Laurel Square project moving forward
The Gilroy City Council unanimously supported a plan to add restaurants, a hotel and other businesses at the corner of East Tenth and Chestnut streets.
The Sept. 20 decision paves the way for future council approvals required for the project. The planning commission gave its...
With the economy down, bartering explodes
Turns out that bartering, the most ancient form of commerce, is
Subway celebrates grand opening
Owner Roman Nahal and the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting at the new Subway restaurant in the McCarthy Retail Center in Gilroy on Oct. 29. The store is the first in the Bay Area to feature a drive-thru. Details 847-3300 or subway.com.
Documentary ‘Contemporary Indigenous Voices’ comes to Morgan Hill
Photographer and filmmaker Kirti Bassendine is bringing her documentary film “Contemporary Indigenous Voices of California’s South Coast Range” to an exclusive audience in Morgan Hill on Jan. 21.
The film explores the cultural practices and personal stories of 10 tribal community members calling attention to...
New 25 percent tariff great for U.S. garlic
Christopher Ranch in Gilroy welcomed a decision by President Donald Trump to increase tariffs to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods May 10.
Many U.S. farmers, especially soybean and corn producers, fear drastic consequences if China retaliates with its own tariffs on...
County healthcare patients to receive refunds
About 43,000 former patients of Santa Clara Valley Healthcare (SCVH) will soon receive notice of possible billing corrections and refunds as part of a settlement between Santa Clara County and some past patients of the public hospital system.
The county said in a news release...
Publishers host meet and greet for Dispatch, Out & About
Join Jeff Mitchell, publisher of New SV Media, Inc. (Morgan Hill Times, Gilroy Dispatch and Hollister Free Lance,) and Bobbi Jo Palmer, publisher of Out & About Magazine, for "Coffee with the Publishers" on three upcoming dates.
Rotarians donate $50k for benches at GUSD schools
The Rotary Club of Gilroy has been busy lately raising and donating funds that will help pay for a variety of youth activities and programs in the community.
On Sept. 18, members of the local nonprofit club presented a $50,000 check at Gilroy Unified School...



















