Willow Glen

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The exterior of a restaurant in San Jose

Popular Willow Glen restaurant to close

A beloved New American style restaurant in the heart of Willow Glen is closing after being unable to keep up with inflation and rising food costs. Braise, located on Lincoln Avenue in San Jose, is shutting its doors on Aug. 5, despite soldiering on through COVID lockdowns and the economic downturn during the pandemic. Partner...

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The parking lot of a shuttered convenience store

Rooftop bar and restaurant envisioned for Willow Glen

Willow Glen residents are one step closer to getting a new two-story restaurant and rooftop bar in their neighborhood. A special use permit for the proposed Luke’s Rooftop Beer Garden and Restaurant was approved at a San Jose Planning Director’s hearing on Wednesday, where project representatives thanked city officials for their efforts helping move the project...

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The exterior of a liquor store

San Jose residents say 7-story apartments too big for Willow Glen

A proposed seven-story apartment and townhome project could bring 126 homes and a new retail space to Willow Glen, but many residents in the neighborhood are not happy about the plan. Almost 200 people called in to a June 3 community meeting hosted by San Jose Planning Department officials. Callers raised concerns about the imposing presence...

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Three people standing in front of a chain link fence where a sign is hung reading "Mayor Mahan, you made a promise to protect the people of San Jose!" The person in the front, with long blonde hair and wearing black clothing, is holding a sign reading "$300mil Unaccounted For! Audit San Jose's Homeless Spending #SupportTheAudit" and another yellow sign beneath the hanging banner reads "Kids live here!"

Willow Glen residents oppose homeless safe sleeping site

Willow Glen residents are protesting a proposal to turn a vacant lot in their neighborhood into a city-sanctioned homeless encampment, or safe sleeping site. About 50 people rallied Saturday at the intersection of Willow and Lelong streets against the idea, citing neighborhood issues they believe stem from nearby homeless residents. City officials have revisited the...