metroactive
News, music, movies & restaurants from the editors of the Silicon Valley's #1 weekly newspaper.
Serving San Jose, Palo Alto, Los Gatos, Campbell, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Fremont & nearby cities.

Metro Silicon Valley
07.09.08

home | the papers | metro silicon valley

Metro Silicon Valley cover photo

News

Fueling a Controversy
Truth-vs.-myth in the food-vs.-biodiesel debate

News

Green Money
New financial programs make solar energy affordable

The Fly: 07.09.08
Retail Hype, A Banner Week and Adult Swim

Columns

Silicon Alleys
20-Year Beer Run

Style
Swim and Bare It

Sporting Events
The Livestrong Foundation brings the battleground to San Jose in the form of a charity walk

Events History San José holds a spring-cleaning sale this weekend, with lots of odd and wonderful old stuff for sale. On Saturday, at 9am, there will be a preview and auction (9:30am). On Sunday, 9am–2pm, more stuff will be sold as is. The event takes place History San José, 1650 Senter Road, San Jose. See www.historysanjose.org for details.

Kids A group of tuneful, resourceful teenagers mount a musical in Rodgers and Hart's classic 'Babes in Arms,' presented July 11–20 by Children's Musical Theater San Jose at the Montgomery Theatre. Pictured are Eric Colvin and Serena Koo.

Movies

Movie Review: 'Tell No One'
The French deliver a paranoid thriller in the Hitchcock groove

Movie Review
'The Edge of Heaven'

Movie Preview: San Francisco Film Festival
Harold Lloyd's 'The Kid' leads the way at annual tribute to golden age of cinema

DVD Review
Glitterbox: Four Films by Derek Jarman

DVD Review
Sophie Loren: Four-Film Collection

DVD Review
The Ruins

DVD Review
The Eye 3

Music & Clubs

Essential Wit
Mose Allison is the missing link between jazz and the blues

Music Picks
Jonas Brothers, La Kalle Explosion III and Sara Bareilles

MORE MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE    MUSIC AND CLUBS LISTINGS    MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE CALENDAR PICKS

Restaurants

The Good Life
Cin-Cin captures everything that makes Los Gatos special

5 Things to Love
Great Summer Wines That Aren't Chardonnay

A Girl's Gotta Eat
Farmers Market Freakonomics

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

Ballet
Ballet San Jose returns from tour of China with tales to tell

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
July 9 - 15, 2008




Back Issues

July 2, 2008

June 25, 2008

June 18, 2008

June 11, 2008

June 4, 2008

May 28, 2008

May 21, 2008

May 14, 2008

May 7, 2008

April 30, 2008

April 23, 2008

April 16, 2008

April 9, 2008

April 2, 2008

March 26, 2008

March 19, 2008

March 12, 2008

March 5, 2008

February 27, 2008

February 20, 2008

February 13, 2008

February 6, 2008

January 30, 2008

January 23, 2008

January 16, 2008

January 9, 2008

January 2, 2008

COMPLETE LIST