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John Kehriotis, who owns Ridgemark Golf and Country Club, was surprised by Monday's announced agreement between the Kings' Maloof family and investors from Seattle. Kehriotis owns 12 percent of the Sacramento franchise. 

The San Francisco 49ers are heading to their sixth Super Bowl and their first since 1994.

There are some members of the newspaper’s Editorial Board who are darn tootin’ tired of the latest brochures and pamphlets touting Gilroy’s economic attributes and they are tired of hearing “we’re working on it” when plenty of tax dollars are being spent on economic development. I understand. My eyes gloss over on the “latest brochure,” too. What we all want are tangible results, facts that you can get you arms around:

The Dish. Pop into any Palo Alto coffee shop or deli and you are likely to overhear someone talking about the Dish.

Truffled Egg on Toast, Oysters a la Russe, Lobster Rissoles in Mousseline Sauce and Cavados Glazed Duckling. For those of us in the United States who saw last Sunday’s episode of “Downton Abbey” on PBS, these items sound very familiar from a meal scene featuring the downstairs staff.

My friend Edith Edde makes the biggest pots of soup in Gilroy: two pots so giant that a buff athlete can barely lift them. How she moves them around her kitchen is a mystery to me. They are filled to the brim with beans she has soaked herself until they are tender, which are added to other nutritious ingredients and served in a warm and meaty broth fit to fill the soul on a cold winter’s night. 

In a recent “Around The Water Cooler” panelists were asked “Given that Mexico is discussing legalizing marijuana, should California follow Colorado and Washington states and legalize the drug?”  

No doubt there have been Episcopalians living in San Benito County since its earliest farming days. In 1876, the first Book of Common Prayer service was celebrated for local residents by Bishop Kip, who traveled to Hollister from his cathedral in San Francisco, and Father Hammond, who came from St. Stephen's in Gilroy, for the special occasion.

All aboard for the dizziest, silliest, funniest cruise ever. This plot is a bit of fluff that is highly enhanced by Cole Porter's lyrics and music, and is amazingly spectacular to the eyes and ears.