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NewPark Mall in Newark, CA: From 1980 to Now
NewPark Mall opened in August 1980 in Newark, California. Macy’s and Homart Development developed the mall. It had two anchor stores: Macy’s and Sears. The mall’s location in the Tri-City area (Fremont, Newark, and Union City) positioned it as a key shopping destination. In the early years,...
Dehydrated coyote pup dies after it was rescued by California firefighters
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A dehydrated coyote pup died Thursday after being rescued by California firefighters. The coyote was about 6 weeks old, said Colleen Crowley, spokesperson for the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA. Photos of the July 4 rescue on social media show a big-eared pup bundled up...
Bay Area songwriter finds platinum success, helps other artists attain dream
A Peninsula woman and platinum-selling songwriter helped along the way by an industry organization is now paying it forward by leading the group and supporting other budding artists. With each lyric Jennifer Adan writes, she paints a picture she hopes will resonate with anyone who listens and strike a chord within herself. "That's kind of what makes this so special is when I can write something that others can relate to and maybe I can put something into words that someone didn't have the words to say," she told CBS News Bay Area. Growing up in San Mateo, she...
Palo Altans show out for the city’s annual Chili Cook Off amid high temperatures
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As temperatures crept into the 80s by late morning, thousands of people flooded to Palo Alto’s Mitchell Park, decked out in red, white and blue. Families lugged lawn chairs into the park and attendees rushed to eat dripping popsicles in coveted shady spots.
Redwood City-based film festival set to honor ‘brave’ stories
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Being brave means telling the story that most scares us but conquering our fears anyway. That’s a definition plucked from the personal lexicon of Tony Gapastione, founder and executive director of BraveMaker, a Redwood City-based nonprofit film festival, now in its sixth year.
The Biz Beat: Campbell Cambodian restaurant is a hidden gem
When Vila Pho emigrated from the Banteay Meanchey province in Cambodia to the U.S. in 2003, she knew no one and took a job as a computer technician. It wasn’t her ideal job, but it paid the bills. She took English classes while she dreamed of opening a Cambodian restaurant with dishes steeped in lemongrass... The post The Biz Beat: Campbell Cambodian restaurant is a hidden gem appeared first on San José Spotlight.
Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies: An Overview
The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, located in San Jose, California, is a unique institution dedicated to preserving and promoting the legacy of Ludwig van Beethoven. As the only center of its kind in North America, it serves as an invaluable resource for scholars, musicians, and Beethoven enthusiasts from around the world.
A final farewell to Solomon’s Delicatessen and other Bay Area Jewish food upates
Sign up for Weekday J and get the latest on what's happening in the Jewish Bay Area. In the 12 years that I’ve been doing this column, I’ve reported on some tragic news, such as the untimely deaths of some Jewish chefs. While this isn’t at that same level, the rise and fall of Solomon’s Delicatessen stands out as a sad tale to me, mostly as an example of the risks of the restaurant business. There was so much excitement around the deli, which took so much longer than expected to open, and then … the pandemic.
For tapestries of Bay Area street life, Dance Doyle weaves a world
Textile artist Dance Doyle is weaving their own version of Tales from the City, based on stories derived from experiences that unfold around life in Oakland. They extract many of their ideas from walking the city streets, processing every visual they encounter. “Urban settings, color combos in unexpected places and...
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