Metro Issue: Sep 7–Sep 13, 2021

Cover Story
Talking Back
San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed answers citizens’ questions from San Jose Inside
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back to topSilicon Alleys: Scan This

The new mobile app Scanjose lets curiosity seekers relive San Jose’s sometimes tumultuous past on their smartphones
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back to topKRS-One

In the early ’80s, KRS-One more or less invented alternative hip-hop, taking on political and social issues at a time when most other rappers were still boasting about their bling.
read more‘Safety First’

The ’80s revival has brought Men Without Hats and other groups that pioneered the sound out of retirement
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back to topBuster Poses
The Stanford Theatre in Palo Alto screens two Buster Keaton silent comedies— ‘Steamboat Bill, Jr.’ and ‘The Three Ages’—on Sept. 9
read moreSpring Into Fall

San Jose Repertory Theater mounts the Tony-winning musical of youthful passion ‘Spring Awakening’
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back to topSeedy Roam

‘Brighton Rock,’ adapted from the 1938 Graham Greene novel, has a poetic subject for the camera. It doesn’t disappoint on the level of poetry, but the literalness is hard to credit.
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back to topWurst of Times

The new Naschmarkt brings authentic—and surprising—Austrian cuisine to Campbell
read moreLive Feed: Undercover Milk
These days, it's easier to score dope than to buy some farm-fresh raw milk
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