The retro Orchard Supply Hardware sign, which vanished from its post along West San Carlos a few months ago, has been found.

San Jose’s monthly free-for-all, Bike Party, faces an identity crisis, as a faction of the merry cyclists attempts to go corporate (and eventually nonprofit).

Hundreds of historical documents were discovered in May, sealed in a combination safe on the second floor of San Jose’s City Hall. There is some debate about their authenticity, but an assortment of meeting minutes and letters provide a unique perspective of San Jose's rural roots.

Young Bay Area artist Wayne Jiang was born in Guangzhou, China, and came to the United States at age 15. He earned his degree in illustration at SJSU and works as a fine artist and graphic designer. He now lives in Pacifica, but his period of residence in San Jose has resulted in a group of loving images of the city that are now on display at the Leonard and David McKay Gallery at Pasetta House in History Park.