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Youth Commission hosts first Multicultural Celebration
Drums, flutes, and cymbals filled the air as a small crowd gathered on the Los Gatos Library’s front lawn to watch a solo dancer perform the Bharatanatyam, a classic southern Indian dance style accompanied by Carnatic music.
Dancing barefoot in the grass, Sriya Venkatesan’s ankles...
These Los Gatos cottages come with ‘Professional Parents’
Pacific Clinics has quite the legacy. It grew out of a merger between Eastfield Home of Benevolence, a San Jose orphanage, and the Ming Quong residence, which assisted Chinese children who needed support, starting decades back.
Pacific Clinics envisions “a world in which all people...
Radio station casting community models for Los Gatos Wine Walk
Local broadcaster KPCR 92.9 Los Gatos—AKA Pirate Cat Radio—is looking for three community members to model station merchandise and represent KPCR at the Los Gatos Wine Walk on April 25.
“If anyone has told you that you have a face for radio, this is your...
Discover LOST Gatos: Remembering the Interurban Railway
Imagine how convenient it would be to step aboard a trolley in downtown Los Gatos and relax in comfort as you travel to Palo Alto or San Jose. It would be a reliable and time-efficient way to commute without worrying about getting stuck in...
Peggy Townsend shares her secrets with South Bay Writers
Writers are often given the time-tested advice, “Write what you know.” For Peggy Townsend, that’s exactly what she does. After 33 years as a journalist covering the cops beat and writing features for the Santa Cruz Sentinel, Townsend is well-placed as a crime fiction...
A local teen’s aquascaping nonprofit helps with mental health issues
Growing up in Los Gatos from the age of three, Evan Johnson witnessed his grandfather’s battle with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Ivan Sitalov, who is still alive now, served as a soviet major in the Soviet-Afghan War from 1979-1982. Sitalov was left with...
James Ong’s Californian dreams come true
Designed with Japanese aesthetics, Iwasawa Oriental Art is an immersive experience. Taking center stage, a tatami mat is set with tea ceremony utensils. Curated antiques, some several centuries old, are displayed throughout in glass cabinets.
One wall features an impressive collection of abstract paintings by...
Jami Cassady (1950-2026) helped steward the legacy of father Neal, who was immortalized by the Grateful Dead, Jack Kerouac, Tom Wolfe
Los Gatos has a deep literary legacy stretching from Jack London and Ambrose Bierce to John Steinbeck. The thread took an even more curious twist when, in the early 1950s, Southern Pacific brakeman Neal Cassady bought a home in then-unincorporated Monte Sereno with money...
Luminaries of LG recognized for their brilliance
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true
-Ned Washington
This past Saturday evening at Nestldown, town luminaries twinkled brighter than the solar system we call home—creating a display as brilliant as an entire galaxy.
The Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce held its first post-pandemic gala...
St. Paddy’s Day, The Butter Paddle’s ‘Inside the Studio’ series and a Sleeping Beauty wedding
Where did Los Gatans celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year?
Short answer: all over town.
But I came up with a longer answer: from Hapas tap room, through Chez Phillipe (with a bite of the French version of corned beef-cabbage), an iced green matcha at Los...
