St. Mary School celebrates Catholic Schools Week
Gilroy’s St. Mary School (7900 Church St.) recently observed its 141st year of service to the South Valley community. Despite all the changes it has witnessed (like the disappearance of nuns from the classroom, rapid growth of the city, building a state of the art science lab and increased use of computers in instruction), it has remained true to its mission of providing a quality education within a Catholic environment.
Group assists neighbors in need
To the casual observer, South Valley seems to be a prosperous area. There are lavish homes, well-kept landscaping, expensive cars and other signs of wealth. But beneath this glitzy surface there is a good deal of poverty and despair.
Boxing: Mayweather-Guerrero trash talk gets personal
The hype leading up to Gilroy boxer Robert Guerrero’s WBC welterweight title fight May 4 against Floyd Mayweather Jr. has unfolded like a soap opera.
Guerrero set for Aug 27 bout to show he’s still a contender
Gilroy welterweight Robert Guerrero returns to action Aug. 27 in Anaheim, headlining a three-bout card airing on the cable network Spike.
GOLF: Woods to play AT&T Pro-Am
Tiger Woods will return to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am for the first time since 2002, he announced on his website Monday. The tournament, scheduled for Feb. 9-12, will be Woods’ 2012 PGA debut.
A thriving family begins with a family meal
For the next 12 months, I'll be inviting you to my table. Sharing stories, anecdotes, lessons from the kitchen and, of course, recipes from my new cookbook, "Molto Batali" (ecco, 2011). And it's all about family meals.
