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Welcome to Hillbarn Theatre, Cutting Ball Theater, Black Box Theatre, Broadway San Jose

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.02.2009

Make it 15 theaters now included and covered in the SSC Theater & Arts Guide. Today, we welcome new additions: Hillbarn Theatre (Foster City), Cutting…

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Libraries are history… again

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.02.2009

First it was the Internet. Then Google. Now e-readers. Poor old libraries; what will become of the Dewey decimal system? And will librarian glasses continue to remain…

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Napa Valley Cycling & Wine Harvest Extravaganza, November 7, to Benefit the American Brain Tumor Association

BY MONICA TURNER — 11.02.2009

On November 7th the Kovarus Cycling Team will be holding a Wine Harvest Extravaganza thru Napa Valley. This event will begin at the Alpha…

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Sunday espresso: Droid, blog influence, ego

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.01.2009

Another week, and I’d guess another 1/2 pound or so of dark roast espresso beans. It’s jet fuel. The days come in thirds, and increasingly…

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Theater review: ‘November’ a turkey

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.01.2009

Talk about a disappointment, and then some. Based on expectations and early hype, we had high hope for the political satire November now playing at…

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On Location: The Tenderloin Experiment

BY MONICA TURNER — 10.30.2009

An edgy evening in San Francisco, heading to The Bald Soprano at Cutting Box Theater. BONUS: Spot the Dario Argento homage!

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2008 Rombauer Vineyards Chardonnay, Carneros (91 pts, $32)

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.30.2009

I’m really liking the “unoaked” Chardonnay trend. There is almost nothing worse than a buttery, almost oily, creamy Chard, especially served too warm. The main…

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Stark Insider Presents: Liliane Klein talks about ‘FAT PIG’ at Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley

BY MONICA TURNER — 10.29.2009

Bad-boy playwright Neil LaBute’s FAT PIG opens next week at Aurora. Find out why Ashton Kutcher’s name comes up! Tony-nominated director Barbara Damashek returns to…

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Verizon announces Motorola Droid smartphone, $199 with 2-year contract

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.28.2009

Fans of smartphones, it’s time to Geek out! The much hyped, anticipated, talked about and rumored to death Motorola Droid was finally revealed today (Clint,…

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Pieces of Bay Bridge fall: Once again Twitter first on the scene

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.27.2009

Check out this dramatic photo posted to Twitter today by a very anxious and concerned bridge crosser. That is a cable and steel fragments, fallen…