Edge of Darkness
After his daughter is shot on his doorstep, a Boston detective (Mel Gibson) learns about her secret life and a far-reaching coverup linked to her death.
It took three years and a half-billion dollars, but the daily crowds that have filled the rebuilt California Academy of Sciences since it reopened in fall 2008 suggest it was worth it. Sure, they come to admire the stunning architecture by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano, and the innovative, visually appealing and often interactive exhibits. But most of all--among the kids at least--they come to see live creatures big and small.
Find out what's going on in Sunnyvale. With categories like Literature, Business, Charities, Clubs, Community, Conferences, Family Fun, Festivals, Music, Performing Arts, Politics, Singles, Sports and more.
Sunnyvale Airport is San Jose Mineta (SJC) Airport
Newspapers are Sunnyvale Sun,
Sunnyvale Sports teams are The Firebirds
Major Sunnyvale Attractions and Events are Sunnyvale Historical Museum, The Lace Museum, Star Spangled Sunnyvale Fourth of July Festival, Halloween Harvest Festival, Art and Wine Festival
Local Schools are Fremont High School, Cogswell Polytechnical College, University of California
About Sunnyvale, California
Sunnyvale,
California has many tourist attractions such as the Lace Museum, the Sunnyvale
Historical Museum, Great America Amusement Theme Park, Winchester Mystery House,
Santana Row and Valley Fair Mall. Sunnyvale is also home to Golfland USA and
Raging Waters.
Among the area
colleges are Brooks College, Cogswell Polytechnical and Kushner Electroplating.
Golfers usually
attend Sunnyvale Golf Course or Sunken Gardens Golf Course. Among the area parks
are Baylands, Braly, Columbia, DeAnza, Fair Oaks, Fairwood, Heritage, Lakewood,
Las Palmas, Murphy, Ortega, Plaza del Sol, Ponderosa, Raynor, Serra and
Washington.
Sports fans may
venture to Twin Creeks Sports Complex, Sunnyvale Tennis Club, Sunnyvale Pop
Warner, SpeedRing, the Sunnyvale Swim Club or Supreme Court 1 Athletic Club.
Sunnyvale,
California is also renowned for its eating venues, specifically Vito’s Famous
Pizza & Italian Restaurant, KomaloVilas, Events of Excellence, Stoddard’s
Brewhouse and Eatery, Banjara Indian Cuisine, Quarter Note Bar & Grill, Thai
Basil Restaurant, Sneha Restaurant and Palace Café.
Other fine
Sunnyvale eating establishments include PF Changes, Armadillo Willy’s, Inn and
Out Burger, Chevys Fresh Mex, Carrow Restaurant, Faz, Kabul Afghan Cuisine,
Pezzellas Villa Napoli and the Tarragon Restaurant.
Sunnyvale’s
pleasantly peaceful lodging options are Best Western, Comfort Inn, Corporate
Inn, Days Inn, Four Points, Homestead, Maple Tree Inn, Pacific Inn, Quality Inn,
Ramada Inn, Residence Inn, St. Francis Arms, Sundowner Inn, Vagabond Inn and
Wild Palms Hotel.
Most San Francisco visitors spend their time downtown or along the bay with its piers and restaurants. Few make it out to the ocean, where there's a landmark restaurant at the northwestern tip of the city poised majestically atop an ocean cliff. The view is unmatched, and unlike many "view" restaurants, the food is excellent, too.
