CineLux plans November opening
CineLux Theatres is expecting its remodel of the former Platinum Theatres on Monterey Street to be completed by Thanksgiving, the company announced Oct. 7.
San Jose-based CineLux Theatres bought Platinum Theatres at 6851 Monterey St. in late December, and originally planned on a spring completion.
The...
Gilroy Medical Supply closes
Gilroy Medical Supply, 7483 Monterey St., has shut its doors pending a future sale.
A sign posted on the downtown business’ window reads: “Business for sale. Closed indefinitely. Thank you.”
Gilroy Medical Supply carried products such as walkers, wheelchairs, medical legwear and more.
In a Facebook post,...
Golden State Brew closes
Golden State Brew and Grill, the pub that heralded a microbrewery expansion for downtown Gilroy with signature outdoor seating, has shut its doors after a little more than a year in operation at 7560 Monterey St. After opening in January 2018, the business later...
Pumpkin park is back
The Uesugi Pumpkin Park is back again this fall for its 34th year in Morgan Hill.
Walmart completes remodel
Walmart recently celebrated the grand reopening of its remodeled Gilroy Supercenter at 7150 Camino Arroyo, which includes the launch of the retailer’s Pickup Tower.
The improvements at the Gilroy Supercenter are part of Walmart’s plan to spend an estimated $145 million this year in California...
Food distribution facility opens
Performance Foodservice celebrated the opening of a massive distribution plant on Monterey Road Aug. 20.
Performance Foodservice, a division of Richmond, Va.-based Performance Food Group, distributes an array of food and food-related products such as baked goods, meats, poultry, condiments and cleaning supplies to restaurants...
Workplace safety on the forefront
Managers of Christopher Ranch, South County’s largest private employer, couldn’t help but notice the too-frequent mass shootings that occur almost on a weekly basis across the nation, many of which happen at a workplace.
But when a former employee shot and killed two managers and...
Gilroy property values exceed $9B
Gilroy’s property values topped $9.2 billion during a record-setting year for Santa Clara County, according to data released by County Assessor Larry Stone on July 2.
According to Deputy Assessor David Ginsborg, Gilroy saw a 6.4 percent increase in its assessed property values over the...
Good Times purchases Watsonville Register-Pajaronian
Santa Cruz’s Good Times weekly has purchased the 151-year-old Watsonville Register-Pajaronian and its companion publication Aptos Life from News Media Corp. of Rochelle, Illinois.
Good Times is an affiliate of New SV Media, which publishes the Gilroy Dispatch. New SV Media will operate News Media’s...
U-Pick Organic Cherries
It’s cherry-picking time at the Lazy K Ranch Cherry Farm, east of Gilroy off Canada Road. The family-owned and -operated ranch ended the month of June with its second “u-pick” event, and families from all over the South Valley responded by filling their buckets...