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Melia Middleton is still trying to find the form that pushed her to second place in the 300 meter hurdles race in the Central Coast Section Championships last year.  The Christopher High junior feels like she’s getting close, and just at the right time. Middleton...

“Our Americana,” a solo show by Atlanta, Ga.-based artist Chloe Alexander, is the latest exhibit at Gallery 1202 in downtown Gilroy, running Aug. 19 through Oct. 2.  In this show, Alexander strives to create an alternative narrative to the traditional “Americana,” illustrating young people of...

As a 39-year veteran of the Gilroy Unified School District, Michelle Nelson knows the very inner workings of the education system. Her vast breadth of work—which included a 12-year stint as the president of the Gilroy Teachers Association—gave her inside information in how the...

The Gilroy City Council agreed to declare the property Gilroy Gardens sits on as surplus on Feb. 27, a state-required action that will later allow the city to move forward with its plans to transform the area with new recreational attractions. In recent years, city...

A block of Sixth Street was shut down for a couple hours early Thursday afternoon after a driver who is believed to have sped through a downtown intersection and smashed into multiple vehicles, flying through the air before coming to rest. According to witnesses, around...

Dave Galtman was the first person to grab a beer at the Vets Bar in downtown Gilroy on June 15 in more than 13 months, sitting in a corner spot and chatting with bar manager Will McIntosh. It had been over a year of public...

July 19 • Assault was reported on the 500 block of East Seventh Street at 2am. • Someone stole a vehicle on the 6600 block of Automall Parkway. • A hit-and-run collision occurred on East Tenth Street and Automall Parkway. • Petty theft was reported on the 900...

California's average price for a gallon of gasoline is the highest in the United States, with Santa Clara County among the most expensive in the state, according to the Automobile Association of America. As of March 9, the average price for regular gas in California...

Frontline agricultural workers received their second doses of the Covid-19 vaccine at a Morgan Hill mushroom farm on César Chávez Day, March 31. The vaccination clinic was a follow-up to a two-day event earlier this month at Monterey Mushrooms on Hale Avenue when farmworkers from...

On a recent weekday afternoon, Andrew Briggs stood at the head of a table inside the kitchen at Rebekah Children’s Services, guiding a team of young cooks through a prepping period. As the cooks chopped up carrots, zucchini and other vegetables, Briggs walked over to...