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Takeshi's Great Adventure How Takeshi the Cartoonist Came to San Jose, and What Befell Him There Readers Survey The best by ballot, fair and square Wiseacre Acre Readers get smart Valley in Verse Readers commune with the Muse Editor's Picks Opinionated writers sound off Nosherama: Food & Libations Shoptopia: Goods & Services Funkytown: Arts & Entertainment Playlandia: Sports & Recreation Brainscape: People, Places & Ideas The Taste Tests Highly scientific ratings of junque food Best Pizza: By Richard vonBusack Best French Fries: By Justin Berton Best Brew Pub: By Broos Campbell Best Ice Cream: By Traci Hukill Urban Survival Tips Little-known facts about life in the Valley. Best Way to Get to Santa Cruz Best Place to Get Your Bearings Best Place to Vent Road Rage Best Place to Ditch the Car Best Clean Kitty Box Assorted Troublemakers Scribbling & Pontificating J. Douglas Allen-Taylor, Cecily Barnes, Trystan L. Bass, Justin Berton, Broos Campbell, David Cohen, Dara Colwell, Steve Enders, Will Harper, Traci Hukill, Eric Johnson, Jeff Kearns, Michael Learmonth, Kelly Luker, Ryan McCrosslin, Tai Moses, Dan Pulcrano, Sarah Quelland, Jim Rendon, Ann Elliott Sherman, Mary Spicuzza, Richard von Busack, Heather Zimmerman Editing & Checking Corinne Asturias, Broos Campbell, Anne Gelhaus, Tai Moses, Dan Pulcrano, Sharan Street Organizing & Worrying Traci Hukill Doodling & Painting Takeshi Tadatsu Aiming & Shooting Christopher Gardner Designing & Directing Foster Barnes and Bob Gower Producing & Assisting Marty Stevens and Shannon Stillman [ San Jose | Metroactive Central | Archives ]