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Metro Silicon Valley
04.02.08

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News

Now Boarding
San Jose skate culture finally has a park as big as its worldwide reputation.

News

B Warned
As many as 35,000 local Asians and Pacific Islanders in Santa Clara County have the deadly virus hep B—and don't know it

The Fly: 04.02.08
One Hand Slapping, Right to Lie and Tiny Town

Columns

Silicon Alleys
End Scenic Route

Technology News
What happens when standard English becomes Internet English?

Events
Model train show this weekend (10am-5pm) at the historic Santa Clara Caltrain Depot.

Sporting Events
San Jose Stealth make playoff run

Kids Events
Palo Alto Children's Theatre adaptation of the Dickens tale, 'Magic Fishbone'

Movies

Psychic and Psychotronic
Michael J. Weldon predicted Al Pacino's new movie '88 Minutes' 15 years ago

Movie Review: 'Snow Angels'
The chill factor freezes young romance in David Gordon Green's new film

Music & Clubs

Fallout Ploy
Just because Jimmy Eat World popularized emo doesn't mean they're responsible  for the monster it became.

Band of Brothers
In defense and criticism of My Chemical Romance, whose supporters and detractors alike are legion

This Week's Music Picks
Secret Chiefs 3 and Savoy Brown

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Restaurants

Rehoboth Rebirth
Excellent Ethiopian addition is livening up Japantown neighborhood

5 Things to Love
Great Restaurant Restrooms

Silicon Veggie
Good Question

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

Book Review: 'The Sum of Our Days'
Isabel Allende mines her family history for a new memoir

Book Review
Baseball books for opening day: Review by Allen Barra

Book Review
Greg and Lucy Malouf's Artichoke to Za'atar: Modern Middle Eastern Food, reviewed by Michael S. Gant

Stage Review
'Souvenir' finds the comedy in bad music at San Jose Rep

Dance Review
Ballet San Jose concentrates on Balanchine

Symphony Review
Beethoven's Ninth imparts joy at Symphony Silicon Valley

Classical Concerts
April 2-5

DVD Review
Battlestar Galactica, Season 3

DVD Review
Mafioso

DVD Review
Lost Highway

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
April 2-8, 2008




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