‘Beautiful’: The Carol King musical
Take some words, add some music and have Carol King meld it all into something “Beautiful.” That's what happened with the songs Carol King (a superb Jessie Mueller) created in her ingenious - sometimes - jarring life. “Beautiful” begins with songs by Carol, her husband Gerry Goffin (a moving Jake Epstein) and friends, and competitors Barry Mann (a loveable Jarrod Spector) and Cynthia Weil (outstanding Anika Larsen). It continues to the time when Carol leaves a bad marriage and reluctantly composes, writes lyrics, sings solo and records one of the most successful albums of all times - “Tapestry” - and finds her dream come true performing at Carnage Hall.
Back-to-school shopping and male teens don’t mix
There is nothing more horrifying than back to school shopping
Two Sharks selected to all-star team
San Jose Sharks forward Joe Thornton was selected today for the
Remembering an Early Experience with Wine
I remember my first taste of wine, almost like it was yesterday.
A Look Back at the History of San Jose State University
There are thousands of San Jose State University alumni in the
First Street update
First Street in Gilroy between Monterey Road and Santa Teresa Boulevard is turning into a pot-holed disaster that needs immediate repaving. While I recognize that because it is Hwy. 152, this section of road is under the control of Caltrans, probably meaning nothing will happen for the next five years. Too bad that our beloved City Council appears to be powerless to exercise any influence on Caltrans to fix this section of road before it deteriorates further and makes driving it more unsafe. I'm wondering when First Street is going to be fixed.
A frosty week filled with plenty of Gilroy holiday cheer
Don't know who's ringing up the big bucks in holiday retail
A good reason to bash A-Rod
It was confirmed exactly one week ago today that nobody really















