Porcella’s legacy: Downtown store, in the family since 1898, has shut its doors
For more than 130 years, the cozy brick building at 7357 Monterey St. was a community hub, with countless generations of Gilroyans and others from nearby stopping in for daily goods, getting a haircut, and later, purchasing musical instruments.
It was a place where aspiring...
Sakata Seeds celebrates grand opening
Sakata Seeds, 18095 Serene Drive in Morgan Hill, had a ribbon cutting Oct. 16. Sakata was celebrating both their return to the Chamber of Commerce and their new solar power throughout their facility. In attendance were Sakata employees, various members of the Chamber of Commerce and many more.
Briefs: Turley named president of Coldwell
NRT LLC, a residential real estate brokerage company, announced
Recreation department awarded
The City of Gilroy Recreation Department has been selected as a 2013 California Park and Recreation Society Award of Excellence recipient for The City of Gilroy Recreation Department Monthly Electronic Newsletter in the awards category of Marketing and Communications. The department was honored, along with Monica Sendejas (second from left), who created the newsletter, and proofreaders Judy Mireles-Janisch (second from right), Sondra Banks and Maria De Leon. The CPRS awards dinner was held March 7 at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario. Photo by George Ortiz.
Sales tax ballot measure headed to Gilroy voters
Voters in Gilroy will be asked in the Nov. 5 election to approve a quarter-cent local sales tax that would be dedicated strictly to increased police, fire protection and related public safety services.
At the June 17 meeting, the Gilroy City Council voted 6-1 to...
Council could delay 5-Day Furniture decision
GILROY - The Gilroy City Council will consider the following
Gilroy restaurants open for delivery, take-out
The closure of dine-in restaurants during the
shelter-in-place order has hurt those local establishments that rely heavily on
foot traffic to stay in business.
Many Gilroy restaurants, cafes, coffee shops
and others are now counting on the public to support them through take-out or
delivery orders.
The following is a...
















