Mount Madonna School to present ‘Into the Woods’
On Jan. 27 and 28 at 2pm, Mount Madonna School (MMS) will present its high school production of “Into the Woods.”
“The story’s theme is to be aware of the influence you have on others, whether it be your own children, or simply other individuals...
Buyback takes 493 guns ‘off the streets’
South County authorities collected nearly 500 unwanted firearms at the region’s first gun buyback event in 25 years.
The gun buyback took place Dec. 14 at the City of Gilroy’s Corporation Yard on Old Gilroy Street. The event was organized by the Gilroy and Morgan...
Gilroy art workshops provide space for healing
The past few years of the pandemic have been a time of trauma, loss and isolation for many people. It’s something that Laura Díaz Tovar experiences on a daily basis through her work as an advocate for domestic violence victims.
But Díaz, a lifelong writer...
Savvy’s Downtown Sweets to open in former Porcella’s Music building
Savannah Longenbach has had a lifelong love for sweets. Ice cream, fudge, gummy bears, you name it, she’s a self-described addict of the treats.
She’s also had an idea for her entire life to open an ice cream parlor, where kids and adults alike can...
Gilroy puts Glen Loma developer ‘on notice’ over fire station
The City of Gilroy could pursue legal action against the developer of Glen Loma Ranch, suggesting that it is reneging on its agreement to build a fire station in the housing development.
The Nov. 20 letter from City Attorney Andrew Faber to Glen Loma Corporation...
PHOTO: Frank Arredondo celebrates 100th birthday
Longtime Gilroyan Frank Arredondo celebrated his 100th birthday with his family on June 5. Arredondo, who has lived in Gilroy for more than 50 years, was drafted into World War II and served in the Aleutian Islands. For many years, he managed the cactus...
Christopher High band performs in SF parade
The Christopher High School Marching Band was one of many marching bands from throughout the country that performed in the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 8.
More than 100 groups participated in the parade, which was seen by 3 million...
Feds ID Santa Barbara farm as one source of lettuce contamination
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday afternoon, Dec. 13 that it has identified “a positive sample result for the outbreak strain in the sediment of a local irrigation reservoir used by a single farm owned and operated by Adam Bros. Farms in...
Christopher High junior selected to attend national college conference
Angelina Begines has had her mind set on college for as long as she can remember, not only wanting to make her family proud but also as a way to thank her immigrant grandparents for making the difficult decision to arrive in the United...
Multi-agency bust leads to illegal guns, drugs in South County
Over the past several months, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Fentanyl Crisis Response Team (FCRT) ran an in-depth investigation into the narcotics trafficking activities of Juan Basurto Jimenez, a 54-year-old resident of Santa Clara County. The investigation uncovered extensive operations spanning Santa Cruz...
