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Kindness in San Jose: Dolly Parton, Aart de Geus and Susan O’Malley
While certain tech industry CEOs embrace the global far right and advocate inhumanity, inequality and cruelty as policy, it can be a form of self-care to elevate others who thrive on kindness and generosity instead.
Back in the...
Iconic Andy’s Pet Shop sign hangs again
As of last weekend, the Andy’s Pet Shop neon sign has returned to life on Bascom Avenue, making San Jose a much more interesting place.
The grand re-opening party brought out tremendous community support, with several nearby businesses...
Nandita Dinesh Finds Community at South Asian Literature and Arts Festival
When Nandita Dinesh ran community-based theater projects in conflict zones around the world, she had no idea a thriving South Asian arts community awaited her in the Bay Area, where she would get to fangirl over another...
San Jose Sound Artists Find Humanity in Technology and Experimental Music
To San Jose sound artists Peter Nyboer and Andrew Blanton, technology is a vessel through which humans breathe life to create new sounds, emotions and experiences.
The duo created and hosts “Column,” a live series and community gathering...
Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology for September 23-29, 2026
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In the practice of niwaki, Japanese gardeners shape trees so they look both natural and artfully composed. They prune and style...
Coyote dodges a battery: San Jose’s greenbelt remains protected—for now
As warm, dry breezes brush past the hills and fields that make up Coyote Valley, Nick Perry recalls overlooking the landscape with his grandfather, and deciding...
Evicted San Jose club owner Pete Be says he had unwritten deal to pay...
After one of the SoFA District’s largest property owners passed away earlier this year, a six-figure legal dispute over unpaid rent ensued. It ended with the...
Croce plays Croce in Saratoga
A.J. Croce has waited three decades to play his father’s music. This is as close as one can get to hearing Jim Croce.
Samantha Fish in Menlo Park
This two-time Grammy nominee grew up on the blues and classic rock, and her rich songwriting and shredding riffs are a clear testimony to it.
Young Lovers in San Jose
Shoegaze has come back in a major way, but it’s matured. And the guys in Los Angeles’ Young Lovers understand that more than anyone.
Northern Light in San Jose
Mission Chamber Orchestra of San José (MCOSJ) celebrates its 30th anniversary with Northern Light, a dynamic season opener! Conducted by Juan Cristóbal Palacios, the program begins...
Cannons in Saratoga
After getting started with two EPs and the 2017 self-released album Night Drive, Cannons was signed by Columbia Records.
Bokani Dyer Trio in San Jose
Botswana-born Bokani Dyer is a jazz pianist whose work incorporates textures from a wide array of other styles.