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December 2, 2025

Business Briefs: The Dress Planner grand opening

The Dress Planner will hold its grand opening Friday at 102 Cochrane Plaza, Morgan Hill. The Dress Planner, which is owned by Rosalina Moreno, Lupe Gonzalez and Shari Capalla, originated in San Jose as a dot com business. The business provides evening gowns, custom gowns for proms, quinceaneras and weddings and tuxedo rentals. Their philosophy "is to provide stellar customer service and quality fashions at affordable prices." The Dress Planner is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Details: 782-7755 or thedressplanner.com.

Edward Boss Prado Foundation is District 28 Nonprofit of the Year

The Edward Boss Prado Foundation was honored as the Nonprofit of the Year for the 28th Assembly District, according to an announcement by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin. “The Edward Boss Prado Foundation works relentlessly to empower people who are in need of resources that foster dignity...

With the economy down, bartering explodes

Turns out that bartering, the most ancient form of commerce, is

Businesses, churches urge safe reopening

Business owners, city leaders and faith-based organizations implored the county health department Sept. 14 to give them a “fighting chance” to survive the pandemic by allowing indoor operations to resume safely. The Silicon Valley Chamber Coalition joined dozens of Bay Area faith organizations and small...

Verizon adds cell tower in MH

The ongoing effort to expand and improve Verizon's Wireless

Yahoo’s rebuff of Microsoft bid leaves investors guessing

Yahoo Inc.'s rejection of Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited takeover

The story behind the Burrito Run

Thousands of motorcyclists packed Gilroy’s streets and restaurants on New Year’s Day, but few know the real story of how the burrito run started in 1982. Griselda Avila, 53, the owner of Cielito Lindo restaurant on Monterey Street, does and she can separate the myth...

Mi Pueblo becomes Cardenas Market

Gilroyans will say adios to the old and bienvenido to the new, now that Mi Pueblo has become Cardenas in a Hispanic supermarket shakeup following the merger of the two companies last year in July. “The footprint of the store has a lot of...

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