We are in desperate need for more hotel rooms in Silicon Valley, so this is coming at the perfect time. The proposed hotel would also feature a ballroom, restaurants, and bar.
Source: SVBJ
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
113-room hotel proposed on Winchester Blvd
A&Z Development LLC submitted a site development permit last month to build a six-story hotel at 1212 S. Winchester Blvd with 113 rooms and 78 parking spaces. This is located about a mile away from Santana Row and a mile from Downtown Campbell.
We are in desperate need for more hotel rooms in Silicon Valley, so this is coming at the perfect time. The proposed hotel would also feature a ballroom, restaurants, and bar.
Source: SVBJ
We are in desperate need for more hotel rooms in Silicon Valley, so this is coming at the perfect time. The proposed hotel would also feature a ballroom, restaurants, and bar.
Source: SVBJ
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Holiday entertainment & décor at Santana Row
Ho! Ho! Holiday! Entertainment & Décor at Santana Row
Santana Row brings the community together with free events, life-sized holiday decor & entertainment for all to enjoy
The Ho, Ho, Holidays are right around the corner, and Santana Row’s little elves have been hard at work planning & decorating. With a season full of unique events and community entertainment, as well as life-size reindeers, camels and giraffes; Santana Row is the place you want to be this season. From the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony featuring a 40-foot tree and confetti snow shower, to Santa Paws benefitting Humane Society Silicon Valley, Santana Row’s calendar of events offers family entertainment that is both fun and philanthropic this holiday season.
Where: Santana Row – 377 Santana Row, San Jose, CA 95128.
Event Contact: For more information, guests can text or call the Santana Row Concierge at (408) 551-4611.
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Rainy Day Rewards
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November 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020
Enjoy rainy day rewards for shopping and dining this winter! If the chance of rain is 70% or more, it’s officially a ‘Rainy Day’ and discounts are sprinkled all over The Row. Rewards include:
MORE RAINY DAY FUN: On all rainy days on The Row, customers can pick up a complimentary umbrella to use while shopping and dining, and then return it before leaving. The bright yellow umbrellas are conveniently located throughout Santana Row – outside the Santana Row Concierge.
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Holiday Makers Market in the Park
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Saturday, November 2; 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Bring your friends & family to this curated marketplace in Santana Row Park (across from Left Bank Brasserie) and shop local artists selling US Handcrafted goods like jewelry, handbags, ceramics, glassware, soaps, succulents and more! Enjoy the beautiful outdoor park and support local small businesses.
30+ Local Artists | DIY Workshops | Live Music | Complimentary Wine & Bites inside the Makers Market store on Santana Row.
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Mommy & Me and Daddies too FREE Kids Club: Give Thanks
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Tuesday, November 12; 10 a.m. – noon
Enjoy live entertainment before you embark on a Wild Turkey Scavenger Hunt throughout participating stores! Enjoy themed arts & crafts, face painting, balloon twisting, a live DJ and more! This month we also invite you to give back to your community by bringing a canned food item to donate to Second Harvest Food Bank!
The kid’s club ends just in time for lunch. Mendocino Farms is offering Kid’s Eat Free all day on Tuesdays! *Must purchase one regular priced sandwich or salad entrée. Plus, stop in Rosie McCann’s for balloons and kids eat free with the purchase of an adult entrée.
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SANTANA ROW ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY
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Tuesday, November 19; 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Enjoy an evening of live music, costumed characters, and FREE family activities at Santana Row’s Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. Festivities include holiday photos with The Grinch, a special character meet & greet, an Elf Scavenger Hunt (begins at 3 p.m.), and guest performances by local theatre groups including a special showing of The Nutcracker by San Jose Dance Theatre!
It’s a good evening to start your holiday shopping too. Spend $300 or more on Tuesday, November 19 and receive two tickets to San Jose Dance Theatre’s The Nutcracker!
Experience the magic of the holidays with loved ones as you watch Santana Row’s 40-foot Christmas tree light up the night, coupled with a snow confetti shower and more! The Tree Lighting main stage performance will begin at 7 p.m. in Santana Row Park with the lighting of the tree at approximately 7:30 p.m.
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One Warm Coat Drive
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November 29, 2019 – January 1, 2020
Help keep the holidays warm. Beginning on Black Friday (Friday, November 29) throughout December, Santana Row will be collecting new or gently used coats for those in need this season. Drop off your coats throughout the season in the barrels located outside the Santana Row Concierge, CineArts Theatre & Crate and Barrel. One Warm Coat is a national non-profit organization that works to provide a free, warm coat to any person in need.
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Black Friday Gift with Purchase: Amaluna by Cirque du Soleil
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Friday, November 29
Spend $1,000 or more on Black Friday (Friday, November 29) and receive a pair of tickets to AMALUNA by Cirque du Soleil performing in San Francisco in January 2020. Simply present your same-day receipts to the Santana Row Concierge to redeem. Tickets are available only while supplies last. Plus, enjoy complimentary gift wrapping in the Via of Santana Heights by Cirque de Soleil from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. and holiday entertainment throughout the day.
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Haute Holiday Soiree
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Tuesday, December 5; 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
It’s going to be a festive evening on The Row with wine tastings, hunky Santa photos, mistletoe making, holiday sweet treats, live music and more. Tickets are $40 and benefit JW House, an organization that keeps families together during medical crises by offering a welcoming home closer to the hospital with a caring, compassionate environment that inspires hope. Tickets available at www.SantanaRow.com.
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Holiday Makers Market in the Park
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Saturday, December 7; 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Bring your friends & family to this curated marketplace in Santana Row Park (across from Left Bank Brasserie) and shop local artists selling US Handcrafted goods like jewelry, handbags, ceramics, glassware, soaps, succulents and more! Enjoy the beautiful outdoor park and support local small businesses.
30+ Local Artists | DIY Workshops | Live Music | Complimentary Wine & Bites in the Makers Market store (located right on the park).
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Santa Paws Benefitting Humane Society Silicon Valley
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Sunday, December 8; 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Bring your canine and feline friends to Santana Row’s Park Valencia (in front of Maggiano’s) for a keepsake photo with Santa Claus. The proceeds benefit Humane Society Silicon Valley.
For more information on the Humane Society Silicon Valley, visit: https://www.hssv.org/.
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Mommy & Me and Daddies too FREE Kids Club: HoliYAY Party
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Tuesday, December 10; 10 a.m. – noon
Get into the holiday spirit with us at our December Free Kids Club! Meet in Park Valencia (in front of Maggiano’s) for a morning of holiday entertainment with Andy Z & Magical Elves, photos with Santa Claus, holiday planting, special themed arts & crafts and more! Plus, bring a new or gently used coat to donate to One Warm Coat.
The kid’s club ends just in time for lunch. Mendocino Farms is offering Kid’s Eat Free all day on Tuesdays! *Must purchase one regular priced sandwich or salad entrée. Plus, stop in Rosie McCann’s for balloons and kids eat free with the purchase of an adult entrée.
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Cars & Croissants
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Sunday, December 22; 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Santana Row partners with 100|OCT to present Cars & Croissants on The Row, a bi-monthly gathering for exotic car owners and enthusiasts. On the 4th Sunday of every month now through December, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., exotic car owners are invited to park on Santana Row, display their cars and mingle with other enthusiasts. To display your car, please RSVP with 100|OCT. This event is free and open to the public.
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Monday, October 28, 2019
San Jose planning to double the number of electric car charging stations
San Jose is already one of the most Electric Vehicle (EV) friendly cities in the world. The combination of a progressive technological mindset, great weather, many single-family homes with garages, and a concern for the environment has led to a recipe for EV success. There are more miles driven in Teslas in San Jose than any other city in the world except for Los Angeles, which has quadruple our population.
There are already well over a thousand EV charging stalls in San Jose, many of them are free to encourage shoppers to visit or as an amenity to employees. Where can you find a free gas station? Santana Row alone has 160 chargers, almost half of which are Tesla chargers on the 4th floor of the main parking structure (photos below).
Things are about to get even better for EV owners. San Jose has announced they will be receiving $14 million to install even more electric vehicle charging stations. This is enough to fund 1,400 universal chargers which any electric car can use, and 100 new fast chargers that can add miles almost as fast as a gas station in select cars. Public and private institutions that install chargers will get a significant rebate, which extra rebates available for low income areas and multi-unit residential buildings.
If you are thinking about an electric car, I highly recommend the Tesla Model 3. It's $36k after rebates, no maintenance for 4 years, 250+ miles of range, it's safe, fast, fun, and you can use any charger in the US including Tesla's proprietary fast chargers that are now everywhere. If interested, you can get 1,000 free miles of fast charging by clicking here.
Monday, October 21, 2019
SJC getting a new flight to Puerto Vallarta
Alaska Airlines will bring us an 11th international destination early next year. Our first nonstop to Puerto Vallarta starts on March 19th, 2020. I've actually been there several times and it's one of my favorite vacation spots.
Alaska will use an Airbus A320 for the route with 12 first class, 24 premium, and 108 economy seats.
Below is our revised list of international flights:
Source: SVBJ
Alaska will use an Airbus A320 for the route with 12 first class, 24 premium, and 108 economy seats.
Below is our revised list of international flights:
- Asia
- Beijing
- Tokyo
- Europe
- London
- North America
- Toronto
- Vancouver
- Cabo San Lucas
- Guadalajara (served by two different airlines)
- Leon
- Morelia
- Puerto Vallarta
- Zacatecas
Source: SVBJ
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Downtown San Jose artwork
I stumbled across several stunning canvas prints of Downtown San Jose. The series is called VIVID SAN JOSE by West Coast Artworks. I was torn between getting one of the last two, but eventually decided on the San Carlos Street at night piece.
Update: I ended up getting both, and they look amazing.
You can find a few more options at the artist's Etsy page.
Source: aphelion2100 from the San Jose Development Forum
Update: I ended up getting both, and they look amazing.
You can find a few more options at the artist's Etsy page.
Source: aphelion2100 from the San Jose Development Forum
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
October 2019 Downtown Dimension Highlights
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Monday, October 14, 2019
New six-story project with expansive rooftop bar Downtown
Urban Catalyst is transforming the Lido nightclub building at 30 S. 1st, an adjoining parking lot, and a nearby building into a major mixed-use project. The six-story building will have 73,000 SQFT of office space, 14,000 SQFT of retail and restaurant space on the ground floor, and a whopping 5,000 SQFT rooftop bar. It will even have a glass elevator to take visitor from Fountain Alley directly to the lounge on the roof. This will be the largest rooftop bar in San Jose when completed and it will hopefully help take the vibe of this street up a notch.
Urban Catalyst also plans to build a water fountain on the corner of South First Street and Fountain Alley.
If everything goes according to plan, they will break ground on this building in 2021 after the current tenant's lease expires and complete the project in 2022.
Source: SVBJ
Urban Catalyst also plans to build a water fountain on the corner of South First Street and Fountain Alley.
If everything goes according to plan, they will break ground on this building in 2021 after the current tenant's lease expires and complete the project in 2022.
Source: SVBJ
Thursday, October 10, 2019
sjDANCEco Opens 17th Season October 18 and 19, 2019 in San Jose
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| Photo by John Parencia |
Features World Premiere, two West Coast Premieres, Company Premiere and Masterwork by José Limón.
Who: sjDANCEco presents
What: Etched in Time
When: Friday and Saturday, October 18 and 19 at 8:00 pm.
Where: California Theatre, 345 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95113
Why: sjDANCEco’s 2019-2020 season opens with a World Premiere, two West Coast Premieres, a Company Premiere, and a masterwork by José Limón. The program is performed to live music by San José Chamber Orchestra.
Tickets: $45 to $70.
Saturday night’s VIP tickets are $100 and include entry to the after-show Gala with sjDANCEco dancers and choreographers.
Available online at www.sjdanceco.org or 408.520.9854
More: The 17th Anniversary of sjDANCEco opens with “Etched in Time”, a program of modern dance featuring two new works that premiered in March at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Included on the program are a World Premiere based on the experiences of a DACA/Dreamer, a 1950 masterwork by José Limón, and a revival of a piece inspired by Nelson Mandela. This season also marks the 10th year of collaboration with conductor Barbara Day Turner and the San José Chamber Orchestra.
The Dancers: Mario Barron, Maria Basile, Kevin Gaytan, Kelisha Gardeen, Sarah Hernandez, Katherine House, Hsiang-Hsiu Lin, David Le, Gabriel Mata, Danielle Sullivant, Ryan Tucker, and Jazmyn Turner with guest artists, Fred Mathews and Gary Masters.
The Program:
José Limón’s powerful 1950 masterwork “The Exiles” is a male-female duet inspired by John Milton’s poem Paradise Lost, set to Chamber Symphony No. 2, Opus 38 by Arnold Schoenberg, an Austrian composer who emigrated to the United States in 1933 to escape the Nazis. (He began writing his Second Chamber Symphony in 1906 but did not complete it until 1939.) A version created by the composer will be played four hands on two pianos by Eva-Maria Zimmermann and Keisuke Nakagoshi (ZOFO). The piece will be danced by Kelisha Gardeen and Gabriel Mata.
A World Premiere from choreographer Gabriel Mata entitled “This is where/I Begin...” is set to JENUWINE FLOW by Michael Wall. It is a solo work performed by Mata which is inspired by the plight of a Mexican/American DACA/Dreamer immigrant living in the United States. The piece addresses the current sociopolitical climate and civil unrest while using humor to engage in levity, optimism and hope. NOTE: Very nice piece just published by IN DANCE magazine about Gabriel here: https://online.flippingbook.
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Hsiang-Hsiu Lin with music of the same name by Randall Thompson is based on the poem by Robert Frost, and performed by the San José Chamber Orchestra with the San José Choral Project. It is danced by eight members of the company.
Hsiang-Hsiu Lin will also present her Company Premiere of “Tomorrow”, set to ‘For All We Know’ written by J Fred Coots & Sam M Lewis. Danced by Katherine House.
Maria Basile’s “Inner Edge” is a tribute to Nelson Mandela set to Piano Concerto by Michael Ching (1996) with piano soloist Michael Touchi. Danced by eight company members.
“Etched in Time” is a group collaborative that explores the multi-generational experiences of the dancers. It is set to music by Jazon Escultura that was commissioned for the piece. The music was actually created AFTER the dance. It was a collaborative effort of Gary Masters, Barbara Day Turner and composer Escultura who together watched video of the dancers and then discussed how the music should sound. It was originally a “sound scape” computer-generated score, but has now been transcribed and will be performed live by the orchestra. Danced by Maria Basile, Kelisha Gardeen, Gary Masters, Gabriel Mata and Fred Mathews.
ABOUT US
sjDANCEco is a year-round contemporary dance company based in San Jose, California that produces world premieres by its core and guest choreographers, and presents the very best of Contemporary and Classic Modern Dance and Masterpieces of the American Modern Dance Repertory. The company has also participated in International Dance Festivals in New York and Taipei and produces a FREE Spring Festival each year celebrating National Dance Week. sjDANCEco ignites the spirit of dance.
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