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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.

Whether they’ve got feathers, fur, scales or long ears, local pets and their owners are invited to attend a Halloween costume party Oct. 19 at PetSmart in Gilroy.

The 24,000-square-foot Shipley Mansion, which is nestled in the San Martin foothills and came on the market mid-May, attracted 18 offers from people all around the world and was poised to set the record for the highest home price ever in South County.

Call it a hobby gone right. Jerry and Judy Ross, a husband/wife team that owns Ross Vineyards and Winery near in Morgan Hill, planted their first vineyard in 1999 simply because they like wine. Their tasting room opened in May, making them the 22nd and newest members of South County’s ever-burgeoning cluster of vintners.