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Metro Silicon Valley
10.24.07

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News

How Silicon Valley Tech Companies Are Saving Northern California's Local Produce
The tech industry once ravaged the Valley of Heart's Delight, but in a weird twist of fate, tech giants like Google, Yahoo! and eBay are now the catalyst for an agricultural rebirth.

Back in Season
Local chefs come in from the cold to prove winter is still a prime time for fresh local produce By Cheryl Sternman Rule

The Second Coming Of Saratoga
New energy and opportunity is putting it back on the culinary map.

News

Signs of Life
Business has finally signed on for health-care reform. Will it be radical enough for Silicon Valley?

The Fly: 10.24.07
Bait and Switch, The Diridon Factor, Shock Blocker & Log Jam.

Columns

Silicon Alleys:
Bodies at the San Jose Tech Museum vs. Robots at the McEnery Center

Technology news
Sometimes scientist are as dumb as the rest of us

Sporting Events
Roller Derby Girls

Kids Events
'Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour' brings the singing, dancing teens of East High to the HP Pavilion for shows Oct. 24–Oct. 28.

Movies

Movie Review:
'Reservation Road' cries a river of tears

Movie Review:
'Lars and the Real Girl'

Film Festival:
The Arab Film Festival

Film Festival:
The San Jose Jewish Film Festival

Film Festival:
The U.N. Association Film Festival

Cult Leader:
Former Bay Area TV Horror Host John Stanley Gets His Due

This week's revivals

MORE MOVIE REVIEWS    MOVIE TIMES

Music & Clubs

Halloween Roundup
All dressed up? Now find somewhere to go.

This Week's Music Picks
Billy Ray Cyrus, 40831 & Bruce Springsteen

Classical Music Picks:
October 24-30

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

Restaurants

ThoroughBred
Plumed Horse returns as Silicon Valley's premier luxury restaurant.

Live Feed
Am I Too Nice?

5 Things to Love
Pumpkin Facts

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

Border Lines:
Teatro Vision unveils a new play about immigration

Memory Man:
Joseph Cornell retrospective at SFMOMA

Books
Reviews of 'Broken Government' & 'Being Shelley'

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
October 24-30, 2007.




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