https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/08/cafe-stritch-closing-a-wake-up-call-for-downtown-san-jose/

The news this week that beloved jazz club Cafe Stritch would not be reopening — after being closed for nearly two years during the COVID-19 pandemic — is a gut punch not only to its longtime fans but to downtown San Jose itself.

Cafe Stritch was opened by the Borkenhagen family in 2013, occupying the same physical space as their previous restaurant venture, Eulipia, but with an entirely different atmosphere. Where Eulipia had evolved into a fine-dining, white-tablecloth establishment during its 35-year run, Stritch felt casual and lived-in — ironically a throwback to the vibe at Eulipia in its early days, I was told.