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SJ Q&A: Tracy Lee, Founder of Dishcrawl
BusinessCommunity Apr 03, 2013, by Thyra Phan
When Tracy Lee graduated from San Jose State University, her love for the city and atmosphere kept her rooted in downtown San Jose. Her passion for food and fun led her to create Dishcrawl, a dining concept that consists of “four restaurants, one night.” Nearly two years later, the concept has grown to more than 100 locations across the U.S. and Canada. We met with Lee to discuss the concept of Dishcrawl, her new project with nonprofits and her favorite San Jose restaurants.
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SJ Q&A: Jen Kwapinski, Next Great Baker
BusinessCommunity Mar 20, 2013, by Thyra Phan
Jen Kwapinski, the owner of Jen’s Cakes, talks about her shop, how she spends her time when she’s not working and her experience on TLC’s Next Great Baker reality show.
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San Jose Baker Jen Kwapinski Elimination From ‘Next Great Baker’ Show
Business Feb 12, 2013, by Amulya Datla
Friends, family members and fans gathered at Jake’s in Willow Glen on Monday night for a season finale viewing party of Next Great Baker TV show on TLC to cheer for local baker Jen Kwapinski, owner of Jen’s Cakes. Unfortunately, it wasn’t her night to shine in the TV spotlight.
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Shoun hopes to save Andy’s Pet Shop by splitting the business into two entities: a nonprofit adoption center for the animals and a for-profit food/supply store.
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If you follow what goes on in the world of real estate, there is one news story you just can’t get away from. You know what it is. How many times have you heard some variant of “the housing market is turning around”? With real estate news outlets starved for good news, you can’t blame them for their excitement.
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SiliconHouse Accepts Entrepreneurs
BusinessCommunityLocalNews Dec 05, 2012, by Josh Koehn 2 Comments
This is SiliconHouse, the new melting pot for entrepreneurs and idea men. It is part training ground, part hostel, part portal to the most technologically advanced area in the world, and itÕs one hell of a party when the bottles are uncorked.
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SJ Q&A: Amy Anderson, San Jose Downtown Association
BusinessCommunityLocal Oct 31, 2012, by Hayley Benham-Archdeacon
Amy Anderson, events and promotions manager for the San Jose Downtown Association for the last seven years, is behind some of San Jose’s most popular events: the year-long Farm Fresh Fridays farmers’ market, Zombie-O-Rama, Live & Local Music Spotlight, Starlight Cinemas Free Outdoor Movies, Fountain Blues Fest and many more.
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South Bay Area Codes Are a Changing
BusinessCommunityPolitics Oct 19, 2012, by Josh Koehn
Years from now, residents of San Jose will tell their children and grandchildren about simpler times—when phoning a neighbor meant punching in seven digits. Those will have been the days. When we were a community that rallied around a single area code. But starting Saturday, the laborious and confusing process of using 11 digits starts, as a new area code—669—is introduced to the South Bay.
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Religion has played a relatively small role in the Presidential race this year, aside from the topic of abortion. What many people don’t know, however, is that Republican candidate Mitt Romney took firm stances against abortion, even when the lives of the mothers were at risk, according to women who knew him during his rise to prominence within the Mormon church.
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Gov. Jerry Brown announced Thursday that California will be joining Maryland and Illinois as the third state to ban employers and universities from demanding social media login passwords. The bill originated out of the office of Assemblymember Nora Campos (D-San Jose).
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