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  • 6 days ago | mercurynews.com | Sal Pizarro

    Anyone who’s lived in San Jose within the past 50 years has probably had the experience of driving on Highway 87 or Almaden Expressway, looking up and wondering, “What’s that round building with a globe and a cross on top of it?” The smart-aleck — but correct — answer is the Church on the Hill. The church is celebrating its 175th anniversary on June 1, going back to when it was founded as the First Baptist Church of San Jose in May 1850 by Rev.

  • 1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Sal Pizarro

    If you’ve spent any time in downtown San Jose, you’ve probably noticed the city has a pretty good mural game. Our creative community has done its best to beat back the forces of blandness and turn this into a city that sees a blank space as an opportunity to add to the urban art gallery around us.

  • 1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Sal Pizarro

    I stopped by late Wednesday morning to pay my last respects to Park Station Hashery, the popular eatery in San Jose’s Rose Garden neighborhood, before it closed its doors that day. Plenty of others had the same idea, as the line was out the door before noon. Park Station Hashery’s closure was forced by “unforeseen circumstances,” according to a post from the restaurant on social media.

  • 1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Sal Pizarro

    The Stanford Theatre is going back to the silent era for a week of films June 9-13 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the iconic movie palace on University Avenue in Palo Alto. Known as the “New Stanford” when it opened to differentiate it from a predecessor next door, the 1,400 seat theater was built for $300,000.

  • 2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Sal Pizarro

    Since the late 1990s, Stone — who has been a 49ers season-ticket holder since the magical 1981 season — has been getting Niners enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame to sign the helmet. He’s got signatures from legends including Jerry Rice, Ronnie Lott, Y.A. Tittle, Bob St. Clair and Hugh McElhenny. Bryant Young, an NFL Hall of Famer and former defensive tackle for the 49ers, autographs a 49ers helmet for Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone at the Hammer Theatre Center on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

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