Garlic Chef Jr. contest returns
Building on the success of last year’s first-ever Garlic Chef Jr. cooking competition, the contest will return on July 26 to the 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival.
Young chefs ages 9-18 are encouraged to apply by May 1 to compete on the Garlic Cook-Off Stage. MasterChef...
Mediation fails in Harrell lawsuit
An effort earlier this month to mediate the lawsuit filed by a former public safety dispatcher against the City of Gilroy failed in federal court.
School bus driver selected as Norcal’s best
Local school bus driver Maria del Carmen Collins was on her normal afternoon route May 3, 2018 when an impaired driver slammed into the bus she was driving with 46 Gilroy Unified School District students on board.
Carmen Collins quickly assessed the situation, secured the...
‘Best year ever’ for Gilroy Gardens
Gilroy Gardens experienced its “best year ever in 2018,” thanks to a water park expansion that spiked attendance and profits, general manager Barb Granter told the city council April 1.
The park, which is operated by a non-profit corporation and sits on land owned by...
Sumano’s to rise in Gilroy in 2020
Sumano’s Bakery will remodel a dilapidated building near the entrance to downtown Gilroy and move its operations from Watsonville in the spring of 2020.
The Gilroy Planning Commission unanimously approved the bakery’s permit to remodel the 23,000-square-foot facility at 7050 Monterey Road near 10th Street...
Man dies in traffic accident
The Gilroy Police Department is investigating a traffic accident that resulted in a fatality in the city limits early Sunday morning.
About 2am April 7, police received several phone calls reporting a vehicle accident on the 7800 block of Church Street, near the intersection of...
A van was home
Alex Bataz is 9 years old, the oldest of three children; his brother Bruce just turned 8, and sister Destiny will be 4 this year.
Alex has a dog named Rocky, a little brown Chihuahua who licks the boy’s face and bounces in circles...
Golden State Brew & Grill’s remodel complete
Golden State Brew & Grill reopened April 6 after a six-month remodel project that upgraded the restaurant and brewery.
The business, located at 7560 Monterey Rd, Suite 100 in downtown Gilroy, celebrated with a party featuring live music.
Golden State Brew & Grill originally planned on...
Courts update: Former Hollister cop, MH murder
Dana Stubblefield, a former San Francisco 49er defensive end, is scheduled to be tried before a jury July 8 on charges that he raped a developmentally disabled woman at his Morgan Hill home.
