.Gary Singh

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.
Banner and sign for a bar seen against the sky
Mar 26, 2025

Womanhood Project Brings Poetry to Alum Rock Avenue

The public art and digital media project commissions artworks that recognize the historical contributions of Santa Clara County women.
Crowd at a film festival premiere, seen from overhead
Mar 19, 2025

Cinequest Forms a Matrix of Past, Present and Future

As Cinequest’s artist lounge opened up, I was reminded of the familial nature of this film festival, continues in San Jose through Mar 23.
Man in a storage room surrounded by film reels
Mar 12, 2025

‘Boutique’ Documentary Pens Love Letter to Film Preservation

Ry Levey’s new documentary, ‘Boutique: To Preserve and Collect,’ salutes the heroes who restore forgotten films for modern-day consumption.
Man sitting inside a building lighting a piece of paper on fire
Mar 12, 2025

Seven Don’t-Miss Screenings at the Cinequest Festival

At Cinequest, hundreds of films will be screened in three locations: the California Theatre, 3Below Theaters and the Hammer Theatre Center.
Gun sitting on a book
Mar 5, 2025

Bankers, Guns and Money

A violent incident in Alviso led to what were once San Jose’s tallest building and the nation’s biggest bank.
Mar 5, 2025

San Jose’s Bank of Italy Building Awaits Its Next Act

When Bank of Italy opened its new skyscraper at First and Santa Clara in 1927, the local papers treated the event as a major milestone in San Jose history.
Snapshot of people dancing at an event
Feb 26, 2025

The Dance of History Continues in St. James Park

The Tri-Party Agreement is unanimous and people are already dancing in St. James Park. The geese may have to move out of the way.
Crowd of reporters at an outdoor press conference
Feb 19, 2025

San Jose Earthquakes Go Local With New Jersey Sponsor

Just when I think I’ve finally written enough about San Jose Earthquakes history, the team holds a press conference at the place I was born.
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