Gary Singh

San Jose

Columnist at Metro Silicon Valley

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

Contributor at Traveling Boy

Articles

San Jose’s Most Felliniesque Scene

3 weeks ago | metrosiliconvalley.com | Gary Singh

The patio at Poor House Bistro is among the best of any bar or club in town, a resonating chamber of international ideas. Next door is Henry’s Hi-life, with its own outdoor patio that should be connected, but for whatever reason is not connected. Nevertheless, the whole area provides a killer scene with a killer view of the planes flying overhead. The history of this experimental outdoor dining scenario could only have unfolded in San Jose.
Hotel Villa Porta, Perfect for Wandering Scholars

3 weeks ago | travelingboy.com | Gary Singh

Article and photos by Gary SinghPatio. At Hotel Villa Porta on Lake Maggiore, everything seemed to suggest that borders were pointless. Maggiore was a huge body of water that curled its way from Italy to Switzerland. The luxurious 30-room Villa Porta, part of an expansive 200-year-old complex with multiple boat docks, was nestled against the hills near the tiny village of Colmegna, a few miles from the Swiss border.
Music City Deep-Dive: Nashville Beyond the Beats and Barbecue

1 month ago | meetingstoday.com | Gary Singh

From football to recycled guitar strings, from pancakes to potato gnocchi, Nashville is not just for country music fans. On a recent fam to Music City USA, I learned so much more about this iconic Southern cultural standout. Creative CollaborationsOne morning, as we sat inside Pancake Pantry, Music City’s legendary breakfast spot, we watched the line to get in snake its way around the block.
Viva CalleSJ Marks a Decade of Open Street Events

2 months ago | metrosiliconvalley.com | Gary Singh

Last Sunday, Viva CalleSJ celebrated ten years of open street events in San Jose. It’s been a wild ride. Back in 2015, plans emerged to replicate various open street initiatives around the world, especially those in Latin America, where locals converted stretches of road into car-free spaces just for a few hours.
Silicon Alleys: A 20-Year Journey Starts With One Stop

2 months ago | metrosiliconvalley.com | Gary Singh

Lisa Thomas got me the job. That’s how it all started. Somewhere in the roach-infested paradise of Cactus Club’s happy hour—every day for me and maybe a few evenings a week for her—Lisa and I carried on with the others. She knew I was a struggling freelancer and she convinced me to apply for something, anything, at Metro, the alt-weekly newspaper located in an old brick building down the street from Cactus.
Highlights from Tourism Australia’s Incentive Showcase and a Gold Coast Tour

2 months ago | meetingstoday.com | Gary Singh

It was a tale of two cities. A combo of country and gold. Tourism Australia presented the 2024 version of its signature incentive showcase, Australia Next, this past September 8-11 in Cairns, North Queensland, with a separate post-fam to Gold Coast, a thriving beach city just south of Brisbane. In both places, Meetings Today inspected some drop-dead gorgeous offsite venues for groups.
Silicon Valley’s Music Scene Has Come a Long Way

2 months ago | metrosiliconvalley.com | Gary Singh

As the Silicon Alleys column approaches 20 years, I am obsessed with reflections. In the first year of this page, 2005, I visited Nashville, Music City, and returned to complain about San Jose’s dismal live music scene, at that moment. Last week, I was in Nashville again—for the first time since that column—but I am not going to repeat myself. This time, even though San Jose will never be anything close to Nashville, I returned home with a more positive attitude.
Maitri Provides Relief for South Asian Women Facing Abuse

2 months ago | metrosiliconvalley.com | Gary Singh

This Saturday, the nonprofit organization Maitri celebrates 34 years of combating domestic violence in South Asian diasporas. With an annual gala set to raise at least six figures, Maitri members take joy in reflecting on all they’ve accomplished over the decades. “Within Maitri, we always say it is one of those typical successful Silicon Valley startup stories where somebody starts something in the garage and it becomes really big,” said Geetha Krishnamurthy, Matri’s president of the board.
Womanhood Project Brings Poetry to Alum Rock Avenue

Mar 26, 2025 | metrosiliconvalley.com | Gary Singh

Between 34th Street and Sunset, along Alum Rock Avenue, I experience poetry. It only takes a few banners. As I shuffle down the sidewalk, three vertical banners in particular catch my eye, each 2.5 x 8 feet, hanging from light poles that rise from the sidewalk. Pink digital prints with rainbows. Three lines from a poem, “En Otra Vida,” by local artist Ruby Morales.
Cinequest Forms a Matrix of Past, Present and Future

Mar 19, 2025 | metrosiliconvalley.com | Gary Singh

With Cinequest once again in full swing, the familial nature of the entire festival necessitates another report from the trenches. As the artist lounge opened for business on opening night, I was reminded of just how much family is really involved here. Nathan Louie, who is now sadly no longer with us, was once again dearly missed. Nathan was the guy decked out in traditional Chinese attire that welcomed everyone in front of the California Theatre, for what seemed like decades.

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