Young Gilroy entrepreneur’s collectible business taking off
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...
Local student heading to Germany through exchange program
ASSE International announced that Christopher High School student Fianola Fellows is one of 250 high school students from across the United States to be awarded the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year.
CBYX is an exchange program co-sponsored by the U.S....
Garlic City 8U baseball team comes up aces
When the Gilroy Little League Double-A season ended for the 6-8-year-old age group in the second to last week of May, two of the six managers—Jeff Aguirre and John Bowen—wanted to keep things going.
With no All Star season at the 8U level, it was...
City: No major fires on Fourth
Gilroy firefighters were busy on a Fourth of July holiday that saw no major fires or injuries caused by illegal fireworks.
According to city spokesperson Rachelle Bedell, the Gilroy Fire Department responded to eight calls for service involving fires or smoke investigations during Fourth of...
Stroke Awareness Foundation boosts outreach
The Stroke Awareness Foundation (SAF) announced a new board member June 30 who is expected to bolster the organization’s efforts to inform communities of the signs associated with the devastating disease.
Chris Wilder, the former executive director of the Valley Medical Center Foundation, is joining...
Cousins Jesse and Victor Guerrero look to stay unbeaten in next pro boxing bouts
The knockouts keep coming for Jesse James Guerrero. The recent Mount Madonna High School graduate is 4-0 in his brief professional boxing career entering his July 23 bantamweight match in Rosarito, Mexico.
All of his bouts have been in Mexico and all have been decided...
Demolition underway at South Valley Middle School
Many of the nondescript white, green and yellow buildings along IOOF Avenue where, for nearly seven decades, countless Gilroyans have learned life skills within their walls have been reduced to rubble.
With students out on summer break, construction crews took the next step in South...
Officials: Be safe this Fourth of July
Fire agencies throughout Santa Clara County remind residents that fireworks are illegal, dangerous and can result in fires and injuries that are easily preventable.
Fines will be issued to anyone using, possessing, storing or selling illegal fireworks.
Santa Clara County’s “social host” fireworks ordinance holds property...
City staff commits to public noticing
City staff took a step back in their proposal to change how the public is notified of construction bids, following concerns from the Gilroy Dispatch that the plan would erode transparency in city business.
The city council on July 5 will consider an amendment to...
Providers ready to ramp up services in wake of ruling
As the news broke on June 24 that the Supreme Court had overturned Roe v. Wade, local healthcare activists and politicians reflected the general sentiment that reverberated across Santa Clara County: anger, sadness and shock. But in the midst of the emotional turmoil, local...
