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Beautiful weather, a diverse population and a reputation as the hub of technology, San Jose is a great place to live. It’s also home to the nation’s most prosperous.
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Live Music Resurgence in San Jose
BusinessCommunityLocalNews Sep 19, 2012, by Jennifer Wadsworth 3 Comments
A strong musical, artistic culture incorporates more than just the nonprofit-driven opera, ballet and other well-established performance arts. But San Jose’s still a little slow to the take.
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San Jose police were called to Mercury Newspaper headquarters after more than a dozen news racks from other local publications were found in a metal recycling dumpster behind the daily’s plant.
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Chick-fil-A Protests Reach Silicon Valley
Business Aug 01, 2012, by Stett Holbrook 1 Comments
There are plenty of reasons to oppose the opening of a new fast-food chain restaurant. The food is lousy. The workers aren’t paid very well. The profits leave the community. And they promote the homogenization of America’s food culture.
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Casino M8trix set to Open Soon?
BusinessCommunityLocalNews Jul 11, 2012, by Josh Koehn 2 Comments
San Jose City Officials have their fingers crossed that Police Chief Chris Moore will sign off on Casino M8trix’s opening at a public hearing Thursday, July 19. If Moore gives the OK to gaming and other bundled alcohol and entertainment permits, the towering 16-story casino near San Jose’s airport can open the next day.
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SJ Q&A: Dan Gordon, Gordon Biersch Brewing Company
BusinessCommunityNews Jul 06, 2012, by Hayley Benham-Archdeacon 1 Comments
Dan Gordon founded Gordon Biersch Brewing Company with partner Dean Biersch in 1987, and he continues to supervise the 114,000-square-foot brewing and bottling facility on E. Taylor Street in San Jose.
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A new resident of San Jose, Diane Ortega has managed The Studio climbing gym on First and San Salvador since it opened earlier this year. Ortega first started climbing at age 19 while living in San Antonio, Texas where she grew up.
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Last week, the battle lines over crowdfunding were drawn at an event held at the MIT Stanford Venture Labs (VLABs). While venture capital firms and angel investors deplore some of the fundraising methods of websites like Kickstart and IndieGoGo, President Obama’s JOBS bill could be opening the door to equal-opportunity startup companies.
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Courtesy of SV411.com, here’s a quick rundown of the latest technology news in Silicon Valley, including the Microsoft acquisition of Yammer, the first Tesla Model S sedans to hit the road and Twitter’s explanation for the two-hour global shutdown last week.
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After 15 years immersed in the tech industry, Linda Santoso rediscovered her passion for baking. She founded Li’l Puffs in San Jose in 2010, selling multiple flavors of homemade marshmallows.
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