Gilroy landscape company honored
Gilroy-based Alpine Landscapes has earned a top honor at the California Landscape Contractors Association’s Annual Convention.
The business received the John Redmond Memorial Award for Best Landscape Maintenance in the State of California in 2019 for its work at Sakata Seed America, Inc. in Morgan...
Business Profile: Googooli Hair Salon for Children
location: 8505 Church St., Unit 9, Gilroy (across from Gilroy Health and
Residents cite safety, aesthetics as top downtown Gilroy concerns
Business and city leaders have embarked on a “Jumpstart Downtown” campaign this year that plans to clean up blight along the Monterey Street corridor and assist property owners with reduced permitting fees.
New businesses slated to open this year include a group of breweries and...
L&M Vineyard: An expansive retirement project
Mandy and Larry Imas grew up in San Jose and met at Lynbrook High School, then went off to their respective colleges. Says Mandy, “When I first graduated from college, I was a physical therapist. I worked at the VA in Long Beach, then...
Rocca’s Market busy with meat orders as Christmas nears
Gifts are an important part of any Christmas celebration, but the feast itself is arguably more so.
Rocca’s Market in San Martin is busy with meat orders as residents plan their holiday centerpieces.
General manager Dan Keith said the 92-year-old market specializes in prime beef and...
Back to the Future: Vinyl is Hot
It was the jukebox in a family friend’s basement and all those 45 rpm records that put the bug in Scott Tarasco as a kid and set things in motion for his adult obsession.
Tacos Ameca recognized for recycling efforts
Waste management firm Recology honored Tacos Ameca with a Recycler of the Year award at the Gilroy City Council meeting May 20.
Recology resource specialist Julie Alter said when city officials sent the restaurant a letter about Assembly Bill 1826, a 2014 bill signed by...
BookBuyers’ epilogue: Downtown bookstore closing April 15
It will take a Herculean effort not unlike those found in the epics on BookBuyers’ shelves to clear the store’s 300,000 books in only a few weeks.
The downtown bookstore is facing a conundrum similar to the one it tackled a little more than five...
Company co-founder retires
NewEra Software, Inc. announced that Robert Tapia, a co-founder
BUSINESS: Gilroy detailer puts cars in a “time capsule”
Walk into Lufo’s Auto Detailing shop in Gilroy and you can see a $2.3 million 1915 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Phantom--one of three in the world--parked next to a more proletarian Hyundai Genesis. They have two things in common: both gleam like new and their owners love them madly.




















