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People grabbed food from local vendors, perused local businesses and danced on the streets as Downtown Live returned for the first time since 2019 on July 22. The event, which took place in a closed-off Monterey Street between Fifth and Sixth streets, featured a...

Downtown Gilroy’s new Gourmet Alley, designed to be a pedestrian friendly corridor, officially opened to the public on Nov. 8. City officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony in the morning, and resumed the celebration in the evening with the Downtown Business Expo on Gourmet Alley...

Santa Clara County Library District created a new Community Outreach Specialist position in an effort to better connect its patrons with key services.  Erik Poicon, the inaugural holder of the position, will split time between the Milpitas Library and the Ochoa Migrant Center in Gilroy,...

Former San Benito County supervisor talks about 18th District issues

By Grace Hase The rest of California will join the Bay Area by sheltering in place to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Gov. Gavin Newsom broke news of the order Thursday evening, telling reporters that it goes into effect at midnight with no...

The House of Tears Carvers of the Lummi Nation, hailing from Washington State, stopped at Christmas Hill Park in Gilroy on June 5 on a cross-country “Red Road to DC” tour.  They are traveling with a totem pole that is scheduled to be delivered to...

Summer is back, and in more ways than just the heat. After 2020’s cancellations and a sort-of-back 2021, summer has returned in full bloom for 2022. From live music, to parades, art camps and more, we’ve compiled a list of some of the many summer activities...

The Neon Exchange's Holiday Bazaar is scheduled for Dec. 3 from 10am to 3pm. Nearly 40 vendors will set up shop at 7365 Monterey St., selling jewelry, holiday decor, glass works, artisan baked goods and more. Admission to the event is free, which will...

An inaugural ceremony in Gilroy to recognize people that died over the year while unhoused was staged at Gilroy City Hall on Dec. 21.  About 50 people gathered for the outdoor event that centered around 19 temporary “tombstones” that featured the names of unhoused people...

Longtime U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren cruised to a commanding lead as ballots were counted for the March 5 primary election.  Lofgren, who is running for her 15th term in office, will face Hollister resident Peter Hernandez—the only Republican in the five-candidate primary field—in a runoff...