The James Logan Courier

By Mei-Xin Yang
Courier Staff Writer

Fleet Week, a spectacular weekend family event featuring precision flying over the San Francisco Bay by Navy's Blue Angels and the Canadian Snowbirds , a parade of Navy ships, ship tours and other exciting events, starts in earnest today.

According to the Fleet Week website, Fleet Week got it's start in May 1908, when the "Great White Fleet" of 16 US Navy battleships, all painted white, with dozens of escorts and 14,000 sailors, entered San Francisco Bay in a demonstration of the U.S.'s naval might. Back then, the fleet remained in San Francisco for two months, departing in July for Hawaii and the remainder of its 14-month tour of the world.

By Sandhaya Mansfield, Courier Staff Writer

A longtime favorite of the peninsula community, Chef Peking offers some tasty chinese dishes that come with an affordable tab.

At Chef Peking's you can dine in, take out, banquet, or even have your food catered. Chef Peking is a family run restaurant that offers very friendly service and great tasting food. For customers dining alone or families dining together, there are specials that can be purchased throughout the day for one solid price that come with the soup of the day, an eggroll, pork fried rice, and any one item of your choice. (For family dinners the portions are increased and for every person an additional item is added)

By Mia-Ashley Tungol
Courier Staff Writer

While I was at Great Mall in Milpitas on Sunday, I had a sudden craving for Starbucks. As my friend and I walked in, we saw many people in line, or simply enjoying their drinks with some company.

Starbucks offers various frappuccinos, coffees, and expressos to satisfy the needs of its customers. They also have juices, teas, and hot chocolate for those who would prefer non-coffee drinks.

From the Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute:
Two extraordinary activists of their respective times resided within three blocks of each other in the Anacostia section of the District of Columbia: the great nineteenth century pioneer, Frederick Douglass, last lived in the Cedar Hill neighborhood; Frederick Douglass Patterson (October 10, 1901 - April 26, 1988), a namesake to the former slave, was born in the BuenaVista Heights neighborhood. Not only did Frederick Douglass Patterson take on the philosopher’s name, but he was also similarly imbued with a gift for launching sweeping societal advancements.

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