.Gary Singh

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Gary Singh’s byline has appeared over 1500 times, including newspaper columns, travel essays, art and music criticism, profiles, business journalism, lifestyle articles, poetry and short fiction. He is the author of The San Jose Earthquakes: A Seismic Soccer Legacy (2015, The History Press) and was recently a Steinbeck Fellow in Creative Writing at San Jose State University. An anthology of his Metro columns, Silicon Alleys, was published in 2020.

Hand holding a burrito with a drink and hot sauce dispenser also on the table

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Dec 18, 2024

Taq of the Town

Whenever I meet people who escaped downtown San Jose decades ago, one of the first things they recall is Super Taqueria. Every single time.

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Vintage photo of a hot dog stand in a dome-shaped building

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Dec 11, 2024

Of Domes & Dogs: Remembering Two Jewels of San Jose

The ghost of Joe Izzo bought me a hot dog and then we went for Indian food—the best of Western and Eastern culinary delights.

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Salmon-shaped seat on a dusty, out-of-commission carousel

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Dec 4, 2024

Baldly Stated, San Jose’s Arena Green Is in a Shambles

The carousel at Arena Green first opened in 1998 and then closed in 2011. Except for a few brief moments, it’s been a wreck ever since.

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Man holding up a team shirt with the number 25, flanked by two other men

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Nov 27, 2024

New Quakes Coach Has Long History, Serious Name Recognition

At age 73, new San Jose Earthquakes sporting director and head coach Bruce Arena arrives with quite a backstory. He goes way back.

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Nov 20, 2024

A New Restaurant Transforms a Redevelopment Agency Relic

Dazzling new restaurant Eos & Nyx wins this columnist’s award for “Best Transformation of a Botched UA Theater.”

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Nov 13, 2024

Three Events That Reflect the Best Silicon Valley Has to Offer

With the 2024 edition of Metro’s Best of Silicon Valley upon us, there is no better moment to recommend a few top-notch events.

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Nov 6, 2024

Riffing on the History of Guitar Player Magazine

Out beyond an abandoned CVS building on The Alameda, there is a field where Guitar Player magazine operated in 1967. I will meet you there.

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Archival aerial view of an area where orchards are giving way to commercial development

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Oct 30, 2024

Arnold Del Carlo and the Impermanence of Civilization

As I sat at Philz Coffee, right where the Swanson Ford car dealership sat for 60 years, ghosts of two people told me to write these words.

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