Restaurants, hotel and more in the works near Highway 101
A development that would add a Chick-fil-A chain restaurant, Gilroy’s eighth Starbucks location, a hotel and other businesses received the planning commission’s recommendation on Sept. 2.
Laurel Square, a proposal located at the corner of East Tenth and Chestnut streets, will now head to the...
Santa Clara County hospitals investigated for illegal medical, hazardous waste disposal
Three hospitals in the Santa Clara County healthcare system have been repeatedly illegally dumping medical and hazardous waste—as well as confidential patient records—over the past year or more, according to authorities.
Violations observed at the county-owned hospitals—including Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy—include the improper...
Gavilan alum takes flight in aerospace engineering
When Esthefani Montelon enrolled in Gavilan College’s Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) program in fall 2019, she had no idea she was embarking on a journey that would lead to aerospace engineering internships at NASA and Pratt & Whitney.
“I wanted to do something with my...
Downtown Gilroy celebrates Gourmet Alley
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...
Local water well contractor appointed to national board
Joseph “Augie” Guardino, general manager of Guardino Well Drilling Inc. in Morgan Hill, was re-elected to a two-year term on the National Ground Water Association Board of Directors.
South Valley artist opens exhibit featuring historical photography technique
When Binh Danh looks into the reflective surface of his daguerreotypes featuring America’s national parks, he sees more than sweeping vistas of Yosemite Valley or the Yellowstone Falls. He sees himself.
The mirror-like surface of each photograph reflects the viewer back into the landscape, creating...
PHOTO: View from the sky
Many have seen the economic impacts of California’s shelter-in-place order from the ground in the form of empty parking lots and minimal traffic. But the view from the air paints a much more drastic picture.
Julie and Pat Belanger, owners of The 111th Group...
