Black Friday brings shoppers, traffic
Gilroy Premium Outlets was a shopping mecca for dedicated holiday shoppers last week, as thousands made their annual pilgrimage to the retail destination in Gilroy.
The shoppers who arrived as early as 6pm on Thanksgiving day, or who stayed until 2am Friday, when stores...
Westside city fire station project advances
Gilroy’s long-awaited fourth fire station took one step closer to reality Dec. 2, when the Gilroy City Council approved revised plans for the facility on the southwestern portion of the city.
However, while early estimates put the station online in 2022, its construction is tied...
Lawsuit: Garlic Fest should use DHS safety guide
Organizers of the Gilroy Garlic Festival did not follow a lengthy list of recommendations from U.S. authorities on how to properly secure large outdoor public gatherings, according to a lawsuit filed by five victims of the July 28 mass shooting at Christmas Hill Park.
Rising costs continue new bridge delays
A proposed bridge that would extend 10th Street into Glen Loma Ranch could add a much-needed alternative road to and from the hundreds of homes under construction, but rising construction costs have continued to delay the westside project.
As a way to help push the...
Christmas tree ranch opens for season
Families braved the soaking weather the day after Thanksgiving to officially begin the next holiday.
Battaglia Ranch Christmas Tree Farm in San Martin opened its gates on Nov. 29 for the first time this season to welcome holiday revelers looking for their decorative centerpieces....
Gilroy’s CHEER cleaning up illegal dump in Hollister
The San Benito River meanders under Highway 156 along the western boundary of Hollister, past the city’s waste treatment facility, through farmland and along expanding neighborhoods on its way to connect with the Pajaro River near US 101.
Upstream and downstream from Hollister, blackbirds, meadowlarks,...
Composting facility hopes to grow
A draft environmental impact report for Z-Best Products’ proposed expansion of its composting facility on Highway 25 at the Santa Clara/San Benito County line is expected to be complete in January.
Victor Gomez of Pinnacle Strategy, who represents the composting company, spoke to the San...
Outlets prepped for shopping storm
The Gilroy Premium Outlets last week were busy preparing for the swarms of people who come from all over the world in the hopes of finding a deal before and during Black Friday, Nov. 29.
According to outlets spokesperson Shannon Steffen, a majority of the...
Gym hands out free turkeys
Members of Pound 4 Pound Sports Fitness in downtown Gilroy, with signs in hand and no shortage of enthusiasm, were drawing in Monterey Street travelers with an enticing deal on Nov. 25: a free turkey for Thanksgiving.
Multiple world champion boxer Robert Guerrero, who trains...
New shelter reaches milestone
A new animal shelter campus under construction in San Martin reached a major milestone Nov. 22, when crews placed the structure’s final steel beam.
Santa Clara County officials held a “topping off” ceremony to mark the occasion.
The new animal shelter campus is being constructed at...