Former Fry s Electronics headquarters could be razed for massive tech campus
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The entrance to Fry s Electronics in San Jose, Calif..Blair Heagerty/SFGATE
It feels like only yesterday that we bid a collective farewell to the Bay Area’s foremost kitsch-meets-tech supermarket chain, the Rainforest Café of all retail: Fry’s Electronics.
The company, founded in Sunnyvale by brothers John, Randy, and David Fry in 1985, announced in late February that all 30 locations would permanently close. At the time, just four Fry’s were still in business: in Concord, Fremont, San Jose and Sunnyvale.
Now, the stone temple entryway of the chain’s headquarters in San Jose might soon go down too, making way for a massive tech campus, reports the Mercury News. The projected 1.92-million-square-foot office complex will consist of seven eight-story office towers standing 135 feet tall, and it is expected to break ground in October 2023, according to city planning documen
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You can kayak to this 131-year-old San Francisco Bay lighthouse for paddle-up Bloody Marys
March 8, 2021
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You can kayak to this 131-year-old San Francisco Bay lighthouse for paddle-up Bloody MarysLance Yamamato
On the cusp of another COVID spring, travel editor Freda Moon has tasked herself with seeking out more adventures. And, specifically, adventures that end in a day trip-worthy meal.
Tucked between Coast Guard Island and the 1-880, Quinn s Lighthouse Restaurant and Pub fits the bill. So on a recent afternoon, Moon pushed her lime green Ocean Kayak into the Oakland Estuary towards the 131-year old lighthouse, a fish burger and a Bloody Mary.
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Feb. 22, 2021
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American Airlines is punching back at JetBlue for invading its Miami hub.Jim Glab
American Airlines and JetBlue have unveiled their initial plans for code-sharing and marketing cooperation on routes out of New York and Boston, a partnership they announced last summer.
The two airlines didn’t have much to say about how the partnership will affect the New York-San Francisco market, which they both serve from JFK, except to note that customers will see “enhanced schedules” between the two cities.
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