People and Planet celebrates expansion
Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center President Christine Giusiana along with chamber staff, ambassadors and People and Planet customers, vendors and owners, Mike and Erin Monroe, celebrate the grand re-opening and expansion with a ribbon cutting event. People and Planet takes great pride in providing quality products to support their customers special dietary and organic lifestyle needs. They offer a wide range in products from home to beauty essentials including special orders. Details: (408) 782-2700, visit the store at 15750 Vineyard Blvd., suite #170 in Morgan Hill or visit www.PeoplePlanetStore.com.
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Garlic City Car Show moves to new venue
The Gilroy Chamber of Commerce’s 25th Annual Garlic City Car Show & Business Expo is scheduled for 5:30-8pm May 29. This year’s event will take place at a new venue: Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park.
Spectators take a...
Live in Gilroy
Downtown Gilroy’s weekly concert series, known as Downtown Live, resumes this week with a July 4 holiday performance by California Standard.
With the stage centered at Monterey Road and Fifth Street, Downtown Live brings a block party vibe to downtown Gilroy. Streets are closed to...
What is Gilroy doing to bring in tourists?
As the promise of revenues from retail is fading, the face of tourism in and around Gilroy continues to evolve and become more important to the city coffers. Gilroy Welcome Center Director Jane Howard has taken out ads around the world to let people know about all that Gilroy offers and has high hopes for new tourist attractions.
Uesugi facility on the market
Uesugi Farms’ Highway 25 shipping facility and agricultural land is up for sale.
The family-owned vegetable producer with operations in California and Mexico announced in late 2018 that it would sell off all of its equipment and wind down its operations in 2019. It planted...
Greenstreak Landscaping wins awards
Greenstreak Landscaping of Gilroy, lead by owner Pete Gluhaich, received two regional awards and one state award from the California Landscape Contractors Association. The company has won total of 58 CLCA Awards. State Awards were announced at the annual convention held Nov. 18, 2011 in Maui, Hawaii. Greenstreak won for Outstanding Achievement in Medium Residential Installation for the Ellis Residence. Local awards for the Central Coast were handed out June 22, 2012 in Santa Cruz. Greenstreak awards included First Place, Beautification Awards for Large Residential Installation and First Place Beautification Award Small Residential Maintenance again for the Ellis Residence.
Business Briefs: Nike opens redesigned store
The Nike Factory Store at Gilroy Premium Outlets opened their
Scammers stole nearly $900K from PG&E customers in 2023
Scammers continue to take advantage of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customers, and Gilroy residents have been among their most common targets, according to the utility company.
In 2023, PG&E received nearly 43,000 reports from customers who were targeted by scammers impersonating the company,...


















