🌱 Patch AM: See how this Cupertino courtyard home quietly redefines suburban living

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In today's newsletter:

• See how this Cupertino courtyard home quietly redefines suburban living

Also on today's calendar: GISSV'S German Holiday Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 39 degrees.
• Sunday: Some sun; fog early, temps: high: 58, low: 40.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 57 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Top 10 Architecture Posts of 2025 (design-milk.com) — One of 2025’s standout architecture projects is a serene Cupertino Courtyard House that blends Mediterranean stucco with a dramatic shou sugi ban upper level. Its sequence of intimate courtyards and oak-framed communal spaces offers a calm, modern take on Silicon Valley suburban living that local design lovers may want to see for inspiration.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cupertino

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• GISSV'S German Holiday Market
  Mountain View City Hall, 500 Castro St, Mountain View
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Family Event - Wreaths Across America - Gate of Heaven Cemetery
  22555 Cristo Rey Dr , Los Altos
  10:00 am
• Wreaths Across America
  Madronia Cemetery , 14766 Oak St , Saratoga
  11:00 am
• EDS: Beginner Plus K-pop
  Enjoy Dance Studio , 10268 Bandley Dr #107 , Cupertino
  7:45 pm

Sunday December 14

• Babywearing Dance
  Cupertino Library , 10800 Torre Avenue , Cupertino
  11:00 am
• Adult Nonfiction Book Discussion: The fear of too much justice: race, poverty, and the persistence of inequality in the criminal courts
  Cupertino Library , 10800 Torre Ave , Cupertino
  11:00 am
• Sunday Line Dance at Cupertino Library
  Cupertino Library , 10800 Torre Avenue , Cupertino
  2:00 pm
• EDS, Cupertino: Beginner Plus K-pop, Kids/Teens Kpop Cover Program
  Enjoy Dance Studio , 10268 Bandley Dr #107 , Cupertino
  2:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Toys for Tot's Donation Station
  Signature Kitchen & Bath Design , 1471 S De Anza Blvd , Cupertino
  9:00 am
• ESL Parent & Caregiver Conversation Club
  Cupertino Library , 10800 Torre Avenue , Cupertino
  10:30 am

Thursday December 18

• 12/18 Mendocino Farms Fundraiser - CHS Grad Night Boosters 2pm-cl, CODE=GIVEBACK
  1696 Saratoga Ave , San Jose
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Beloved South Bay Holiday Concert, Winter's Gifts, Returns for One Night
  Mission Santa Clara de Asis, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bowlero Corporation posted a job opening for Requisition Janitor in Cupertino. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Sunnyvale

• Where To Celebrate New Year's Eve 2025 In Northern CA (patch.com)
• Best Project, Green Project: 1265 Borregas (enr.com)
• Apple widens South Bay shopping spree with $216 million property deal (mercurynews.com)

Santa Clara

• The Santa Clara University Community Decorates for Christmas (thesantaclara.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I demand a jury of my piers.
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