolving the art of conversation. Will it end up an echo chamber? Read More 0
April 8, 2021 City Lights’ Annual Plays Festival Goes Digital—Maybe for Good By Emanuel Lee The digital festival-turned-podcast returned this week with its first 2021 episode and will continue through April. Read More 0
April 1, 2021 Is Music Over at Mills College? By Geeta Dayal A hotbed of experimental sound for nearly a century, this school in Oakland is preparing to close its doors. Read More 15
March 25, 2021 Breeze of Innovation: San Jose Landmark Design Wins Challenge By Katie Lauer Silicon Valley will one day have a fluid, illuminated, kinetic landmark, swaying in the breeze—assuming the project gets funding and approval. Read More 32
March 19, 2021 After Cutting Cinequest Short Last Year, Silicon Valley’s Annual Film Festival is Back Online By Katie Lauer This year, ticket-holders can host or join screening parties, a nod to Cinequest’s in-person soirees after film credits roll. Read More 3
January 11, 2021 Artists Near and Far Plan Memorial Show for SJ Musician By Mike Huguenor Dominic Miranda, the driving force behind San Jose bands The Record Winter and Rex Goliath, died Oct. 20. Read More 0
January 8, 2021 Resolutions: Demone Carter’s Rap on Music and the Arts in 2021 By Katie Lauer New Year’s resolutions aren’t for all. But for Silicon Valley influencers looking to the other side of this pandemic, they’re a start. Read More 1
December 24, 2020 How a Monthly Skate Night Turned into Activism in San Jose By Katie Lauer Not everyone loves sharing the road with this colorful cadre of wheeled activists, but the feeling is mostly mutual—and that’s the point. Read More 7
December 16, 2020 How Hubris and Netflix Buckled Blockbuster—Except One Store By Aaron Carnes ‘The Last Blockbuster’ looks at how the Netflix revolution brought down a corporate giant—and the one video store that survived. Read More 0
December 2, 2020 Board Games Hit a High, But Local Shops and Gamers Struggle By San Jose Inside After the coronavirus shut down many of the country’s other hobbies, the world of fantasy and board games has gone mainstream. Read More 4
November 5, 2020 Proudly Out: Queer Silicon Valley Preserves Local LGBTQ History By Katie Lauer Spearheaded by Ken Yeager, Queer Silicon Valley offers a look into the culture, crime and organizations of LGTBQ people. Read More 1
November 4, 2020 Film Fests Go Virtual During Covid. Will Audiences Follow? By Katie Lauer The Covid-19 pandemic is still raging throughout the U.S., and has turned the film festivals world upside-down, but they're adapting. Read More 0