The Florida-based foundation and Springboard for the Arts partner to connect communities with $3.5 million in grants for locally driven arts strategies.

Business and cultural leaders say the Alum Rock area has potential to be the next downtown.

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced it will provide the funds over a five-year period and work with the San Jose Downtown Association to build a downtown that is “innovative, vibrant, equitable and inclusive.”

San Jose’s commitment to activating the city’s public spaces gets tested at civic plaza.

As the list of closed businesses continues to rise, experts say micro retail could provide a more economical alternative to large retail space.

San Jose’s newest venue, The Break Room, is located in San Jose Jazz's downtown office at 310 S First St. in the SoFA District.

The non-profit aims to “improve, then approve” projects as part of a broader push for the region to build its way out of the housing crisis.

Organizers say this is just the beginning of what they hope will become a deep collaboration between the city and its people.

The Knight Foundation, a nonprofit promoting arts and culture, welcomed head of San Jose investments.

Over 130,000 people from the San Francisco Bay and beyond converged on the 7.3-mile route last fall to catch one million Pokémon.

For years, media outlets desperately chased the clicks promised by Facebook; now the social media giant threatens to destroy them.

The Knight Foundation announced Wednesday that it awarded more than $1 million in grants to 11 organizations in San Jose.

After receiving a $150,000 grant from the Knight Cities Challenge, San Jose has hired a new city designer in Timothy Rood.

A garden inside the Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall has become a source of solace for teens locked in an otherwise regimented existence.

How can you help your city succeed? The Knight Cities Challenge is now open and calling on innovators of all types to answer this question.

The Knight Foundation awarded six-figure grants to a proposal to host a night market in downtown San Jose and cultural events in the East Side.