South Valley Civic Theatre brings ‘Drowsy Chaperone’ to local stage
“The Drowsy Chaperone” may not have the name recognition of the big-time Broadway musicals, but its five Tony Awards are nothing to scoff at.
After debuting in Toronto in 1998, “The Drowsy Chaperone” made its way to Broadway in 2006, with New York Magazine calling...
Editorial: Helping families heal after tragedy must be a community priority
When someone in our community is murdered, the pain reaches beyond the victim. It devastates families, close friends, neighbors and often the entire town. In the wake of such violence, our attention tends to focus on the police investigation or the court case. But...
Rivas, Kitchens to face off
Early returns from the four counties in the sprawling 30th Assembly district left no doubt about the front-runner, San Benito County Supervisor Robert Rivas. He will likely face first-time Republican candidate Neil Kitchens in a November runoff, as fellow Democrat and Gilroy City Councilman...
G-Fest parking allowed at three school district sites
Local school district leaders have agreed to allow parking at three of its sites for the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival, July 26-28 at Christmas Hill Park.
A memorandum of understanding, approved by Gilroy Unified School District’s Board of Education June 13, permits festival parking at...
Local Scene: Free concerts upcoming at Gilroy Library
Free concerts upcoming at library
The Gilroy Library, 350 West Sixth St., has a pair of free concerts scheduled.
The Holiday Choral Concert presented by South Bay Singers takes place Dec. 10 at 2pm. The South Bay Singers will perform holiday songs and traditional carols. Attendees...
Guest View, Ella Cozmi: Turn to the parents
I am writing as a parent of two middle schoolers in the Gilroy Unified School District. Like many families in our town, we embraced distance learning (DL) wholeheartedly in the beginning of the pandemic when there was very little information about the Covid-19 virus...
Suspect in Gilroy bank robbery arrested in Garden Grove
Police on Feb. 7 said that a man arrested on suspicion of robbing a Salinas bank earlier in the week also allegedly robbed a bank in Gilroy. With assistance from Gilroy Police detectives, authorities in southern California caught up with the suspect Feb. 6...
Virtual event recreates Gilroy Garlic Festival favorites
The venue may have been smaller, and there may have been 80,000 less people in attendance, but for just under an hour, the Gilroy Garlic Festival was back.
On July 24, the day the 2020 festival was scheduled to begin before it had been canceled...
Tesla opening store in Gilroy
Tesla, which manufactures some of the most popular electric vehicles in the world, is opening a store in Gilroy.
Located at 500 Automall Drive, the store will be Tesla’s first in South County. The building has sat vacant since early 2020, when South County Chrysler...
