Gilroy restaurants open for delivery, take-out
The closure of dine-in restaurants during the
shelter-in-place order has hurt those local establishments that rely heavily on
foot traffic to stay in business.
Many Gilroy restaurants, cafes, coffee shops
and others are now counting on the public to support them through take-out or
delivery orders.
The following is a...
Gilroy breaks heat records
Gilroy hit a scorching 115 degrees on Aug. 16 during a record-breaking weekend as a heat wave continues to bake the state.
The National Weather Service’s excessive heat warning continues through Wednesday night in the Santa Clara Valley and beyond, as triple-digit temperatures are expected...
Gilroy schools to continue distance learning
Gilroy Unified School District will continue distance learning until at least January, Superintendent Deborah Flores reported Oct. 15.
On Oct. 13, Santa Clara County moved into the Orange Tier of the state’s Covid-19 monitoring system, which allows schools to reopen to in-person instruction. School districts...
Possible suspect in Gilroy homicide shot by police
San Jose Police shot and killed a man Jan. 21 who may have been involved in a recent homicide and other shootings in Gilroy and Morgan Hill, according to authorities.
Association: Garlic festival announcement not tied to Gilroy
Gilroy Garlic Festival organizers were taken off guard Sunday, when an event promoter in San Joaquin County announced that it would host the city’s much-beloved gathering in 2022.
The Tony Noceti Group, which puts on events such as the San Joaquin Asparagus Festival and races...
Public Works director leaving Gilroy for Vacaville
Girum Awoke, the director of Gilroy’s Public Works Department for three years, has been hired by the City of Vacaville.
Awoke will start his new position as Vacaville’s Public Works director on Nov. 4, Vacaville city officials announced Oct. 22.
“I am honored to be selected...
Glue traps are inhumane killers
GOTCHA! That’s what the hungry young California kingsnake was likely thinking as he struck at the field mouse sitting in a shiny tray. But it was a double-gotcha. Both critters became immobilized victims of that device of torture ... the glue trap. Despite the manufacturers’ assertions that the traps are a “humane” way to rid homes and yards of pests, the homeowner was horrified by the sight of the struggling 35-inch long snake and the truffle-sized mouse and brought them, still stuck in the glue, to the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center.
Brownell Middle School modernization project is nearly complete
Once students are allowed to return to the classroom, middle schoolers will be envious of those who attend Brownell Middle School.
Construction is nearly wrapped up on a three-year, $71 million renovation project that transformed the post-World War II era-constructed school into a technologically advanced...
