Business

The Milias Restaurant, a cornerstone of downtown Gilroy’s dining scene, has permanently shut its doors. Owners Adam Sanchez and Ann Zyburra announced the closure on Facebook Sept. 1, thanking the customers and staff who supported the establishment that opened in 2011 at the corner of...

The masterminds behind the World’s Largest Haunted House are back with a new event in Gilroy: Garlic City Lights. Gone are the cobwebs, zombies and gravestones, and in its place is snow, toys and of course, Santa Claus. After the Halloween event ended in October, organizers...

Hate to cook? Don’t want to drive either? Love to eat? Good news for you, DoorDash, a nationwide restaurant delivery service, is now available in Gilroy and Morgan Hill. With the touch of a button, from DoorDash’s website or by iPhone or Droid apps, a...

An O’Reilly Auto Parts store is planned to take over a portion of the former Orchard Supply Hardware parking lot at the corner of East Tenth and Alexander streets. The Gilroy Planning Commission will consider recommending a split of the property Dec. 3 that will...

Gilroy Family Fitness announced its closure on Oct. 31, marking another casualty in a business community struggling with restrictions brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. In a Facebook post, the gym stated that it is selling its equipment through Nov. 8. “Over the past 10 years,...

AJ Jimenez, at only 21 years old, has already set a list of goals he wants to accomplish in his life. The Gilroy native has checked one of the boxes, having opened his own business, Collectables N’ Stuff, in the Gilroy Premium Outlets more than...

Water Warehouse recently opened the doors of its new facility after moving from its previous location a year ago. Owner Mike Torres called the new purification and bottling facility at 591 First St. “the resurrection of Water Warehouse.” “It’s up and running,” he said. “It’s beautiful....

Gilroy Motorcycle Center is moving into the former Orchard Supply Hardware building on East Tenth Street, bringing life to a blighted corner of town as the business works to keep up with its skyrocketing demand that is showing no signs of slowing down. Greg Bumb,...

As the last building on Monterey Street wraps up its seismic retrofitting, downtown property owners are turning their attention to the oft-neglected alley that runs parallel to the road, which they view as an important part of the city’s economic recovery. The Gilroy City Council...

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...