Michele Clonts
Sometimes being a mom doesn’t mean you are related by blood. It doesn’t mean I got to hear your heart beat from the inside, it doesn’t mean you carried me for nine months.
Fortino Winery: Fine wine and good times
Voted best winery in Gilroy for three consecutive years, Fortino Winery is one of the most beloved wineries in Santa Clara Valley. Fortino Winery has been in business since 1970 when Ernest and Marie Fortino bought an existing vineyard on Hecker Pass in Gilroy. Bringing winemaking traditions from their hometown of Calabria, Italy, Ernest and Marie built a reputation for quality wines and, in 1978, established one of the very first wine clubs in California.
Ramayana: A colorful panoramic spectacle
Mount Madonna School presented its 37th production of “Ramayana,” a panoramic colorful story that deeply delves into a 2,600-year-old Indian classic, June 5-7.
Red Phone: Can RVs be parked in a yard?
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Casa de Fruta
Ever since Casa de Fruta planted their first vineyards and orchards in 1908, they’ve been growing. The third-generation Zanger Family welcomes everyone to enjoy their varietal wines and gourmet fruit wines with tasting daily from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Docents ready to hike Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve
Upper Penitencia Creek slashes a deep gorge in the Diablo Range near the northeast corner of San Jose. The lower portion of the gorge comprises Alum Rock Park with trails and picnic grounds close to the creek. Most of the lands you see rising high above Alum Rock Park are part of Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve, a 1,676-acre area that virtually encircles the cavernous Upper Penitencia Creek drainage.
