High Pie: It’s Pizza Week
Barbecued meats on artisanal pies has emerged as a growing subgenre in contemporary pizza culture. In Gilroy, the High & Mighty Pizza Joint is firing up barbecue pizza specialties like jalapeño tri-tip and a two-meat brisket combo as part of their participation in Silicon...
Local student heading to Germany through exchange program
ASSE International announced that Christopher High School student Fianola Fellows is one of 250 high school students from across the United States to be awarded the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year.
CBYX is an exchange program co-sponsored by the U.S....
Christopher field hockey nears perfect season
The Christopher High field hockey team doesn’t just have one particular standout—it has many. In fact, Cougars coach Dani Hameon said “we don’t have a weak spot anywhere on the field,” a statement that seemed a matter of fact in a 2-0 win over...
Photos: Gilroy graduates
It is graduation season, and hundreds of local high school students walked in commencement ceremonies over the last week—prepared with their new diplomas to take the next step into the world.
Gilroy High School held its Class of 2025 graduation ceremony June 12 at the...
Gilroy Arts Alliance opens new exhibit, looks to expand offerings
The downtown Gilroy arts scene has experienced a renaissance as of late, with the addition of an artist studio on Sixth Street, to a massive mural project in an alleyway and monthly art walks.
The Gilroy Arts Alliance, the nonprofit that operates the Gilroy Center...
Incumbent Smith holds onto sheriff post
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith won a sixth consecutive term in office after defeating challenger John Hirokawa in the Nov. 6 election.
With 100 percent of the votes counted, Smith obtained 147,319 ballots, compared to 113,655 votes for Hirokawa, according to the Santa Clara...
Editorial: Marie Blankley for mayor
Gilroy’s next mayor will face an unprecedented financial situation that is mired in uncertainty.
The mayor alone won’t be able to solve this issue. But how effectively they lead the city council during the next four years will be critical to Gilroy’s long-term survival.
There is...
Elementary students set to return to campus April 15
Students in grades 5 and under will soon return to campus for a few hours a day, after the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education approved a hybrid instructional plan on March 18.
However, middle and high schoolers may have to wait a little...
Rosso’s Furniture passes the torch
Sarah Rosso grew up in her family’s furniture business, starting off as a receptionist 27 years ago as a high schooler who did a lot of what she called the “grunt work.”
She took every opportunity she had to learn the ins and outs of...
Muro named executive director of Gilroy Foundation
Jaclyn Muro worked for Christopher Ranch for more than a dozen years, where she was surrounded by the family’s philanthropic efforts to improve educational opportunities for young Gilroyans.
It was here Muro said she found her love for philanthropy, and in early 2022, she took...