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University Avenue at Ramona Street, Palo Alto (Finlay McWalter, Wikimedia Commons)

The “Virtues” of Downtowns

Downtown Palo Alto, located in the heart of Silicon Valley and adjacent to Stanford University, is home to an unassuming two-story building at 165 University Avenue that was once home to Google, PayPal, and Logitech when they were small companies.  Music-recognition service company Shazam recently had their Silicon Valley headquarters in this building. Media, such […]

Ficklin Wilcox Wine Tasting Room in Midtown Sacramento

Local Taste: Tasting Rooms in Downtowns

Over the last thirty to forty years, the United States has seen a significant geographic expansion of the beer, wine, and spirits industries. Originally limited to traditional industry centers like Kentucky, Milwaukee, the Napa and Sonoma Valleys, and St. Louis, entrepreneurs have started breweries, distilleries, and wineries in other cities, regions, and states, particularly in […]