GOODBYE WINTER!
Punxsutawney Phil, the world’s most famous furry forecaster, failed to see his shadow, meaning spring is right around the corner, or so the folklore says. Our San Jose representatives are feeling the warmth, craving the rain and shared these spring time ideas for shaking off the cold weather and getting back out into the sunshine.
San Jose Municipal Garden – a one-time prune orchard – is today one of the most attractive of its kind in the world, drawing thousands of visitors each year. The garden is exclusively devoted to shrubs of the rose family and features over 4,000 rose shrubs with 189 varieties represented. Hybrid–teas comprise 75% of the plantings. These shrubs are characterized by a single high centered bloom per stem.
Located just outside downtown, this is where you can see spring, spring into life. April marks the beginning of the flowering season that lasts through November. If you've never been, visit early on and then make sure to return in early May when the sweet fragrant roses peak. Nature will leave you in awe with the change just a month makes!
The San Jose Rose garden was also voted a best location to get married. After all, wedding season comes right after spring.
Take the kids to Happy Hollow Park and Zoo. Happy Hollow Park & Zoo connects people to nature through play! Let your little one act like a lemur. The Lemur Woods Exhibit features endangered lemurs with a parallel play area for children to hop, jump and move like a lemur! Just one of the hands on adventures to be had here. There's classes and camps and 16 acres of wildlife with the added twist of kid focus at every turn. Your little Tommy is encouraged to play doc right beside the actual veterinarian at the Doc's Critter care. And when Mommy and Daddy need a pit stop, find Redwood Lookout play area. Built for multiple age groups, there's an area for your toddler Rebecah, a bigger structure for older kids and it's all built to model a ranger lookout station. Find it nestled in the redwoods area and watch the kiddos slide, swing, climb and play on the ropes.
Those trips are day trips and take a bit of planning, but if you are sitting at home at 4pm wondering if the meatloaf could be thawed out before dinner time and wrestling with the thought of even eating meatloaf, let alone, find something to serve with it... It might be time to take an impromptu jaunt downtown. Check out the downtown San Jose Association's site, if you can imagine your heart going pitter-patter, PITTER-PATTER for something, you can find it downtown. Unless it's a Mangalitsa pig, those are truly hard to find, I bet there's a few in San Jose but probably not on that site. Other than that, you're in great shape!
Downtown’s vibrant nightlife allows you to get to know neighbors and visitors from around the world. Pubs, cantinas, sake bars, and bierhauses appeal to everyone, not just British, Irish, Mexican, Japanese or German clientele. Upscale wine bars serve more mature crowds in cozy settings. Dance clubs, bars and restaurants offer a variety of live music that electrifies the downtown scene into early-morning hours. Visit http://sjdowntown.com/ and make your plans for tonight or just grab your keys and head out, windows down, hair flying and adventure on your tongue, you can't go wrong.
World Class Home Security Systems and Business Alarms in San Jose
When our San Jose reps aren't throwing caution to the wind, it's all about protecting families and their workplaces. We get way too many calls from families that had a break-in the night before and now they realize it's time for the ADT San Jose security system. I personally prefer the happy phone calls from excited new homeowners, ecstatic new parents or folks that have just decided it's time to take action against San Jose crime. Either way, as your local authorized ADT dealer, we offer state of the art systems like the ADT Pulse security system with home automation options.
Here's a few things ADT Pulse allows you to do (and a pretty slick video to boot!):
- Arm and disarm your system from you mobile app.
- View live video feed from anywhere via mobile app or on-line application.
- Receive text and/or email alerts of what's going on at home.
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Receive reminders to arm your security system
Not just world class outings can be found in San Jose. California Security Pro offers you world class ADT Security Systems in San Jose. While you are out enjoying the San Jose life, invest in the assurance that your home or business is protected by a state of the art security system. If you have any doubts, simply log in and check from your mobile device.
Crime Concerns in San Jose
More and more San Jose residents are turning to security systems for their homes and businesses because crime is everywhere. Here's a few recent stories to hit the headlines in the areas you live and work in:
DA balks at hate crime retrial - Prosecutors will not retry two young white men on hate crime charges for bullying a black suite mate at San Jose State, but on Monday they asked a judge to impose harsh sentences on the men and an accomplice for misdemeanor battery convictions to send a message that "prejudice is not a prank."... Read more...
Two San Jose districts the worst for crime - In an interview with Telenoticias, Freddy Guillen, head of the Intelligence Department of the Fuerza Publica (Police) shared some facts about the crime situation in the greater metropolitan area, mainly by pointing out some really bad areas when it comes to assaults. Read more...
Stabbing subject killed in officer-involved shooting - An officer shot and killed an allegedly armed suspect while responding to a report of a stabbing Monday night, police said. The stabbing was reported around 6:15 p.m. near the intersection of Third and Martha streets. Read more...
A security system can help you feel confident that you are taking steps to prevent some crime in your little piece of San Jose. Just having a security sign in your yard makes you a lot less likely to be a victim of a robbery. Neighborhoods with many alarms communicate that your street is part of a community invested in community safety. Organizations such as neighborhood watch and signing up for Nextdoor.com are also positive steps in taking action against local crime. For more DIY steps you can take to help prevent crime, check out this blog of 10 things you can do yourself to protect your home and loved ones.
If you'd like to look into a security system for your San Jose home or business, we'd love to be your security company in San Jose. Have one of our local security consultants come out for a no obligation and FREE Security Review. They will listen to your concerns, take a look at your home or business and your lifestyle and offer a custom plan for you that is also good for your budget. Click below and we'll contact you or give us a call right now at 1-800-310-9490.
