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The big scissors and red ribbon were brought to the Gilroy Prep School Flea Market and Carnival event on April 28. Surrounded by students, Principal James Dent cuts the ribbon. The school provides a world-class education to students of Gilroy. Beginning with kindergarten through second grades, GPS will expand to K-8 over the next six years. For information, visit gilroyprep.com.

The regional housing crisis may mean new fees for builders in Santa Clara County. Santa Clara County is considering adding a special fee to all new housing construction, providing funds that would subsidize more affordable housing. The net effect would be to add to the already...

Gilroy resident Matthew Owen, 11, completed a grueling three-day test to earn his black belt in Taekwondo on June 14.  Owen’s Taekwondo journey began in the spring of 2021, attending classes up to four times per week at Full Circle Martial Arts in Gilroy. In...

Dan Bertelli, a pharmacist and former city council member whose generosity and entrepreneurial spirit helped shape the Morgan Hill that exists today, died April 25. He was 90. Bertelli was born July 17, 1935, and grew up in the Daly City area, where he began...

The scaffolding along the old Hall’s Building at Sixth Street in downtown Gilroy has come down as the transformation of the former clothing store into a restaurant with housing above continues apace.

Sarah Rosso grew up in her family’s furniture business, starting off as a receptionist 27 years ago as a high schooler who did a lot of what she called the “grunt work.” She took every opportunity she had to learn the ins and outs of...

If you’re like me you rarely enter a weekend without some kind of plan and cherish the times you can be spontaneous waking up on a weekend morning. If that’s the case I think I’ve got a great spontaneous fun destination that’s worth planning...

The Peninsula Open Space Trust this week announced the purchase and permanent protection of 80 acres within an ecologically important flood plain and wildlife corridor in Coyote Valley.  The 13th such conservation purchase by POST on the valley floor, this property, which POST is calling...

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...