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Zero to 60: San Jose Marks Grateful Dead Birthplace

In San Jose on Dec. 4, 1965, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan and Phil Lesh played their first gig as the Grateful Dead.
man at podium next to a large slide projection

Spartan Values: The Columnist Returns to His Alma Mater

With San Jose State University Homecoming upon us, the venerable Herb Caen Rinpoche revisited his alma mater for two author events last week.
Four people doing a performance on a stage

SJSU Alumni Explore the Mysteries of the Brain

Last weekend, Silicon Valley scientists and SJSU School of Music alumni collaborated on a revolutionary theatrical production.
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Raising a Cup to Larry Itliong Way

An effort is underway to rename Paseo de San Antonio in downtown San Jose after Larry Itliong, the Filipino American labor organizer.
Top of a midcentury modern building

Knight Foundation Bets $6M on the Transformation of La Placita

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation plans an investment of over $6 million to support La Placita, a project in East San Jose.
Building that looks empty with its address written on the door.

Revisiting the Djinns of Downtown San Jose

Park Avenue’s ramshackle hodgepodge of San Jose history beckoned me. Ghosts of Leather Masters and the Radiator Doctor returned to life.
Vintage photo of an old hotel

The Jackhammers Are Back on Paseo de San Antonio

When I hear construction noise in an abandoned building that only exists because a hotel was moved down the street, I can only be in San Jose.

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