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Parade leads off weekend with fun

By Carol Rosen
Editor

There were crowded streets, crowded sidewalks and crowded stores on Saturday and Sunday Sept. 28-29 as Willow Glen closed Lincoln Avenue to celebrate both the 80th anniversary of Founders’ Day and the 27th annual Italian Festa.
There was a two-hour parade filled with bands, floats and cars and led off by honorary grand marshal John Buzzone, and grand marshal Pierluigi Oliverio, both of whom are Italian. Other politicos also attended including Assembly member Jim Beall, Evan Low representing State Senator Elaine Alquist, San Jose Vice Mayor Dave Cortese, Council Read more...

Last month, a homeless man named John Riggins was found dead in the alley beside the Vin Santo restaurant on Lincoln Avenue. Unlike many homeless people throughout the state, Riggins was well known in the Willow Glen neighborhood and treated by residents like a friend.
Shortly after his death, a sizable group of Willow Glen residents held a vigil in his honor. Led by a bag piper, they carried candles from the alley where he died to the Boulangierie. It is a sad time for Willow Glen.
Frank Anthony Souza was arrested on Sept. 7, about a week after Mr. Riggins was killed, for the murder. He currently is in jail in San Jose. —Photos by Ashley Rodriguez Read more...