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A pink-hued picture of Santa Clara Street with graphics depicting each of the five love languages; hand-holding, a gift box, a chat bubble with a heart, a clock with a heart at the center, and hands holding a heart that is half-heart, half-Earth.
Culture
Expressing your love language in San Jose
We’re looking at how you can express the five love languages around the great 408.
February 13, 2024 06:23 PM
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Alyson Chuyang
SJ skyline photo in black and white
Culture
Thank you for reading SJtoday
We’re thankful to everyone who supported us in bringing relevant local news to San Jose.
February 29, 2024
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Staff
Rapper Traxamillion holds a microphone close to his mouth and wears a bright orange track jacket.
Culture
Remembering San Jose rapper + producer Traxamillion
Learn about the late San Jose-raised rapper + producer who has a lasting legacy in the great 408, the Bay Area, and the hip-hop world as a whole.
February 26, 2024
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Alyson Chuyang
A woman in a blue sweater and white pants performs a stretching maneuver low to the ground.
Culture
Meet the San Jose breaker vying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris
Vicki Chang, also known as “La Vix,” is a professional breakdancer + member of Team USA — and hails from the great 408.
February 26, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
San Jose Museum of Art from a drone perspective.
Live
20 interesting facts about San Jose, CA
We’re bringing you some fun facts about San Jose and its history. If you’re a trivia master (or local enthusiast), give these a try.
February 19, 2024
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Nicole Calande
One car travels down four-lane street in San Jose, California that is lined by buildings. A construction crane is in the distance.
Live
The unwritten rules of San Jose
Tell us you’re from San Jose without telling us you’re from San Jose.
February 19, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
A display of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection at the MLK Library in downtown San Jose.
History
Honoring Black history in San Jose
From public artworks to cultural centers, local Black history is all around us.
February 16, 2024
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Alyson Chuyang
A Lunar New Year celebration with a large crowd of people gathered around costumed lion dancers.
Culture
Local Lunar New Year celebrations around San Jose, CA
Ring in the Year of the Dragon.
February 15, 2024
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Alyson Chuyang
Century 22 dome in San Jose with the marquee reading, "Goodbye San Jose So Long."
City
Asked: What local San Jose business would you like to see make a comeback?
What stores, restaurants, and venues would you like to see return to the great 408?
February 12, 2024
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Alyson Chuyang
In a dimly lit bar, a bright orange cocktail with a chili pepper, a straw, and a green plant stand in the foreground.
Bars
Where to find the heaviest pours in San Jose
When you want to celebrate — responsibly — you go big or you go home.
February 12, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
The exterior of Original Joe's.
History
San Jose’s oldest family-owned businesses
Let’s take a look at some of the oldest established restaurants, stores, and more in San Jose, CA
February 9, 2024
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Alyson Chuyang
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The Google "G" logo sits on top of a skyline view of downtown San Jose from I-280.
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Google says its downtown San Jose development will proceed
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A large group of people wearing mostly red in a dimly lit event space cheer on the 49ers game playing on a large screen projector.
Culture
Where to watch the Super Bowl in the San Jose
From bars to markets to mini golf, here’s 15+ places to stay faithful to the Bay with Super Bowl watch parties in San Jose.
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An overhead map of the BART extension project, showing the Berryessa/North San Jose Station, connected with a line to 28th Street/Little Portugal Station, which is connected by a line to Downtown San Jose Station, which connects to Diridon Station, which connects to Santa Clara Station.
Answered: What our readers think of the downtown BART extension
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A wooden bridge among trees and shrubbery.
Parks and Recreation
Stevens Creek County Park celebrates 100 years
The first + oldest park in Santa Clara County turned 100 years old this year, with its original opening date of January 24, 1924.
February 6, 2024
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Alyson Chuyang
Two Primary Election voter guides infront of San Jose City Hall.
City
Your guide to voting in the 2024 primary election in Santa Clara County
See what’s on the ballot, when + how to vote, and important information for Election Day in the great 408.
February 6, 2024
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