Businesses to present to Gilroy students
Christopher High School’s Student Business Club is hosting its first-ever Business Convention.
Representatives from local businesses and organizations, such as Christopher Ranch and the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, will present to Gilroy Unified School District students on how to run a business.
The convention is...
No Place Like Home-Made for Local Taco Shop
Juan Diaz, 34, started selling tacos four years ago from a truck in a parking lot at Farrell Avenue and Monterey Road, when he found the secret to growing his business was giving people what they would get in Mexico.
Pinnacle Bank celebrates anniversary at mixer
Pinnacle Bank recently hosted a business mixer for the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce. Thyme Catering provided the fall inspired appetizers, and Sarah’s Vineyard provided the wine.The event marked the fifth anniversary of Pinnacle Bank in downtown Gilroy. Details: 842-8200 or pinnaclebankonline.com.
Santa Clara County will expand services targeting substance use crisis
The County of Santa Clara announced last week that it will be augmenting its substance use treatment services with additional inpatient, residential and outpatient offerings through the Behavioral Health Services Department and Santa Clara Valley Healthcare to serve thousands of the county’s most vulnerable...
San Benito Stage Company brings ‘Beetlejuice Jr.’ to unlife
Ghosts, demons and moody teenagers are set to haunt the stage this season with San Benito Stage Company’s production of “Beetlejuice Jr.,” opening Oct. 24. This dark dramedy runs for three weekends in Hollister with eight performances, including two shows during Halloween weekend.
“It’s a...
Love and stress during the holidays
To call Keith Larson a superfan of “A Christmas Story” might be an understatement.
The San Jose native still remembers that clear winter day as a 9-year-old in 1983, when the power tripped off in his neighborhood without a known reason.
On a whim, the family...

















