News: Air Sickness
New studies show that the Santa Clara Valley's air quality is literally taking some people's breath away.

Public Eye: Some questions about Amy Dean's salary; locals concerned about a possible delay on the BART route to San Jose.

Biter: An oral history of a concept that continues to baffle media historians to this day.

Notes From the Underbelly: Apex Motorsports.

Techsploits: Boob Toggle.

Nothing Else: Woody Allen's comic instincts are petrified in romantic comedy 'Anything Else.'

Traveler's Aid: Diane Lane discovers the Italian hill country in 'Under the Tuscan Sun.'

Nothing but the Blues: Will blues artists still be singing the blues after the new PBS series airs?

Join the Club: Logan Whitehurst's not-so-secret life in the Junior Science Club.

Aural Fixation: My Morning Jacket's heavy-reverb Americana rock isn't retro, it's classic.

Metro's Club of the Week: Tres Gringos.

Turning Veg Heads: Palo Alto's casually glamorous Stoa Restaurant and Wine Bar gives meat-free dining delicious sophistication.

Fall Seasonings: Tabard Theatre's new works include a holiday dose of O. Henry.

'Seagull' Soars at the Pear: Small company does justice to Chekhov's big ideas.