TechShop San Jose opened its new downtown location Thursday morning, meaning the South Bay’s do-it-yourself crowd could finally breathe a sigh of relief and go back to making cool stuff.

The move into the former Zanotto’s grocery store at 38 S. Second St. was announced more than a year ago, and TechShop was supposed to move into the 20,000 square foot space last summer. But unforeseen construction delays — and a $1 million funding gap — pushed the move back again and again, and at times it seemed possible the move might get scuttled entirely.

In an email to TechShop members, founder Jim Newton said contractors would be completing the finishing touches on the building over the next couple of weeks — and work was definitely still going on inside Thursday. “But we’ve completed the majority of the work, and all the critical life-safety systems are tested and online,” he said.

Getting the move finished is really good news for downtown, as a major section of South Second Street will be active again. And that’s not the only activity going on in the neighborhood, either. NBC Bay Area reported this week that the San Jose Police Department is opening an office in a vacant storefront in Fountain Alley — a longtime hotbed for drug-dealing and other crime. The word seems to have gotten out, as a spot in Fountain Alley across from the light-rail station known for loitering has been vacated.

WHEN THE RAIN COMES: April showers may bring May flowers, but you know what else they bring? Disappointed fairies, princesses and knights.

Because of this weekend’s expected rain, Renaissance Productions has canceled the San Jose Fantasy Faire, which was planned for downtown’s Discovery Meadow park. Alas, there’s no working spell to clear things up, and organizers say ticketholders can request a refund by emailing melanie@renprod.com. To partly make up for the loss, the San Jose Renaissance Faire in August will add a fantasy-themed village to the show, and ticket vouchers for the canceled show can be used then, too.

There are a couple of events this weekend that won’t be rained out, though. The Cambodian New Year festival is set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Napradak Hall on Montague Expressway. The Year of the Rooster will be celebrated with blessing dances from the Cambodian Cultural Dance Troupe and the Khmer Angkor Cultural Dance Troupe, as well as a special performance of “Tonsay Sophea: The Judge Rabbit.”

And a little rain won’t stop the 13th annual USA Disabled Hockey Festival, which is bringing nearly 800 athletes from across the country to Solar4America Ice in San Jose and Fremont. The festival started Thursday, with 119 games scheduled at the two venues through Sunday. And there’s no admission charge for spectators. Get more information at www.usahockey.com/2017disabledhockeyfestival.

DRAMA BY WAY OF DUBLIN: San Jose Stage is opening the world premiere of Irish playwright Donal O’Kelly‘s “The Memory Stick” on Saturday night, and the show is another product of the sister city relationship between Dublin and San Jose.

The Stage is co-producing the drama about two American soldiers in Afghanistan with the Dublin City Arts Office & The Irish Institute. The play had a staged reading in September at the Dublin Theatre Festival, but San Jose gets the first full production, directed by Tom Kelly, through April 30.