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Free San Jose
For local fashionistas, indie rockers and alternative athletes, three not-so-secret parties are turning the summer of '09 into an unforgettable happening

Plastic Surgery
Coastal cleanup moves upstream in an effort tokeep trash out of the bay

The Fly Reports on Silicon Valley News

Silicon Alleys
Retro Rocking

Style News: Paint Misbehavin'
The latest trend finds the young and hip applying face paint

I Saw You: Motorist and Moron
Metroactive wants to know what gets your goat

Film Review: The Informant!
Matt Damon plays a globe-trotting whistle blower in Steven Soderbergh's sly new comedy

Film Review: White on Rice
A new comedy is like 'Napoleon Dynamite' dipped in soy sauce

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Lit Up
Los Gatos' Dredg explores Salman Rushdie's writing on new album

Music News: Mariachi and Mexican Heritage Festival
Joan Baez and Carlos Santana headline the annual festival

Club Scene: Karaoke
A valley-wide competition brings out amateur vocalists with a vengeance

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Restaurant Review: Kitsho in Cupertino
Sushi takes centerstage with chef Howard Arita

Chef Spotlight: Dominique Faury
Silicon Valley Restaurant Week visits with the head chef of Twist Cafe and Bistro

Food News: Feed the Hungry
How to solve the world's food problems one school lunch at a time

Ask the Sommelier: Randy Robinson
The head sipper at Vino Locale in Palo Alto talks

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Stage Review: Tell It Slant
Pear Avenue looks at the early life of Emily Dickinson with words and music

Opera Review: Manon
Opera San Jose does justice to the gorgeous music of Massenet

Letters to the Editor
September 16 - 22, 2009