Community

The Gilroy Downtown Business Association is working to whittle away a $5,000 shortfall in its budget for fiscal year 2012-2013.

Town and Country Fashions is celebrating its 46th and final year as Gilroy's go-to independent retailer for bridal, special occasion and career coordinates. For owner and entrepreneur Lucy Gori, it's business as usual until liquidation of inventory is complete at her store on First Street. With the traditional season of graduations, proms, reunions and weddings in full swing, shoppers can look forward to discounts on all clothing, accessories, handbags and shoes in stock.

About a dozen bystanders rushed to the aid of a family trapped in a Chevy Blazer last Thursday seconds after their vehicle slid about 30 feet on the passenger side and came to a stop on the westbound lane of 10th Street in front of the former soccer retail store.

Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park has set aside several days on the calendar for artists receive free entry to paint the picturesque botanical scenes that are so abundant in the park's grounds. 

The County of Santa Clara Animal Care & Control shelter in San Martin for the first time joins 100 other shelters in a nationwide adoption event the first weekend in June.

Hoey Ranch, what many locals will recognize as the cheerful red barn (visible off Hecker Pass Highway, not far from Syngenta Flowers) is adding seasonal organic produce to its repertoire.

Gilroy's community increased by 1,463 to 51,544 in 2012 according to data released by the California Department of Finance in its annual population report.

Downtown Gilroy’s Art and Wine stroll is coming up soon, a favorite annual event amongst locals who want to appreciate the finer things in life for an afternoon. 

Some say bad things happen in threes, but when you live near Gilroy, Morgan Hill and Hollister – a terrestrial intersection where a handful of earthquake fault lines converge like superhighways (namely, Sargent, Calaveras, Quien Sabe, San Andreas and Paicines) the trio of temblors that popped up in the exact same spot this week is a matter of geographic reality; not superstition.

Late prolific author Ray Bradbury, whose many books are featured on the shelves at the Gilroy Library, never went to college because he couldn’t afford it.