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In celebration of the newly labeled Santa Clara Valley Wine Trail, local wineries and business organizations invite oenophiles to tour local wineries and enjoy food live music for a weekend of celebration Aug. 23-24.

Tryouts for a new independent professional baseball league called Desert Fall Ball 2015 will be held Aug. 30 at Seaside High School, 2200 Noche Buena, Seaside.

Paseo Design Group is working to secure funding for an interpretive eight-panel art installation, landscaping and other additions, according to the group’s chairman and former Mayor Al Pinheiro.

GILROY—For one night only, a select group of South Valley basketball players took the floor against a team of champions.

For the first time in its history, Christopher High School's Midnight Pride—comprised of the marching and concert bands, color guard and drumline—will be participating in region-wide competitions.

The 2014 Youth Fall Soccer League concludes player registration on Sept. 5, at the Gilroy Recreation Department, 7351 Rosanna Street.

“Aloha, Italia.” “This is Sharks territory.” “Because there’s adventure out there.” “Honda: team all out.” “I’m not short, I’m just concentrated awesome.”

Dry farming may be proving fruitful for several Santa Clara area winemakers, who said this year’s harvest may come earlier than in years past with the lack of rainfall stacking up to high-quality fruit and less supply.

The Gilroy All-Stars will host the Beijing Ducks, the Chinese Basketball Association champions, in an exhibition game at 7 p.m. Aug. 19 at Gilroy High School.

On the morning of Aug. 9, 44 local children and their families got the chance to do something they otherwise couldn't: go shopping for new back-to-school clothes. They went shopping at Kohl's on Camino Arroyo, where each child picked out roughly $115 in new clothing. But when the families arrived at the registers to check out, members of the Gilroy Exchange Club footed the bill.