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Jan 22, 2025
Triton Museum’s Downtown San Jose Backstory
As the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara celebrates 60 years, I jumped back in time to its heyday at Second and San Fernando in San Jose.
Jan 15, 2025
Strip Mining: Unearthing Long-Dormant Memories at the Mall
Strip malls like Princeton Plaza conjure up all the great things about being a real human with real memory, real stories and real experiences.
Jan 8, 2025
Urban Crawl: Traversing San Jose Avenue’s Industrial Backwater
San Jose Avenue took me from Monterey Road all the way to Old Almaden Road, providing a half-mile cross-section of humanity.
Dec 31, 2024
My Back Alleys: Ramblings on Restaurants Dominated in 2024
2024 is out the door, and this columnist needs to recap his most memorable screeds of 2024, with gratitude in mind.
Dec 23, 2024
Spirits Rising: Double Vision Bar Comes into Focus
As I stood on the sidewalk of Bascom Avenue, the post-storm darkness of the evening made me think of Double Vision.
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.