March 28, 2024 The HOTWORX gym on Santa Clara Street celebrated its fifth anniversary yesterday with discounts on sessions and memberships, prizes for those in attendance, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Matt Mahan to officially unveil three new workout saunas, including a second cycle sauna, a new option called BLAST, and a Hot Stretch workout room, bringing the total infrared workout options from 8 to 12. HOTWORX is San Jose’s only infrared fitness studio offering a variety of different workouts including isometric Hot Yoga, Hot Pilates, Hot Core and Hot Stretch. In addition, HOTWOR ..read more

March 27, 2024 When Lourdes “Lou” Jimenez heard about the Street Life Manager position open at the Downtown Association, she said “I didn’t know that was something someone could do for a living.”  Yet, the skills and requirements outlined in the job posting read as if she had been grooming herself for this job her entire adult life. A working street artist who is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Urban Policy Regarding Art at SJSU, Jimenez most recently served as executive director of the 1Culture Gallery on East Santa Clara Street. She exhibited her own work in last year’s much tou ..read more

March 20, 2024 VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension Project launched its Official Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Naming Contest this week, hoping to find a name that reflects the spirit of the Project and honors a prominent female figure from, or associated with, Santa Clara County or the project area communities. TBMs are traditionally given a female name to provide good luck to the project, and projects across the world have followed this practice. The tradition dates to the 14th century, when miners would name tunneling machines with a female name as a way to pay homage to Saint Barbar ..read more

March 18, 2024 The largest conference since the end of the pandemic is in town this weekend, and it’s all about AI. The Nvidia AI Conference and Expo kicks off today with CEO Jensen Huang delivering a live keynote address at SAP Center. Throughout the week, approximately 10,000 people each day at the McEnery Convention Center will attend workshops and panel discussions, listen to insightful speakers, and likely wander into our downtown for a bite to eat or a drink at some point. Ground floor businesses in the downtown are braced for a great week, with daytime foot traffic likely to reach pre-p ..read more

SP2’s Smoked Salmon Scramble The tradition of a midday feast on Sunday dates back to 1895 when British writer Guy Beringer wrote a plea for a cheerful and talk-compelling dining ritual: “Why not a new meal on Sundays, for Saturday night carousers?” he wrote in the Hunter’s Weekly. “It could be served around noon and start with tea or coffee, marmalade and other breakfast fixtures before moving along to heavier fare,” he wrote.  The idea caught on and Sunday Brunch became a thing amongst London’s social set. Forty years later, restauranteurs in New York noticed that Catholics who would fas ..read more

Popular Candle-making business grows too large for San Pedro Square Market By Ryland Keeler Candle entrepreneur Ashton Toefield has moved his successful candle bar, Ashy Aromas, to a new, larger location at the former JP Impressions space at 367 South First Street. Ashy Aromas features hand-poured candles made from soy wax that bring fresh aromas into your home or workspace, The candle bar is now located in the trendy SoFA district of downtown San Jose, in the ground floor of the 360 Residences building.  With SoFA’s reputation for supporting arts and culture, the location is in harmony w ..read more

March 4, 2024 SAN JOSE – The San Jose Downtown Association (SJDA) is pleased to announce the launch of a $100,000 arts marketing grant program, made possible through the generous support of the City of San Jose’s Department of Transportation, and the Knight Foundation.  These grants will enable arts organizations and event producers to increase their marketing budgets, bringing more people into downtown, ultimately increasing usage of the City-owned ParkSJ lots and garages.  The Knight Foundation has matched the City’s funding, enabling a total of 20 $5,000 grants, to be awarded in 2 ..read more

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