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The Gilroy Business Political Action Committee will holds its second annual Pork, Politics, Pinot & More “FUN”draiser from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16 upstairs at the Old City Hall Restaurant, located at 7400 Monterey St. in downtown Gilroy.

The Gilroy Police Department has received a $30,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety that will fund a yearlong program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on Gilroy roadways through added enforcement.

Gilroy's newest ice cream shop isn't your run-of-the-mill Baskin-Robbins. It's a festive destination brimming with color, fresh fruits and spices.

With the 2013 Frys.com Open PGA tournament in full swing at CordeValle Golf Club this week – bringing visitors to South County from parts near and far – area business people are disappointed they will be absent from the event’s revenue stream when it leaves the area, especially since nobody knows when it will return.

Gilroy's newest medical facility for older adults, the CareMore Care Center, will host its grand opening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at 7800 Wren Ave., Building C Suite 131.

The Gilroy Public Library will be showing a documentary, “Lumo,” which gives a face and a name to women abuse issues in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Gilroy's two high schools will have students singing their hearts out next week from Tuesday through Thursday.

Kulia Lemus grew up in a single mom household and remembers the days when holidays were a financial struggle, despite the fact her mother worked multiple jobs.