For more than 50 years, the De Anza Flea Market has drawn vendors and shoppers throughout the Bay Area, raising money for the community college’s student government and activities. Each month, the market includes about 813 vendor stalls along with an assortment of food trucks and, at its peak, has attracted 15,000 to 20,000 visitors per month.
Read MoreConstructed five years ago, Denning House is a home-away-from-home for Stanford students from all over the world who enjoy its unique architectural design and world-class art collection. Since March, the house is also open to the public via regular tours.
Read MoreWhile the days of summer slowly fade, your produce doesn’t have to meet the same fate. In the depths of winter, a jar of fruit or vegetables can transport you back to a warm summer day.
Read MoreFor the first time, Mountain View’s ShowPlace ICON Theatre & Kitchen will showcase a carefully curated selection of films as a part of the acclaimed South Bay-based film festival Cinequest. The festival is already underway in San Jose and opens Aug. 24 in Mountain View.
Read MoreSan Mateo’s CuriOdyssey, the longtime science museum and zoo, is unveiling a new building with bayside views and an interactive exhibit three weeks after reopening from a monthslong closure caused by storm damage.
Read MoreThe Coffee Lab, which opens at the end of April in Menlo Park, is definitely not a coffee shop. Instead, its owners want you to focus more on the experience of brewing and tasting coffee, hoping to teach you enough to take your own home coffee practices to the next level.
Read MoreEach year, Joint Venture Silicon Valley, a regional nonprofit think tank, publishes its Silicon Valley Index, a report chock-full of data points attempting to paint a point-in-time portrait of the region. This year's data points confirmed a lot of what I'd observed anecdotally in my own circles: Essentials like housing, transportation, food and child care feel more expensive than ever.
Read MoreBritt Wray, a Stanford postdoc who lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains, talks about her book "Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis," which discusses the mental health impacts of the climate crisis, especially on young people who are increasingly agitated that the planet is facing unprecedented threats due to the actions of previous and current generations.
Read MoreFrom tentative newcomers to professionals keeping seven balls aloft at once, the Game of Throws circus arts festival drew people of all ages and skill levels.
Read MoreWith community college courses free for San Mateo County residents this semester, we've compiled our top 20 favorite classes from American Sign Language to zoology.
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