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Dr. Seuss at Albertson Halloween House SJ

 

 

Albertson Halloween House San Jose October 31, 2024

 

The Albertson Halloween House is an annual Halloween community-based project in San Jose. Around 800 to 1500 trick-or-treaters and their parents visit the house every Halloween. It originated in 2002 and has been continuing every year. The theme in 2024 was Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss of Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991) was a writer and cartoonist of over 60 books. His most famous bestsellers were “The Cat in the Hat” and Green Eggs and Ham.”

 

https://www.albertzone.com/halloween/

 

 

 

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New Caltrain Service

 

 

Santa Clara Caltrain Station September 2024

 

 
Caltrain recently launched an all-electric seven-car train service between San Francisco and San Jose on September 21, 2024. It provides commuter rail service along the San Francisco Peninsula, to the South Bay in San Jose and Gilroy. This new service shortens travel times, reduce air and noise pollution with zero-emission service. There are 16 stations along the entire line and the trains operate every 15 to 20 minutes during peak hours, weekend trains arriving twice hourly and express service from San Francisco to San Jose in under an hour. There is also free Wi-Fi, onboard digital displays, power outlets at each forward-facing seat, energy-efficient lighting, and baby-changing tables in the bathrooms.

 

https://www.caltrain.com/

 

 

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Morning Arrival at Haneda

Observation deck from the International Terminal 3


Haneda International Airport is the largest airport in Japan serving both domestic and international passengers. It opened for air service in May 1955 serving domestic routes. But in July 1963 it started international service and began increasing it’s service until May 1978 when international passenger service moved to Narita International Airport to reduce aircraft congestion at Haneda. International passenger service returned at Haneda after new runways opened and a New International Passenger Terminal that opened in 2010.


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Viva CalleSJ Sunday September 8th 2024

The many bicyclists at Viva Calle
Viva CalleSJ Japantown Activity Hub
SJ Japantown members
SJBC Volunteer & Cyclist
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On a warm summer day on Sunday September 8th 2024 an estimated 100,000 people bicycled through the streets of central San Jose. Viva CalleSJ is a program along the San Jose streets to bring communities together to walk, stroll, bike, hover, skate, and play in the City. At the event there was live entertainment and pop-up activities, shops at local stores, and many local restaurants.


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Larry Itliong and Dolores Huerta Mural San Jose

 

 

Larry Itliong & Dolores Huerta Mural in San Jose @ 4th & Santa Clara Streets SJ (Chevron Station)
Mural artists, community members, friends, and supporters in front of mural SJ 9-1-2024

 

Larry Itliong was a Filipino-American labor organizer and civil rights activist who played a key role in the Delano Grape Strike of 1965, which paved the way for the establishment of the United Farm Workers (UFW) union and better working conditions. Born in the Philippines in 1913, Itliong immigrated to the United States in 1929 and became a farm worker in California. Meanwhile it was Dolores Huerta a labor leader and civil rights activist that co-founded the United Farm Workers along with Cesar Chavez.

Two years ago Andrew Espio, Owner of 1 Culture Gallery, asked Analyn Bones to showcase one of her paintings to his cannery art show. One of the paintings showed the strike that involved Larry Itliong and Cesar Chavez but there are no murals of Larry Itliong, who was just as important as Chavez.

Artists that worked on the mural included: Analyn (Ana) Bones, Jordan Gabriel, Mel Melchon, Juan Valsquez, and Miguel Machuca. The mural began on April 21, 2024 and completed this Mural on May 3rd 2024.

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SoFA Street Fair San Jose

Indie rock band “The Forbin”
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The SoFA Street Fair in San Jose supports and promotes local music and local musicians and artisans in the SoFA community. Twice a year in April and September, the event hosts a street fair of 80-100 bands on more than 10 stages in just 2 blocks. There are also a large number of artisans participating in the festival. The SoFA Street Fair originated in 1992 to highlight the arts and theater district.

https://sofastreetfair.com

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Viva CalleSJ Sunday April 21, 2024

 

 

1938 Schwinn Auto Cycle
BMX Freestyle daredevils
A family participating in Viva Calle
Classic Sting Ray owner
Tandem Rider

 

 

On a warm and sunny day, tens of thousands of bicycle riders rode through the streets of central and south San Jose on Sunday April 21, 2024. Viva CalleSJ is a family friendly recreation program on the streets of San Jose bringing diverse communities together to walk, bike, skate, and having fun in the city.

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Shimokitazawa Mural

Shimokitazawa, Setagaya, Tokyo 2023

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Le Bage Bagel Shop Yanaka Tokyo 2023

 

 

Owner of Le bage bagel shop is Hisashi Akita

 

 

The Le Bage Bagel Shop is an excellent bagel shop in Yanaka Tokyo which opened in 2017. The business is committed to quality without preservatives by using 100% Hokkaido domestic wheat blended with raw sugar from Kagoshima Prefecture and salt from Brittany, France. The bagel has rich honey flavor which is quite delicious. Bagel are said to have originated in Poland in the 17th century. And bagels are bread that has been boiled before baking and are crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. The unique flavors of Le Bage Bagel Shop make it stand out like: black sesame, walnut raisin, fig, cranberry, double cheese, curry, tomato basil cheese, mugwort anko (red bean paste), cinnamon roll, and lemon tea. The drink menu includes drip coffee, espresso, americano, cafe latte, earl grey tea, and apple juice among others.

If you are visiting the Yanaka area in Tokyo please visit. It is a 5 minute walk from Sendagi Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line.

2-5-13 Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo BAGLE SHOP Le bage
TEL 03-6874-2538
HP http://lebage.com

 

 

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San Jose Japantown Pinoytown Mural

 

 

Pinoytown mural finished February 13, 2024
Analyn (Ana) Bones & Jordan Gabriel
Picture of Jordan, Analyn, and Abraham Menor using slow shutter & rear curtain synch
Jordan Gabriel close up
Analyn & Jordan posing in front of mural with their painting tools
Mural outline on the 2nd day of mural project

 

 

The beginnings on Pinoytown started from a 1887 Chinese immigrant settlement in San Jose that was also burned down in 1887 due to racial discrimination. Because of those reasons John Heinlein formed Heinlenville Chinatown on North 6th Street between Jackson and Taylor Streets in San Jose as a means of protection against hostility. Later on the first wave of Filipinos immigrants came to America in 1920s to the 1930s. Then during 1942 the Japanese-Americans were shipped to internment camps so some buildings and vacant buildings were filled by Filipinos and became Pinoytown. During the height of Pinoytown there were Filipino businesses and residences on both sides of 6th Street from restaurants, pool halls, barber shops, grocery stores, laundries, a church, barangay organizations, and a Filipino Youth Club. But Pinoytown declined in the 1960s due to demographic changes.

 

 The Pinoytown mural artists are Jordan Gabriel and Analyn (Ana) Bones. They were supported and assisted by Rene Munoz, Abraham Menor, and Robert Ragsac. The mural is located in San Jose Japantown on the corner of 6th & Jackson in San Jose Japantown (Kogura’s). Assistance of the mural came from Empire Seven Studios & Kogura Company and sponsored by Filipino American National Historical Society Santa Clara Valley.

 

 

https://www.fanhs-scv.org/

 

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