Spring Gardening in Saratoga
The rain will eventually stop (we hope) and it will be time to plant your Spring garden! If you have not already started your seeds, you might want to attend the 17th Annual Spring Garden Market put on by Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County on Saturday, April 2, 2011…
Deals
Rejuve at 14410 Big Basin Way, Suite B, Saratoga, CA 95070 is offering a molecular facial makeover (Premier Chemical Peel), today, through social living, for $99 – a saving 56% (a $225 value).…
Hakone Memorial Service & Candlelight Vigil
This coming Monday, March 28, 2011, 6:30PM t0 8:00 PM a Memorial Service and Candlelight Vigil is being held at Hakone Japanese Gardens located at 21000 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, California 95070. The special memorial service is for the people impacted by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Ceremonies will be…
Huge Tree To Be Removed from Saratoga’s Blaney Plaza
One of the two heritage 90 year old stone pines in Blaney Plaza is leaning because of the recent storm. Traffic was rerouted over the weekend as it was determined that it needs to be removed as it is overhanging Big Basin Way.…
Caring for Our Aging Elders
There is a role reversal when children care for their parents as they age. Shifting Path is conducting a Caregiving 101 event Come on March 28, 2011 where you can “learn how to stay sane while caring for your aging loved one!” Nick Amper will give a presentation regarding the…
Little Shop of Horrors at West Valley College
April 23, 2011 is the Gala Opening Night of Little Shop of Horrors, presented by of West Valley College at 19655 Allendale Ave., Saratoga, CA 95070. Dinner is from 6 PM to 7:45 PM and curtain is at 8 PM. Regular performances will be April 22 and April 28 –…
Saratoga’s Congressional District
Saratoga, CA is in U S Congressional District #14, represented by Democrat Anna Eschoo. A well written article in the San Jose Mercury-News points out that the 2010 U S census is likely to bring about redistricting and “the Bay Area will likely lose legislative seats to faster-growing inland regions…
Book-Go-Round
If one were to study the cultural anthropology of Saratoga, CA, Book-Go-Round, located at 14410 Oak Street (corner of Saratoga-Los Gatos Road and Oak Street) would be a good place to start! Here lovers of books will find a broad range of the intelectual, spiritual, artistic, travel, entertainment, musical and other…
Hubs of Services for Aging-in-Place
On April 6, 2011 from 5:30-7:00 PM, the Institute for Age-Friendly Housing is presenting Collaborating on Healthcare: Hubs of Services for Aging-in-Place, as part of their 2011 Forum Series held at Avenidas, 450 Bryant Street, Palo Alto, CA. Speakers for this event include: Robert Trevorrow, San Francisco Senior Centers Lisa Hendrickson, Avenidas & Avenidas…
Escrow in California
Escrow is a neutral, impartial third party that acts on the instructions of the principals in a real estate transaction. Most California real estate Purchase Agreements (CAR or PRDS contracts) are also escrow instructions, that give authority to the escrow company to transfer title when all terms of the Purchase…
Jekyll and Hyde at Saratoga High School
Robert Lewis Stevenson wrote The Strange Story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, published in 1886. The novella has been interpreted as an examination of the duality of human nature (that good and evil exists in all), and that the failure to accept this tension (to accept the evil or…
