A welcome home with dignity
When he stepped off the plane in San Jose for a visit to see his parents and siblings, U.S. Marine Cpl. Ryan Bennett, 24, had “no clue” that he would be greeted by two rows of patriotic strangers clad in biker gear, toting American flags and saluting just for him.
Hunger games: What’s for breakfast?
One could argue that breakfast joints are the meat-and-potatoes of a city's culinary profile. Local greasy spoons are where we fuel up in the morning, reunite with old friends or pacify that nagging hangover with heaven-sent hash browns and a plate of everything smothered in gravy.
Pride 2012: Downtown on the up and up
On a recent Tuesday afternoon, shop owner Amber Madrone chatted with customers at Mango Street Kids, a maternity and children’s consignment store on Monterey and Fourth Street. Mango Street Kids, which carries everything from strollers to toys to maternity clothes, was bustling with customers on this particular day – many of whom Madrone seemed to know to by name.
Respect – fore! – the game
Twenty-three 7- and 8-year-olds, most no taller than waist high, all sporting new, bright white hats with the PGA Tour logo etched into the left side, giggled and gallivanted along the greens and golfed a bit, too, at the inaugural First Tee of Silicon Valley spring session held at the perfectly sized nine-hole Gavilan Golf Course nestled in the southwest foothills of Gilroy.
Luis T. Gallardo June 21, 1925 – March 25, 2012
Luis T. Gallardo passed away March 25, 2012, after a long illness. Luis Gallardo relocated to Gilroy with his family January 1960 from Texas.
Community heroes honored at annual fundraising event
Youth Alliance fundraiser recognizes San Benito, Gilroy residents
Where is Sierra?: Divers search South County ponds
Divers from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office spent the afternoon searching a group of percolation ponds along Coyote Creek for evidence that might lead them to the whereabouts of Sierra LaMar, 15, who has been missing since March 16.
Cheating at GUSD? No way, officials say
Out of 69,000 public schools examined across the nation, the Gilroy Unified School District was one of hundreds found to have high concentrations of suspicious test scores that indicate cheating, according to the results of a controversial study conducted and recently published by the newspaper Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
