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Milpitas resident Jennifer Torai receives prestigious ATHENA Emerging Professional Leadership Award

Earlier this month, on October 1, Milpitas resident Jennifer Torai received the ATHENA Emerging Professional Leadership Award from the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce.  Each...

Milpitas Mayor Carmen Montano sets her sights on winning re-election

Current Mayor Carmen Montano has served two terms as a Milpitas City Councilmember: one from 2012-2016 and the other from 2018-2022.  After her second Council...

Dina’s Delish Cooking is open & ready to serve you in Milpitas

Last Monday, September 30, The Milpitas Beat was on hand for the ribbon-cutting at Dina’s Delish Cooking (761 Superior Road), a new Micro Enterprise...

Juliette Gomez is driven to serve on the Milpitas City Council

With our local elections approaching, candidate Juliette Gomez has her eye on a seat on the Milpitas City Council. Driven by a passion for...

Dipak Awasthi focused on winning seat on the Milpitas City Council

Dipak Awasthi’s journey in Milpitas began in 1996. It was then when he and his family of four moved from India to Milpitas, starting...

Evelyn Chua is running for re-election to the Milpitas City Council

Evelyn Chua’s first term as a Milpitas City Councilmember is nearing its end – and now she is looking to the future.  “There’s still so...

Longtime Milpitas resident Adalyn Indihar is turning 100 years old

Longtime Milpitas resident Adalyn Indihar will be turning 100 this July.  Adalyn was born in Galesburg, Kansas on July 24, 1924.  She married Ludwig Indihar in...

Table tennis coach in Milpitas leads young players to win championship medals

Subham Kundu started playing table tennis at the age of 6.  At the time, he lived in India with his family.  There was a table tennis...

How activist and author Nyla Choates continues to make worldwide change

You may recognize her for bringing change to Milpitas after organizing a Black Lives Matter protest when she was a 16-year-old Milpitas High School...

From City Hall to the streets of Milpitas: Rich Tran never stops running

In July of 2023, Rich Tran started running.  At first, it was tough. He could barely jog half a mile.   But he kept running.  Now, almost nine...

Milpitas activist rallies support for Palestinians in Rafah

Tension has been mounting around the world as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) advance toward Rafah, a Gaza Strip city where the leaders of...

Milpitas celebrates Black History Month with lively event

Last week, on February 1, a lively Black History Month celebration and flag raising took place in Milpitas. It was an evening overflowing with powerful...

Family struggling with loss after raging fire burns house down in Milpitas

It was just after 6:30pm when Efren Rosas heard a crackling sound coming from behind him.  He was dozing off on the couch; the television...

Milpitas resident Sid Shivnath is a Rubik’s Cube whiz kid

In 2020, with the pandemic in full force, 7-year-old Sid Shivnath found himself at home with a lot of time on his hands… As time...

Milpitas’ Tamil community gathers to celebrate the Tamil New Year

Last month, on May 14, the Tamil community in Milpitas gathered together for a festive celebration to welcome in the Tamil New Year.   The event,...

Chuck Gary delivers illuminating speech at Juneteenth event in Milpitas

Chuck Gary has devoted many years to making a tremendous impact on education in Milpitas. He recently delivered a speech at the Juneteenth event...

Reflecting on the loss of my sister during Mental Health Awareness Month

The conversation about the stigma of mental health illnesses and the changes that are necessary to support those suffering has increased. But I’ve observed...

Milpitas City Manager Steve McHarris among honorees at 2023 Unsung Hero Awards

On Friday, April 14, State Assemblymember Alex Lee’s office hosted the 2023 Unsung Hero Awards.  Milpitas resident Rahim Jaffer (nominated by Shaheena Daredia) — an...

Milpitas residents who speak Tamil, one of the world’s oldest languages, meet for the first time

It all started with a simple question on Nextdoor.  Alagarasan Chinnadurai put up a post in the Milpitas area, asking if anyone spoke Tamil, which...

MHS Assistant Principal Cheryl Rivera retires after serving MUSD for 33 years

It was 22 years ago when Cheryl Rivera first began serving as an Assistant Principal at Milpitas High School (MHS).  This past June, Rivera retired,...

Father and daughter venture out on epic motorcycle trip

This past summer, a Milpitas father-daughter duo took to the open road for the motorcycle trip of a lifetime...  Vaibhav Sharma and his 13-year-old daughter...

Peace Love Unity exhibit held at Milpitas Library

On Saturday, August 20th, Omniware Networks and the World Association of Young Artists jointly hosted a Peace Love Unity exhibit at the Milpitas Library.  The...

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