PHOTO: Gilroy garlic bread event benefits veterans hall
Jeff Speno (left) joins other volunteers in grilling garlic bread April 15 at the Veterans Memorial Building in downtown Gilroy. The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association hosted the event in celebration of National Garlic Month, where people could purchase garlic bread by the loaf. The...
PHOTOS: Reel good time at the Poppy Bash
Dozens of filmmakers, musicians and others gathered at the Capos Event Center in downtown Gilroy on April 14 to celebrate the annual Poppy Jasper International Film Festival. The Poppy Bash, co-hosted by Alina Malletti Galore and Jayson Stebbins, was an opportunity for filmmakers to...
PHOTOS: Big rig flips over on Highway 152
A big rig loaded with office supplies flipped over on a tight turn on Highway 152 (Hecker Pass) Thursday afternoon, dumping its load down a steep ravine. The California Highway Patrol said there were only minor injuries in the 3:15pm incident that forced them...
Mushroom Festival canceled for May weekend
Organizers of the 2023 Morgan Hill Mushroom Festival, formerly known as the Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras, announced Tuesday that “due to circumstances beyond our control,” this year’s festival will be postponed to an undetermined date.
A press release from Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras...
Poppy Jasper Film Festival goes full bloom
Sometimes people ask Mattie Scariot if she is Poppy Jasper. She is not. She is, however, the director of the Poppy Jasper Film Festival.
For one week each spring, the Poppy Jasper Film Festival turns the greater South County area into something of a cineaste’s...
LAFCO says annexation proposal is ‘premature’ in Gilroy
A county board overseeing land annexations once again delayed considering Gilroy’s request to add 55 acres to its city limits on April 5.
But when the Santa Clara County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) brings the item back to the table in June, it may...
Man traveling Central Coast by bike visits Gilroy
Jaco De Swart of The Netherlands made a pit stop in Gilroy during an April 7 bicycle tour of the Central Coast and surroundings.
“Along the way, I decided I wanted to visit the famous garlic city of Gilroy,” he said. “I once saw a...
District ends water use emergency
The Santa Clara Valley Water District’s board of directors voted unanimously April 11 to rescind a “water shortage emergency” that was declared in 2021 during a historic statewide drought.
But Valley Water officials still want local residents, businesses and other customers to conserve water. The...
Local Scene: Las Animas Park cleanup; Summit for Planet Earth
Help clean up Las Animas Park
The City of Gilroy is inviting the public to a cleanup event at Las Animas Park on April 22 at 9am.
Volunteers are asked to meet at the Mantelli parking lot located off Mantelli Drive, across from Floral Street.
All volunteers...
PHOTO: Downtown Gilroy parking lot opens
Gilroy’s new 140-spot parking lot at the corner of Eigleberry and Seventh streets recently opened downtown. The $2.3 million lot, located on the former Gilroy Demonstration Garden, includes a pathway that connects to Monterey Street, ADA-compliant curb ramps and various landscaping features. A group...
