It’s no easy feat telling the story of San Jose, but Content Magazine’s Daniel Garcia is doing his best to weave a tale together told by many voices, one at a time.

It’s called the San Jose Story Store, and it’s a pop-up installation at Local Color — the creative hub in the old Ross store at 27 S. First St. More than 30 people have sat down on a stool and shared their stories into Garcia’s camera, and he’s hoping to get at least 100 done this spring.

“I’ve been wanting to do this for years,” Garcia said. “Good neighbors make good communities because if you get to know your neighbor’s story, it’s really hard to hate them.”

The seven-minute stories people have been telling aren’t dramatic life-and-death adventures, and they aren’t even necessarily about San Jose. “I’m trying to get to who and what made you who you are,” Garcia says of his philosophy on the project, which is supported by Silicon Valley Creates and the Knight Foundation.

Leah Toeniskoetter, the former director of SPUR San Jose and a Japantown resident, spent her time on camera talking about her time serving in Bolivia with the Peace Corps. Steeping in another country’s culture helped her to understand her people perceive her community — and how she saw herself — a little better.

“I liked being able to reflect on a moment in life,” she said. “It helps refine what my true north is.”

Garcia hasn’t decided how the edited videos will eventually be presented. Right now, he’s focused on collecting as many stories as he can. And if you want to be part of that effort, you can sign up for a recording time slot online at http://content-magazine.com/home/storystore.

FAIRMONT’S KEY MAN: As the Fairmont San Jose‘s concierge for nearly 10 years, Tavis Lampman is paid to be a know-it-all. And all that knowledge and experience has been recognized by Les Clefs d’Or USA, the esteemed national association of professional hotel concierges, which made Lampman the first member from Silicon Valley in the organization’s 38-year history.

Lampman was awarded the Silicon Valley Concierge Association’s Best Concierge Award in 2012 and 2015 and was mentored by Thomas Wolfe, who brought the modern concierge concept to the United States at the San Francisco Fairmont, where he continues to practice his craft.

Les Clefs d’Or, pronounced “lay clay door” for those who don’t speak French (and actually for those who do, too), translates to “keys of gold” and that’s the symbol you’ll see on Lampman’s jacket lapels from now on. If you saw Wes Anderson‘s “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” the fictional Society of Crossed Keys in the movie was an over-the-top homage to the real international organization.

ART TAKES OFF AT SJC: The creativity of Santa Clara County students will be on display for travelers at Mineta San Jose International Airport thanks to Artspiration, a community art program that put together an exhibit of 26 pieces created by high-school age students.

Half of the artwork was made by students from East Side Union High School District, and the rest represents the winners of the Santa Clara County Young Artists Showcase. The art is on display in the Power Suite business lounge across from Gate 18 in Terminal B.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for our county students to have their artworks viewed by visitors from literally all over the world,” County Schools Superintendent Jon Gundry said. “When these young artists know that something they are very passionate about can inspire and positively affect so many others, it can really encourage their creativity.”

DRESSED FOR SUCCESS: The all-volunteer Assistance League of San Jose announced this week that it had provided 9,210 new school uniforms to 5,434 low-income students in three San Jose school districts. The uniforms were distributed in two waves: Once at the start of the school year and again in January to catch students who entered school mid-year.

“Local families living below the poverty line and struggling just to get by can’t always afford new school uniforms for their children,” Assistance League of San Jose President Jerri Kazmierczak said. “For many of these children, our uniforms will be the only new clothes that they will receive during the year.”

VACATION ASSISTANCE: The big draws at the Travel and Adventure Show at the Santa Clara Convention Center on Feb. 11-12 are celebs like “Amazing Race” host Phil Keoghan and travel writer Rick Steves. But there will be two Silicon Valley students with a booth on the exhibitor floor with an idea that deserves some attention, too.

William Healzer of Bellarmine College Prep and Shai Bardin of Gideon Hauser Day School in Palo Alto have started a group called “Travelers Fighting Hunger,” and they’re challenging people to devote 15 minutes or more to the hungry on their next vacation. And if people send in their stories and photos of helping the hungry, they’ll publish them on their website, www.travelersfightinghunger.com.

In a statement on their website, Shai says she visited a Masai village in Africa last December and saw a level of poverty she had never seen before. “Seeing the look on the faces of the villagers who didn’t have enough food to feed themselves was what first inspired me to problem-solve with William to figure out a way for people to help feed the hungry while they are traveling around the world,” she said.