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The trees are fuller, the rides are spiffier and the laughs have returned. But as Gilroy Gardens reopens after being closed for more than a year, an iconic figure in the park’s two-decade history will no longer be seen frequenting the midways and interacting with...

Nature plays a starring role in Charly Malpass’ paintings.  She not only focuses on the environment, but her work is good for it, too. Malpass uses paint from Tomorrow’s Artist, which recycles discarded paint and turns it into a useable product for artists. “This would typically...

Christopher High (7-2, 3-2) avenged a two-game losing streak at home Friday night when the Cougars blew out the Watsonville 42-14 in a crucial Monterey Bay League-Pacific Division game that kept their playoff hopes alive. “They played a little upset tonight,” said Christopher coach Tim...

CineLux Theatres’ remodel of the former Platinum Theatres on Monterey Street is in the plan review process, and is now eyeing a late summer opening, CineLux President Paul Gunsky said. San Jose-based CineLux Theatres announced in late December that it had bought Platinum Theatres at...

June 21 • Grand theft was reported on the 100 block of Sarafina Way at 8am. • Injuries were reported in a traffic collision on Third Street and Wren Avenue at 1pm. • Police responded to a hit-and-run collision on First Street and Wren Avenue at 1pm. •...

The City of Gilroy is working on an ordinance that would ban people from sleeping in Uvas Creek and other public right-of-ways. However, some say the plan would force the homeless into more populated areas, namely residential neighborhoods and downtown. The Gilroy City Council got its...

A Gilroy woman was sentenced this week for elder fraud and embezzling more than $100,000 from a Morgan Hill winery that employed her, according to authorities.  Stacey Greenlee, 62, worked as an administrative assistant for Guglielmo Winery’s elderly owner from October 2022 to March 2024,...

The Gilroy Premium Outlets are closed through April 7 following Santa Clara County’s order to cease all “non-essential” operations to combat the spread of COVID-19. The outlets, which stretch along San Ysidro Avenue, Leavesley Road and Arroyo Circle, consist of nearly 120 stores, such as...

Congressman Jimmy Panetta’s first week of his second term was a busy one, as the new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives faced new responsibilities and a government shutdown. Panetta and his Congressional colleagues were sworn in en masse Jan. 3 in the Capitol. By...

Pier 1 Imports announced on May 19 that it will permanently shutter all 1,000 of its stores, which includes one in Gilroy, by fall. In a press release, the company stated it filed a motion in bankruptcy court to begin an “orderly wind-down of the...