City and Sharks eye rec skating rink
Gilroy City Council this week inked a one-year exclusivity agreement with Sharks Sports Entertainment LLC, as a first step toward building a recreational ice skating facility in the city.
The rink would be built at the Gilroy Sports Park at the city’s southern boundary, and...
Dispatch named best weekly of its size in CA
The Gilroy Dispatch was awarded First Place for General Excellence, the highest honor for California newspapers, by the California News Publishers Association in the annual California Journalism Awards May 4.
The Dispatch competed in the weekly newspaper circulation 11,001-25,000 category.
The judge in the category wrote:...
New businesses open in outlets
Gilroy Premium Outlets announced the recent addition of new retailers including Champion and the California Welcome Center, now open, to its property. Luxury retailer Cole Haan is set to open in May.
“We’re always looking to bring in new, fresh shopping options for our customers,”...
Man arrested for throwing rocks at cars
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Sunday who had allegedly been throwing rocks at moving vehicles in Gilroy.
City settles lawsuit, pays $25K
Both the plaintiff and defendants hailed the settlement as a success.
High schoolers teach STEAM lessons
A self-motivated group of local high school students, calling themselves “STEAM4Students,” has been teaching afterschool lessons for the last three years at various Gilroy elementary schools in a joint effort to improve early childhood development.
Co-director Michal Stolarski said the student-created and student-run organization is...
Trump tweets could stall High-Speed Rail
The $79 billion High-Speed Rail that promises to connect Northern and Southern California could be stalled in its tracks by a new obstacle: the Trump administration.
The Federal Rail Administration (FRA) has refused to meet with the California High-Speed Rail Authority following a series of...
Volunteers repair seniors’ homes
More than 1,000 volunteers from companies, churches, service clubs and other community organizations spent Saturday, April 27 repairing and rebuilding homes of the needy in Santa Clara County.
Included among the 36 work sites for the countywide Spring Rebuilding Day, an annual project of Rebuilding...
Monterey Road work set for summer
Expect daytime construction delays on Gilroy’s second busiest street this summer, when a repaving and rehabilitation project along Monterey Street between First and Eighth streets will begin, lasting through the end of the year.
Motorists already are dealing with the months-long project along the...
A gold medal day
Gilroy High School special education students compete in the 14th Annual Gifted Games at the Mustangs’ football field April 26.
The entire student body welcomed 450 athletes competing on teams from 23 schools and programs, including Social Vocational Services, Hope Services, Gilroy High School,...