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ShowPlace Icon movie theater in Mountain View abruptly closes, just six years after opening
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With a sign posted to its front window, Mountain View ShowPlace Icon theater at San Antonio Center announced yesterday that it has ceased all operations, much to the dismay of movie-goers who were unaware of its imminent closure. The Mountain View movie theater opened...
Movie chain shuts South Bay theaters as cinema firm’s fate turns murky
SAN JOSE — An independent movie theater company has closed its doors at two South Bay sites in abrupt moves triggered by what appears to be its owner’s implosion. ShowPlace ICON movie theaters in San Jose and Mountain View have ceased operations. The websites for the parent company as well as the websites for the two South Bay cinema houses have become inactive.
Where to find SF Bay Area July 4th parades, festivals and fireworks shows
July 4th festivities will be held across the Bay Area this week through the actual holiday on Thursday with parades, festivals and fireworks shows.Below is a rundown of confirmed events:PARADES AND PICNICSAlameda 10 a.m. The annual July 4th parade returns. There will be additional July 4th festivities held at the USS Hornet starting at 10 a.m. Event infoAmerican Canyon This year's parade starts at 3 p.m. at American Canyon Road and Elliot Drive, traveling north on Elliot Drive to Benton Way, ending at Community Park II where there will be a celebration with food trucks, live music and other activities. Event...
Frankie, Johnnie and Luigi Too! is back – just under a different name
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A 65-year-old Italian favorite is back in Mountain View. Giorgio’s Italian Grill & Pizzeria, formerly Frankie, Johnnie and Luigi Too!, opened its doors on June 19 after a three-year renovation that transformed the historic restaurant into a three-story, mixed-use building. “It’s not Frankie...
BART hired falcon handlers to scare off pigeons. Pigeon lovers are fighting back
As commuting crowds make their way to the Hayward BART station each morning, the arid town heats up and pigeons surrounding the station begin to multiply exponentially. Under the tracks, a chorus of baby birds hums. Inside the station, thousands of pigeon feathers adorn the ceiling. Bird spikes sprout from nearly every surface and in the station’s concrete crevices, pigeons hide in nests and on mounds of caked feces.
Best Hamburger Restaurants in San Jose, CA
We will highlight three of the best Hamburger restaurants in San Jose, each offering unique and authentic dining experiences that capture the essence of this dynamic city. San Jose boasts a vibrant and diverse culinary landscape, and its hamburger scene is no exception. These featured establishments are just a glimpse...
Here are the latest restaurants joining the Palo Alto dining scene
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Slurp up fragrant broth from a steaming dumpling, order your 10th round of juicy steak or dig into a bowl loaded with hearty gyro and cooling tzatziki. Here are the newcomers joining the Palo Alto dining scene. Show de Carnes Brazilian Steakhouse. Look out...
Looking for things to do in July? Try a history tour, guided earthquake walk, garden art exhibit or sunset hike at Filoli
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Whether you’re looking to hone your gardening skills, explore local historic points of interest or learn about local flora and fauna, you’ll find plenty of opportunities on the Peninsula. Check out our July home & garden events calendar. Sunset hikes at Filoli.
Bay Area group achieves impressive cake-baking (and donating) milestone
Since signing up in 2011 as a volunteer baker for Cake4Kids, Robin Wolfgram has baked more than 200 cakes. “I think the exact number might be 204,” Wolfgram said. As impressive as that number is, though, it is just a small percentage – 0.68% to be exact – of all the cakes Cake4Kids volunteers have baked for Bay Area children since Libby Gruender founded the organization in Sunnyvale in 2010.
Kerasotes Theater Chain Closes After 115 Years in Business
Distribution sources confirmed published reports that four remaining theaters operated by Chicago-based Kerasotes Theatres are closing immediately. The four theaters, totaling 51 screens, operated in Chicago (South Loop), St. Louis Park (suburban Minneapolis), Mountain View, California; and San Jose, California (Valley Fair Mall). All operated under the ShowPlace Icon brand.'A Quiet Place: Day One' Pulls Terror from a Violin Bow and a Cactus Just 10 days ago, Kerasotes announced the sale of its Secaucus, New Jersey location to Regal Theaters. Its Boston Seaport District location, which only opened in 2018, closed in March. Sources indicate the St. Louis Park location is...
Califuegos, Historical Walks, Handmade Pacifica
Califuegos, the Coastside-based So-Cal surf, Latin, alt-country, rock, alternative Mexi-Americana band (in other words – labels don’t apply!) born in the haze of wildfires in 2010 will celebrate the release of their third album in a free party at OPL. Those lucky enough to get in will have an opportunity to purchase a pre-release copy of “Like it Used to Be.” Written between 2020-2023, “Like it Used to Be” The new ablum includes nine tracks written between 2020 and 2023 that were recorded last summer at Brothers Chinese Recording in Oakland California.
Teen-led initiative brings ballet to underprivileged kids
Aside from both relating to ballet, dance lessons and pointe shoes share another commonality: they’re expensive. That’s where student-run nonprofit Dance Developpe comes in, committed to their mission of breaking down the financial barrier and bringing the magic of ballet to underserved kids. “It’s a financially straining interest...
Amazing Katsu, a Japanese Korean fusion ghost kitchen, opens in Santa Clara
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Since he was a child, Sean Kim dreamed of having his own restaurant. On June 11, his dream became reality when he and co-owner Joe Shin opened Amazing Katsu in Santa Clara, a ghost kitchen serving Japanese Korean fusion katsu. “I gained a lot...
Circus in the Sun: Bella’s outdoors show is a ‘WOW!’
After all the ups and downs my life has had lately, I needed the relief of something familiar. I now live in an unheated room in the Sunset, so even sunny days for the rest of SF mean the marine layer will linger at my place up in the hills. As such, I greatly appreciate the opportunity to head down to Yerba Buena Gardens , sit in the sun, and watch clowns be silly for a crowd of eager kids. (And seeing Boots Riley sit in the audience sure didn’t hurt.)
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