Ariat brings classy horsewear to town
Buford “Bud” Davis, John Travolta’s character in the 1980 film Urban Cowboy would be home and looking cool, after shopping at the Ariat Outlet Store, a new western wear clothing store at the Gilroy Outlets. The outlet is a new endeavor for Ariat, a brand known for premium boots, equestrian sports wear and clothing with a hip, country flair, offering off-season goods at an appreciable discount. Now South Valley shoppers can find some of the same duds worn by modern day stars like Guardians of the Galaxy's Chris Pratt and Kaley Cuoco from Big Bang Theory.
New bells, whistle, siren, LED
The Gilroy Fire Department has a new flagship to lead its armada of fire fighting equipment. On Monday, before the Gilroy City Council meeting, Gilroy firefighters displayed their new Pierce Quantum fire engine. With a price tag of more than $665,000, the engine is expected to serve the city for at least 20 years.
Glen View Elementary gets a new principal
Glen View Elementary School will start the school year with a new principal, Christine Pereira Vasquez, who replaces seven-year veteran Corina Sapien.
Annual Second Chance Week coming to South County in September
An annual, multi-city effort personifying the idiom, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” will start up in South County next month with the “Second Chance Week 2017.”
New Police Chief supports immigrants, worries about press
After a nationwide search, the City of Gilroy didn’t need to look far beyond the city’s limits for a police chief. Last Wednesday, during his official swearing in ceremony at New Hope Church Scot Smithee came out of retirement to become the Gilroy Police Department’s newest police chief.
Help Wanted: Need to write fine lines
Santa Clara County is looking for someone who rhymes...or not.
City will cut and plant new trees
Gilroy officials responded to winning a suit against a resident who wanted the city to stop cutting 235 trees until it gets a second assessment of whether they truly need to be cut.
Local chef wins the Garlic Showdown
Local chef Carlos Pineda won first place in this year’s Garlic Showdown, an Iron Chef-style cookoff held Sunday at the 39th annual Gilroy Garlic Festival. The event, emceed this year by celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis, first appeared in 2011 and pits four professional chefs against each other in a head-to-head culinary competition.
