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Holiday Reunion: Silicon Valley Hi-Tech Portal Brings Together Puerto Rican Family
It may look like a random shipping container in the middle of Silicon Valley, but inside is a portal. A portal with a large screen that takes over an entire wall, a couple of lights on the side and maybe a chair or two. The gold-colored container was created by Shared Studios to “create meaningful human connections between people separated…
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Burning Question: Can a $70 Christmas Tree Ornament Alert You to Danger?
The National Fire Protection Association says that about 160 Christmas trees catch fire each year, resulting in three deaths and $10 million in damage. NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit tested a new product aiming to give families an early warning in the event of such a fire. Chris Chmura reports.
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San Jose's Christmas in the Park Brings Holiday Cheer for 40th Year
Downtown San Jose’s Christmas in the Park is back for a 40th year and is dazzling with holiday cheer.
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‘Nothing But ‘Mud, Trash and Hope' Left in Small Town of Guerneville After Historic Flooding
Sofas, lamps, closets, TVs, fridges, microwaves, mirrors, mattresses — entire living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms aka people’s lives are on display on the sidewalks and side streets of Guerneville, California after a historic flood submerged this picturesque river town some 70 miles north of San Francisco, turning it into a tiny island.
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What to Expect at Cinequest, Silicon Valley's Film Festival
Silicon Valley’s Cinequest has always been a celebration of creativity and it’s back this year but with a new title: the Cinequest Film and Creativity Festival.
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Artists Collaborate to Create Possible Guinness World Record Mural in Downtown San Jose
One hundred artists, 100 blank canvases and a whole lot of creativity. In an effort to beautify the streets of San Jose, a local non-profit arts organization, Exhibition District, brought together artists for the “100BlockSJ” project.
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As San Jose Teachers Grapple With High Housing Costs, Officials Turn to Neighboring Cities for Affordable Solutions
Housing costs in the Bay Area are rapidly increasing, making it difficult for many people to have the ability to afford a decent place to live. Working professionals like teachers in San Jose are finding every year their salary in no way matches the cost of living in the area. In order to afford rent for a one-bedroom apartment, San...
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‘Just Like Home': Jackie's Place Brings Much Needed Soul Food to the South Bay
When you walk into Jackie’s Place, the aroma of fried chicken, mac and cheese and baked potatoes wafts through the air and you know instantly you are in soul food heaven.
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East San Jose Students Volunteer, Beautify Campus on MLK Day
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, students from August Boeger Middle School in East San Jose spent the day painting murals, building benches and tables in an effort to beautify their campus.
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San Jose State University Moves Historic Building to Make Room for Science Complex
A historic building build by an artist in 1904 at the San Jose State University was moved to another location on campus Saturday to make room for a new eight-story science complex. Once known as the Scheller House, the 400,000-pound Associated Students House build by San Jose artist Theodore Lenzen was lifted out of its foundations onto wheels and dragged...